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I think it'd be great if Cheers & Gears featured an vehicle timeline... Core features: Divided by GM division (Chevy, Saab, Buick, etc...) Show month each vehicle is set to go on sale (start of timeline bar) Show end of production - actual or estimated future end (end of timeline bar) Additional feature ideas: include other manufacturers include concept vehicles include trim levels or major options (engines, etc) build backward through time to create a more complete timeline, including out of business manufacturers if it needs to be kept simpler, have the timeline only look at the future, and only go so far into the future (5-10 yrs). Bars for production en…
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I tried to reply to the Lambda minivan poll thread and couldn't. Is that normal? I voted in the poll from the front page, then linked into the thread. Not sure if my vote took or not.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/weekend/mostrecall_1.html
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We now have a Friends of C&G page. This is a link listing for friends of Cheers and Gears. If you have a link that you would like added to this list, please email [email protected]. Each link will be evaluated for appropriateness. Links must not contain adult contents, malware, or simply be link farms. All we ask in return is a reciprocal link to CheersandGears.com placed on the site in question.
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http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=206...&refer=asia This shows the level on which the Japanese makers work together (and attack our domestics together) as opposed to being in constant irrelevant competition. (like the big 3) I wonder how this would pan out...
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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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One of the CTS images isn't loading, blocked by ImageShack. Needs reupload.
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Link: http://www.autoweek.com/news.cms?newsId=103083
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I doubled the RAM and CPU on the server today. It should feel a bit snappier here.
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As you made have noticed on front page, Cheers & Gears now has a blog section (hooray!). Drew and I have posting stuff in there to get it somewhat going. I'm looking for some feedback and ideas with the blog I'm working on, The Mudpit. I have started two ongoing series on the blog. The first is called The Test Diaries which deals with the vehicles I get in for review. Its a place where I can go a little bit more in depth about the vehicles, give some thoughts and observations, and give a behind the scenes look in how a review gets done. The other series is tentatively called Random Links. It will appear every Sunday morning and provide a wide selection of stories, …
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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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Do you prefer to Vote Up/Vote down a post or would you prefer to "Like" a post without the ability to downvote?
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Like, it doesn't work at all. Just to let you know. Anymore that's the area I prefer to talk.
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February 2, 2013 – State of the Site I plan to do these monthly to give you an idea of what is going on around here regarding site operations. Please bear with me as I work on the format and structure of these posts each month. As always, suggestions, thoughts, and questions are welcomed and requested. I plan to publish these reports on the 1st Saturday of each month. Operations 1. Server – We changed servers on January 1st of this year. The new server is half the cost for more processor and ram with substantially faster storage. While it has been perfectly reliable, I do feel there are additional performance gains to be made. Our old server was tuned to the hilt, bu…
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I upgraded us to the newest version of IP.Board and IP.Content today. Please report any bugs in this thread.
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How come there are 5 reviews, the Reviews still say 0?
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I think we need a Forum for just industry related topics that don't really apply to any manufacturer. For example... I found this article, and really had no place to put it. I chose The Automotive Suppliers section, but I don't think it really belongs in the Supplier section or even in The Lounge since it is just industry related news. Forum name Suggestions: In the News In the Industry Industry News What's happening in the Industry Industry Times
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IT'S TIME TO STOP AMERICA'S ADDICTION TO FOREIGN OIL America is in a hole and it's getting deeper every day. We import 70% of our oil at a cost of $700 billion a year - four times the annual cost of the Iraq war. I've been an oil man all my life, but this is one emergency we can't drill our way out of. But if we create a new renewable energy network, we can break our addiction to foreign oil. On January 20, 2009, a new President gets sworn in. If we're organized, we can convince Congress to make major changes towards cleaner, cheaper and domestic energy resources. Video article continues at link... http://www.pickensplan.com/
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One thing that would really make C&G more efficient and user-friendly is the scroll-mouse-over-topic-and-read-the-first-few-lines-of-a-post function. Is that possible with MKPortal? C&G's by far the most time consuming forum to get through.
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I'm not sure if it went through but sent PM.
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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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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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Is there a spell check option in the composition mode for messages? I can't seem to locate it and I find myself going back into edit mode constantly to correct my pension for speed typing incorrectly. Please advise. Thanks.
