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For some reason this afternoon, if I click on the 'Go to this post' button in an email notification from the forum in Gmail on Safari, it just opens a new tab on the Google site rather than the specific post in the forum. Works fine on Chrome. Weird...I haven't changed any settings on my Mac.
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seems that once and a while if i have more than 1 tab of this site up it'll give me a "500 internal server error" after about a minute of "doing nothing" as in after i click a link. not sure if it's my isp, at&t dsl, or if it's the server being down or busy...? any help why this could be happening?
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Drew, or who keeps "my garage" usable, the years you can choose of vehicles only goes to 2013.
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The thread titles are now white text on a white/silver gradient. Please, fix this slight oversight. If it matters, I'm using the default skin.
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How the shit do you use that tab?!
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Can anyone tell us why the "views" counter is stuck at "0" in some threads? It's disconcerting. Thanks.
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I'd guess the 2008 Buick Enclave . It certainly is one of GM's most anticipated products of that model year, and many would like to see the interior of the production vehicle. I suppose I could compare the shown image to the uncovered vehicle at the car shows, but I'll skip that. Buick Enclave! * If so, Flybrian, remember to spell it E-n-c-l-a-v-e . P.S. - If I'm wrong, it'd be the first time... in the last five minutes. Guess I've run out of smilies . [ EDIT ] They should have covered up those rims .
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Today we reached two new milestones: 1,000 members and 13,000 posts on the new site. Cheers! :cheers:
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In commemoration of our fifth year online, we are proud to announce the beginning of a new tradition. Please join us in assembling our 1st Annual Member's Rides Calendar by submitting photos of your vehicle. Twelve lucky C&G members will have their vehicles featured in a beautiful 8 1/2" x 14" wall calendar available directly from C&G, profits from which go to funding the site. Pricing has not yet been set, but expect it to be far under $20. To Enter: Please submit a high-resolution photo of your vehicle to [email protected]. Include the following information: Your name Year/Make/Model/Trim (i.e. 1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue GLS, 2002 Chevy Camaro SS) Your …
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2 brands on move; 2 on hold Subaru is new darling; Mazda adds to lineup; questions dog Mitsubishi, Suzuki Ryan Beene Automotive News -- September 6, 2010 - 12:01 am ET High-flying Subaru has been outperforming the U.S. market for the past two years. But overall, Japan's smaller carmakers have had a tough time in the United States for much of the past decade. Getting the right products at the right time has been a struggle. Mazda and Subaru have been filling out their product lines, but at Mitsubishi and Suzuki, there seem to be more questions than answers. The Forester and Outback have led the charge for Subaru. Now the Japanese brand plans to add in late 2011 or…
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Don't Go Speeding in Hazel Park MI. This is what you might see in your rear view mirror: A 300-horsepower 2007 Jaguar XK Coupe police car. Dedicated to the fallen: Jessica Nagle-Wilson and Robert Kozminski. Enjoy, in their memory. Police Officer Jessica Ann Nagle-Wilson Police Officer Robert (Bobby) Kozminski
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it's completely underwhelming compared to the CTS Coupe... Officially Official: 2008 Mercedes-Benz CLC Mercedes-Benz has officially unveiled the 2008 CLC-Class, the Euro-market successor to the now-defunct C-Class Sports Coupe. Well, we should clarify that. It's not completely defunct in that its architecture has been carried over for the new car, meaning the CLC does not share underpinnings with the new-gen C-Class. Still, Mercedes boasts that the car features 1,100 "newly-developed or enhanced" components, including the direct steering system introduced on the freshened SLK. The changes are intended to give the car a different feel than its predecessor. At fi…
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For full article, see http://www.leftlanenews.com/skoda-superb.html
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I promise, this will be the last spamming from me posting of all that spy shot craps. Yet another old news I digged from the net. This one is from Audi. The 2011 A7. http://blog.pixnet.net/jackieyang/post/9376358 The site is the Chinese site, but the article is in English so you can read about it. I just wanted to share them. I thought these were just too good the news to be just posted on my site only. Though they are old. I will be keep on hunting for the spy shots, but unless I get a go to post them here, this will be the last time I flood this site with all these pointless spy shot junks. Enjoy.
