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Call me when there's an AWD Turbo 16 version.

Yeah, it's just another SUV (smoothie underwhelming vaginamobile) The old front end was part of the appeal.

Barring an Impala (older model) in Bell, not one non-Vicky in SoCal police or taxi fleets. Plenty of Impala and Charger taxis in Vegas though.

I think the Camaro and Challenger look too much alike.

I just hope the styling is more than evolutionary of the current one. Something targeting Z30 or Z32 would be awesome.

Co-sign on the Wrangler. When I heard that it had that big monster of a pushrod V-6 with only 200 horses, I wondered if that was really the best they could do. I'm not asking for an SRT8 or anything, but come on now.... Ship already sailed...it was called a Marauder and no one bought it in droves.The bad decision was waiting until 2003 and using such a car to shore up the Mercury brand (getting all my boating references in) Should have been a Ford badged car called the LTD 500 or Victoria 500 or something. Ford didn't have the greatest naming convention for their standards. Also should have hit showrooms in '98, when the redesign first hit.

Am I the only one who thinks they missed an opportunity to bring back the Bluebird nameplate in North America? Would have made perfect sense IMO.

Is the 3er THAT much bigger that they really need this?

Yeah... "Fuel Injection" (after FI was standard on all cars) "ABS" Mereceds "V12" badge on a BMW Any badge from the wrong brand ...all retarded. But the worst? The wheel size badges the DUB magazine crowd throws on their vehicles. Gotta love the bejeweled "24"" badge on a truck or "22"" badge on a car.... ....that had to swap back to the STOCK wheels! Usually because his expensive rims were either stolen from it or in the shop getting the scrapes and places where it hit potholes repaired. I can see just fine what size your wheels are. That's like having a badge that says "cowl induction" or "big aluminum spoiler" or "candy paint" on your car. Just stupid.

I don't talk about women to my parents either....why? Wouldn't even want the impresion formed that I ain't tryna do much with most of them beyond put some breasts in my face, that I think a lot of women are full of crap, or that I'm not really with the person they think is happily my girlfriend (more merely tolerated at this point)...I wouldn't even speak on who I find sexy to them. Parents aren't the audience for that sort of thing, they can't relate. That's just like how I wouldn't talk a whole lot about what goes on with me and chicks to other chicks.No one really wants anyone in their bedroom like that. And those who do are rather suspect (in the sense of braggart losers).

Didn't know that type of Blackwoman existed in Canada. Sure she didn't move up there from Detroit?

Some things that I am about or that I know about, I'd rather not share here.... That's in order not to color anyone's opinion with bias or typecast. Those who have met me know slightly more. But most folks aren't ready for a good lot of me until they get truly close. That's when the personality and the views come out....

That reasoning dictates that it was NEVER OK. Nothing kosher about speeding on city streets, that's why the boys on the Police 1000s dust off the radar guns and tuning forks. A whole bunch of us here had a ham foot once upon a time. How many of us now all 27 and 31 and 39 and 47 have our cars packed with all our rowdy friends doing 70 on Washington Blvd? Probably none because we got sick of going to court evey eight months and the speeding points piling up. They're not only still wet behind the ear, but also just happen to be into hooked-up cars and putting them in inappropriate situations, just like KIDS were back in the 30s and 60s. No matter how many people were around, it was never right. It's not the cars, it's the people behind the wheel. But then we could say the same thing about guns. ALL cars can be "tuned"....it's funny how people got to reserving that term for Asian frontie compacts.I'll give you the nitrous thing (I never believed in nitrous anyway)....but as far as wings and all that, the 60s stuff had nasty looking wings too, just not as often, because there wasn't that much inspiration for the aftermarket to go there as often. When the Europeans started to do all the crazy stuff they did in the early 70s is when it trickled over to rest of the automotive world. Technology and design allowed for different things. If it existed in 1967, they'd have done it on those cars too, trust. Those geezers and rednecks that pooh-pooh the kids of today were kids back then you know. Need to cut down on the E-40, I guess.... Passion? Maybe they'e just that frickin' hungry. All things being equal, no one is all over the NASCAR, F1 or Indy guys when drivers die (excepting the stick-and-ball sportswriters). The day after someone dies, even the hour after the track's cleaned up, it's business as usual, the way it should be. Change these kids' scenario from the street to the track, and we're not having this conversation. Again, man, different culture of technology and design. There were a lot of retarded things in the custom aftermarket I never understood either (boomerang TV antenna? dual-blade wipers? hood louvers? chrome ladies?) The stuff comes and goes. Cats would wedge their cars by jacking their rear end way up or lowering their front end only. People would put wheels with the wrong offset onto their cars, meaning they would stick way out beyond the fender. If the carbon fiber hoods existed back then they would have done it too. Some people think choptops are the thing to do whereas I mostly can't stand them. I think the "high-rider" thing (throwing 22" or larger wheels on cars that can't legitimately fit them, making them sit much higher than stock) is just foolish, but the guys who did it get a kick out of it. There will always be someone who does something custom (whether tasteful or ridiculous) that the leave it stock crowd won't like. That's just the way it is. Besides, it's their car. Maybe Cavaliers just aren't the right host for that sort of thing for you. Once upon a time, they said the same thing about Novas, now many would kill to have one, myself included. The custom really isn't that stupid at the end of the day....it's actually improving the breed somewhat (taste of custom choices notwithstanding)....because MORE VARIETIES OF CARS ARE VALUED. Cars aren't crushed anywhere near as often as they were back in the day, plus you can do more with more engines now. It's beyond the 351 Cleveland and B-O-P 455 now, the possibilities are endless...like it or not, that's a GOOD thing. I see that because I have perspective about it all. In basic, I just think this whole hate towards kids doing their thing with Asian (sometimes American or European) compacts thing is getting out of hand, and smacks of another spirit behind it. Substitute some bulls--t Camaro for those Civics and Integras, a lot of you would have cried in your beer. Anyways, let's take our Joan Claybrook hats off....

