Justin Bimmer

That's right. As long as I live in america (sorry Ted) I get an AUTOMATIC DAY OFF AFTER MY BIRTHDAY! Happy birthday to everybody as well. I'm off to the San Lucia Highlands to wine taste and then tomorrow to the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk!

Mack = Volvo

I get a japan page with some words on it. I roughly translated it to say: YOU FAILED!

Didn't GeoCities close? Or is that only for people running computers bought in the 21st century?

I ran the stuff for California and the truck comes back 10135 in excellent condition. So take Ohio and maybe not excellent condition and you have your price I think.

It is expensive because it only has 53,000 miles on it. I have a 1998 with 150,000 miles on it. It has only been driven 4700 miles a year.

that looks like a interesting operating system

Apparently Jalopink says this: Read the review that they do.

WINDOWS 7 YEAH!

We have server 03 and the option upgrade to 08 but we are not using it until it is stable.

Well, we like to talk computers around here too. I just got done building a new box for my home rig that has a 720 BE in it with a 4890 and it cost me around 700 do build.

You SHOULD install it, it is way better than XP. I personally guarantee it.

Nice to see PurdueGuy and aaaantoine! I new Windows 7 would bring good things to all!

I think there are very valid points in there. The bottom line was what GM felt they could make the most money with NOW. That is always going to be the problem with corporate America. They are too interested in the profits now stock price up and not enough in the long term viability mode.

uh-oh!

Its not MSN messenger anymore, its Windows Live i guess. Anybody ever use Groove?

I haven't even found all the cool stuff about win7 yet. I haven't tried the new media tools or other things. I am having problems installing my HP laserjet though. I tried that generic print driver, but i must have done something wrong.

After 25 years, GM ditches NUMMI tie-up with Toyota With no agreement on future product for GM, ties with NUMMI will be part of "Old GM" when bankruptcy is completed. Story Link

I've bought 2 copies already off of Amazon. They will be delivered to my door on release day. I got professional for my work laptop and will be RID OF VISTA!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and one for my new home box that is running the RC.

I HATED DRIVING OVER THAT BRIDGE TOO! We stayed in NJ (hated that) and had to work in Wilmington and that bridge was bad. At least you dont have to go over the California State Route 92

Dirty Harry: The best own it was him for halloween one year

Spring Hill is one of those places that could build anything GM wants. Once they get their wheels spinning again, they may use it for something. Honestly, Michigan really needs employment. They are in such bad shape.

AP source: GM to build small car in Michigan Plant that currently builds the G6 and Malibu will reportedly build the new GM small car instead of plants in Spring Hill Tennessee and Janesville Wisconsin. Story Link

AP source: GM to build small car in Michigan Yahoo! Story Link By TOM KRISHER, AP Auto Writer Tom Krisher, Ap Auto Writer – 27 mins ago DETROIT – Michigan has won the high-stakes competition with two other states to build General Motors Corp.'s next-generation subcompact car, a person briefed on the decision said Thursday. The announcement that the car will be built at a retooled midsize car factory in Orion Township near Pontiac will come Friday, said the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the plan has not been made public. It will save about 1,200 jobs at the factory, which had been slated to shut down later this year. GM spokeswoman Sherrie Childers Arb declined to comment on whether GM had made a decision. The top government official in the county where the Orion plant is located said he has a phone call scheduled with GM at 9 a.m. Friday. "We had stiff competition from Tennessee and Wisconsin," said Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson. "I think the impact of reopening that plant and making the small car here will have a huge long-term effect not just on Oakland County but southeast Michigan and help us address some of the real serious employment issues that we have in this region." The Orion plant, about 40 miles north of Detroit, had been in competition with GM factories in Janesville, Wis., and Spring Hill, Tenn., to build the car. The Orion plant now makes the Pontiac G6 and Chevrolet Malibu midsize cars, but the Pontiac brand is being discontinued and the Malibu is also made at factory in Kansas City, Kan. GM announced when it filed for bankruptcy protection June 1 that the Orion and Spring Hill plants would go on standby status later this year, meaning workers could be called back if the company needs to increase production. The Janesville plant already closed in April. GM also is likely to announce that its Pontiac parts stamping plant will be retooled to make parts for the new car, based on the Chevrolet Spark. About 1,000 jobs could be saved there. Michigan, Wisconsin and Tennessee all offered incentive packages to GM in an effort to lure the plant. All 17 members of Michigan's congressional delegation sent a letter to GM last week saying that the state's economic woes — including an unemployment rate that hit 14.1 percent in May — made the project important for Michigan. They also said it was a sound business decision. The delegation made the point that GM plans to close or put on standby seven of its Michigan factories by the end of 2010, including three in Oakland County, home to the Orion plant. It said GM could mitigate some of the consequences for workers and surrounding communities by moving production of its subcompact car to Michigan. State officials wouldn't describe the incentive package it presented to GM. A spokeswoman for Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm declined to comment on whether the state had been chosen. "The governor has said from day one that we're going to be aggressive in going after this project and these jobs it will create," said the spokeswoman, Liz Boyd. Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen's spokeswoman, Lydia Lenker, said late Thursday that their office had not been notified of GM's decision. Earlier Thursday, Bredesen said the state's incentive bid was "nothing like" what GM had originally sought. Bredesen told reporters earlier this month that his impression from meetings with GM officials was that the company wants a large cash payment and not long-term tax breaks. Lee Sensenbrenner, a spokesman for Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle, declined to comment. GM had said in documents submitted to Congress that it planned to produce up to 51,000 subcompacts per year in China and ship them to the U.S. starting in 2011. But in May, after the United Auto Workers union approved contract concessions, the company said it would build the three-door hatchback in the U.S. The Spark has a small turbocharged four-cylinder engine and is about the size of a Honda Fit or Toyota Yaris. It is set to go on sale in Europe next year. GM's decision leaves about 2,500 Spring Hill employees wondering what is next for them. Their plant recently underwent a $600 million overhaul to build the Chevrolet Traverse, but that crossover vehicle will now be built at a factory near Lansing, Mich. Todd Horton, spokesman for UAW Local 1853 in Spring Hill, said "no one is going to comment until we get the official announcement." He said a news conference was planned for Friday morning at the union hall to discuss the employees' futures. The Janesville plant shut down SUV production last December, putting about 1,200 people out of work. It closed entirely after completing some contract work in April. ___ Associated Press Writers Kathy Barks Hoffman in Lansing, Mich., Todd Richmond in Madison, Wis., Erik Schelzig in Nashville, Tenn., Bill Poovey in Chatanooga, Tenn., and Ken Thomas in Washington, contributed to this report.