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2011 MAHINDRA APPALACHIAN SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2009MARCH 12TH, 2009 By Mark Kleis Proving to be the longest lasting, most unpredictable rumor in the auto industry – handily ousting the Amarok flip-flop for top honors – Mahindra has yet again hit a major snag in its seemingly doomed quest to come to the U.S. It was only one week ago that Leftlane reported on the passing of the EPA emissions testing for the Mahindra truck, seemingly clearing the way for the small diesel-powered pickup to come stateside. But what we (and apparently all but a single Indian media outlet – Frontier India) missed was a small disclaimer on Mahindra’s media site that said the agreement between Mahi…
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I've doubled everyone's PM inbox capacity from 50 to 100 messages. Yay! Enjoy.
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AW Press drew a laugh with a recommendation he offered for anyone depressed about the current state of affairs in the industry. "Do me a favor and visit the maternity ward of any hospital," he said. "Every one of those little blue and pink baskets represents 14 or 15 purchase cycles." - Toyota is benefiting from what he termed a tailwind. But Press pointed out that the industry is cyclical, and Toyota's fortunes could decline, too. "We have no interest in GM declining. We have no interest in becoming number one," he said. "GM is a global icon. They support the economy, and they represent the strength of the industry. There is no joy in the difficulties they're having…
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2005 has been a turbulant year in so many respects. For most of us, we spent the past twelve months seeing continued war in the Middle East, unfathomable natural disasters, and stratospheric gas prices. We've also seen the automaker we care and admire face difficulties of its own with the postponing or cancellation of several models and the sword of Damocles that is bankruptcy. The forums we call home have probably been up-and-running about 80% of the past year. And a few among us have even lost cars, jobs, or worse. I've felt a general malaise around here now and then, often evidenced by our conduct towards our fellow members. In light of that, I'd like to…
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As most of you may have noticed, none of you have yet received your promised prizes for winning competitions. Please know you haven't been forgotten about. Our C&G account is very low because of recent purchases of spy photography as well as the big down payment we had to put down for two years of hosting. Because of this, I'm pretty much paying for these prizes out of my pocket. The prizes are - as somewhat stated - going to be small trinkets, things like keychains, toy diecasts, etc. Nothing like an actual car or something grandiose, but a little relevant prize nonetheless that we hope you'll appreciate. Rest assured again that winners will receive prizes! Just g…
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Because of Chrysler's recent sale to Cerberus, any and all news related to DaimlerBenz - including Mercedes, SMART, Freightliner, etc. - will now be featured in the European Marques of the Other Guys section. Please continue posting and reading the latest Chrysler, Jeep, and Dodge news as well as topics discussing Plymouth, AMC, Eagle, etc in the Chrysler Corportation section. That is all.
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would anyone else think a sub forum to help others find jobs would be a good idea?
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a "readers corner" , so there is a place to leave a review on any good books anyone reads... hehe it can be out own "book club" hahahah but the idea is tell what book it is and maybe a decent couple of paragraphs including why you wanted to read it, what it was about, and a critique of it. it would include any genre, fiction and nonfiction. just an idea.
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Maybe instead of displaying just the most recently updated topic in each thread on the main forum page, how about the most recent two or three. I'm sure that many topics actually get missed for this reason. It has happened to me many times, where I don't see a topic until much after it was started. I know this will take up much more room, but there's got to be some way to make it work. Just a suggestion, i dunno I'm just lazy i guess.
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A tale of two lost automakers in search of their mojo. By Peter M. De Lorenzo (Posted 10/12, 12:00 p.m.) Detroit. No, I’m not going to write about the Chevrolet Volt this week in this column, although I do have a mini-rant in this week’s “On the Table” if you just have to read more about it. I’d rather talk about two Japanese car industry stalwarts – Toyota and Honda – and where they’ve been, where they are now and where they need to go given increasingly stiff competition from Ford and the Hyundai-KIA group, etc. Five years ago you could pretty much predict the tone of any article mentioning either Toyota or Honda, the two most successful Asian automakers of their tim…
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We enjoy posting Craigslist and eBay finds quite often on C&G, yet there is no dedicated place to post them. They simply get lumped into the lounge, and often get lost. I was wondering if it might be a good idea to have a dedicated section just for these sorts of posts. Something like For Sale Finds or something with a better title than that. Just a thought.
