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i have my plasma in a room with over 200 square feet of glass on the outside wall, although i put window film on the windows. I did that to control heat gain. even before i put the window film on, glare was never an issue, except in the sunniest afternoons. i would definitely consider an LCD these days though. either way, plasma or LCD, you can't go wrong. when i bought, the LCD's weren't bright enough for my tastes and did not handle motion well for sports and movies. the salespeople make the glare thing to be too big of an issue. 5 years ago when everyone still used tube tv's nobody bitched. i think the picture looks better on the glossy screen. matte screens make it look like you are looking through cloudy plastic mesh or something.

were you looking at the best samsung? the one with LED backlighting and glossy screen?

samsung absolutely has the best LCD's. best plasmas too (aside from Pioneer) sony has good picture but sony as a company sucks. toshiba is not bad. mitsu not bad either. i like some features on philips tv's (I have a philips plasma). Philips LCD's are not bad, and can come with ambilight which i love having on my tv. sharp LCD's are not as good as people think and have poor color rendition. get the top of the line sumsung with the LED backlights, you will be blown away. FWIW i have 4 samsung cell phones and they are all high quality pieces.....better than my old motorolas. if you have to settle for second/third tier then LG or something like that is probably ok. buy something like a Vizio or Olevia or westinghouse and you'll regret it. samsung really has their $h! together and makes excellent consumer electronics products. it doesn't hurt to give plasma a second consideration as well.

my buddy told me he test drove one yesterday. he's had several chryslers in the past, he has a pilot now. he liked the idea of getting one, but he didn't like it enough to consider it for the next vehicle. still, i think the journey is a pretty good deal for a lot of people.

gm has loyalty rebates now. as well as any model specific ones.

http://www.gm.com/shop/currentoffers/ownerloyalty/ up to 2k on select models!

just checking, have you seen the 09 pilot photos yet? LOL

i thought i had heard september. diesel prices though might be hurting their plans.

my guess is there are still enough laws in place to discourage union busting / dumping that gives the union the ability to still pull $h! like this. actually, i say let the union strike, and let GM milk the pub off this all they want.

while the car is bland, its manual option, nice size, and audio system make it a possibility for me. i.e. its not HIDEOUS like the accord.

if 'hello kitty' had a cavalier, it'd be this.

congrats. aura is a nice car.

why not holden and vauxhall too? i think we'll see some increase in aura and astra sales.

saab now please

http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articl...29_FORTUNE5.htm

my condolences, KC.

give it up already. that was a joint venture.

sure, but then his car is worth less than the new one after 5 years and he may have put more money into it because its already been ridden hard and put away wet by who knows who. having an incrementally larger payment now or adding a few months on to the loan for a new one may avoid taking a larger hit or earlier repairs and maintenance at trade in time. if he goes new, he knows who has had the car already, no one. if she is comfortable with new, she should go new. why give excess profit to the dealer on a used one and drive it off the lot and have auction value be 60% of what you paid for it? now you have a used car you cannot trade without taking a bath anytime soon if you get stuck. its a FRICKING SIN to buy a used car and donate major profits to the dealer and his henchman, because he stole that car on trade, sold it for a tish less than what you deal for new if you simply negotiate, and is laughing the moment you get the keys. sure, its less than new, but you've also financed YOUR money to buy HIS PROFIT....buy new and he still rips you off for profit, but make a good deal on the new one and at least your money is going into the car, not the profit. New cars sell for a lot less profit than used, except hot models with big msrp's. at least at off lease used places who buy their cars on the open market, they can priced them much less than the dealer CPO's and don't have as much dealer overhead from the megachains. if you can find something 1 year old or less with 10,000 miles and under for a big price difference than new, then its worth it. In my experience most CPO cars are overpriced compared to the ones you can buy at the nice professional executive lease return type of places, and its usually a big difference.

sorry panther. i've logged close to 200k miles on my last 3 ford without any mechanical repairs. my brother in law had over 140k on his taurus with nothing to fix. your generalization of ford products is not valid anymore. check scores on the fusion, focus and 500 and such and they are as high up as anything. the engines in particular, i have maybe added a total of six quarts of oil or less in those 200k. get with the times

you're kidding, right? that alfa looks like a chinese or indian car as for the insignia, it's a kind of passat/altima blend and the interior is quite dashing. maybe in europe it'll tank, but here i think it will do ok if they advertise and promote it and if they give it the insignia badge. it looks as good as a current passat, but with a nicer interior and will be priced better. ah, but it won't have that import badge. argh.

wonderful interior pretty nice exterior but a tish bland. classy car, clean, nice interior. hope it does well here.

conversely, if you plan on keeping the vehicle a long time, those first 10-20-30k miles on the new car vs. the used can be the cheapest miles you will put on your vehicle. they are all pretty much maintenance and trouble free. CPO cars sell for higher prices than non CPO cars, often far too much. why pay 23k for a used volvo from a volvo dealer i can get from an exec lease return specialist for 18? check the finance options, do the math, and sometimes you can justify the new purchase more easily, if discounts and rebates are involved when you compare the cost of those 'first miles' vs. the ones in year 5,6,7, when youa re replacing $h! constantly. some cars need tires at 40k, and for some cars that amounts to 1000 bucks. buy a used car and put 1000 into it right away? Not always the way to go. You need to understand the motivation for car salesmen wanting to push the used.....higher profits, harder to sell. they don't want the used car in inventory very long. they are spoiled by high markups on used cars typically and even more ludicrous margins on CPO cars. sometimes you find exactly what you want used with CPO with maybe 10k on it and in that case it's definitely something to consider. But a 1-2 year old CPO car even though it may be 20% cheaper, keep in mind its even worth less as well because the moment you drive that off the lot too now its only worth auction value, which may be 20% less then the car that was just driven off the lot new.

mine havent

even new cobalts are cheap right now if he can swing the financing. might be a better purchase for him, actually. he won't find a used car with a payment as cheap as a new, unless he's got some cash. warranty means a lot where he is at in life right now.

that actually helps me. thanks.