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or, as a wise man once said, can they make an interior that doesn't look like a shower radio?

Healey has always been the best auto journalist, for years now. this is another example of a fair and honest article, which is what he typically writes. good job buick.

"If Pontiac were to do an all RWD lineup, you can guarantee hundreds of thousands of Californians, Arizonans, New Mexicans, Floridinians, and basically anywhere there is any kind of car culture and car enthusiasts, would all put thier ear on notice." nice idea. but if they did that, Pontiacs dealer sin about 25 states would simply bail on the general and say, 'thanks, its been fun, but we can't keep our doors open if you do that'.

what an ugly LUMP! how ugly can a car get? even the sonata/98 escort is better looking....LOL man o man this is TERRIBLE!!!!

what an ugly LUMP! how ugly can a car get? even the sonata/98 escort is better looking....LOL man o man this is TERRIBLE!!!!

had our civic been like this km77 then perhaps you could make a somewhat legit argument for this thing to be considered for COTY

i think if i was going to go racing on the side for fun i would be happy with something along the lines of a FWD Contour SVT. that car was a blast to drive when i gave it an extended test. the ion redline i drove was a hoot. to know that the cobalt ss is that much better......wow. if anyone really wanted small RWD 4 seaters than we'd still have the 240sx and stuff. its not worth the trouble. leave RWD for the mid size and large cars like the 4150 pound RWD charger

EVEN TACO BELL USES SOMETHING BESIDES PLYWOOD

baja sol pepitos the BEST zantigo / zapata in mpls? eat here

then they could at least spend some fcking money on the interior of their restaurants. CONCRETE FLOORS PLYWOOD SEATS TABLES MADE OF SPRINKLER PIPE ONE DOLLAR LIGHT FIXtURES HORRIFIC ACOUSTICS YOU CAN'T EVEN HEAR YOURSELF THINK YUPPIE SCUM EVERYWHERE STUPID ASS PLASTIC BASKETS AND FOIL to eat off of, THEY DON'T EVEN GIVE YOU A PLATE FOR YOUR FRICKIN BURRITO THOSE CHEAP ASSES...this isn't a dairy queen in nebraska for GoD's sakes THEY ONLY FILL THEIR SALSA CUPS HALF FULL but their pop is cheap, their burritos are good

i don't mind dumping szerbiak and kandi and i like ricky davis, but GET SOMETHING MORE IF YOUR GONNA GIVE UP ANOTHER #1 PICK!!!! YEAH CAUSE FLIP SAUNDERS WAS SUCH A CRAPPY COACH!!!!! WHY COULDN'T YOU HAVE GOTTEN RON ARTEST!!?!?!?!?! AAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH and we kept STOP N POP TERRELL BRANDON AND LET CHAUNCEY BILLUPS GET AWAY TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!! and we could have drafted RIP HAMILTON INSTEAD OF WALLY AND MARK BLOUNT sSUCKS HE CAN'T REBOUND OR PLAY D AAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH THIS IS THE JOE SMITH DEAL ALL OVER AGAIN ARRGGGHGHGHGHGHGHGHGHGH HIS CAMEO IN CHEERS WAS FINE BUT HE CANNOT RUN A SPORTS TEAM WHY NOT BRING MARBURY BACK???????

