G. David Felt

I have often thought about this but in a CNG format. It will be interesting to see what the next stepping stone of Fuel becomes. Think about using CNG or Hydrogen to power a small high compression generator with electric motors at the 4 wheels to drive the auto, marine grade so they can handle getting wet or being submerged if you are pulling a trailor. I think this is the future of auto's.

Gangplank

In test driving myself, I really do not see any difference in ride quality, but this is a personal feel issue so you really need to test drive it. Since you have done so many auto's for the family and wife, it is Time you get something for yourself. As the bread winner in the family we sacrifice allot for our loved ones. It comes a time when every so often you need to do something for yourself and while they are both awesome trucks, I think long term you will be very happy with the All Terrain GMC! Rock on, once you make a decision, come back and post some pictures of this hot new ride!

Agree with all of your comments, People need to think twice before they buy from a company that lied so much to the public. The EPA should be certifiing all numbers before they go out the door to make sure it is a level playing field. Is the GOV ready to handle the big drop in false advertised MPG? These are not the only car companies that stretch the truth. I have yet to see most auto's really achieve the gas mileage they post on their auto's. I can truly say I DO NOT get the posted mileage on the stickers for my Escalade, Trailblazer SS, Durango, CTS, SRX, Hummer or Jeep. I change between all these auto's and enjoy driving them, but none of them deliver the fuel economy that is posted on the sticker. This comes down to the Flawed EPA testing rather than real world testing. The GOV mandate of gas mileage is a Joke and instead they should be focused on Advanced Fuel Products like CNG, Electric etc that cleans up the world rather than how much mileage. We could make a massive change in this country by having all New Diesel trucks being manaufactured only as CNG, within 3-5 years we could stop importing oil, stop funding 100% of the defense of the oil transportation since we are the only ones with navy fleets doing this and focus on our own 200 year supply of Natural gas as we push to getting other forms like electric to last for a 500-600 mile road trip and then have it charge overnight and continue on.

But in color...I wouldn't want to live in a world of grainy B&W Yea, I would like color also other wise it would be like the movie, Pleasentville.

Toyota declared in September that it’s watering down its battery electric vehicle (BEV) plans by cutting back the production of the small Toyota eQ (known as the Scion iQ stateside). You will find some interesting information as Toyota moves forward with Fuel Cell's rather than pure electric auto's. Sales of Plug in Vehicles, North America (2011 & 2012) Type - 2011 ------ 2012 (YTD)--(Since 1/1/2011) Cumulative HEV----268,807---322,516--------591,323 PHEV--8,272----- 25,944----------34,216 BEV----9,966----- 6,802-----------16,768 Source: Pike Research Most BEVs skirt the edge of a 100-mile range, stretching up to the $100,000 Model S, from Tesla, which can go nearly 300 miles on a single charge. EV advocates and battery manufacturers have long insisted that a battery breakthrough on the horizon will triple battery ranges while drastically reducing battery costs. Regardless of how far the BEV can go on a full battery, however, it still takes hours to recharge instead of the minutes it takes to refill a conventional gas vehicle. Toyota’s hydrogen vehicles can already achieve ranges and refill times comparable to conventional gas vehicles. For more info go to: http://fuelcellswork...ember_181315269 View full article

Some day we will just Annex Canada and Mexico and go with a merged flag covering the Country of North America!

Love that old Photo, wish life was that simple.

OUCH, sorry to hear about it, sucks but at least it is a friday. Hope your hand heals fast, really sucks to have a broken hand.

But when you look at the Base Terrain, FWD, Backup Camera, etc. I think they give you a much better starting point than most, or did I totally miss something? Base Terrain is $25.8k OK, so my own vision is off as I consider that a base level vehicle compared to buying a 50K car or 75K car.

But when you look at the Base Terrain, FWD, Backup Camera, etc. I think they give you a much better starting point than most, or did I totally miss something?

Glad you made it through safe and sound.

POPO

Saw a Seattle Crown Vic Police Cruiser T-Boned by a Silver Bug this morning on the ride in on the bus. News says lady was arrested for DUI at 5:30am in the morning Both officers were taken to Hospital with injuries. Bug was totaled and the whole side of the Crown Vic was bashed in big time. I think totaled also. She was driving fast.

