Drew Dowdell

Linkity BOSTON - Zipcar is acquiring rival car-sharing service Flexcar in a bid to head off emerging competition from traditional rental car firms that have been adding outlets in urban neighborhoods.... Zipcar, based in Cambridge, Mass., offers 3,500 cars in more than 35 markets in the United States, Europe and Canada — most of them U.S. college campuses — and has more than 120,000 members. Washington D.C.-based Flexcar is smaller, with about 1,500 cars in 15 U.S. markets and 50,000 members. Zipcar has managed to turn profits in major cities where it's been operating a couple years or more. The costs of acquiring cars and parking spots as well as signing up members make new markets initially unprofitable.

Thanks guys... and Knightfan... I hope not. :AH-HA_wink:

See? We can agree sometimes. :AH-HA_wink:

The bolded statement is the most important. Look at the responses just on C&G much less Autoblog or Edmunds to the Malibu, CTS, GMT-900 and Lambda reviews. Doesn't have Nav Doesn't out accelerate the 3-series Can't compete with the 5-series because it's priced less <wtf?> GM used pushrods They don't have a 6-speed yet Isn't a mid-sized SUV It's too heavy Isn't a minivan These new cars are some of the stars of GM's lineup and are at or biting the heals of the top in their respective classes.... yet all we hear is bitching about how tiny things that will NEVER effect sales are signs of "what is so wrong at GM" and have expectations set on them that aren't set on the competition.

I do agree the Malibu is a great car. I also agree that the bitching about the previous Malibu and even the Aura has helped this car. What I was pointing out was that people bitching about there not being a NAV will have about as much difference on the sales and sucess of the car as people bitching about the iPod not having a user replaceable battery has for the iPod. I've said it before and I'll say it again, GM could come out with a fully function model of Christ himself and people would bitch that the water to wine function only dispenses Merlot.

get the carb adjusted, seriously. You do know how to start an 80's carburrated car, right?

A true GTO is your grandmother's tempest with a big engine and nicer upholstery.

fixed

It's easy to tell the faster/better car. It has the blue and white propeller thingy on the hood.

OMG, the 3-series would soooo out handle God.

I think both Saturn and Buick should have a lineup where every vehicle has a hybrid version. Saturn would cater to the lower end of the scale and Buick could cater to those who still like a bit of ostentatiousness. Besides, Buick has the perfect trim line name, Electra.

If Apple has listened to the consumer, the iPod would have a user replaceable battery, music bought in iTunes wouldn't have DRM, and Leopard would run on a Dell, and the iPhone would be able to be used on any GSM network. Sometimes products sell well just because they are crowned "The Best" by the media.

this thread has gone :gay: in just one page.

From SMK From edmunds From SMK What he means to say is that an AWD CTS is heavier than a RWD 535i. An AWD 535ix is only 60lbs. lighter than the CTS. How is that not obese also? From SMK I don't know if these numbers are just made up or what. The 0-60s are wrong for both, the skidpad is wrong for both the CTS did better, the slalom is wrong for both, the weight balance is wrong on the CTS. From SMK: again, quite simply wrong

You are correct. There was nothing personal, nothing offensive, and nothing controversial. However, continuously posting incorrect information has gotten people banned before. OMG! SMK has been SHELVED!

I'd go as far as to say that the CTS is NOT Cadillac's entry level car. It's just Cadillac's least expensive car in an incomplete lineup.

It's not dissent when someone consistently and persistently posts incorrect information and invalid comparisons. If I came on here ranting about how a Subaru Legacy couldn't out handle or out accelerate a Mini-Cooper S constantly and calling the Legacy junk for it, I'd get banned. Classing cars based on just price is stupid. stupid stupid stupid. The TSX, Lucerne, 300c, GS, ES, RL all fall into this price class as well. Do we *really* need a comparison between Lucerne and the 3-series just to prove that, yes Virginia, the smaller car will out handle the larger car, with threads upon threads about how GM needs to fix this or fix that so they could possibly outsell the 3-series with a Lucerne? It's flat out NOT dissent. It's trolling.

Or we could take away the ban on pebble bed nuclear reactors put in place by the Carter Administration to reduce the chance of nuclear proliferation. The pebble bed reactors that Westinghouse is developing for China could be used here. The some nice things about pebble bed reactors is they have an inherent, natural, safety system so that if there is a catastrophic loss of coolant, the reactor goes into idle mode. This happens without any human interaction at all. Secondly, the nuclear fuel is recyclable. They don't use water as a coolant so there is no need to locate them near rivers. They use helium as a coolant which is about the most benign element there is. It doesn't pick up radioactivity like most other elements do... so if the coolant escapes, it's not a health hazard. Then we could replace all those dirty coal plants.

because hydrogen is not a fuel source.

Indeed, $10,000 does put the 5-er in a different price class... however it still has exactly the same equipment and size as the $10k cheaper yet equally appointed and capable CTS. Tell me, what about a $10,000 more expensive 5er with the same equipment makes it worth $10,000 more? Oh... right.... Definately worth 10k

Didn't you know? Anything can be called a coupe now. Fly's Aurora was one of the first modern 4-door coupes

Oh look, just like every K-car evar!

Wait... that can't be! More gears means smoother performance doesn't it?!

Yeah, but I bet they didn't really knock the Infiniti for it's interior.

Wow, Entourage way down. Tucson way down. Elantra down, Sonata up <check your Dollar lots> but down so far for the year, Accent up slightly.