Intrepidation

suckage, it looks so metter better with the hard edge rear windows, plus better for visibility. Stupid Honda.

can't argue with that

Here's a quick chop to show what the side windows actually look like...and I think it looks worse.

Good point, but then that means any V6 Camry could have the problem. Somehow I think more than .5 percent of Camrys are V6.

WHat? It's no more crazy than you wanting a BMW even though you don't have a job yet and your insurance on it will be high

Does a Shadow with almost 208k miles on it count? Actually...I still see a good amount of Shadows in my area, but all of them are newer (91-94). I've never seen an 89 or older besides mine and my Dad's in recent memory. So I guess that does make mine rare in a sense

You can add the new recall as part of the early stages. Why? Not because it's a widepread issues (supposedly), but it will change people's preception about Toyota, and open their eyes that, "hey, Toyota is just as vulnerable to dects as anyone else" They'll start to think twice about Toyota's "unbeatable" quality, and once that aspect is removed, Toyota has no clear advantages over the competition. As people start to turn away and look at the competition, and realize that their products are just as a good, if not in some cases better than Toyota's, they'll consider a car by that brand. Then they will tell their friends how great this new car they bought from say Chrysler is. ANd the cycle begins. Toyota won't make teh same msitakes GM has made, and they certainly won't loose sales to the point where people will think they might go bankrupt, but they'llloose the edge they thought they had, and will no longer be the undisbuteable best carmaker, and so their sales will drop as other's increase, and eventually the playing field is evened out.

If the transmissions were all bult the same way (which I'm assuming) than logically you'd think that any of the new Camrys up until this point could potentially have a transmission failure.

Honda introduced its Acura RDX at the New York Auto Show earlier this month. Still under wraps, however, is the sister vehicle, the Honda CR-V, which will be built on the same platform. Now this latest spy shot captures a prototype CR-V closely following a prototype Acura RDX as they both undergo testing inAustralia. The overall size and shape of the two vehicles is quite similar, but there are numerous differences. Disguise on the side of the CR-V make it look to have side windows similar in shape to the RDX, but a closer look reveals that the side windows of the CR-V curve downward towards the rear, giving the windows a profile shape quite different from the RDX. Also note that the CR-V continues to have its taillights mounted vertically, running up the pillar on either side of the rear window, while the RDX has more traditional horizontal lights mounted across the tail just below the rear window. One big difference from prior CR-V is that the spare tire is no longer mounted outside on the tail. This has allowed the new CR-V to have a true hatchback design instead of using a horizontal-swinging door. The prototype CR-V also has just one exhaust pipe at the tail, instead of the dual pipes of the RDX. The CR-V is expected to continue using a 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine, but with the output upped slightly to 170 hp. It will not offer the turbocharged engine found in the RDX. Inside the CR-V will continue to have two rows of seats, with a capacity of five people. It will be slightly shorter and lower than before, but a bit wider. The Honda CR-V is expected to be introduced in September as a 2007 model.-Hidden Image Link: http://www.thecarconnection.com/Auto_News/...173.A10341.html AT first, I thought this SUV actually looks pretty damn good from teh photo, but then I noticed that the metal trim may be camo, and that the rear window curves down. I hope it doesn't, cuz it woul dlook stupid that way and destroy the look of the vehicle. Plus, it worsens visiblity.

This is pretty bad, it's tough to take shots at Toyota's transmission recall with a recall like this. It's pretty serious. At least Chrysler is only recalling vehicles for a wiper motor, lol

About time they recalled it. Where's that unbeatable Quality now? Maybe this will serve as an eye opener to all the peopel who think Toyotas are perfect, that every carmaker has problems.

I could use a parts car, i really need to replace my driver's door. It's rusted through on the lower section, it only looks ok because there's a painted strip of metal covering most of the rust. I could use a new hatch since I noticed the other day that, while it only has a small amount of rust on the lip outside, inside it's very rusty on the lip. Must be from trapped water. I could use the money to get a part shadow, a 2.2 Turbo, and maybe have enough left over for a first gen Intrepid or Stratus Now if this was a previous gen Gand Prix, then I'd keep that...cuz I liked how the previous gen looked (Save the crappy controls).

This is true about the functionsCroc, and as you said, it's the details that matter. On top of that, if you happen to tap the dash, or any part of the car and see severe flext on the plastics of say a Malibu or a Dakota, and you go to say an Accord and feel how much sturdier, well put together, and pleasant feeling they are, you get an impression of quality and durablity you don't get with the Malibu and Dakota. If you're looking for a new car, you're putting serious money into that purchace. It's a long term investment, and you don't want to feellike you didn't get your money's worth when you see poor assembly, cheap plastics, and other forms of cost cutting. You don't want to see flash on the edge of the plastic either.

