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the escape takes sales from the otherwise awesome focus wagon

"Of the 31 cars that earned the top rating, only two were from U.S.-based manufacturers -- the remaining 29 vehicles were from Japanese automakers, and none represented European brands. Almost half of the top 31 -- 15 vehicles -- were manufactured by Toyota."

"The message to consumers is clear: You can't gauge reliability based only on a nameplate. Some automakers do have a better track record but individual models -- especially newer ones -- can have some problems," said David Champion, senior director of Consumer Reports' Auto Test Center, in a statement. "New-car buyers should always check our reliability rating for the model they're buying."

CNN "But four Nissan cars -- the Nissan Quest, Armada and Titan and and Infiniti QX56 -- landed on the list of worst for predicted reliability" Now I know I made the right decision.

i wonder what all the eco weenies in their Prii' are getting for mpg on those 10 below winter days.

preaching to the choir! the 4 cylinder bu is an awesome commuter car.

i'd love to meet black and blue landscaper so i can check out his girlfriend

SW MPLS burbs sth of river although cmattson is closer to you than I am

that black vinyl must be eco friendly or something, LOL

LOL, too funny!

cheap seat cloth unattractive horizontal dash look with bench seats cheap steering wheel pushrod engine it won't ruin the car, but for god's sake it looks really bad in this configuration. the seats look like bad slumberland sofas.

we're talking mpg and $$$$ here.....

"Now, Bluewater is taking on Toyota. "We don't enjoy playing the truth squad," Danielle Fugere, director of climate change at Bluewater, said. "But when the auto industry misleads the public, whether intentionally or not, someone's got to set the record straight." " Liars....i knew i had the topic title right......

SWEET, let's see the press take them down now, too!

BENCH SEATS LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you're right I doesn't look at all like the fabulous car I saw on the platform at the auto show this year that many were gawking at. still, it looks nice, but it looks like the interior will ruin it, judging by those photos.

and croc gets 28 mpg with the vette

THAT AUDI GRILLE DOUBLES NICELY AS A CITY STREET GRATE ON THE CURB FOR STORMWATER

well, let's hope we aren't bankrupt by the time these much needed products come out and also, consumer moods could switch quickly too.

the LaCrosse is small enough.

32K for a Maxx? DISGUSTING

if we have socialized health care, watch the borders get overrun with folks coming into our country illegally

Leave the Prius out of this

some of you still don't get it. Had GM not offered the rebates, their market share would be under 20% most likely and no one would have bought their cars. Now GM uses high MSRP's as buffers to be able to prop up higher loan values to absorb negative equity, and to catch the occasional idiot who would pay full MSRP for a GM vehicle. Otherwise, it allows them room to play with marketing incentives to create interest for otherwise non competitive cars. I think GM should lower MSRP's 10-20% across the board, but that would screw up resale values, lease residuals, etc. Plus GM needs to keep pace with the rising MSRP's of others as well. Also GM needs the higher crook prices to cover their high overhead (read: insane labor and benefit costs) Bottom line, its still about product. If you still have something no one wants, you have to mark it down to get folks to buy it. Its like that in cars, Target stores, clothing stores. So we shouldn't be moaning incentives, we should moaning that GM still cannot get new product out fast enough to make their lots more desirable.

i'll probably have my freestyle by early next week so GM is late to the game again anyways..oh well.

people, you need to think of the big picture these are good baby steps in the right direction. if i recall, UAW didn't have to negotiate, their contract was through 07, this reneg was good faith on their part and these neg's demonstrate a willingness from both sides to talk at least, and it also shows they both recognize there are big problems to tackle during the next full contract negs. this also gets GM time to right the product and design ship. Also, i saw an article that said Wagoner and others were looking at pay cuts. it may not be the big earth shift that's needed for long term health, but I can't see there being negatives about this. And if i had the chance to get some damn good sex, and it only cost me 18 bucks to guarantee a hard on with a really hot chick, then I'd say it was money very well spent. that still allows me enough to get a digital camera to take pics of the event as well.