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Not a fan. I would much rather see a few more pics posted within the threads.
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1. They sold 43,000 RLs?!? 2. The recall was issued to prevent possible problems, no incidents have actually occured 3. Look at this journalistic genius... Here is some media bias.... this time directed against an import. edit: Woops forgot the link.
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Ad Free April Premium Membership Drive Now, a special deal for all of you. You can get 18 months of Advertisement free Cheers and Gears goodness for the price of 12*. That comes out to just 66 cents a month for an ad free experience. But wait! There's more! If we get 15 new subscriptions or renewals by midnight on March 31st, I will turn off advertisments* for all registered users for the entire month of April. That is one subscription per day for the rest of the month. If you are a current premium subscriber, the system won't allow you to renew until you are within 30 days of your expiration date. In that case, contact me directly, and I will give you instruct…
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It's funny, I've started noticing the banner ads occasionally, and today noticed ones for a Chevy dealer and another for a VW dealer. Yet the dealers were in the Oakland, CA area, though I'm in Chandler, AZ encubed. Must be the ip address or something.
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Two questions for the community - 1. Would you like/not mind/dislike/hate an an article stream where I posted coupon codes and other automotive related deals? These would be targeted specials and C&G would get a kickback if you used the coupon code. Those of you who are premium subscribers would still see the deals even though you are exempted from other advertising. 2. How would you feel about me installing an AdBlock detector? I know many of you use Adblock, as does an increasing amount of our guest traffic. Our falling ad revenues reflect that (whitelist us maybe? I don't run intrusive ads). If ads do bother you a lot, would you consider purchasing a…
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Throughout its existence, we at Cheers and Gears have taken pride in providing the internet with a reputable source of GM-related news, information, editorials, and discussion while providing a relaxed, fun atmosphere for every one of our members. What we’re about to say here really reflects out desire to ensure that we can continue to provide an enjoyable experience to everyone who visits C&G. There are a number of issues that have come to our attention in the past several weeks or so, and it’s time for us to address them. For the most part we’ve been against micro-moderation, but these issues have gotten to the point where members are expressing dissatisfaction wi…
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Well, it seems that I was deleted from the forums. When I came to log in just a few minutes ago, it said the forums "couldn't find anyone with my log-in details." So I tried logging in once more, and still the same screen. So then I was like, well, I bet if I re-register my screen name, password, and e-mail, I'll get another error message saying all of those details have already been taken. So I did just that, re-registered all of my information. Then I get a screen saying that my validation e-mail has been sent. All of this happening after I just got over 5,000 posts.
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Am I the only that experiences problems? It seems every once in a while the C&G server becomes extremely slow and eventually a DNS error page thing pops up. It's been happening for a while now, but today has been terrible. I've been able to get about 20 minutes or so on the site since I first got on at 2:40. I notice everytime I get on, the member list is extremely low, like during the late night hours so I can't be the only having these... right? Regardless, it's extremely annoying and it's pissing me off. If it's my PC... something will be done. If it's C&G, I'll be a bit happier, but I hope it ends.
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Which one do you like better? I think I prefer the Altima.
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Can't access the site for quite awhile then it comes back up for a few minutes?
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Amazon.com is now being offered as another shopping choice for Cheers & Gears members. Just click on the link to amazon.com or search for your automotive products via our Cheers & Gears widget to find all the products that you need. Every time you purchase something through our link to Amazon.com, you are helping to improve Cheers & Gears features and services. Amazon.com is a great retail outlet that has over time, expanded their offerings to include almost any product you could think of or want to purchase. With their free super-saver shipping on most products in Amazon's inventory, Amazon will directly ship your purchases to your home or business. Amazo…
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Its unfortunate that I have the need to post another message like this to everyone, and because I really don't have the desire to remind some of our legacy members of this simple fact, I'll keep it succinct. When someone chooses to share information, you DO NOT have to agree, but you MUST afford them respect. I'm sure I'm not the only one tired of seeing someone being called out simply because they don't use a "proper" disclaimer, like 'this may not be true' or 'don't take it as fact.' Another simple reality is that certain members of this board do know more than the average bystander about happenings inside the industry. If you do not agree with their posts, that's fin…
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I've noticed an unusual situation going on. There's massive amount (and I do mean massive) of advertising for the Japanese brands going on for some reason on radio. Why I say unusual, because even the dealers that aren't usually advertising, are doing so now. It's like on the radio usually it's the same 2-3 dealers, but this morning I've heard 5 different dealers advertising in a row already. They're all claiming they're offering at least $4-5000 off the new 2008 Hondas and Toyotas, with 0.9% finance rate (Usually this is up at least 3.9% with the other import brands) plus GST rebate, and even up to $7000 on 2007s. Mazda seems worse, they're offering $9000 on some new 200…
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Let us know if you have any problems with any aspect of the site. Thanks!
