Drew Dowdell

There aren't many subsidy programs here in PA. PECO does have something, but I'm guessing you're not served by them.

Not what I'm suggesting at all. I'm suggesting that we should implement the same restrictions on trade with us as Japan and S. Korea implement on our trade with them. If they want free access to sell in our market, they MUST give us free access to sell in their market.

There is nothing wrong with free trade.... when it's actually free. We're not in a reciprocal free trade situation with just about anybody. Ask GM or Ford or Zenith how "free" trade is in Japan or South Korea.....

I've looked into multiple alternatives for my house and none are really viable at this point. One thing about the "ugly" solar panels on the roof.... there is a company out there now that is making PV cells that look just like slate shingles. I don't know the cost, but you can mix and match these with normal slate so that you're only using the PV shingles on the sides of the house where it's worth it.

The whole point about Subarus other than AWD and Flat fours is their different styling.... now they just look the same.

Face lift? The face had no where to go but up.

I still fear Haldex... they rely heavily on computers to make the whole system work right and it was apparently a nightmare on the Volvos with it.

He was a lazy shifter in that he wouldn't shift up to 6th gear whenever he could. We would be in 4th or 5th for long stretches and he would use engine breaking to slow down.

Best month EVAR!

and then there are those who buy a Toyota because their "uncle who knows everything about cars" said it gets better mileage than some American car.

I"m not suggesting that at all. I"m suggesting that Infiniti manages to command a lot of respect even though it only has one car that sells really well <while the DTS, CTS, and Escalade are doing well at Cadillac>. Cadillac *does* have a car to aspire to above the CTS. XLR and XLR-V.

when I was in France I noted to my friend that the Europeans prefer manual shifters yet have roads that require more shifting while the Americans prefer automatics while having roads that require less shifting. My friend responded that manuals are more efficient than automatics, thats why they prefer them. The next time it was his turn to drive I caught him leaving the car in 4th or 5th gear <out of 6 possibilities> for long stretches of road. This was in a diesel which thought nothing of being in 6th gear at 45mph. I pointed out to him that manuals are only more efficient if you're not a lazy shifter.

Lexus pulled that out of their asses.

Oh that's right! Why aren't there 0-60s and skidpad numbers in this review? Biased media?

Only 1mpg better than my Avalanche?

Couldn't the same be said of Infiniti? Where does one go after the G35? Sales figures show they aren't going to the M or Q.

it's been around for a while and isn't mine. feel free.

I love this line.

Ugly little critters that not even the Germans like.

In reviews for the 2007 DTS I still read about how terrible the Cimmaron was or what a mistake the one year only Cadillac 8-6-4 was. Why do we not hear about the SLX during Acura MDX reviews? Why is it not mentioned that the MDX is platform shared with the Pilot and Odyssey? Why is there no mention of the G20 or J30 during G35 reviews? Why is there never a review that goes something like "BMW has come a long way since producing that ok handling econo-box tin can 2002 from 30 years ago" or "Mercedes has certainly made great strides since their days of building cars that couldn't get out of the way of the black clouds of soot they produced". Why does any Infiniti review not covering the G35 NOT start with "Attempting to improve their slow selling ____"? Answer me that.

IT"S ALL PERCEPTION!!! IT's THE SAME REASON YOU DON'T BUY JORDASH STONE WASHED JEANS ANYMORE! IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH PERFORMANCE OR QUALITY!

Resale is based on perceived value not actual value. The resale for the CTS-V and STS-V is low because they don't have blue and white emblems on their nose... it has nothing to do with the configuration of the engine. <STS-V is DOHC btw>

There are going to be less conquest buyers because there are lots and lots of happy '03-'07 CTS owners out there that want the next model. I know I plan on getting an '09 to replace my '04. That's one less conquest buyer <I conquested from Lincoln technically>

best friend's partner just got a Lucerne V6... he's 38 years old. Prior to my decision to move to Germany I've seriously considered a Lucerne V8 to replace my CTS. It's not that the CTS isn't a great car, I'm just more into a softer ride. I'm 28.

yeah, Ford doesn't seem to be able to bring ANY of it's hot concepts to market