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Mazda & Honda Suspend Orders For US William Maley - Editor/Reporter - CheersandGears.com March 28, 2011 Mazda and Honda are suspending orders for vehicles built in Japan due to the earthquake and inventory problems. Mazda said it's shutting down it's plants in Hiroshima and Hofu. The plants which build the Mazda2, Mazda3, Mazda5, MX-5 / Miata, RX-8, CX7 and CX9 were running last week for three days using parts in its inventory. However, Mazda will be idling plants starting this week due to part shortages. Mazda's U.S.spokesman Jay Amestoy said the decision to idle plants will only effect shipments of vehicles for May 2011. Amestoy also said it was un…
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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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I was wondering if any mods happened to "The Chevelle Project" but it says Protected fourm. Im I the only one that cant see this? Or Can you give me a Link to "The Chevelle Project" please?
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Someone using the name MIRIAM , showing no posts here, has left me a SPAMM'd message about her inheritence and how I need to respond. WAZZZUP WIT DAT????
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For whatever reason it appears members can't post in the SEMA section? If no one can post, I'll move all the topics to the auto show section rather than the SEMA section. I look at all the settings in the Admin panel but everything appears to be fine to me, so I don't know what the problem would be. Let me know if you can't post there so I can move the topics ASAP.
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OK I started noticing that I was getting ads on every page, so I knew it was time to renew my "premium subscriber" status here at C&G. I inquired about it but didn't hear anything. Then I got an email showing an automatic payment being taken out of my credit card, supposedly renewing my account. But I've still got ads everywhere, and it still says "members" at my avatar, not "premium subscriber" or whatever it should say. Posting this here to try to find out what is happening. Thanks. I've lost my privileges and they have not been restored after the automatic payment. Anyone else in the same boat?
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I noticed that on new posts, there is only 'Report' and 'Share' options under the 3 dots on the top right. No edit feature anymore. What's up wit dat?
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...it just plain sucks. Can we do something about it?
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Why Audi, BMW and Mercedes will dominate China's luxury market Automotive News Europe -- October 18, 2010 06:01 CET SHANGHAI -- While dozens of mass-market brands brawl to gain share in China's automotive market, the luxury segment is dominated by just three. Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz control nearly 76 percent of China's luxury car sales, and their market share over the next few years may even grow. Why? The German brands enjoy two huge advantages: lower prices and products that have been customized to satisfy Chinese tastes. First, the German automakers have stretched the wheelbase of their products to satisfy wealthy Chinese customers who prefer to sit in the sp…
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Cheers and Gears for 2011 <br> December 31, 2010 - Drew Dowdell - Chief Editor CheersandGears.com<br> <br> 2010 was a year of steady growth for Cheers and Gears in terms of revenue and traffic. I am looking to accelerate that growth for 2011. I fell I should share with you our goals for 2011 and some of the plans in the works that will help us to reach them. <Br><br> More unique content. As some of you may have seen, I am looking to hire out writing work. In the coming year we will be scaling back on the use of our NewFeeder bot and instead generating our own articles to post. Partnerships with automobile dealerships. People who join …
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Yet another old vid I found on that famous Youtube. The British did a head-on collision test using the remote controlled BMW and the Volvo while they are speeding. I sure hope these kind of accidents don't happen, it's well.... SCARY!!!!. I know, this is old, so you may have seen it already, but I just posted it here anyway since I don't see anyone else posted it before. If anyone did before, let me know, then I will delete this thread.
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The words "Hacked by Pirate - Devilbyte" randomly appears in the title.
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I remember being able to quote a post, and my qoute would include any quotes that post had. Why does the new board not do that? It will only quote the post without any quotes that it contained.
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I have a bunch of time off over the next few weeks, so I'm working on updating the layout and look of how are articles and front page are displayed. Forgive me if I break things for a minute or two from time to time.
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I've noticed that certain members have renamed themselves from time to time... but I can't seem to figure out where to do it. Is this disabled for some users?
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Small cars are back in action Japanese models to hit the market starting in March February 16, 2006 BY MATT NAUMAN KNIGHT RIDDER NEWSPAPERS Forget Pinto, Vega and Gremlin. Get ready to learn Yaris, Fit and Versa. Not since the oil tensions of the 1970s have subcompact cars gotten such attention. The three big Japanese automakers will introduce new small cars this year, and the best-selling model, the Chevrolet Aveo, gets a redesign soon. Researcher J.D. Power and Associates expects sales of the smallest, cheapest cars to zoom 94% from 2005 to 2010 as new vehicles hit the market. "I think you can say they're back," said Mike Dawson, manager of global forecasting a…
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Could we have a 'view new posts' link in the low-fi version of the site? I often surf C&G from my treo when i'm sitting in an airport or someplace similarly boring.
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Is there anyway to disable the minimum character rule for the forum search? Since many cars on this forum have 2-3 character names, this rule makes it tough to search for them
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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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I think 'blu should get his "Advanced Member Member Member Member Member" title back, at leats until you can strip it from him in order to force him to buy the premium package.
