Drew Dowdell

Let's not confuse asset bubbles with economic growth. If unemployment was figured today as it was in 1929, the rate would be 17.5%. Aren't you glad they changed the way they count? The banks were more than willing to give these loans and through deregulation, hide them but book them as income. Some of these banks were booking profits on interest not even billed yet. In December Merrill Lynch managed to lose $15 billion. Maybe it was all in the wrist, as they marked bad loans to market values. Maybe a lot of it was CDS losses. Maybe, just maybe, they were simply god-awful at playing the stock market game. The incoming US intelligence chief says that "Torture is not moral, is not legal, is not effective." He also is going to stop the unlawful surveillance of Americans. Hours after taking office, President Obama ordered a halt to the show trials at Guantanamo, Guantanamo is to be closed within a year and the CIA directed end 'enhanced' interrogations. Could we also do away with Homemade Security or at least persuade it that Americans have rights again? <sarcasm>The US is becoming a nation of weak-kneed constitution readers.</sarcasm> Last I checked, they were still selling cars in California. I don't think any state will go stricter than them. We'll be ok. You might not be able to buy the G8 you weren't going to buy anyway... but we'll be ok. Let us be the land of the brave again, not the fortress of the fearful.

GMPartsgirl, check out the link in my sig.

I'm going to make sure I pick my nose and wipe it on your shirt next time I see you....

Get a prescription for Welbutrin. It removes the craving for the nicotine. You'll smoke less and less on your own without trying... till one day you'll notice you didn't have a cigarette all day. Worked for my mom, dad, and sister. I've never smoked anything at all. Great side effect is, it's an anti-depressant, so it might help you with loss of G8 ST angst.

Glad you cleared that up for me.....

uhm.... cars sold in PA aren't set to a maximum speed of 65mph.

you are right of course and I do think some here are making this more about Obama than anything. Ideally we should have one standard for emissions/fuel economy/crashworthiness. We should also have one set of fuel formulas for all 50 states.

only for new cars

I don't mind a stricter standard. I just mind 50 different standards...... otherwise known as NO STANDARD AT ALL

The S-series that we got or the S-series shown above?

50 different state standards. Makes it very difficult to sell cars. That said, what will likely happen is two standards. The Federal one and a CARB one. The states that want the stricter standards will just adopt the CARB standard.

Please.. PLEASE... let the Republicans complain about it.

Ew. Looks like a re-grilled, short nose, Sunbird. Did it even have polymer body panels?

Dumbest. Idea. Ever.

I would have been glad I didn't buy that car even if it had 4,000 miles on it and was the very last surviving example of that model.

Chrome is also fairly damaging to the environment yes?

make sure you douche

QUOTE (Iroczlover @ Jan 24 2009, 07:29 PM) lol talk about bringin a thread back from the dead lol

I'll add that I don't think you'll cave on your boycott of new GM vehicles.

QUOTE (CARBIZ @ Sep 13 2005, 08:44 AM) Not sure what all this has to do with General Motors, or cars in general. My gay friends have always thought me wierd. When we are walking down the street and I flip out, they are frantically scanning the sidewalks for a cute guy; meanwhile, I just spotted a '67 Caddy convertible go by. Same.

I voted 2011 Challenger. I voted Challenger because Ford is not going to bring a Falcon UTE over and I voted 2011 because thats when I predict the economy will return

He always rides dirty.

Think you can get heated seats in one?

I've never been a Camaro lover, but I like this car. I could see myself driving one.

Spark plugs are the one component in a gasoline engine that a diesel will never ever have.