sometimes the way union members refer to the companies they work for as, is the same deal...... 'workers unite' as in "WAR" the automakers shouldn't be bailed out, but the fair trade issue need to be fixed, and even after all that, one of two things needs to happen or they are still toast anyways. 1- break the unions at GM and Ford and DCX and thereby level the playing field with the non-union import shops or 2-unionize nissan, hyundai, honda, toyota plants and let them deal with all the same old crap GM and Ford have had to deal with all these years.....overcompensation, lack of flexibility in manufacturing (i.e. shifting production, closing plants, cutting shifts, cutting or increasing staff, freedom to hire and fire) I just wonder what sort of $$$$$$ T paw is offering up to Billy so that he gave a stay of execution to the St. Paul plant. If I had been T Paw, i would have offered up state money to pay Ford all of their costs to design and develop and renovate the plant for an all new Ford Ranger series truck / platform and a contract that they need to keep the plant open 10 years. In addition I would negotiate that Ford move a large contingent of engineers and tech folks working on the project to Minnesota also. In exchange I would demand from the UAW union concessions on pay and benefits to bring them more in line with 'the rest of the working world'. Put it up to vote to the workers there, take it or leave it, your jobs are gone in six months anyways. If i am throwing state money at the problem, then i am not gonna do it in the name of factory jobs only, i would be saying, Ford..you bring a large amount of white collar jobs here as well. or, i would offer to build ford a factory for this new 'recyclable' car they have in mind. if this truly is the 'new model t'....what a way to guarantee a long stay....offer up a new plant and with a guarantee of many jobs for like a minimum of 20 years or ford pays the state back huge.

i want to master the art of crossing over the median and going the wrong way on the other side.

considering he's the 3% of the population that would prefer to manage a fishtailing RWDer vs. a steadily predictable FWDer in snowy weather. It always comes down to situations like this that will make a 'typical' northerner want FWD or AWD -not being able to get up a 3% driveway in 4-6 inches of wet snow with a RWD car when a FWD car will do it easily. Imagine the frustration of not being able to get your car in your garage during a snowstorm. -not being able to make it through an icy intersection during a red light cycle in your front heavy RWD car before the light turns red because you literally have no traction on the drive wheels, especially if there is any sort of incline, with about 10 pissed off FWD and AWD drivers behind you because they all could have eaisly made it through the intersection on that cycle. Yes, that even includes pickups with 200 pounds or lots more of weight right over the rear drive axle. imagine the pain of trying to drive home from work and literally having to fight to get thorugh each intersection stop and go....stop, go, or TRY to go. -trying to navigate and steer and stop and turn in tight parking ramps that have their paths iced over. drive up a steep incline trying to keep from losing all traction, so as not to actually go down the ramp. try not to have to make a dead stop on a ramp and then resume, only to have your rear wheels say, 'no'. this problem is magnetized 10 times over on an icy ramp slope up with a manual tranny and cars in front and behind you waiting. or my favorite one, 'get up a head of steam' from the bottom of the ramp,floor it just enough so you willhave enough 'momentum' to ascend to the top of the ramp and pray that there's no ice right at the top because you'll need to 'brake and pivot' on a dime to navigate the ramp. otherwise, your car won't make it up. FWD cars can makeit up those kind of ramps just fine with a little ice on them. the big spiral multi-level corkscrew exits when iced up are even as much fun! -freezing rain escapades. on interstates and freeways. nice fresh glaze on the road. no exit for miles. stop and start traffic. disruptive drivers. at least with fwd you have a lot more of a chance of staying on the road up to a certain speed. -my favorite one with my thunderbird. all i wanted to do was get home. it started snowing, fast enough and wet enough so that i couldn't get out of the parking lot. both exits from the lot were up inclines. it took 4 people (3 people pushing) and a lucky 'brake and pivot' at the entrance to the road, but i was lucky no one was coming on the road. i'm lucky i didn't slide off the road and into the ditch across from the driveway. its not like you had the opportunity to time it vs.oncoming traffic. oh yes, i had traction control. -then there's the flat 180's and 360's....we've all done em. a few of those on a slippery road which you can easily navigate much better with a fwd car. the only RWD I had that was not a skate in winter was my 77 century coupe and that was due to the fact that the wheezer 3800 (105 hp!!) was very light and had no torque. plus, my all seasons were good. and even then it still was not near as good as my 89 sho was in the snow. my 89 SHO was absolutely unbeatable in snow. that car was my snowmobile. i work in an office with maybe 80-100 people. i CANNOT think of more than person who has a RWD only car. he has a BMW 330 with snows in the winter. and he has it only for the style factor. oh wait, one guy has an s-10 rwd. no one i work with has a charger, chrysler 300, crown vic, marauder, GTO, i am even scratching my ass thinking if ANYONE has a pony car. TONS of SUV's of all makes and sized, most with AWD. Lots of pickups with 4Wd. Lots of Jeeps. minivans, mid sized fwd and compact fwd cars. i maintain, RWD will be great for sports and niche markets. GM would be foolish to expect big market surges from RWD only products. i still get a kick out of seeing my neighbor dude's reaction (he works for dodge in some capacity) when i asked him if the RWD 300's and magnums were any good in snow......LOL.....i doubt those electronic nannies are as effective as chrylser would want you to believe.... as far as rentals...would y'all rather have hyundai and kia and toyota get all those fleet sales and increase their market share?

