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They're cargo trucks. I doubt anyone is going to care if they're rebadges.

My highway average is somewhere around 6.5 L/100km = 36.1868591 miles per gallon which includes traffic jams. Maybe your Cobalt wasn't maintained properly, or was badly abused? I just don't see how you can get numbers that bad with a Cobalt.

I just had to go look at wikipedia, because I realized I had no idea what an 8-track looked like. Yep, that's what you get for being born in '83 and having parents from the '40s/'50s. 8 tracks were somewhere in between, so I never saw one.

*goes to google and finds* 16.8 miles per gallon = 14.0008681 L/100km Holy crap!! Were you using the brake and gas pedal at the same time???

Do you think this will really happen? A new one in only 4 model years?If so, I guess an MCE isn't really required, but... I have my doubts that will happen. Even Toyota doesn't operate that quickly.

It seems to be pretty standard among the automakers who replace their cars regularly to do an MCE for the fourth model year and replace after the fifth. That is to say: Initial design model years: 2005, 6, 7 MCE design model years: 2008, 9 New generation: 2010, etc... The 2008 Cobalt is out and there is no sign of an MCE. Are we getting one for 2009? Or is GM leaving it to rot on the vine like the Cavalier?

I think that post made about as much sense as some of the terms on that list.

I was looking through slang terms with a gay friend of mine and we had quite a few that made us laugh. wikipedia list of terms for 'gay' Pots and pans and plant references... there are some pretty random ones.

Yep. Those people are just genetically intolerant.They just won't even tolerate lactose. Stand up against the injustices of antilactites!! :AH-HA_wink:

North Carolina and Florida are in the most trouble from this. I can't be bothered to look now, but I've seen maps and large portions of Eastern NC and pretty much all of FL south of Miami will be gone with a half meter (~18 in) sea level rise.

Oh man you just reminded me of the tasty tasty Jamaican corn soup I've had from a soup stand. Guess you wouldn't like it, but it was damn good.

Only ever had one rental, a Neon. I never thought I'd choose an Neon over anything, but I actually helped the guy fish the keys out of it when I found out my other option was an Echo.

I know a few people who do that with mayonnaise. Tasty, but I can't bring myself to eat something I know is that bad for me. I don't like mustard so I request that be left off a lot of things. I had a bad experience with ribs once - I found something attached to the inside once and all I could think was it was a piece of lung. It probably wasn't but it was enough to gross me out. I found I just have no appetite for them now. In fact any kind of presentation where it's obviously an animal I'm eating kind of grosses me out. If I had to kill and clean my own food, I'd be a vegetarian by now.

As far as I've heard from people who've seen the video, Bollinger basically tarred and feathered the guy before he even got on the stage.

According to Iran’s President, Mr. Ahmadinejad, homosexuality doesn’t exist in Iran – whatsoever. He’d also like more ‘substantial’ evidence that the holocaust occurred. It seems that the disappearance of millions of people isn’t enough to appease his warped perception of history. Ahmadinejad made both claims today at Columbia University, where his comments regarding homosexuality in Iran were met with open laughter. Glad I looked into this.

You never know. We already have a North Korean dictator slamming Japanese cars. :AH-HA_wink:

Speaking of license plates... Oh my...

Ontario requires them too. You see a lot of ricers who have bodykits with no spot for the plate put them in their front window. Cops will give you trouble for that, but a guy I knew fought it everytime becuase apparently that is legal.