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When will the French/Italians learn? I present to you the: Citroen Nemo Fiat Fiorino Peugeot Bipper
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2008 BMW M3 Coupe being marked up to $100,000 Link to AutoBlog We've been getting reports from all over that the 2008 BMW M3 Coupe has begun to arrive in U.S. dealerships. Dealers, however, have also begun taking advantage of the high interest in these Bavarian über coupes by marking up the price. Since we couldn't just take everyone's word for the extreme mark ups, we had to wait until someone surfaced with proof, which came today. Dragtimes.com is hosting an image of a brand spanking new M3 sitting in an unidentified California dealer with a window sticker displaying the car's $70,720 MSRP plus a $30,000 mark up. The extra monies demanded by the dealer is labeled…
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Found an older thread mentioning an Android app coming. Any update? I can't find anything in the Play store. Any chance on integration with Tapatalk? It would be nice to check all my favorite forums in one place.
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To better serve our members in keeping up-to-date with all things GM especially in regards to future vehicle development, I'd like to take this time to announce two new forums on the C&G website. The Volt-ometer subforum located within the Chevrolet Forum will chronicle the development of this amazing new vehicle from concept to production. In the same way the Camaro Center represented the emotion surrounding the rebirth of Chevy's muscle car, we hope The Volt-ometer will foster the same spirit and enthusiasm for this truly revolutionary vehicle. All other GM developments in biodiesel, ethanol, fuel cells, and related demonstration vehicles will be chronicled i…
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I would love to see an anti GM board somewhere on these forums. It would be interesting to read from people who had bad experiences with a GM product and won't buy a GM car anymore. They are out there. Sometimes someone is ticked off about a GM product and need a place to vent. GM needs to be aware of reasons why some people won't buy their products given that the company once had 50 percent of the market share two and one half decades ago. Anyone else interested in an ex-Gm, anti-GM, GM vent board??
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Anybody have ANYTHING from the site before it crashed in like August? I'm looking for a Camaro concept I did based on the SS concept. It was gorgeous. And I can't find it ANYWHERE because of getting a new computer...
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Nissan to Stop Building Quest, Armada and Infiniti QX56 Link to Kicking Tires Nissan has announced that it will stop producing the Quest minivan, Armada and full-size SUV and its Infiniti sibling the QX56 when the Mississippi factory they’re made in switches to building commercial vehicles in early 2010. The company has confirmed it will build not said if it will build future versions of the slow-sellers they just don't know where. The only word from Nissan is that final decisions have not been made, but there is the “intention” to build them. “When we get to the end of each vehicle's cycle, we look at the market,” a spokesperson said. Sounds to us like company …
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As some of you may have noticed, we've gone ahead and split the Asian Marques Forum into five seperate categories Toyota Motor Corporation will obviously contain all Toyota news, including Lexus, Scion, Daihatsu, Hino, etc. Honda Motor Company now has all Honda/Acura news. Nissan Motor Company rounds out the Japanese 'Big 3' with Nissan/Infiniti developments. Other Japanese Marques is home to Mitsubishi, Subaru, and anything else Japanese. Chinese Automakers covers all those cute lil' upstarts who make the funny cars we love to laugh at - Chery, BYD, Geely, etc. The main Asian Marques forum will now be used for the miscellaneous Asian manufacturers from the Phillipp…
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Asians Go Green in Paris By Christie Schweinsberg WardsAuto.com, Sep 30, 2010 4:52 PM Asian auto makers’ Paris debuts have a decidedly green hue. Almost all Japanese or Korean manufacturers are rolling out hybrid- or battery-electric vehicles at the Paris auto show, which opened to the media today. The eco-friendly models include the production Toyota Auris HEV, Honda Jazz HEV, European-spec Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric vehicle and the concept Kia Pop and Nissan Townpod EVs. While not electrified, several other small, fuel-efficient cars also are taking their public bows, including the Hyundai ix20 multipurpose vehicle, Suzuki Swift subcompact and Toyota Verso-S,…