By Steve Holland 2 hours, 20 minutes ago WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush, in trouble over soaring gasoline prices, ordered a probe on Tuesday into any price gouging, called for an end to tax breaks for Big Oil and suspended putting oil into the U.S. emergency stockpile. ADVERTISEMENT As a short-term measure, Bush also gave the Environmental Protection Agency authority to suspend federal clean-burning gasoline rules this summer that are forcing consumers to buy expensive new gasoline blends. Bush was acting to reverse prices that have soared above $3 a gallon in many parts of the country and are contributing to a new low of 32 percent in his job approval rating, according to a CNN poll. Bush, trying to stave off a potential election-year problem for Republicans eager to hang on to control of the U.S. Congress, acknowledged Americans are in for tough times during the summer driving season. "Energy experts predict gas prices are going to remain high throughout the summer. And that's going to be a continued strain on the American people," he told the Renewable Fuels Association, a group advocating expanded use of ethanol as an alternative fuel source. Bush said the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission had urged state attorneys general to vigorously enforce laws against price gouging and illegal manipulation that may have contributed to rising gasoline prices. Red Cavaney, president of the American Petroleum Institute trade group that represents oil companies, said its members would cooperate. But he noted prior investigations had come up empty and predicted the industry will be "exonerated in any of these claims of anti-competitive or collusive behavior." PAY BACK OIL LOANS Bush also gave U.S. oil companies more time to pay back emergency loans from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to put more oil on the market, saying the reserve was sufficiently large that further deposits were not needed until the fall. The amount of remaining oil that was scheduled to be delivered to the reserve was 2.1 million barrels in May, which would supply about two hours of the average 21 million barrels of oil the United States consumes each day. "Every little bit helps," Bush said. Mark Williams, a Boston University professor and expert on energy industry risk management, called the move "political window dressing and a drop in the proverbial oil bucket." A former Texas oil man who in recent months has advocated curing America of its addiction to oil, Bush was unusually blunt with oil companies enjoying record profits. Exxon had $36 billion in profits last year and gave a $400 million retirement package to ex-chief Lee Raymond. He said they should use some of their largesse to invest in new refineries and researching alternative fuel sources. The fact that no new refineries have been built in 30 years is frequently cited as a reason contributing to soaring gas prices. Bush called on Congress to take away from the oil companies about $2 billion in tax breaks over 10 years, such as subsidizing research into deepwater drilling. Bush had signed the tax breaks into law as part of a comprehensive energy bill last summer. He said the tax breaks are now unnecessary at a time of "record oil prices and large cash flows." "Taxpayers don't need to be paying for certain of these expenses on behalf of the energy companies," Bush said. Massachusetts Democratic Sen. John Kerry took Bush up on the offer, saying he would introduce legislation on Tuesday to repeal the tax breaks and that he hoped Bush was sincere. "For a moment, President Bush finally stopped talking like an oil company executive," Kerry said. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat, called for Americans to have a 60-day holiday from the federal gas tax of 18.4 cents a gallon, paid for by the $2 billion in reduced oil company tax breaks. (Additional reporting by Tom Doggett, Chris Baltimore and Patricia Wilson) Link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060426/ts_nm/...wam4yBHNlYwNmYw I'm sorry but this pisses me off. The guy tells the Domestics (not the imports) they have to be more fficient and come up with all kinds of gas saving technolgy, isn't willing to help fund them, even though any moron would know GM and Ford hardly have the resources to develope these things quickly. Then he goes on about how he wants American to be free of oil. Then like thehypocriticaly douchebag he is, he waver the environmental law that require the gas to burn cleaner in the summer. Why? Simply because his failure to stop the oil companies from jacking up prices so much has many people loosing favor with him. So in a pitiful attempt to make himself and the Republican party look better, he tries to lower prices by wavering that. I'm not an environmental nut, but it does piss me off that he is doing this instead of actually investigateing the companies sooner, and that he slapped the domestics with all kinds of new demands for cleaner emmisions, fuel efficiency, and alternative fuels, thenturns around and does this. And let's see, Exxon made record profits, which proves my point that they jacked up their prices just to make more money. Thank you and goodnight.

I was just using the Viper as an example. Since it is a low production exotic car, the fact that I have seen 6 of them VS 1 Mark LT which is higher volume and hardly exotic is sad.

um...those aren't rare at all. I see plenty of them still. Rare is a Lincoln Mark LT. Only ever seen one of those. Hell, I'v seen more Vipers! (6 i think) I saw a Continental GT once too, the look so awesome!

The only thing that has a 90's look to it is the radio, which is at least painted to match the interior. Ford GM and Chrysler still use these type of stereo units (not fully integrated), so they are no better.

SS Trailblazer, Camaro

A G6? Was it in an accident or something? Remember when the trashed an old Caddy and an Intrepid? sad times. But I like Mythbusters anyway. Monster Garage I don't mind cuz most of the cars they get are junk to start with, they usually make it better, and the newer ones look stock on teh outside. Oh yeah, that car that I used to be able to start in the junkyard was a New Yorker

lol

Hwen you goto start it the first time, does it want to crankover at first, then just stop doing anything there on after? Also, are the lights at all dim? like the headlights? I had a problem where my car wouldn't start, and it turned out that the terminals needed some cleaning and the connectors weren't sitting quite right on the battery. By thw way, the sound it made when it was running...did it sound mechanical or electrical? It sounds like you may have some sort of electrical problem. I could be wrong, but it's a thought.

Ham Pig, Fatass

Kia Amanti

So next time there is a large group of people blocking a display you can clear some space out by farting. I believe that's called "Crowd Control"