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Is the Cheers and Gears site or its hosting company being "protected" by OpenDNS? I ask because I keep getting a "Phishing Site Blocked" message... then a few minutes later, it clears. Its happening when I use TW Cable... but I doubt they are providing it, to the best of my knowledge. In fact, I don't use their DNS... I use my own DNS server I built myself at a remote co-location site. I also doubt that the local antivirus and tools or whatever is doing the blocking... I work in this industry... not a novice. Anyway, I thought I'd bring it up to see if anyone else is having this problem. I suspect that perhaps one of the ads is triggering this blockage... but it would…
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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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Hey everyone, Thanks for taking the time to check out the details on our newest feature, the Newsreel. Thanks to clever programming talent on loan from God, our webmaster Frank Donato (Z28luvr) put together this great new scrolling textbar feature in order for us to communicate the latest breaking news regarding the forum and GM. How does this fit in with our current format? Simple: Our C&G Top Stories section will still contain our latest big stories, laid out in a professional format. Our Hot Topics section will continue to contain links to current topics of interest regarding GM and the auto industry. The new Newsreel will therefore be used to communicate a wide …
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I'm going to be upgrading the invision power software that runs C&G tonight. Things might look a little weird or not operate at all for a short while. I plan to start the updates at 930 pm eastern.
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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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Saw some of the olders ones and thought they were great! Love how you can find a classic and an obscure car or two and then just make our imaginations run wild. The scariest face contest can be updated with a few new releases.
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I can't see a single one of the images on the front page of C&G. It really bummed me out this morning when I couldn't see the picture for the "What new GM car is this?" thread. Also, like some other folks, I'm having to log in whenever I come back, even if I set it to "Remember me". I'm using Firefox.
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Toyota, Nissan issue safety recalls By KEN THOMAS ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER This undated handout photo provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) shows an example of a driver-side floor mat on a 2007 Lexus ES350. Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2007, it was recalling optional "all-weather" floor mats in 55,000 Lexus ES 350 and Toyota Camry passenger cars because the mat could interfere with the gas pedal and lead to a crash. (AP Photo/NHTSA) WASHINGTON -- Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it was recalling optional "all-weather" floor mats in 55,000 Lexus ES 350 and Toyota Camry passenger cars because the mat could interfe…
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Just a few clips I gathered from the youtube and posted on my newest site. I got lazy to look for them again in Youtube to post them one by one, so I am just posting the link. http://z11.invisionfree.com/KoreanCarsFana...;st=0last I know, boring old stuffs, that most are in Korean, but....
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Ramos makes the HHR.
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http://www.wheels.ca/article/asset/32593 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trabant sounds saturn-ish. so GM took design idea's from a $h!ty Eastern European car?
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I may be out of line here, seeing as I mostly read instead of post anything; however, one thing I am always in search of is reports and database information that lists various important details. The search function seems to freeze up on me on a regular basis, and wading through Google has become a royal PITA. Might it be possible to have a section dedicated to the charts and information related to quality control databases and manufacturer recall tallies? I don't mean to suggest that it be put together as a kind of score-board, as I just know people are likely to reference the content with just that in mind; rather, I figured it would simply make things a tad easier w…
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We have now added the ability to use your Google account to log-in. If you would like to add that ability to your existing CheersandGears.com account follow these steps: 1. Click on your name drop-down in the upper right corner 2. Select Google in the middle left. 3. Select the Google Account you wish to associate with your CheersandGears.com account. 4. Authorize the link with Google. 5. Once connected, you will see a screen similar to the one below. You can have your Google+ status updates, Google+ Photo, and Google+ Background image automatically synced at your option. 6. In future, when you want to l…
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http://www.nwherald.com/BusinessSection/353318304457448.php
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There are two people spamming us via guest posting lately. Just report the posts and do not quote the post. I record the IP of the spammer and block them in the firewall. Each of these spammers has multiple IP addresses, so it will take time to grab them all, but eventually they will be totally blocked. Thanks, Drew
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Friday, December 23, 2005 Print this Comment on this E-mail this Car jobs in high demand in Thailand as output grows Chawadee Nualkhair and Chang-Ran Kim / Reuters BANGKOK/TOKYO - Joe Goh, a business development director at Thai auto parts maker AAPICO Hitech PCL , is facing challenges many competitors in the West can only dream of. "We've got to have more capacity," he said, describing plans to kick off a new plant in mid-2006 and possibly seek partners outside Thailand for more opportunities to expand. "We have to double our people." Goh's situation -- shared by many of his peers -- is fanning a boom for auto-sector workers in Thailand…
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Ever since yesterday, the layout of topics has changed. After the initial topic is posted, all posts afterward are links that you have to click on to view the post. I'm not sure if I accidentally changed a preference or something, but it's time consuming scroll down and click on every post. Does anyone know how to get it back to the old style? Here's a pic to better show what I'm talking about
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Have you guys seen this car? I forget if it ever got posted here but holy mother is it an amazing looking machine.
