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Cool. Nice to see GM going out on a limb a bit more with their regular products. Although, maybe that doesn't always work. (SSR) I guess we'll see what people think.

Interesting. So begins the return of the French. Wonder if it will last this time?

and... http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=sw...12&om=1&iwloc=A

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=di...12&om=1&iwloc=A Ask and ye shall recieve...

Makes sense. A supercar company shouldn't rest on their laurels.

The 'capn will soon be there in total posts.

Try Swastika, Ontario and Dildo, Newfoundland on for size.

That avatar is actually -smaller- than the max size. It looks funny because it's getting scaled UP. I believe there is a way to turn off scaling, let me look...

That's no demo I've ever heard of. It's one of two things. Either a trojan or a virus. A trojan is a program that lets others control your PC. So somebody is actually connected to your computer, controlling the mouse when that happens. They can also eject the CD-ROM, that's rather scary. Or, it's just a virus programmed to do this stuff automatically. Either way, get yourself a virus scanning package and it should find the virus or trojan.

Expensive? Well, there are cheap places to go, as well as ritzy, expensive places. Maybe I'm just brainwashed by Toronto prices. (They're generally worse). I didn't notice any car hatred when I was there. I did notice a lot of really small cars, old compacts, people who didn't care about their OWN cars... but that's just uncalled for, spitting on cars. Pontiac love is not just a Quebec thing, it's a Canadian thing. I already see more Persuit coupes around Toronto than Cobalts. I've seen 2 new Waves and no Aveos yet. I think Canada is one of the most compelling reasons why cutting Pontiac is BAD idea. Tim Hortons is also Canada, not Quebec. There's one place you can stand in Hamilton Ontario (where Timmies was founded) where you can see 4 Tim Horton's at once. They plan to more than double the number of Timmies in the US over the next few years... so you may be seeing a lot more over there too. Glad you enjoyed the city. It's such a nice vacation spot for me, and within an easy day's drive.

Man, I was born in 1983. I've never known 'it' to be Ford vs Chevy.

Learn your BMW alpha-mumbo-jumbo L is for long-wheelbase. I believe the body on this is regular. So this would be a 330Ti... TI says "Yeah, I'm so blingy, they named a bimma after me!"

Haha Honda and Toyota fans fight! Go!

I thought BMW was going back to honest engine sizes (i.e. 318i for the 1.8L instead of rounding it to make the 320i, as with the last generation). If so, why is the 3.0L turbo a 335i? Can somebody explain?

Maybe Ford could buy them?

Here's another guy who did it for 8 years, and changed quite a bit more...

This seems odd, coming from the Conservatives... Will it really make a difference?? Don't we get the Cali specs anyways?

Inventory restraints on the Cobalt??? How come every Chevy lot I see up here is full of them??

What's wrong with the B? If there is such a thing as a luxury compact, that's it.

Oh, and as for the suburbs thing - it really wouldn't bother me. Neither would living in a small town. I'm pretty flexible when it comes to where I'd like to live, as long as it's in Canada. Although I've never lived in a city smaller than 80,000 - I think I would enjoy small-town life. I visited one of my friends in Paisley, ON this weekend (extra points if you know where THAT is!!) and I liked it there... could see myself living there. Downtown T.O. is just where it makes sense for me to live right now, with my job location and income.

It's roughly 600 sq. ft., one bedroom. Sounds small, but it's well laid out - certainly seems worlds bigger than the 450 sq. ft. bachelor apartment I moved out of. I'm at Jarvis and Carlton, relatively close to Yonge and Bloor, but not the nicest neighborhood.

http://www.gizmag.com/go/6245/ October 1, 2006 Researchers at the ETH Chair for Power Electronics have developed an electrical generator that spins at a world record 500,000 revolutions per minute (RPM) and scientists are hopeful they can achieve twice this speed to touch the magical million rpm. The matchbox-sized motor generates the equivalent of 100 watts, including the power electronics interface, and has an efficiency of close to 95 percent. Powered by a gas turbine, one tankful of fuel drives the generator for about 10 hours at peak 100 watt performance. These ultra small gas turbines could replace conventional batteries as a mobile power source and have a range of potential applications, from dentistry where ever smaller holes could be drilled with ever higher rotation speed through to energy supply for mobile applications, such as portable heart-lung machines or artificial hearts. The little motors could also be used in turbo compressors, which condense gas mixtures or air. In a next step, the team at ETH wants to create a propulsion system that can do a million revolutions per minute. This is not easily done. In order to achieve this goal the scientists will need special materials that can take the strain in the rotor. The current model is coated with titanium, which resists the extreme centrifugal forces. Individual components of the highly rotating power system. Highly compact electronics for the regulation (left), stator (centre) and rotor with mounted ball-bearings. The match neatly illustrates the size of the motor in its entirety.

Verbal diarrhea much? I've never seen a writeup this long... Looks OK. Some good and bad points, nothing outstanding in either direction...