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Asians oversell horsepower Toyota, Honda inflated claims of engine muscle; new tests force automakers to come clean with buyers. By Jeff Plungis / Detroit News Washington Bureau Sealing the deal When you’re trying to decide between two similar vehicles, what factor is most likely to sway your opinion? WASHINGTON -- After years of touting ever higher horsepower numbers to win new customers, Toyota Motor Corp., Honda Motor Co. and possibly other automakers are now backtracking on some of those claims. Strict new tests developed by the industry's top engineering group are prompting the carmakers to roll back horsepower estimates on several key vehicl…
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I can't view them. I've tried on IE and Firefox at home, on my laptop, and at work. I can't view them no matter what I do... Any ideas?
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Delete the reaction but keep the attacks ? I see :unsure:
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Audi, Mercedes forge ahead in China September 6, 2010 06:01 CET Print Email Reprints FRANKFURT (Reuters) -- Audi and Mercedes-Benz racked up more eye-popping sales in China in August, tapping into a rich vein of growth as living standards rise in the world's most populous nation. Audi said its China sales jumped by two-thirds to 22,350 units, bringing the total for the past eight months to nearly 152,800, a year-to-date gain of 63 percent. This puts China on track to eclipse Germany as Audi's single-largest market as domestic new-vehicle registrations amounted to 144,365 units through August, according to official data. Audi controls a much bigger slice …
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Audi, Mercedes, BMW rely on China as Germany stalls August 16, 2010 06:01 CET SHANGHAI (Bloomberg) -- BMW AG, the world’s largest luxury carmaker, Volkswagen AG’s Audi unit and Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz brand are making up for faltering sales at home by selling more cars in China even as industrywide demand cools in the world’s largest auto market. Audi sold 53 percent more cars in China in July compared with a year earlier, while Daimler, the world’s second-largest luxury-car maker, tripled sales of its Mercedes-Benz brand to 14,500 vehicles and BMW raised its deliveries 82 percent to 13,852, the companies said this month. Sales of Audi and Mercedes fell in Germany f…
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Friday, December 23, 2005 Print this Comment on this E-mail this Auto sector driving Slovak recovery Matt Reynolds / Reuters TRNAVA, Slovakia - The closure of Slovak utility vehicle maker TAZ after the fall of Communism in 1989 put the brakes on the local economy of the town of Trnava. But 16 years later, the auto industry is once again the driving force for the town's 70,000 residents. France's PSA Peugeot Citroen will start production at a state-of-the-art assembly plant next year, eventually creating more than 5,000 jobs. Subcontractors are expected to supply another 1,500 jobs within two years. The plant is expected to have annual capacity of 450,000 ca…
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Guys, I'd like to reorganize the way the Auto Show forums are listed. Rather than have sub-forums by year, I would like to have sub-forums by show location and then all of the years grouped under that show. Rather than having to search 5 different forums for Detroit auto show stuff, all years of Detroit Auto show would be in one forum listed in reverse chronological order. The current structure was built at a time before we had our articles system in place and doesn't mesh well (read: at all) with our new preferred way of posting articles. Making this structure change will allow front page articles to dump into the appropriate forum automatically and correctly. This …
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I noticed Walt had been hanging around much less over at Autoblog in recent months and now they're no longer on the front page. Is there something we should know about? If there was a falling out, I'm not entirely surprised. There was a lot of anti-GM articles and bloggers over there that it felt like I was at Autoweek.
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Are you interested in the following: 1. Automotive industry Financials - like stock performance, manufacturers financial health 2. Personal automotive finance - financing, leasing, insurance, prepaid service plans, etc
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Ok, so I've recently uploaded a new avatar but it keeps being stretched out to 90x90 even though I made the actual file 80x40-something. Any way this can be fixed?
