Robert Hall

I know people that are enthusiastic about their 12 yr old, 175k mile Corollas because they have been so cheap to own and so reliable. Different strokes for different folks...

I prefer the shifter on the console. Never driven a car with a manual on the column, sounds very strange to me.

A Prius? Or a bicycle?

Yeah, but would it fit in an Epsilon?

Portland

I assume a G4 version of the Cobalt is inevitable for the US....they could probably badge-engineer the HHR into the G5 or Vibe.

I've subscribed to Car & Driver and Road & Track for over 25 years and Automobile for about 20...they aren't as good as they used to be...not as many new stuff surprises since everything seems to be on the 'net before the print mags. I still enjoy paper mags, though--for reading on the sofa on a lazy Sunday afternoon, reading in the bathroom, in bed (I'm not going to lug the laptop around to read them online). I also frequently pick up Car, Top Gear, and Evo..I enjoy the Brit mags...for specific old-car and buff magazines, I subscribe to Collectible Automobile, Hemmings Muscle Machines, and Bimmer. I pick up Mopar Muscle, Mustang Monthly, Classic and Sports Car, and others occasionally.-

A five year run makes sense..the original only had a five year run.

flyswatter

Yeah...I'm surprised it isn't here yet...

Check out the April issue of Collectible Automobile..they have a good article on the '59-63 Invictas.

This looks consistent with the M3 pics I saw in a recent British magazine. Looks good. Apparently, the next M3 will be available in a coupe and wagon, but not a convertible.

I think there was a British fighter jet called the Invicta. Very cold war era sounding name.

complexity

Great MT cover..I haven't seen that yet. I just hope GM follows through and sweats the details and builds something that will be a bonafide HIT!!!

That's the lake at City Park..behind the Natural History Museum... Cherry Creek reservoir is a few miles to the south east of there in Aurora. I moved to Denver about 4 years ago.. the dry weather,endless sunshine,great local beers, and decent techie job market are some of the reasons that have kept me here. Seattle is pretty nice, when it's not raining.. I'll probably be up there for a few days to visit some friends this summer...I was in Portland in Dec. but didn't make it up to Seattle.

I was in downtown LA on Labor Day weekend a couple years ago and was amazed how dead it was on the weekend...at 2 in ther afternoon..not a lot of traffic or people out and about.

Yes, it looks like a solid competitor in the FWD/AWD entry-lux market... I like the interior and exterior... I've driven the A4 and TL, if I were shopping for one of these, I'd probably go for the TL as you can get a manual, it has more features for the price than the A4, and I really like the interior and exterior styling.

brown noise

Immodium.

So I wonder how far Lincoln is going to take the alpha thing..is the Navigator going be come MKN---or MKXL? and the Town Car become MKTC?

Wierd...so the Zephyr is a one-year only model.

Chicken

I had an '06 GP as a rental for 5 days in December..as far as the interior, there were some aspects I liked (the feel of the steering wheel, the faux aluminum trim, the feel of the shifter knob, the ignition on the dash, the ergonomics overall were good (placement of controls, etc)) and some aspects I didn't like (poor outward visibility--the side window shape created big blind spots and it was hard to see much behind, seats too low; the dash materials felt cheap; the red lighting was annoying (but I think that about red guage lighting in any car).

The G6 is your entry level Pontiac coupe, the GTO is the premium one. Like or leave it.