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Shouldn't we have a GMDAT section added to the forums? I would like to see it along side Holden if you do decide to make a GMDAT section, since they control it for GM and it's all GM Asia Pacific anyway. If you do have one and I have missed the GMDAT section, please someone let me know.
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New posts in the Buick forum are not updating on the main forums page.
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I have stacks of small prizes here to give out but no contests to go with it. We need to think up some contests so I can clean my office out. I have hats, branded USB drives, a Jeep first aid kit (very heavy/rugged), a 3M restoration kit, and an R/C Cadillac Escalade. So help think up some contests!
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If you visit the Cheers and Gears homepage often - and you should because its updated frequently, contains lots of features, and all the cool members are doing it - you've hopefully noticed a new Hot Topic box underneath The Competition entitled Hot Topics: The Industry. Be sure to scroll down a little further from now on and check out the latest topics concerning the automotive industry! As always, if you have any other comments, suggestions, or things you'd like to see added to C&G, let us know anytime!
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If you didn't already.Check your PM. I sent you something earlier today.
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I suppose it's some kind of temporary glitch, but why do I not see the forum "Current Buick Models" unless I'm signed in? If I'm not logged in and merely viewing as a "guest," I can see the "Future Buick Models/Concepts" and other makes' similar discussion, but only when I log in does the Buick "Current" one appear. < strange science fiction sound effects >
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I've noticed some oddness over the last week, when typing into a form for a post, as I am doing right now, occasionally the cursor suddenly backspaces to the beginning of the word I'm typing--or back several words. I've seen this behaviour on these forums and another that is also using IP.Board (2.3.1 and 2.3.6), on multiple computers---a Win XP machine using Chrome, a Vista machine w/ both Chrome and Firefox 3.5. Anyone seen anything like this? It can be very annoying when it happens 5-6 times in typing a post, as it did typing this one.
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A question for guys, is the Cheers and Gears: Garage important to you? There is a possibility that the the garage plug-in may not be available right away in the next software version of the site. If I have to temporarily disable the Garage until it is upgraded, will you be heartbroken?
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Standard plan: Free Ads Number of seconds between searches = 30 seconds. Edit post time restriction = 15 minutes. Limited to 100 messages in PM system. Add/Edit signature after 200 posts. CheersandGears.com Premium Subscription: $15 / annually Number Ads reduced by at least 95%* Everything currently available to a standard member: Number of seconds between searches reduced from 30 seconds to 10 seconds. Can view post reputation statistics. Edit post time restriction removed. 500 message limit in Private Message system. Change your display name up to once per day. Upload your own avatar. Customize your user profile. Add/Edit signature immediately. Access to the "Rated…
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Volkswagen Wants Alfa Romeo In The Family, Fiat Says NO! William Maley - Editor/Reporter - CheersandGears.com March 15, 2011 Volkswagen has been making passes at Alfa Romeo, trying to get the Italian automaker to leave it's parent company Fiat and join the Volkswagen family. Earlier this month, VW Chairman Ferdinand Piech said if Alfa Romeo was under the Volkswagen umbrella of brands, they could see sales of 400,000 vehicles within five years. This week, a rumor has come around saying Porsche could provide assistance to Alfa if they moved to the Volkswagen family. Part of the assistance could be a new flat-four engine Porsche is working on. The engine …
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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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Toyota just announced it sold about 9.37 million vehicle worldwide. GM has provided its figure but estimates sales would be around 9.3 million vehicle. http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/10/news/inter...rce=yahoo_quote Toyota in tight race for No. 1 Japanese automaker's global sales rise 6%, setting up a fierce fight with Detroit's GM for industry's top spot. TOKYO (AP) -- Toyota said Thursday that its global group sales rose 6 percent last year to 9.37 million vehicles, making for a tight race against General Motors, the world's biggest automaker. GM (GM, Fortune 500) has not released its annual sales tally but earlier estimated 2007 sales would come to 9.3 million …
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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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The news that points to the CR article post in Chevy, it says: Mazda RSX.
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There is a major outage at a data center in Northern Virginia due to a cooling system issue. This data center stores most of the images and some of the code for the site. I have been informed that the restoration of that data center could last as long as 4 p.m. on May 31st. The site will appear in a broken state until the data center is back online. Thank you for your patience. Click here if you'd like to follow the restoration status.
