Intrepidation

Have you seen the front end of the "new" RL or this? Which has those nasty bulging headlights. The IS looks is a very good looking car, I like he way it looks better than the 3-Series. The interior is kinda meh though...lots of hard plastic.

I always wanted to go visit the Ice Hotel...it's an amazing piece of architecture/sculpture that changes every year. The Ice Aero X is awesome.

Dude, did you drive by South Campus yesterday? If so I think I saw it on my way out of class. Looks sweet, congrats.

Just like the local news didn't mention Honda's recall for Civic's wheels falling off...

Last night the local news made a point to mention both GM and Ford. Funny, I don't remember them talking about the massive Toyota recalls in `06

Yeah, I guess it was. XD

The front overhang is smaller than the rear. I would say teh Vigor is the best example of FWD with RWD Proportions.

Not quite, 2nd...but it will no doubt be the least expensive. VW Passat offers that combo. You mean the reputation for 6-speeds not shifting into all of their gears? Or maybe the cheaper interior? How about the slipping build quality? Maybe the sludging V6's of the previous generation? Yeah the Malibu so wishes it had that reputation.

By an LH. :AH-HA_wink:

I'd rather GM buy Jeep than a foreign company, especially some $h!ty Indian one. If they kill the Viper and sell Jeep there will be blood.

You guys are forgetting the most powerful Corvette in the history of the car, and the rebirth of the Challenger...that's pretty big car debuts IMHO.

I do have one annoying glitch in my car...the automatic door locks stopped working a couple months ago. You know when teh car reaches a certain speed and the doors lock? Stopped working. I'd like to fix it eventually.

From what I hear from reviews, the CTS does handle almost as good as the BMW, it has a far more inviting interior than the Germans or the Japanese, It has an excellent powertrain (3.6 DI/6-speed auto), The CTS-V will have more power than the M5. The Malibu has the best ride/handling balance in the segment, it has a better interior than the Camry and everything else save the Accord. Its exterior looks subjectively better than the rest of the segment, it's quiet and refined, have better ergonomics than the Accord, and it has a 4-speed automatic that is one of the most durable transmissions on the planet, and it offers a 6-speed in place of the 4-speed, and one of only two cars in the entire segment to have a 4 cylinder/6-speed combo. These are actual facts pulled from the spec sheet and various auto rags...not opinions like what you're pulling out of you ass.

Buy it!

It's a J-Body Although if it makes you feel better the speedo on my friend's `93 Corolla sometimes doesn't work.

I agree, I think the Mazda6 looks better.

Same reason Europe gets the better Focus: we suck and apparently we're so cheap our standards are very low...according to marketing (and there is some truth in it). Anyway, it looks alright, but certainly derivative. However, the wheels look undersized and that front overhang looks monstrous! It looks as big as a W-Body's. Just like the last one, it reminds me of a slightly edgier Mazda6...only this time with worse proportions.

Saw this on yahoo news. I noticed they mentioned Ford recalling for fires, but failed to mention Nissan recalling Altimas for engine fires.

I probably owe about $1,000 or so in medical expenses My girlfriend owes $1,100-$2,000 It's not horrible but until we've got meaningful income we can't pay it off...$500 a month in car insurance+$400 in misc. bills on crappy jobs makes that hard. My school debt is something to the tune of $40,000 The irony of college is that the entire point of it is to get a higher education so you get get a career that pays well enough so you can live a comfortable life...but as soon as you get out you're up to your neck in debt...mostly from the very institution went went to to be able to obtain a higher paying job. With the job market the way it is there's not even a guarantee that you'll get one right out of college, or anytime soon after.

That doesn't appeal to me either but I know what you're saying.

That's funny..they actually did less than I thought. I figured the rear quarter stampings had changed for the new tail lights, but the shape is exactly the same, the difference is just the plastic bumper comes up further to create the new tail light shape.

That's all well and good, but there's still something that kills it for me: the looks...namely the proportions.

Don't forget the H3 SUT, Challenger, or Ram...nothing interesting, exciting or important.