regfootball

that I-94 traffic is a bitch, isn't it? Glad my inlaws are waiting till tomorrow to go back up north. then they won't hit it so bad.

ok, how is it car and drivel rates it 6th in a comparo, but you go on edmunds.com and read owner reviews and the OWNERS give the vehicle a composite 9.2 out of 10.....? The owners LOVE them I almost wish I had one.

the Caliber hits the bullseye, although it would be nice if the SRT was here.

my first pick Monte Carlo SS

remember I am not a huge RWD fan but I thought this would be a fun discussion. What FWD cars now we reap the biggest sales and image benefits had the car been designed with RWD? The rule is the car would have the same powertrains (engine and tranny) as offered now. Styling would remain the same, inside and out. The only change is the drive wheels! You can even do a top 10 list if you like! GO PANTHER!

G6 GTP GP (can't you still get supercharged?) Lucerne w/ 3800 (advertised around here at 24 grand to start) Malibu SS Monte

SS

yup

I've always liked the current Monte and now with the new front and the moldingless sides, it looks even meaner. This might seem like a stretch to say, but in some colors its absolutely stunning. And I in no way like NASCAR. one trip insde the car kills a bit of the enthusiasm......even though the dash is revised.

wife put a toolbox on the trunk lid of my car a couple weeks ago. BOY WAS I PISSED. she always puts stuff on there and doesn't GET not wanting to scratch it up etc. and then today again, her and the inlaws had a camera, a telephone, and some other semi sharp objects on there. DAMMMMIIITTTTTTTTT!

the new altima will make the camry look like dog poo, which it already does.

LOOKING IN THE PAPer. All the Chrysler products have really discounted leases. The Commander is one of the cheapest vehicles you can drive right now. DCX needs to move iron. By the way, I saw an unmarked Charger cop car today! now since even fleet sales are thinning for the LX cars, I suppose now they are gonna hit up cops and taxis.

CRAP, I DIDN'T REALIZE THE 07 Maxima loses its 5 speed auto! IT TOO has the CVT and no stick available.

CVT's are weird at first but the lack of steps really grows on you. So why don't I have a CVT? Well, to keep the story short, the FWD limited on my car did not offer CVT. And at the time, Ford didn't have the CVT calibrated aggressively. I think Nissan calibrates the Murano CVT pretty aggressively. So the Altima's should be good. If you try the Altima though, try the maxima too. For comparison. I felt the Maxima's 5 speed auto had great shifting.

THE NEW EXPLORER INTERIOR IS GARBAGE THE NEW GRILLE IS GARBAGE THE SHAPE IS THE SAME THE GAS MILEAGE IS GARBAGE THE ENGINES ARE MEDIOCRE IT PROBABLY STILL ROLLS OVER GARBAGE GARBAGE GARBAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!

paulie, i think the vibe I am getting from your posts is you would prefer the LaCrosse to the Aura in the end but that you are very much intrigued by the 07 Altima.

The late90's and after A8's had big problems with trannies. they are 10 grand to replace and borke often. I at one time was looking at them and that's where i found that out.

BY GOD at least put a new interior in these things then for the last few years.

just as i thought. no business case with dollars assigned. also, do you have proof that the family farm concept is our most efficient and best way to perform agriculture? perhaps in some instances if businesses farmed the land, it could be done better and more efficiently with less taxpayer subisdies and less drowining debt to the individuals involved in the process. something to chew on. all sorts of folks are 'running farms' who have no management education, marketing or economics educations, or post secondary education whatsoever. no one else in America is 'entitled' to be allowed to run a govt subsidized family business, why do farmers get that exemption? everyone else works for the man......if the business case cannot be made for family farm concept maybe it needs to go away. I am for ethanol as another alternative fuel. I am not for going out of our way for extra subsidizing beyond the already large farming subsidies with ethanol used a thin veil or shroud for what it really is. In some ways, the defense of farming has many parallels to defending the UAW. by the way, i was raised in sugar beet country. beet farmers are among the richest folks in America.............talk about a protected goods.......the beet farmers do probably the best of any farmers in America already. You should see the folks try to rent more land and get contracts for more beet production. I sure could do that gig.

500-wait for the new engine and then it should be fine. if they can't get it all right by 3 model years, they deserve to shut their doors. 60% of my gripes about mine are realted to the engine buzzing and tranny whine which will be replaced. Fusion/Milan AWD out this fall, new Duratec soon too. Zephyrs been selling like hotcakes here....OOPS, MKZ.... other options......Volvo S60 preowned with 100,000 mile warranty, one year old Grand Prix or Bonneville GXP, G6 GTP. Lucerne. Buick Enclave, CADILLAC CTS. there I said it. Used CTS like one year old without too many options. OOPS, no AWD! chrylser 300, not my cup of tea but some folks like em. Altimas, Maximas. You will be very surprised how much your notions will change once you start test driving cars. It will become much clearer. Example, when the Mazda6 came out, due to the hype I was all gung ho on getting one. Then I drove one and was not that impressed with the engine or overall solidity of the car. It felt cheap. Total, I've test driven the Mazda6 4 times and every time it impresses me less and less.

TAHOE

illegal? i don't care, I love it. Great idea, something I've been wanting. Instead of flicking the brake light, I'd prefer a reader board built into my rear window. I would want to put messages on it like "BACK THE FK UP, DILLHOLE" or "MY BUMPER WOULD LOOK GREAT IN YOUR MOUTH, ASSWIPE" or "YES BUDDY, MY CAR LIKES IT IN THE A** TOO, JUST LIKE YOUR WIFE THE OTHER NIGHT"

many folks (especially in smaller metro and outside urban areas) like and NEED BOF mid sized SUV's. There is always a place for Explorers and Trailblazers.....towing, rugged terrain, general sturdiness. even though lots of folks only want a a crossover now, there will still be a huge market for TB's, Explorers and Durangos. I fail to see how 200 thou of exploders and 260 thou of TB's is minute. Yes its down, but that's still a half a million vehicles. GOD, get a grip.

oh well, Americans will be bypassing arrogant toyota in about 5 years for upstart hyundai and other koreans. how many 70's and 80's GM pickups are still going strong yet i struggle to see very many toyota pickups on the road from even the early or mid or or even late 90's......

Darn, fourth or fifth transmission? Yeah, cause so many salt of the earth folks need a Lexus LS Yeah, cause that's like what everyone makes for a living. I thought only 25 year old girls drove Accord coupes anymore. Ah, the Pilot, the poster vehicle for men who got stuck driving the vehicle their wife made them get, or they wouldn't get laid anymore. Pilot drivers wait until everyone else leaves work so no one sees them scurrying to their Pilot and hastily leaving in shame at their loss of manhood. Its called GRAND CHEROKEE. as i figured...yuppies no offense