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Would it be possible to allow avatars to grow a little bit? From 90x90 to perhaps 100x100?
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How come today, my Avitar pic will not show? Went to my settings, and it indicated one was there, which I had orginally downloaded from my pictures. Up until today it appeared on every post that I entered. Not today! Instead, all I got was a white square with the little red "X" up in the corner, but it would never open! What's up????????? <_< :angry:
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bye stupid yanks
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I clearly have been away too long and the inmates have been running the asylum. I have absolutely had it with the bickering on this site about political crap and bigotry. My tolerance for such bull crap is down to 2% and the battery light is flashing. I am -->this close<-- to pulling the plug on the whole site because of all of the people who bring non-car dramatic crap onto my car website and can't even show an ounce of human decency towards each other and other human beings. Talk about cars.... that's it! I am watching. To anyone who would bring political or bigoted crap to my website, I have a message from the Romulans for you...
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The link to the forums in the menu on the left side of the front page gives a 404 error when clicked.
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What happened to the balloon boy thread? I was going to post an update in it, about how his parents dragged him onto news shows today while he was sick, and he vomited on camera twice. But I can't find the thread, and search didn't turn up anything.
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In a little over 30 minutes C&G will have pics and information for you on a GMC and Chevy truck debut, along with a less significant Chevy car debut. Be sure to be with us as the information will be moved to the forums as soon as the clock strikes 12:01 AM EST on Jan 5th.
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We have a lot of new members lately, but a large number of the new members know each other from another site. That said, I want to remind everyone both old and new about the etiquette around here. Try to leave the baggage of the old site on the old site. We're here to discuss and argue about cars.... that is the whole point of the site. Different people have different ideas of cars. Different people have different opinions of cars. Different people have favorite brands. We also tend to be very fact based here. Back up your arguments with links and references. We have a large archive of sales data at your disposal to make your point. Feel free to attack i…
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Behold, The PhUV - Philippine Utility Vehicle MANILA, Philippines — Feast your eyes on the Philippine Utility Vehicle, or PhUV, the latest attempt from this island country's government to create a national car. To be priced at around $7,500, it is cheap, but is it any good? The Philippines is a very small market, and most people can't afford a new car. There are several businesses in the country, especially around the city of Cebu, that specialize in converting used Japanese vans into pickup trucks. Public transportation is partly handled by jeepneys, minibus-like contraptions with fiberglass bodies. Seven-seat closed light commercial vehicles are popular here and all…
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http://www.nwherald.com/BusinessSection/353318304457448.php
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I think so, they sold far more cars with Fwd in the 70s and 80s to cut costs. Now everything under 30,000 with 4 doors is Front wheel drive. Down with front wheel drive! CIMA
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BMW Group and PSA Peugeot Citroën want to Expand Cooperation to Hybrid Systems MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2010 The ongoing love affair between the BMW Group and PSA Peugeot Citroën has just become more intense as the two companies announced today their intention to further expand the cooperation to include hybrid components for front-wheel-drive vehicles by singing a memorandum of understanding. Both parties have agreed not to disclose financial details of the agreement. In a joint statement, the two automakers said the components are to be used in front-wheel-drive vehicles with electrified drive trains with the proposed deal said to offer significant economies of scale for …
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BMW, Mercedes forecast quarterly sales growth as China surges Automotive News Europe -- October 8, 2010 11:46 CET BERLIN (Bloomberg) -- BMW AG and Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz, the two biggest makers of luxury vehicles, projected higher fourth-quarter sales on surging demand in China. BMW, the luxury leader, today forecast a “double-digit” percentage rise in fourth-quarter deliveries after overhauling the 5-series sedan and wagon. Mercedes said it was “very confident” about continuing growth in the final three months after a record September, when the manufacturer introduced updated CL- and R-class models. “We have exceptional new products and intend to maintain this up…
