A Horse With No Name

HHR lightly used Mini lightly used previous gen Civic SI would be a hatch, keep its value, and handle well. Astra Don't like much else that has been suggested. Chris

...although unlike the Fiero GM did this car right. I can hardly wait for depreciation to kick in so I can buy a GXP Solstice for about 20k in pristine used condition. Right now they are still holding their value to well used. Chris

A freshened Colorado would be sweet, DF. Chris

Happy birthday eldi... Chris

Happy birthday Jessie! Maybe you could borrow the B-59 from sixty-8 and take her out someplace nice.... Chris

This is just pathetic. I'd never buy a hyundai. Alas, the Korean bastards seem to be able to sell well to female buyers for some reason. Chris

I do love the color on that. And yes, it was a good idea, too bad they didn't sell as well as they should have. Chris

+1 on the Muslim thing. I don't see anything wrong with the way she was dressed. Chris

Depends. I figure that it costs me about a thousand bucks to run a car 10,000 miles given repair-depreciation-tires-etc. Everything but gas and insurance. A new Aura or Cobalt could do that, or a twenty year old Impala could do that. I think the key is to drive a car beyond the first few years of its life. Although I am like you, I've owned over 20 cars and only one was new. But cars are getting more complicated and I am kind of thinking about buying my next car new just because so much can go wrong to one of the newer-more complicated cars if it is abused IMHO. That and I fantasixe about being able to go back in History and buy a 63 Split window or a ram air 69 Firebird new. Chris

The TC isn't a bad car, but it is like the Tibron and is actually built on a sedan chasis. Drive a TC and a Civic Si back to back and it is no competition. Granted the SI is 3-4 thousand more, but the TC is not an actual "sports car." Lots of little things (Handleling, the way it shifts, not as smooth as a Civic or even a Cobalt, slightly awkward interior, fuel economy in the real world does not match Cobalt SS or Civic S, etc.) put it out of the class of being "desireable" IMHO. Chris

Actually this is a case where you should be able to sell on "car" as well as price. IMHO the Malibu is actually a nicer car than the Accord, and I would buy a Malibu if they were priced the same. Shockingly, I've talked to several people lately who agree with me on this. Chris

Scion/Totyta totally effed up on the new xB, needs to refresh the TC, and the xd is just plain goofy. I don't look for Scion to be around in five years. Seriously. They are the equal of a one hit wonder band (the original xB was kind of cool) but the other products leave a lot to be desired. Chris

The Rabbit is not a good car, period. The build quality is just not there, 5 cyl motor is not fuel efficient, car has a worse interior layout than the golf... Why do you think the Opel has passed the Rabbit in european sales? Chris

I could not agree more. Lots of people were turned off with the old Saturns, lots of people are being turned on with the new. Competition and the need for companies to survive is a dandy thing. Chris

Can't blame you for being burned up, that is just piss poor marketing on their part. Chris

Seriously, like I have said before here in the midwest amoung guys that actually use their trucks the TURD is a joke. I would much rather sell FORD/DODGE/GM than Toyota when it comes to trucks. Chris

I am going to seriously look at the 08 Malibu when it comes out. We are going to be in the market for a new car next year and while I don't like the styling quite as well as the Mazda 6 I do like the car much better than even the new Accord. ...and I do agree with Dodgefan on the good enough thing. GM is capable of building vehicles that are over the top good. Look at the STS, CTS, Corvette, The new Crossovers, etc. They just need to go after the small car/midsize market with more heart. Chris

Yeah, caddycruiser they are a sweet car. Just wish that I could afford one. Chris

How about the "Homeless Shelter" special edition. We could put all of thsoe trucks that are just sitting on dealer lots to work housing the homeless. ....and since the trucks would never need to move we wouldn't even need to worry about bad camshafts...or bad fuel economy. Chris

Given global warming, the impending oil crisis, the rise in religious fundamentalism of every stripe, the huge rise in population, our other environmental issues... I am not so shure that our species will be here in 2525 to know who the Americans even were. Chris

Exactly. I like the idea of owning cars cash. You could do a lot with a 59 Buick with the $450 a month a car loan would set you back. Chris

+1 on this, adn not just the economic mistakes... In a really really bad way. The growth of Islamic fundamentalism, the growth of China as a world power, peak oil, the decline of US mfg, our budget deficits, our involvement in Iraq, the housing crisis... We are not leaving much of a world to our children. Chris

...and btw, Tony is one of a select few Nascar drivers I like. Chris

I'd like to enter a third here. Love SCCA stuff and rallying, but Nascar is about as worthless as tailfins on a Tercel. Chris

The Rabbit has some nice fit and finish but the Audi 5 Cyl they use in it has piss-poor fuel economy and the electronics in them just suck ass to no end. Chris