Drew Dowdell

there is still a wiki coming to C&G

Please 'splain Lucy. How does a loan equal a government handout?

There is no such thing as "proven" oil reserves unless you're only counting what's already been pumped out of the ground and is sitting in a storage tank. We may be better at finding it, but even that last "big" oil field find down in the Gulf of Mexico didn't even crack the top 20 operational oil fields in terms of size. Even if you believe that oil comes from some magical fountain in Narnia, we should be researching other fuels so we can move some eggs out of this single basket they've been sitting in for about 100 years.

You think Al Gore helped them out with the slideshow using his "An Inconvenient Truth" template?

The new issue is out? Oh good, now I don't have to fight the crowd at Costco for more toilet paper....

Mercury will probably end up with the Ford EU lineup.

Was that with some component on the distributor? My Continental popped off come $400 circuit board that caused it to stop sparking and then raw fuel was being dumped down into the exhaust. The catalytic converters caught on fire. Luckily there was a state trooper not far behind me with a fire extinguisher.

Both vehicles I had with digital and/or talking dashes lasted well over 100k miles. The Toronado had to have it's rebuilt due to an arc from a loose connection. The Continental's lasted till the bitter end.

It's the SMK like "enthusiasts" that kill the industry.

one flaw in your story..... edit that for ya...

7 years response time it light speed for Toyota

Yes. "Mom" wants a practical car. "Dad" who thinks of himself as an "enthusiast" and had a Camaro when he was 18 want's something with power so he can get his 3 second thrill flooring it on the highway on a Saturday afternoon. The only way "Dad" will get any is if Mom gets the practical CamCordima... thus the "need" for a 270hp Camry/Accord/Altima. In reality, "Mom" would be just fine with the 4-cylinder and wouldn't even drive it more than 6/10ths. There are 20 FWD cars for every RWD car because even though women are only 50% of the market, they control somewhere around 90% of household purchases. The high power front drivers are ultimately compromises to appease the real power in the market.

And the only ones that get positive press are the ones that have lots of power. Thus the 270hp Accords and Camrys. There's the "less of a man" implication that goes with 4-cylinders.

No, not really. Look at all the hubub over the Lacrosse having the 3.0 or even the Ecotec... as if every vehicle needs CTS-V like 0-60 times in every trim. I'm wondering what the 3.0's real world mpg numbers will be like . I'm driving a 3.0 powered Equinox right now and on the highway I'm seeing 28mpg instead of the EPA rating of 25mpg. Where Carbiz is going with this is how the enthusiast media (outside of Consumer Reports) insists that a car is crap unless it's nurburgring ready. For 90% of drivers a 4 cylinder Lacrosse would be more than competent. Watch for the articles bashing it. Is it really necessary for every beige Camry to have 270hp?

why?

Added category"Domestic Independents" Added forum "Fisker" Added forum "Tesla" What am I missing?

Moved "Project Phoenix", "The Chevelle Project", and "Operation Arrowhead" to "C&G Design Studio" Removed "Cheers and Gears Skunkworks"

Moved "Saab" back to "The GM Family"

Added "The Chrysler Family" and "Dodge", "Chrysler", "Jeep" Should I add "Ram" now or later?

fixed that up there for ya....

see: http://www.ford.eu/

So here's what happened.... Apparently he was in an accident. He must have hit a pole or something, the front end of the car was smashed in. He managed to drive the car home and get it in the garage. Apparently there was a fuel leak and the garage filled with gas fumes A spark caused a flash fire that lasted about 5 seconds, but completely deprived the garage of oxygen. They found him in the car.

I had it turned off for performance reasons, it's back now.

What a way to start a holiday..... I got word this morning that an old friend of mine was killed in an accident at home. I don't know the entire details. He is survived by his partner of 12+ years. What I'm thankful for, more than anything else, is the love and devotion from my partner Albert. Through the most trying of times he is there with me ready to do whatever needs to be done to get through... and he deserves a lot of credit for putting up with a grump like me. I hope you all have a great Thanksgiving holiday. I plan on laying low the rest of the week. Try not to fight too much.

Saturn/Pontiac/Saab/Hummer..... there's an entire lineup right there... prepackaged and waiting for an investor.