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BMW, Mercedes plan smaller vehicles for U.S. Diana T. Kurylko Automotive News Europe -- October 4, 2010 06:01 CET PARIS -- BMW and Mercedes-Benz will bring to the United States several vehicles based on platforms smaller than what they currently sell there. BMW will bring a new front-wheel-drive family of cars in a class known as UKL, a German abbreviation for lower-compact-class cars. "It will be a relatively big segment because we have several body styles," Ian Robertson, BMW AG board member for sales and marketing, told Automotive News last week at the Paris auto show. He didn't disclose what body styles BMW is developing but confirmed that the vehicles will …
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BMW, Mercedes see strong September sales Associated Press Berlin — Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz and BMW AG today reported annual sales growth of well over 10 percent, with both automakers' deliveries in China soaring. Mercedes-Benz sold 118,600 cars worldwide last month, an increase of 13 percent compared with a year earlier and the best September sales result in its history, Daimler said. Global sales at the BMW Group, which includes the core BMW brand, Mini and Rolls-Royce, were up 16.8 percent at 142,950. BMW said growth was driven by its large models, with the 5 series sedan showing the strongest gains. Mercedes-Benz's sales in China were up 98 percent to 13,500. S…
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BMW, Mercedes to shorten Christmas breaks as sales rebound BMW's production shutdown at its Dingolfing plant (shown) will be as short as possible to keep up with demand for its 7-, 6- and 5-series models. November 23, 2010 06:01 CET BERLIN (Bloomberg) -- BMW AG and Mercedes-Benz will shorten Christmas breaks at their factories because of surging demand for new models. BMW's German plants in Dingolfing and Leipzig will stay open over the holidays after halting output for about three weeks in 2009. Dingolfing makes the new-generation 5-series and Leipzig produces the strong-selling X1 crossover introduced last year. Mercedes's Hamburg factory, which supplies parts to ve…
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BMW, Mercedes, Audi weigh tiniest models for U.S. 08:31 AM CAPTIONBy Virginia Mayo, AP Germany's famous luxury automakers are thinking the unthinkable -- bringing their smallest cars to the U.S. Audi, for instance, is weighing whether to bring its next-generation A1 compact car to America. BMW and Mercedes-Benz are also taking a close look at the market. German automakers have always hesitated in the past out of fear that their smallest cars would dilute their image as makers of the wor'd finest cars. But the Obama's new fuel economy standards have them over a barrel. They need smaller cars to offset the bigger, less fuel-effienct ones they plan to sell. "Consumers …
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You may see the site flicker on and off this morning as I make some changes. I'll knock it off around 9am EST.
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Brazil's boom is good news for Fiat and VW October 12, 2010 - 11:30 pm ET The unthinkable has finally happened. Brazil has overtaken Germany as the fourth-largest market for passenger car and light commercial vehicle sales. That's good news for Fiat, Volkswagen and other European volume carmakers. Fiat and VW have dominated the Brazilian auto market for decades. Their rivals Renault and PSA/Peugeot-Citroen have big growth plans for South America and Brazil, the region's biggest market. Let's take a look at the numbers: In the first eight months, Brazilian car and LCV sales grew 8.4 percent to 2.08 million while Germany fell 27.3 percent to 2.03 million, according to m…
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http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/14/bugatti...-for-next-year/ Some of you may know already, but the article is dated today, so I thought I post it here.
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Is anyone else having issues: Uploading image files? Embedding .jpg images, etc., into posts? Editing their signature? These are a few bugs I've noticed.
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I was looking at the board stats today, and today was by far the busiest day to date on the new board. We have had over 1150 posts so far today, which nearly doubles the next best number of 599 yesterday. Keep up the happy posting! :CG_all:
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors External links Official Website GMAC Financial Services GMability, GM's corporate responsibility site GM's K-12 education site GM's Fastlane Blog Corporate history GMInsidenews GM Enthusiast forum General Motors Holden VL Turbo Cheers & Gears GM Enthusiast forum
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If you ordered and paid for a calendar, but did not recieve it please post what you ordered, and how much you paid. We need to get a list together on this. Please do not comment in this thread, I want this to be reference only so the staff can deal with this. If you want to comment on the situation, please start another thread here in the feedback forum. When you report, please also tell us your name also and how you paid (check, cash, PayPal). Send the PM to multiple admins (myself, Northie, Z, etc) so that we can all receive the PM. Posts that are comments will be deleted from this thread. Thanks.
