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right.

No reason, there just needed to be one. unattractive not much talent quite the bully and pouter frightens children hangs w/ Oprah she dislikes THE DONALD she's like a more lethal version of Rosanne tell us why you don't (or do) like Rosie

she hasn't played with a caravan keyfob yet, opening those power doors and power rear hatch. the magnum is a great idea though! is the kid eating well?

blu, you want to get bit? sorry, i can't help with that

me and a buddy were discussing the media the other day, and why they are biased, and generally lean left. how that discussion was relevant here, generally you will find that people who are drawn to writing as a profession, are often pushy about their points of view, and have no interest in hearing the opposite viewpoint. Writing has always been the traditional way to get your fact, er, opinions out into the masses, i.e. thousands/millions of people, with no mechanism for anyone to challenge your point of view in return. Except for maybe one or two letters to the editor that MIGHT get printed about what you wrote. Even if 75% of the population that reads your spooge disagrees with you, since you are the one who was annointed to write for the paper or whatever, your opinion is the CORRECT ONE. Now with the internet of course and blogging and email you get chances to counter those supposedly expert journalistic opinions and get a bit of a chance at a fair counterpoint. But the bottom line is that the picklehead journalists are all educated to promote the notion of self indulgence to their own thoughts, and to get them printed for many to read and accept as fact. So, they latch on to a notion of something and beat it to death....because there is no alternate viewpoint. Which is why sites like Cheers and Gears are so great. We can all post our brains out, and we at least get chances to debate with each other. I can post what I THINK is the way something is, but I know half are gonna agree and half are gonna disagree. I don't care who agrees or disagrees, that's the point...I respect that everyone has their opinion and I am not out to try to change what others think and I don't think anyone else here on C/G does. But I am telling ya, professional journalists / editors etc. they could care less what the everyday man thinks. People get into writing as a career, to push agendas. And writing was at least at one time a place where you could foist your opinions unchallenged. Others had no mechanism to respond. It absolutely must drive all those editorialists crazy at the newpapers these days, the ones who maybe were educated in high universities, baby boomers, high idealisms, and now after all these years of free reign on peoples thoughts, they can be confronted by readers in innumerable ways. It must just drive them nuts to just now find out how wrong they are most of the time. But after so many years of promoting an agenda in the press it becomes so engrained in people's minds and people cannot reason for themselves. Hence, donestics bad, imports good. Because the hippie editor drove a toyota in college or their vega got some rust.

no interior shots. well, its cheap looking so i suppose they don't want to draw attention to that.

oddly, the monte in its current guise, i really like it. not sure why. kinda like that fat girl you really dig for some reason. people say you shouldn't like it, but it really makes your tail wag.

one thing i wonder about now is if the Japanese were forced to unionize their plants here in America, if they would still be screwed as far as trying to move production back to Japan, because now India, Korean, China, all can beat the Japanese in production costs.

the coupe was pointless to begin with because it was a coupe. Coupes in general 95% of the time make no sense. If you're gonna buy a coupe, then jeesus, get a real coupe, not some wanna be coupe like a civic. The Civic coupe is a toy compared to a real substantial coupe. Thank God the Camaro will come to market soon and save the day for those who want a REAL coupe.

the prior z9 could be my most favorite car of all time. i wet my pants one day when i saw one parked in front of the building where i worked. this new one better be just as good.

yeah, its a bit ugleeeeeee

if i recall, weren't those neons the exact same car. there was just like one badge on the car trunk or something that told you whether it was a dodge or plymouth.

amen to that statement.

many congrats your way. Its amazing the new life it brings to you as a parent. Its like in the course of a few hours, your whole outlook changes. Everything becomes clear. Things that used to matter, now don't. Things that didn't, now do. Enjoy the ride buddy. Nothing better in the world than the feel of your newborn in your arms. Nothing. and baby smell is the best too. Time to minivan shop.

Denver is hardly middle America. Denver is lefty town just like Seattle, just not as extreme. Chicago, Missouri, Iowa, Indiana, great lakes, the plains that's heartland. And because an overpriced car is 'popular' with the overpaid status seeking set (not all of em, just a lot of em) does not mean its a large car. For the money you pay for BMW's you never get much in the way of space and room. No one can ever justify a purchase of a BMW on 'wow this car has assloads of room'. Back to my original point, with Cadillac, you always get a more commodious car for the $$$$$ than say, BMW. Isn't the 3 series technically still a 'subcompact'? BMW backers sure are automotively insecure these days. Been getting such good press for such a long time but the moment anyone puts in print what a lot of everyday folks already feel about BMW drivers (but never say) they get all 'you can't criticize BMW' on ya. And i thought Honda and Toyota backers were the only ones who were insecure about their automotive superiority. I sure as heck can and will. This CTS looks like a bigger more useful car with plenty of performance, more interesting looks and an inviting interior that is not drab and austere. Guess its hard for BMW folks to know that CTS, Inifiniti, Lexus, all sorts of cars are nipping are their glorified heels. and no iCrash joystick on the center console. Don't get me wrong, the 3 series a nice car, but honestly, its been getting punked more and more every year. This CTS has style all over the BMW. It makes the BMW look like an econocar. Oh and I guess the Taurus is popular too. I see at least 15 of those a day.

if they bring me this car, with the interior as shown in the picture, and with all wheel drive and the 300hp v6, then I can live with the window swtiches where they are....I can be flexible that way

I can't help but think that as much as this toyota PR spin has benefit them to this point, its gonna reach some turning point where it will start to backfire on them horrifically. toyota in nascar and real full size trucks is about as far as they can push out without going under major scrutiny.

YUP. if you can control the media, to some degree you can control the vote.

I dunno, this looks pretty damn sexy and purposeful to me.

BOING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

oh man, you really didn't say that, did you?

I like the candid reply. i do think that other versions of the commodore and stateman have better interior trim and color combos. and yes, the window swtiches are in a dumb spot. I'm pretty sure they would address at least the color and trim issues before bringing it to the states. I think it would turn out lots better than this extreme picture example. Even if its not a swooping cockpit ala, Aurora, Bonne or my old tbird, its generally seems a little more purposeful than say, an accord.

tax breaks to open a plant and not having to have them be union. its a great gig if you can swing it. you gotta love the soundbites Lutz throws out there at autoshow time. its great stuff. he really likes to stir the pot. lots of Americans are probably fine with foreign interests controlling our politicians. as long as they can keep 90% of the population living day to day and getting by.

I am ok with that.

sorry to hear about that. that really sucks. someone told me once that when you buy a used bimmer, a home equity line of credit comes with it, because you'll need it.