medical site Provided by: Canadian Press Written by: Alexa Olesen, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING - U.S.-based toy giant Mattel Inc. issued an extraordinary apology to China on Friday over the recall of Chinese-made toys, taking the blame for design flaws and saying it had recalled more lead-tainted toys than justified. The gesture by Thomas Debrowski, Mattel's executive vice-president for worldwide operations, came in a meeting with Chinese product safety chief Li Changjiang, at which Li upbraided the company for maintaining weak safety controls. "Our reputation has been damaged lately by these recalls," Debrowski told Li in a meeting at Li's office at which reporters were allowed to be present. "And Mattel takes full responsibility for these recalls and apologizes personally to you, the Chinese people, and all of our customers who received the toys," Debrowski said. The carefully worded apology, delivered with company lawyers present, underscores China's central role in Mattel's business. The world's largest toy maker has been in China for 25 years and about 65 per cent of its products are made in China. The fence-mending call came ahead of an expected visit to China by Mattel's chairman and chief executive, Robert Eckert, who has told U.S. legislators he wants to see Mattel's operations there first-hand. Mattel ordered three high-profile recalls this summer involving more than 21 million Chinese-made toys, including Barbie doll accessories and toy cars because of concerns about lead paint and tiny magnets that could be swallowed. The recalls have prompted complaints from China that its manufacturers were being blamed for design faults introduced by Mattel. On Friday, Debrowski acknowledged that "vast majority of those products that were recalled were the result of a design flaw in Mattel's design, not through a manufacturing flaw in China's manufacturers." Lead-tainted toys accounted for only a small percentage of all toys recalled, he said, adding: "We understand and appreciate deeply the issues that this has caused for the reputation of Chinese manufacturers." In a statement issued by the company, Mattel said its lead-related recalls were "overly inclusive, including toys that may not have had lead in paint in excess of the U.S. standards. "The follow-up inspections also confirmed that part of the recalled toys complied with the U.S. standards," the statement said, without giving specific figures. The co-owner of the company that supplied the lead-tainted toys to Mattel, Lee Der Industrial Co. Ltd., committed suicide in August shortly after the recall was announced. Li reminded Debrowski that "a large part of your annual profit ... comes from your factories in China. "This shows that our co-operation is in the interests of Mattel, and both parties should value our co-operation. I really hope that Mattel can learn lessons and gain experience from these incidents," Li said, adding that Mattel should "improve their control measures." Li, the head of China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, also expressed his appreciation for Debrowski's "objective and responsible attitude toward the recent toy recall." Chinese food, drugs and other products ranging from toothpaste to seafood are under intense scrutiny because they have been found to contain potentially deadly substances. But China has bristled at what it claims is a campaign to discredit its reputation as an exporter. It accuses foreign media and others of playing up its product safety issues as a form of protectionism. Beijing insists that the vast majority of its exports are safe but has stepped up inspections of food, drugs and other products in response to concern in other countries. Li told reporters after meeting with Debrowski that the government had taken swift action against Lee Der, shutting down its operations and revoking its business licence. Four people from the company also face criminal charges, he said, without giving details. Since this summer's recalls Mattel has announced plans to upgrade its safety system by certifying suppliers and increasing the frequency of random, unannounced inspections. It has fired several manufacturers. Tests had found that lead levels in paint in recalled toys were as high as 110,000 parts per million, or nearly 200 times higher than the accepted safety ceiling of 600 parts per million. Mattel's shares fell from the mid-C$23 level following the first recall in early August, reaching as low as $20.97 on Sept. 10. They have since rebounded, and rose 63 cents to 2.7 per cent to $24.19 in early trading Friday. China has become a centre for the world's toy-making industry, exporting C$7.5 billion worth of toys last year.

puketastic Danish chevy ... that makes the Fit and Yaris look good.

Hmmm... interesting the different spins our medias put on things. This man is made to look like a hero in the Canadian media, as one of the few middle eastern leaders NOT supporting terrorists.

ding ding ding The crappy part is, this will cut into GM's bottom line if they do it.

OK - so the Iranian president wants to visit a site that is open to anyone who comes and they say NO? And with so much anger from everyone? Is this just racism? I don't understand. It's reactions like this that reinforce negative opinions of Americans.

What's really alarming is how fast it's risen. From just over 61 cents US in 2002 to even in 5 years. A 5 year inventment in straight Canadian cash would have earned an American 62%. Crazy.

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