That was my point. It was getting rather obnoxious. This is the boring, snobbish, Supra-free, Celica-free, MR2-free Toyota of today I'm talking about, not the more exciting 80s and 90s. This is the appliance-making Japanese car company the French warned us about. Most nothing they're doing is really newsworthy right now to me.

Trust. Just aren't many women enthusiasts out there. The perceptions they focus on are quality, practicality and panache. Technology and power just don't rate. Look at all the base pony car owning chicks who don't care whether or not the car could actually get out of its own way.If they wouldn't look at a base HHR (which already contains the base of what women are usually concerned with), AWD or a blow dryer ain't suddenly causing them to beat down the door.

As usual, the "Chevy/'their dealers get what they want" school of thought wins again.

Women wouldn't appreciate such a car.

Asian Marques forum was disgustingly all-Toyota-all-the-time. Made it a bore and snore to read about nothing but Camrys, Prii, and Tundras everytime I came in. This is a welcome relief.

....if Vladimir has anything to say about it. Sad what's going on over there.

Right after the story about the crush, the news showed another about trying to save the LA County raceway dragstrip in Palmdale. Usual suspect: owned by someone who wants to throw up more tract homes.As far as those homeowners who just move in somewhere, it's one thing to want to change the culture away from gang violence or something....it's a whole other to close down legit businesses that were there before you were.

I know you guys hate all things Japanese (dare I say, Asian period).... ...but.... Plenty of vehicles could have used those body parts, suspension parts, interior parts and wheels. I understand the powertrain and stolen stuff. The rest, howver? So what if it was on a street race car? It don't come cheap at all. Unless the car was absolutely hot, most of that stuff should have been yanked off by boneyard dismantlers. I don't believe in crushing cars, not even Ford Tempos. The rule "One man's trash is another man's treasure" exists for a reason. Those 18-YEAR-OLD KIDS, however, do need to learn their lesson.

Hell, I just saw an obviously-LS Impala (on down to the wheel covers) with SS badges on the front doors. Probably getting ready for the 24s he'll throw on it over the summer.ETA about the minivans: That chop's LX-look was just what this segment needed. Too bad they were nowhere near making that happen. That would have trumped the Japanese Odyssey as my favorite minivan.

Who else watched just to hear his voice?

Tulsa....is out to WIIIN you over this yeeeeear!!

The reasons I HATE the Sours (just noticed I did that, I think I'll keep it): -They won the Tim Duncan sweepstakes (which should have been Boston or Philly) -Turned Duncan into a power forward when he's a CENTER! -They swept my Lakers savagely in '99. All crimes against humanity. Which is why it felt so good for my boys to shut them down in '01, '02, and '04. Plus the Lakers were their only real obstacle. As far as the whole boring thing, gota keep in mind that team is based in a conservative town. If they were down the road in Austin (or more to the point, LA or the Bay or somewhere like that), maybe it would be different. By the way, we have another bad Duncan situation coming with Greg Oden heading for the HATED Trailblazers!! I never did like Portland. Hoped for Boston, or at least Seattle or Atlanta. Oh well...