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Had to re-register grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
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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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It's painfully slow, is that going to change or are we stuck with it?
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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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Ever since C&G had its oil changed et al., I've noticed something about the post icons next to thread titles. The icons don't show which threads I've posted in anymore like they did before the maintenance (the folders are just solid, with no "arrow" in them). Will this be remedied, or will I just have to remember which threads I'm subscribed to?
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Mitsubishi Motors to cut production as sales slow November 27, 2008 Link to article MITSUBISHI Motors today said it would lay off one-third of its temporary workers in Japan as sagging sales led it to reduce production. Japan's fourth-biggest carmaker said it would not renew contracts with the 1100 workers when those employment agreements expired at the end of next March. “We are adjusting production in order to reduce inventory stockpiles in view of the recent economic and market conditions,” a company statement said. In addition to cutting production by 80,000 vehicles, which Mitsubishi said it would do in October, the company today said output would be furt…
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If you could earn points by visiting C&G, sharing articles on facebook, tweeting, liking, commenting etc and then redeeming those points for a gift card, would you be interested?
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B-Pillar or no B-Pillar? Would Sixty8 buy a FWD Korean hardtop? Autoblog
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Guess they're gonna beat GM to the punch. http://www.hybridcars.com/news/mercedes-li...ybrid-2009.html
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Often, I find myself trying to dig up an image gallery for a vehicle that was announced several months ago. Digging through search pages and whatnot just to find a decent picture of the interior (because, for some reason, decent pictures of GM vehicles are hard to find on the intertron). I was thinking that maybe there could be a separate page, forum, stickied thread that links to all of the image galleries we have. Would make it a lot easier to view some often hard-to-find pictures of vehicles. This could also include image galleries for other makes as well, if someone wanted. Just a suggestion! Thanks!
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The occational outtages today were my doing as I was trying to get a new modual installed into the server. It is a modual that works to decrease our page loading times. From this, I've managed to shave 6 seconds off of our total page load time for the front page. Hopefully things feel a bit snappier around here.
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Link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050831/ap_on_...HNlYwMlJVRPUCUl
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I noticed when I wanted to upload my pictures recently I was unable to upload them from my computer. Over a week ago while I was at work I could do this; from my computer at home I can't. Anyone know why?
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Did I miss something? When did Toyota announce a Camry Solara Convertible Brougham?
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why cant I get in?
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I just wanted to let you all know that I am (and have been) working on a major site reorganization. I'm coming to the point where things I change will start to be noticeable to general users. I just wanted to let you know the changes in store before they happen. This is not an exhaustive list, but intended to cover the major points. New theme - the new theme feels lighter (as in less busy) and allows me to reorganize the menus in a more coherent manner. You will also have the option of selecting a dark theme with a simple click of an icon in the upper right. Dark theme simply flips the background from light to dark and the font color vice versa. The sl…
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Yahoo News Article Its not the manufacture's fault of course it's that damn Mobil 1 or Castrol and the Prestone! Those damn Americans/ Brits! oh and LEFT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Flybrian ? Noticed most of the other "Forum led by" text had been updated in other places, but the Lounge appears to be a straggler...
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Even though we have the "view new posts" option in the menu, I've found it over the years to be unreliable sometimes, as it can and will randomly clear out the most recent posts, so nothing shows up (like just now). What about if in addition to "view new posts" the site incorporated RSS, which is far more reliable? Just a thought.
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We had a site outage today for about 8 hours. Our host had to restore us from backup. About 30 hours of posting were lost. Sorry for any inconvenience.
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The header is broken at the top of the screen. I don't have Internet Explorer, but in both Firefox and Safari, it's broken. The header is the "face" of a website. Please fix it...
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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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Anybody know, or know where I can find, how many of the cars sold by the Asian automakers in North America were made here and how many were imported from Asia?
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Proton Shows Mitsubishi Lancer EVO X Lookalike Concept of Inspira with 240HP Turbo Engine FRIDAY, DECEMBER 03, 2010 The 2010 Kuala Lumpur International Motor Show at the Putra World Trade Centre in Malaysia saw local automaker and owner of Lotus, Proton, revealing a host of concept models including a sport prototype of the recently launched Inspira called the Jebat. Needless to say, it's clearly inspired from the Mitsubishi Lancer EVO X. As you may remember, the Inspira is a rebadged Mitsubishi Lancer sedan and is the result of an OEM collaboration between the Malaysian automaker and Mitsubishi Japan. However, we're not so sure if Mitsubishi had this in mind when it …
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