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A few of us are trying to get it going, but we're hampered either by connection timeouts, or Java, or other weird technical glitches. Is there any way to get some of the kinks fixed?
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I just wanted to let you all know that it is back, and with another good contest: to design a Kappa-sized little brother to the Corvette... a Chevrolet Stingray. See THIS LINK to visit the thread!
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With the changing of the guard, so to speak, YellowJacket and myself, who are now in charge of the design competition section of C&G have some changes we'd like to announce. Change #1 Fo the time being we are going to have the sketch and chopping competitions linked togther. By this we mean that they will share a common objective, as opposed to different ones. For example: Both compeitions will focus on designing a new car for flagship model for Buick. This way things will, ideally be more simple for us, and give designers who want to participate but aren't choppers, the ability to sketch their design out, and vise versa. This will begin with the next competitio…
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Hey, guys. To address the recent and growing problems with our server, C&Gs host provider is going to be moving the forum to a better, more reliable server on Friday, November 24th. Scheduled downtime is approx 1 hour, which will occur between approx 5:00PM Friday and 3:00AM Saturday. This will hopefully cure what has been ailing us. In the meantime, I and all the other moderators (except Ven) truly appreciate your patience and loyalty while we work to improve our connection issues. Thanks again and Happy Thanksgiving! -Brian
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Starting at 10:00pm EST Cheers and Gears will be down while we switch to a new, more flexible host that will allow us to better handle traffic fluctuations. We should be back up and running by morning. - DF
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Let the memories commence! November 2, 2001 July 22, 2002 November 19, 2002 March 28, 2003 August 28, 2003 December 8, 2003 June 31, 2004 July 6, 2004 May 24, 2005
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Cheers and Gears has been upgraded Newest version of the Linux Kernal Multiple MySQL and PHP updates Newest version of IP Board Software iPhone App now available Chat is now fixed Status update enhancement, including the ability to reply Preview the first few lines of a topic without loading the entire topic.
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I've noticed that every once in a while when I visit, C&G will fail to load and give me an error message. It's been happening more frequently over the last week. It usually takes a while for it to start working again. Just thought I'd give a heads up and see if anyone else has been having this issue.
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Do you even know we have a C&G Store? If not, check it out! C&G Company Store C&G CafePress Store Would anyone be interest in purchasing products such as... Calendar featuring members' cars - photographs would be selected by voting; those who win would be included in the calendar. Design Showcase merchandise - T-shirts, mousepads, and other items featuring sketches and 'chops from our Design Showcase. Here's an example... This particular shirt retails for $11.49. Remember, all profits go directly to supporting C&G and its activities (site upgrades, purchasing spyshots for your viewing, etc). Any suggestions or comments on this at all?
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Or perhaps a C&G iPhone/Android app. Just a thought.
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Trying to get a gauge on how many people are planning to come to teh NAIAS and if a C&G meet could be put together for either the days leading up to the official show, during the show or the last few days of the show. I'll be there quite a few times as usual sporting my C&G T. I'd like to get a formal meet together if we could.
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I am pleased to announced that I have been invited by none other than GM's PR firm to attend the press days for the 2008 New York International Auto Show. This year promises to be a fantastic show, and C&G will be there to witness it all. What can you expect to see? I don't want to reveal my full hand just yet, but here is some of it: World debuts of production and/or concept cars from Pontiac and Saab A fashion show highlighting the unveiling of the new Saab "BioPower" clothing line A luncheon with Buick designers, featuring a live sketch of its latest concept Interviews with various GM designers, engineers, and executives, including none other than Bob Lutz Interv…
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Why not take pictures that people post of their cars in the Members rides showcase forum, and use them as the starting point for a competition?
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I realize that a lot of other sites allow people to recieve feeds. I think it would be a great feature for the site. Anyone agree?
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C&G would like to welcome Oldsmoboi and WildManJoe as Staff Members. We have nominated them to the Editor/Reporter position. We thought that the site could use some help so we decided adding some editors was a good idea. We hope that the improved C&G Staff will be able to serve the membership better and make C&G a better place to find automotive news and rumors. Congrats to Oldsmoboi and WMJ for their nominations!
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