Micah Pie

You know how the Tundra looks to me? Like a fat ugly pig. That's what the Japanese think we are? Fat ugly pigs!

YES! That' how I want my GMs to look!

I like it!

LaCrosse Super = SUPER!! The other one... the bottom bumper kills it. Ugly car gone bad.

If I had the money, I would replace my Chevy Venture with one of these RIGHT NOW! But since the Van is payed for, I rather keep it until it goes out, it's still a nice van. A shame GM put it in it's grave. I like the introduction of the article, though. Yes, get over yourself... yes, a Minivan doesn's scream "I am a potent male!", but it does quitely whisper to passing SUVs "Hey, for about 10 more miles to the gallon, I haul twice the kids at a more comfortable, low ride" That and the sliding doors. Seriously, NOTHING is better than sliding doors. If it was up to me, my 84 Olds Delta 88 had sliding doors!!

I don't think any brands need to leave the market. I have such a hard time finding a car that interest me, I think the market should be revampt completely. For example: Chevy Trucks/ GMC ... what the hay? These IDENTICAL sheet metals ANNOY me!!. Let Chevy sell Trucks for average Joe who thinks he needs to feel big in a Pickup (for the family) and drop the HD versions. Construction people can buy stripped down, ready-for-buissness (HD) GMCs. No more Acadia and Envoys, Denalis.

I don't understand why Ford (as an american company and all) has such awesome looking and driving cars in Europe AND Australia and we have a lackluster Focus, 2000+yo Crown Vics, 500s and all that, plus OBVIOUS Rebadges EVERYWHERE. I do like the Fusion, but it is a little bit out of my range price and size wise. I would be in a Rabbit TDI in a heartbeat. I might consider the Jetta, a lot of the people I know have Jettas and they are very happy with them.

Hey, vielen Dank! (Auch wenn ich beim besten Willen nicht weis weis was ein Boerger ist...) Well, I don't really like the HRR, the styling just throws me off (even though the PT cruiser is very popular in Europe) I like the new Astra, but does anyone have any info on Pricing? Like I said, there is just no car out there that excites me right now, so I'm not spending my hard earned money on just 'something'. I might wait for the Astra. Concerning the TDIs .... there was a 06 Jetta TDI ? How come there isn't anymore??

Thanks for all the responses! (And sorry if my posts sounds like a rant, but I am getting rather frustrated...) No, the CVT. The dealer did not have a manual shift in stock. The CVT is a joke.... it still sounds like it "shifts" (and feels like it, too) but about 2000rpm too late. I couldn't stand that engine noise. Plus it has that "I'm not letting go of the clutch" feeling.I do like the 2nd gen Intrepids, I just didn't know if they are any good (had many problems with the 96, but then again it had way over 200.000 miles on it) And if I could find a mint, low-milage Delta 88 (with a mint Olds engine), I would buy it.

Short history: I am German, born and raised and recently moved here to the US. I want to buy a new vehicle. And that's where my problem starts. My parents always bought Opels, Kadetts more specifically until my uncle started working at a Ford dealership. We have had a Mondeo, Scorpio, two escorts and about 3 Foci (of which the last one was a 250orsomething HP 6speed Monster that I could EASILY and comfortably to 150 MPH. My mom also bought an Alpha Romeo (awesome cars, but not available in the US ) Well, here in the US, when our 96 Dodge Intrepid went out, we bought a Chevy Venture minivan that me and my wife shared and which we totally love. Now my job is taking me about 20m out of town and we needed a second car. The Intrepid is dead, so I am driving my father-in-laws old Olds Delta 88. I love and hate that car. I can see that in 1984, this was an AWESOME car, but what is left after 200000 miles and a life of abuse is just a pain. As a German raised on station wagons and sedans, I dislike the very concept of BOF and crossover SUVs, I don't need a truck, so I am looking for a small hatchback or sedan. I want a VW Rabbit or Jetta, since they are known for their reliability (if they are not HENCHO EN MEXICO). But if I can't buy the great TDI, I'm not buying at all. I wouldn't mind another GM vehicle (and I test drove a BUNCH), but most of the ones on the market are (I'm sorry) junk. The old Saturns everyone in my family had problems with. The current small and med. size cars are all UGLY except for the handsome G6, and the FWD and price really kills that car for me. The Chevy cobalt is not bad, I like the drive and all, but for the price it's too plain, to simple and I would rather buy something else) I even went to look in the SUV sector, drove a Jeep Patriot (which's styling I like). I like the price, the design, the interior, but the engine is worth of my law mower and that's it. So here I am, not a lot of money, a market of inferior cars (and I won't EVER buy Asian "cars" ). Other cars like the BMW 3 and Mercedes C are horribly overpriced, the A isn't even available. I guess this market is just not made for me. Anyway... maybe I should give the Olds some paint, a new engine, a new interior and some wheels. I'd be rollin' for sure.