Hooka

If you took away Canada's Crazy Socialist Taxation system, you would free up wealth that people would spend on a wide variety of things.

T Boone Pickens posted this in his LinkedIn Blog: We all know how high gasoline prices have continued to rise, year over year. Higher gasoline prices are largely based on higher crude oil prices – likely to bounce between $90 and $100 per barrel for the foreseeable future – plus refining costs, transportation, labor, taxes and (dare we mention it?) profit. But there is a hidden cost in what we pay for the oil we import from the Middle East. That is the cost of protecting the well sites, pipelines, and shipping lanes. We currently have two carrier battle groups stationed in and around the Persian Gulf to protect the oil coming through the Strait of Hormuz. According to a report from the Government Accountability Office, the annualized cost of keeping a carrier battle group at sea is $2.93 billion. Two battle groups cost about $5.86 billion per year. And there are discussions about moving a third group on station to deal with potential issues between Iran and Israel. About 17 million barrels of oil move through the Strait of Hormuz each day. Two million barrels of that comes to the United States. The other 15 million barrels goes to China, India, Europe and elsewhere across the oceans. We get just over 10 percent of the oil, yet we pay 100 percent of the costs of protecting it. Oil is a very small player in the production of electricity – about three percent. Most of the oil we import is used as gasoline to run our national fleet of 250 million passenger cars and light trucks. More of it is used as diesel to fuel our eight million heavy-duty trucks. It is too complicated logistically to try and create a massive base of natural gas-powered cars. However, heavy trucks – those 18-wheelers – tend to run the same routes week in and week out, so it is a relatively simple matter put natural gas refueling stations at enough truck stops along Interstate highways to handle their fueling needs. If we converted all of our heavy trucks to natural gas we would reduce our need for OPEC oil by 75 percent. Without the need for Middle East oil, we would reduce the cost of protecting it by 100 percent. If the Chinese or French still need it, they can pay to protect it. We need to get off OPEC oil and onto domestic resources. It can be done in about five years and would have a positive impact on our economy, our environment, and our national security.

Now you can shut this deal down when you need it off that is not an issue. Also there is a button on the side of the shifter to choose what ever gear I want in a manual mode. It is not there for performance driving. Note they just built the1 millionth Nox/Terrain 2010. I feel many do not really understand how well this vehicle is selling. Very Cool to hear they built the millionth unit. I assume you meant 2012? I was just shocked they sold 90,000 Terrains last year. That is a hell of a lot of GMC's for not being a pick up truck. When you compare all you get for the money, GMC is smart in putting together a pretty much complete base package for a competative price. The Body Style is a Hate it / LOVE IT! Relationship and I think it does click with many people. It tends to stand out more than the run of the mill CUV Jelly Beans on the roads today. Put all competative CUV's in this catagory side by side and the Terrain will stand out loud and proud! So maybe we should post the photo's so everyone can compare and decide themselves. Terrain Equinox Encore CRV RAV4 Compass Escape Journey CX5 Sportage Tucson Without adding European or other country models, did I miss anyone in this egg shape / Jelly Bean Shape CUV entry level group?

Cool Got it, I was thinking starting from the begining to current 2012, but I now understand you meant starting from the 2010 to current. Very cool that in 3 years they have built that many. Very Cool Indeed!

Yea, while some on the ones that were over 250K miles seemed high, I thought over all not bad. If I had some cash flow right now, I would buy either of the two I posted and convert them to CNG. Some day as I love these smaller Full Size 2door SUV's.

Seems the Love Affair with Korean built auto's is still going strong.

Like Mitsubishi, this is another company I feel should merge with mitsu and Mazda. Then those three would have a much better portfolio to compete in the global market place.

Surprised with these double digit growth numbers as this company seemed to be on the ropes for dying and merging with someone. Yakuza must have decided they needed to keep their cash laundering business going.

Is it not that all asian car makers should be up big time in comparison to last year when they were all shutdown? I wonder if they are just not on par with what sales trends would have been if mother nature had not thrown them a curve ball. Also, maybe it was also due to people holding off due to the slow economy that is finally nudging up.