regfootball

my dad is convinced we will have a civil class war someday, sooner than later. i'm not sure how soon, but i tend to agree with him. Someday, the 'lemmings' of society will figure out how to manipulate the economy to 'brong down the man', although in order to do that, they'll have to bring down the 'well paid politicians' too.

we should lobby the insurance industry to jack the rates of these things up to double. we need to keep the chinese out or its bye bye America

our country is seriously out of whack in what we pay executives vs. things like scientists and teachers. I wouldn't have any problem forcing big time execs to cough up 50 grand each to pay down the debt. that's probably a drop in the bucket compared to whatever tax shelters they've all had over the years.

private colleges are as much about maintaining the order of the good old boy network more than tremendously substantial academic differences........i.e. putting a brand name on your education.

only thing is that Korean, China and India will be what we will end up having equilibrium with.

if toyota and hyundai etc. is forced to get unionized, they will pull out of the US and you will essentially see even more made in Asia and India product take over the slack. Its because the US auto industry is competing globally. It would actually erode the US UAW union position even more. I think an autoworker does deserve a fair compensation. Problem is, the globalization of the industry is essentially destroying that notion. Its a problem that ultimately the auto industry cannot solve. It'd be best if left to the free market to decide, but unfortunately customers are flocking more and more to foreign marques. Ironically, a lot of folks shun GM and Ford because they do not want to reward companies that operate with what is perceived to be gratuitous pay structures. This indicates a public sentiment that is less about sympathy and more about apathy or in some cases loathing. As with everything, it will likely have to hit a dramatic rock bottom first before any sort of reform in either the public's thinking or the economic structure of how we do business. It would be fair to say that workers, ex- workers, customers, shareholders and the company/employees will all see hard times. It's gonna get ugly and there's no guarantee fo anything getting better.

non-boomers, BEND OVER!!!!!

that's really it in a nutshell. somehow, outside competitive factor will either kill it or bring it into line, union or not. adapt or die.

HAVING A SPOUSE THAT BRINGS IN BIG COIN FOR THE BIG HOUSE AND CORVETTE IS A NICE IDEA THOUGH.......... A 'SUGAR MAMA' CAN HAVE ITS BENEFITS......... KNOW ANY FEMALE NEUROSURGEONS? IF SO, BRING ON THE CHARM.

trade that 3 series for a FIT

YEAH, MOVING UP THE CAMARO WILL STEM THE TIDE OF CAMRY AND ACCORD SALES

JUST ABOUT ANY 100HP MICROCAR DRIVES LIKE CRAP

can't say it better than that. although you could add... "I bet you look fabulous all knocked up and Liz lange. I bet your belly is HOT"

my sister, 4 radios later......... the sheetmetal won't last on the elantra 5 years even

Americans with money are dumb. they hear the hybrid is the next big thing and and line up in droves with checkbooks. Most folks like that only go off what they are told or hear, they never take the time to inspect and compare data like that themselves.

that thing got a hemi?

NAUGHTY! you had em already tho, huh? LOL

any Lindsay Lohan n1pple slips? she have any blow still hangin out her nose? ah, she's alright, just a lil' misundastood.....

ONJ was kind of a dish!

OLIVIA! YES! "Please Mr. Please! Don't play B17!"....ok, play it, again, again, again, yes!

but its a L E X U S ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Isn't that stuff Hyundai uses NASTY? Its deplorable. It's the worst seat cloth I've ever seen I think. The Azera's cloth is even worse. The Sonata i examined at the AS this weekend had lots of interior quality issues, some of the climate controls and other things in the center stack felt quite loose and sloppy. Alignment of many of the pieces in and around the dash and doors was inconsistent. Some items flexed a bit when pushed as if not securely fastened. I thought the plastic of the dash and doors was only average to below average. The Altima has superior plastic, for example. I disliked the center stack design greatly and though it was unattractive, way too far from the user, and not convenient or anything. There's no harmony between the console and dashboard. As a whole, the Sonata interior is quite disappointing. The Optima is similar and is a bit of an improvement, but sit in both of them and they do indeed feel almost the same. Its just that in the Optima the climate stack is slightly angled to the driver. Most of the rest of the dash is the same and the crappy seat cloth is the same bit too. Like in other threads I've said its great that Hyundai has upgraded their hardware and should be complemented....but to me it's still third world style, inside and out. In the end, unless you are Honda or Toyota, style is what sells. It does end up being a viable choice for more tight wads out there, but in the end, the stalwarts of this segment still make the most sense to buy. The Accord and new Camry have no reason to cry. The current Altima still is the better way, and when the new one comes out, look out.

It will be interesting to see how many FJ's actually sell close to the 23,000 base price. At 23k its a good buy. Get beyond 25-26k and I think we have some issues.

"the trunk offers only 7.5 cubic feet of storage space" "And finally, many controls — including the trunk release and fuel-door release — have been mounted behind a drop-down dash panel to the left of the steering wheel. If this panel is left open, the driver will bang his or her knee when climbing in or out of the car." "some of our taller drivers complained that they weren't comfortable with the headroom." "Several of our editors objected to the feel of the front and rear ventilated disc braking system, saying it was nonprogressive, providing too much initial clampdown with a light touch. "

right. MORE CAR for the money. and a hell of a lot more fun.