than all those camry's should be dropping like rocks. the hertz by my house keeps them well stocked.

Chipotle, I'm sick of them already. They are good, but I'm so bored with the low buck interior, concrete floor, plywood chairs, cheap ass decor. Pathetic. A shame, considering how much coin they ask you to fork out. Unacceptable. Bottom feeder. The worst. Its always so loud in there. You can't even have a conversation. The place is always full and loaded with urban / yuppies / trendies and that crowd gets old. I like the food, and they are extremely popular. But I'm sick of it. I can go to a local Mexican deli and get much better takeout or sit down. Qdoba- a cheesy Chipotle rip off. I think they suck. They are opening Chipotles left and right here and they all do tremendous business and are always busy. I know several people who go there religiously, almost every day, to the point where the people behind the counter know what they want on their burritos. I'll still go there because the food is cheap and filling and free from grease, but until they get rid of the 'GM beancounters' cheap ass loud ugly metal pipe / plywood / worthless chairs with bare light bulbs and concrete floor decor.....I ain't going there much. that look is tired and old. its so five or six years ago. If i could get the food without having to deal with the trashcan decor and abundance of urban yuppie trendy 'so cool' pricks, I'd be fine with it. BTW i think Mc Donalds sold them awhile ago?. I had baja fresh in denver once and it was good. Baja Sol here is pretty good but not altogether a huge improvement over Chipotle, but they do have a 'Salsa Bar'....huge points with me. Pepitos here in the minneapolis area is the absolute best. Eat that and you'll think Chipotle is mediocre.

YOU, YOU'VE BLOWN IT ALL....SKY HIGH! *COUGH* OOOOOOOOOO OOO, OOOO, OOOO, OOOOOO DO IT. OOOOOOOOOO OOO, OOOO, OOOO, OOOOOO DO IT. OOOOOOOOOO OOO, OOOO, OOOO, OOOOOO DO IT. OOOOOOOOOO OOO, OOOO, OOOO, OOOOOO DO IT. (MINDLESS GUITAR PICKING FOLLOWED BY DRUM ROLL) DO THE HUSTLE!

croc, you see THE DEB on skating with the celebrities tonight? she skated to the grease tune she did in the London production she's gonna be here in like two weeks MUST GET TICKETS MUST BE CLOSE TO HER too many songs to list

it looks worse inside than my wife's omni.......from like 15 years ago

can i buy you a beer? that post was virtually perfect.

i see new impalas every day. they are selling like hot cakes here!

the supposed 5% of the time where it fails you is the part that really sucks and is what makes it inconvenient for owners.

not at close to 40 grand though!

at 70 grand it better not. but i hardly think its a volume v6 for a mid priced segment.

in fact, the opposite was true. part of the reason OHC became popular and universal (except for the general of course) was the 4 valve head with central spark plug, which was promoted as giving more efficient and productive combustion chamber. 4 valves allowed better breathing and more power. so i hardly think overhead cam is inefficient, in fact, the opposite is true and the market must see things that way if much of it feels pushrods are old 'inefficent' tech.