A Horse With No Name

Happy birthday! Chris

....I need to find an illicit career so I can afford one. Chris

The Altima has become a truely ugly car. It is as if Goering is still around and needed a Nazi staff car. I actually want to see the Altima gone more than the Camry. Chris

IIRC this is also why MRGr's crush pre-production cars when they are donw with them. Most Japanese and German cars have also had minor glitches until they have been on the market for a little while. Hopefully the new Malibu will continue to buidl momentum for GM. Chris

The sad thing is that we are losing the "young" more than anybody. Guy down the street has a pristine 70 SS396 Chevelle that is a 40,000 mile creampuff that would make you cry. He owns multiple Monte Carlo SS cars from the 80's, and Impala SS and a few Mustang GT's for balance. However... Son in the family is 17-18 and won't have anything to do with American cars, only messes with Honda's. When the sons friends come over they have E-Clipses, Civics, Toyota MR2's, etc, but none of his friends want to play with American cars at all. I would like to see Son's POS Accord go against Daddy's SS396 on the dragstrip though...junior might have a "conversion" experience. Chris

Beating the Solera is like fishing with dynamite.... Chris

Actually this is much more reasonable and one reason I like C@D Better than MT. That being said, the Nissan may really be the one that belongs in last place... Chris

Thanks Batman, I might try some in the Safari... Chris

...agreed on the conservative thing.... Chris

...agree with Camino also on the HHR interior comment. Chris

...hell yes... Chris

Fusion doing well is a plus... Chris

Actually one of the 18 year olds at work loves the Lucerne and wants to buy one when he is making more money....I've heard lots of positive comments on the Lucy from younger people, oddly enough.... But the answer to your question is 114 and 3 months.... Chris

V10 GT car sounds cool... Chris

Peak oil is here and we might as well get used to it. When gas hits $5.00 a gallon plus it will affect us all. Chris

...and I don't see anything wrong with the STS interior either..... Chris

I would agree 100 percent. Chris

Not to be rude, but why not just keep driving the Mazda? Buy more Pizza and save some cash for the next set of wheels? Chris

Glad to see the Fit and Civic doing well...both great products. Chris

Ouch! Chris

Honda does build decent quality cars...glad to see the Miata make the list as well. Chris

Sorry to keep posting here, don't mean to overpost...but...what do you want this car to do? You have no cash to put into it once you get it...your probably not going to race it or autocross it or anything...you've got the Millinia....what do you want a car to do? I can second the Z-28 or Mustang thing, but remember that Gas may well go to $4.00 plus per gallon, and your not really a CEO at this point.... The older W body Cutlass thing has me thinking pleasant thoughts, but there are lots of abused 15 year old cars out there so be careful... The Rear wheel drive Cutlass/Monte is where I would put my money. We have a customer we do electrical work for and he buys and sells cars on the side. He says the hottest car on the bottom end of the market right now is the older RWD Cutlass/Monte. Look at it this way....with that platform the car can do whatever you want. Drag car, Low Rider, boulevard cruiser, full custom, nice stocker for a sunday driver, dirt track stock car, short track stock car, whatever you want these cars do it all. This is the one platform that you can afford right now that will go up in value (probably) be affordable to restore/modify, etc. Good, solid cars can still be found for under two grand if you look, and I have a friend that buys and sells the mid 80's Monte SS cars if you need help finding the right car. Plus these cars can be made into great freeway cruisers. With the right shocks and tires they ride well on long trips. I still like the idea of a Miata, but look at it this way... A friend of mine who is into Porsche' says that any Porsche is a 20 thousand dollar car once it is finally sorted. Any Miata once it is really sorted out and everything is right is probably honestly a 5,000-6,000 car min, although you can buy a decent starting point for $3500-$4500 like I said. Were I to be you I'd be looking for a better Cutlass or a Monte. As for newer, I actually like Dodgefan's Idea of a Second gen Neon. reliable, roomy, really decent handeling car, won't ride quite as well as the Cutlass/Monte but will like to turn much better. Or just become a Porn Star and buy that Viper after all. Chris

I'll third it. Chris

I agree 100 percent plus. I like Japanese cars probably more than most here but I would never own a 3000 GT or a Stealth. These cars even when pristine are a pretty much $80 a ton proposition at ACE Iron and Scrap for me. Chris

The body work is Minimal...car should be worth fixing back up. I know you don't live in the columbus Area, but my bodyman is an artist if you need one. This is one reason I'm very careful of who I sell cars to. Sad day indeed, Chris