regfootball

no, the Zygmunt and Childress kicked me out.

the point is to do both. like Jimmy Buffett said.

LOL, I'm glad you brought that up. i need my gripe list for my next trip to the dealer. I've been on better terms with my car lately. The space is nice, very nice. Still, maybe i can swap it for an Edge with a 3.5 come fall. Or an 08 3.5 500 in spring. Otherwise Ford will be hard pressed to get my money ever again.

actually you are right there. Canadian Driver is one of my favorite sites. They are kid of soft on everything they review, but at least they don't write every review up with an Aura of pomposity that can only go matched in a Seattle or Portland coffee house. James Healy is the best auto writer out there. He cuts no bull, and writes about relevant stuff.

my cars not perfect but its transportation. If i had the budget to drive something nicer with the utility i need I would. I'd love a BMW or CTS. At least I'm not driving a Civic. I'm not ricing around with my skateboard and PSP in tow all the time. but here's the scoop. motor trend can't even put a picture of fricking G5 coupe for an article about a G5 coupe. when you claim to be professional journalists, then that sort of slop is inexcusable. what we all do here is blog and have conversations. at least Angus could spend some time proofreading what his staff does so they don't put a stupid G5 sedan picture in for an article about a G5 coupe. Go back and read through Motor Trend's mail bag for like the first half of this year. Almost every month some reader is pointing out some bone headed mistake the morons at Motor Trend are making these days.

hey bud, Ion sales are WAYYY UP! and what does GM do to celebrate? they will be stopping production for ever before the Astra comes over! LOL

new interior is ok, but its too importish looking for truckers. it also doesn't fix that the rest of the truck is still ugly as hell and is built like a loose bucket of bolts.

your tax dollars held hostage by the urban liberals leftists

give us E85, give us diesels too! EXXON MOBIL and the people in the white House don't want to give you a choice. the only reason they are bending on E85 is because they can buy farm state votes by subsidizng ethanol growth. i totally agree with your take. imagine a small 4 cylinder diesel Vibe or Vue or HHR. Or, a diesel STS. Or a simple diesel Malibu or Impala. Damn, the 9-3 should even have one. We need to make diesel a part of our future. just like hybrids and E85.

i drove a cts stick with the opel 3.2 and i thought THAT was even quick. the 3.6 CTS sport would please me like the red head on thursday night.

i was repelled by the tuscon but checked one out at the autoshow. even though it looks bad, i thought the interior was ok. certainly less of a pile of korean crap than the azera. when does the vue redline hit. i will be interested in seeing how well that sells.

90% of auto journalists write about cars because they can't even control their own saliva or bladder. did u see the latest MT? they had a short write up on the G5, 'only available as a coupe'. guess what picture they had....the sedan. WHAT A BUNCH OF MORONS.

I really like the Ion, aside from the cheese interior. Except I test drove one again recetly, the 2.4 sedan with manual and 'enhanced performance package'- 17's and 'sport suspension'...right. Its still a flopper in turns. Doesn't ANYONE build a cheap car with roll stiffness these days? The redline i drove a couple years ago had it but doesn't come in a 4 door. GM Idiots. Only make the performance available in the 2 doors, which is like what, 10% of your sales? Morons. but the ion is an inexpensive and practical car. And its real world mpg is 35+ i hear. Ford is even bigger morons. They should be pushing the Focus big time. The Focus' problem has always been pricing. If Ford would market that car right they could sell more of them.

IIRC, you had to STEP UP into an Astro. Minivan buyers don't want that. Same thing with the dutch doors, besides there is no way to power operate the rear hatch then, which is a feature that makes minivan moms 'excited'.

part of the reason my buddy wants to get rid of his is because he says he only gets 13-15 mpg.

i saw that too. that was the first thing i noticed. it just goes to show you how much of an unprofessional hack job Motor Trend has become.

no, its just that they are 'followers' of whatever thinking the cool people of the moment tell them to think. and sadly, the press I think heavily influences those people.

2gen v8 auroras command big $$$ also. a v6 version is a good buy IMHO

sah-weet

satty, give it a few days and you'll be able to get that disc out. those new ford radios are schizo

LOL

BEEN DRINKING TONIGHT! COMAPNY BOAT CRUISE! GOT BACK FROM BAR! how did i manage a kiss from the hottest redhead in the office? (not on the lips mind you). when wil this buzz wear off

maybe some day the Ion will be enshrined in the halls of the most hallowed cars ever.

I've had the same thing on my 500, but its only happened once or twice. Its common on the 500 message boards. You're not alone. Its common. Mine only did that temporarily and has worked fine for quite some time now. But yes, it is junk. Utter pure complete JUNK. Cheap display. Just get it over with now and put in the aftermarket. They will never fix that radio in your lifetime. Its a cheap looking unit that doesn't perform. I do like the simplicity of the button layout, aside from no AUX in plug and having to push the function button 5 times to adjust bass and treble.

I see all sorts of clueless women, old geysers, and 'first time car owners' drivng Toyota products. Also, car hating urban liberals that were forced to get a car because their job moved away from the treasured inner city so now they had to get a license and learn how to drive, so they suck at it. And, let's not forget the Asian drivers who haven't driven much in their lifetime or are too short to see over the dash or can't decode road signs. Don't forget the poseur Lexus owners who are clueless about everything in their path. Toyota products all the way. Usually driven badly.