Drew Dowdell

Ford is doomed.

I misspelled it in my first post, it's Abboud. It was a designer edition of the Regal GS. It had some dark, textured, buttery leather seats: and Subtle two toning unique to the package:

Sad thing is, this will still outsell the Mazda 3 because of that damn H on the hood.

I loved my W-Body All things considered, probably the best riding, most comfortable car I've owned. Was reliable too. I never should have traded it on the CTS... but I had my heart set on the Caddy. I know this isn't the case for everyone, but the ergonomics of the W-bodies just seem to fit me as a driver perfectly. It was like the car was tailored to fit around my body. When I was shopping for a replacement for the Cutlass, I test drove a loaded Joseph Abuud Regal GS. Getting out of the Cutlass and into the Regal...everything just fit. *sigh* I know this doesn't add anything to the thread.... but I wanted to add that.

That means they'd need 1,428,571,429 barrels of oil to make up that cost at todays prices. This discovery will yield them 3,000,000,000 to 15,000,000,000 barrels of oil.

your situation only works in a monopoly or oligopoly. when you have many competitors there is less chance for price alignment There are, what, 5 major producers? this is also a lesson in why oil company mergers are bad

The retail price of gasoline rose disproportionally to the price of crude oil. well.... they do.

It didn't. They tried it with Oldsmobile and look where it got them.

Left over VW Passat sunroof knob.....

and what is the difference we see here folks? The Toyo already looks dusty and pitted, and it's brand new.

the current 3-series, yes. The previous one had interior room around the same as a Civic.... that's why I used that comparison

gotta be something wrong with the: a. car b. driver I have to *try* to get 15mpg in mine... with it in sport mode ALL the time and me driving it like I stole it.

betcha gas goes UP 50 cents a gallon..."to cover the cost of drilling"

Now it's February 2007? I thought they moved it to Jan.

oh yeah, and more of the "bs" who ever raps about a QX?

The "bs" is the QX being rated above the Escalade. No one here has said the Escalade doesn't have it's faults, the complaint is that the QX was rated above it. I recall one poster saying that it should have finished 3rd. IMHO, the Audi is kinda not in the right segment for this compairo. It is much too small comparitively. Similar to compairing the prev-gen 3-series to the current gen CTS. The BMW/Audi gets a pass on it's smaller size while the Caddy gets knocked for providing more space for the same money.

it's an outside developed transmission.... ZF or Aisin or something...

$2.38 for regular this weekend

Edmunds STUTTGART, Germany — The soon-to-be-launched and much-hyped Mercedes-Benz E320 Bluetec has reportedly failed to meet emissions criteria in the important states of California, Maine, Massachusetts, New York and Vermont. Mercedes said its E320 CDI was "the cleanest diesel vehicle in the world," but apparently not clean enough for U.S. regulators. Despite their popularity in Europe, diesels have never been commonplace in the United States and have a reputation as a technology for big rigs only. But there's a more ecological explanation for the lukewarm reception. Diesel is actually more harmful to the environment than gasoline because it generates more nitrogen oxides (NOx), gases that play a major role in the formation of acid rain and haze. It is no wonder, then, that many U.S. states impose strict emissions levels for diesel-powered vehicles. European regulators in turn have begun to demand "NOx traps" for diesel vehicles. Mercedes-Benz tried to tackle the problem by utilizing a catalytic device that converts NOx to nitrogen. Its Bluetec system, introduced in the Vision GL320 concept shown at the North American International Auto Show in January, injects an aqueous urea fluid called AdBlue into the exhaust system. AdBlue is intended to separate NOx into hydrogen and water. Despite the setback in the United States, Mercedes has already been using Bluetec-equipped commercial vehicles for some time, and it plans to offer Bluetec-equipped cars in Europe by 2008. What this means to you: Diesel is more frugal, but presents unique emissions problems for engineers. Sooner or later, it's got to work — Mercedes isn't the only one desperate to get modern diesels, so popular in Europe, into the U.S.

Since you've been in the industry, maybe you can explain to us lay people why it matter. I don't understand if I'm ordering a car, and it's coming down the production line, why seemingly completely unrelated options can't be individually selected. Get me an Aura shell with a sunroof opening... and when you're building it, take a set of seats off the cloth seat rack and throw them in. If I've ordered and put a deposit on the car, why should this matter? On the otherhand, I do understand drive train combos since those have to be certified.

It's for side impact protection.....

truth!

People who have taste in music didn't vote for either.

automatics are the one thing that GM has done better than anyone else with.....

and how much is he paying you?