regfootball

oh cmon, GM knew what they were doing. this was intentional to generate a buzz. man that front is HOT!

thanks viper for posting that. is it only me interpreting it the way I do? I mean, that whole explanation of how they ranked them was very very wishy washy. if they are going to rank them without regard to the test data, then SAY IT IN THE ARTICLE. don't even print the test data then or say how the edge is a top safety pick in its class by the IIHS. and this a dumb comparison, again, anyways. if you want a three row vehicle you will not be looking at an edge anyways. this is a 'stopgap' comparison test generated to fill print. They will no doubt have another comparion test in about 6 months with the new Highlanders and pilots, the more powerful 08 freestyle, the revised pacifica, the xl7 the subaru tribeca, and the lambdas. And I can already predict the finishing order of that one 7. XL7 6. freestyle 5. pacifica 4. tribeca 3. acadia 2. highlander 1. pilot

i think the japanese are getting a little egotistical. "lexus has it so we need to and we can do it better" is all this is. Even the japanese like to brag to say their johnsons are bigger than the other guys.

cheap interior? check! nasty styling? check! weak motor? check! PLEASE explain to me why the Avenger gets optional AWD and the Charger does not?

i still think GM should build the trailblazer and EXt, even if their volume would be way down. BOF fans like the value a full frame brings.

the test is in print only right now i think. no lambdas

bmw styling is in the tank these days, isn't it.

imagine if harry was made a mod.

were 98 reg., joshie, harley, weren't they all admin at one time? didn't they leave? I'm not totally up on this stuff. I just read topics about hitting chicks and hot cars mostly.

you ARE right on that one.

my lease term was 51% residual after 3 years.

i sat in a coupe with stick at the dealer yesterday. it was used, about 6k miles. A really nice coupe. If i were coupe shopping it'd be high on my list big time.

I was able to see the acadia but not sit in one this wkd. i liked the interior layout better than the outlook. The sales guy said they had sold 6 acadia that day, 3 himself. he said they are leaving the lot faster than they can get them. there was a sales guy working with the sales manager on getting some lease terms set up for a couple. they said they would do 360-400 a month on a 12k lease with their 4-5k trade equity and the salesman said it was doable and that they were just trying to see if one with leather could be found that would fit into those terms. that leads me to think -its selling big time -if the lease can be worked up that cheaply, they must have a good residual set up on them

i think it was golden globes 2005 where geroge clooney was getitng interview by mary hart and he was drunk or something and giving her the 'do me mary' look on national tv. HILARIOUS. And if george is ok with that, so am I. Diane sawyer, you just want to shag her just about every way you possibly can. Not sure why. You just do. And then have breakfast. Omelettes. Yeah, custom order omelettes from the chef in the corner.

all this type of stuff (frequent admin dissension) makes me wonder if this is why posting is way down around here. Some weekends it seems no topics get added or replied to or anything. Like 18 months ago it seemed to me anyways this place got lots more hits traffic and posts and most of all lots more GM news. GMI beats this place to the punch on 90% of the stories out there it seems, nowadays. Correct me if I am wrong. GMI is not a peach by any stretch, I'm not terribly fond of that site. Oh well, we can all chuckle. Does the gmsource.com still suck? Not that anyone checks that site.

lots of folks are wanting in on this segment though. a tall riding crossover with cargo capacity etc. and all weather capability. I think MT was f'ed on this one. First, they should not be comparing 3 row vehicles with 2 row vehicles. Compare the Freestyle to the Hihglander fro crissakes! But that's another deal. My beef is, they said no competitor stood above another, and then it seemed to me if you read between the lines they pretty much just picked a finishing order based upon personal criteria and not any sort of testing objectivity. There was really nothing substantive to explain the way they picked the finish.

if you want to see a REAL SEXY new Impala rendering get the new Motor Trend March 07. Just got mine today. Hot vision of what the new Imp will look like. VERY aggressive front end. even more aggressive than the G8.

they probably will make a XENA edition of the highlander for the letsbefriends crowd.

i'd pop those two in a heartbeat.

well, is this good or bad as far as actually getting people to post on this site again? LOL traffic is wayyyyyy down from what i can tell.

4. Ford Edge 3. Toyota Highlander 2. Hyundai Santa Fe 1. Nissan Murano I'll try to weigh in more on this tomorrow. The article was WEAK. It flat out said at the end of the article that none of the four stood out and won the competition. But in the interest of needing to print a finishing order, they then ordered them they way they did, in my opinion on bias. They cited the Ford as being heavy and not having as much cargo space due to the fastback roofline. Its like they found one thing to bitch about about the Ford (weight) and played it up WAYYYY TO MUCH. Because the Ford, despite being heavy had some of the best acceleration times and the best handling test times. It had I think the highest skidpad figure. The toyota was placed ahead of the Edge despite having unsatisfying steering etc. The Ford did not suffer functionally due to the extra weight. Like I said, we all know the Edge is heavy and has some deficiencies. But to flat out say there is no winner, and then say 'well we need to rank em' and put the Ford last, I think smells like knee jerk import bias, because the test numbers bear out that theFord was wholly competitive. They simply could not use numbers to justify their bias, so they just flat out ignored the numbers this time. Except cargo space, where the minor reduction in cargo space was made to accomodate the stylish rear rake of the back end, which is what gives the Edge its character. I am sure the next Highlander will equal the Edge in weight. But we'll never hear that from them. How do GTI's and other misc German cars win comparos for being porky yet still posting good numbers? Like a 3200 pound GTI does.

about 18 months ago i was actually shopping pickups. i found the Titan to be inferior to the F-150. The F-150 was more refined and solid. The titan was noisy, had lots of driveline lash, and felt cheap. It didn't have all the power some think it does. MEH.

yup.

i am pissed about the michael anthony thing and admit the HOF induction ceremony ought to be tenuous. i love both roth and hagar, hagar more, but getting rid of anthony is disgusting.

i guess