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As some of you know, I got the special privilege and chance to go to the GM Heritage Center last year, but I never uploaded my (many) pictures to the internet because I know it'll take forever and Photobucket is crap. If you guys can refer me to a much better/faster host that I can use, I'll upload them ASAP!

I knew it was somewhere... Just not sure where. Thanks, Brett!

In August?! I wasn't even in school at the time; not sure how I missed out on that one.. Then again, if I remember correctly, I had a ton of deadlines between work and things due before school started with some positions I held back at that time. This year I should be able to make it!

banana bread (currently in my mouf)

Interesting to compare now that we see the real thing...

fuel

Please see this thread for voting and details on Change #2: http://www.cheersandgears.com/index.php?&a...e=show&st=0

This idea has come up in the past, and it's a good one that has credibility to it... With this being said, I'd like to ask the following: What would C&G members think of holding an additional competition, known as the C&G Design Competition, which would feature and allow submissions from all artists of all backgrounds, computer-aided or with pen and paper?

Nice ride, man! Congratulations!

Wow, that's brutal. The only thing I can honestly say I like on this design-wise is the steering wheel.

http://www.leftlanenews.com/toyota-overtak...ruck-sales.html

Schooling always pays off. If I weren't in school, I'd probably make $30k a year doing some manufacturing job or some crap. So, let's say I'll be $100k in debt from tuition after 5 years of school. 5 years of work would've made me $150k, so the difference is a total of $250k. Now let's say I make $65k on average every year until I retire. $65k-30k is $35k. Therefore, it'll take about 7 years for me to make back that money I lost on college. However, remember that I go to a really expensive school. Oakland University over here is a 4 year school that's about $8k/year before scholarships and it's a mid-grade college IMO. I could make 4 years of schooling there up in one year. It all depends on where you go, what career path you take, and what you put into your schooling/career that will determine if it's worth it or not. If you have no will to put 110% effort into what you want to do, then take the easy path and skip college. I like putting in the extra hard work.

Yeah, that's no joke. I want to say my schooling is about $32k/year plus housing. I get about half that in scholarships, and about $18-20k in loans/year

DOA?

ethanol

So we now know some of what’s been going on inside the Tech Center and Ren Cen for more than likely many months. Half of the North American brands wearing that chrome GM badge will be sold, cut, or put in a coma. At least GM’s starting to be a little gracious now that it’s strangled most of its brands nearly to death. Honestly, step into a GM showroom right now. Name at least two vehicles from each brand that could be considered desirable from the mass public. Oh, and don’t let me forget to wish you good luck. Cadillac has much going for it just with the CTS and its upcoming variations. The Escalade is okay at best, and the DTS and STS are FWD subpar boats. The XLR is not worth the price one would pay for it, and the V-Series vehicles are only good for their thrill factor and that’s about it. Technologically, aside from the CTS, Cadillac is nowhere where it needs to be. This should, however, be changed soon when the new SRX is put in showrooms, the XLR is cut, the Alpha Cadillac is completed, and STS/DTS replacement comes. But until that, we’ve got a few years of uninteresting FWD “luxury” cars from our premium brand. Buick stays afloat with a few very nice vehicles to come, but right now all we’ve got to look at is the Enclave. Even grandma won’t take a look at the Buick fleet as it stands because even she has better style than those big, gawking oval grilles that haven’t changed in what seems like 20 years. Then we’ve got Chevrolet -- oh where to start? Let’s not even name the bad. The Malibu is a great replacement for the former Malibu, the Cobalt is only good for its Turbo SS model and fuel efficient XFE trim, and the Corvette is nice but hasn’t seen any change since it was introduced. The Traverse is a great crossover that should fair well for the brand and the GMT-900s aren’t so bad either. Aside from that, most of the Chevrolets are pretty much junk. Good thing we’re getting nice new models and replacements soon: Spark, Cruze, Orlando, Volt, Camaro, and Equinox. These should certainly jump-start this lackluster brand. With GMC we’ve got the same story as the Chevrolet trucks. Why this brand will continue to exist is beyond me when they are all just rebadged, slightly different Chevrolets. Numbers don’t lie though and GMC’s sales and profits are thriving. As for the brands that are getting canned, I’m not sure what to say. I thought Saturn was doing well and being “backed by GM.” I guess not. Apparently the Sky, Aura, Outlook, and Vue aren’t doing as well as I had thought, but I see them all over the place here. Then we look at Pontiac and, if you can read history, it’s obvious why it’s dying. Remember how GM choked the life out of Oldsmobile and basically forced it to surrender? Well they did, the buyers got pissed, and the flying rocket disappeared from the market. The arrowhead will soon be gone too. Hummer really has no point in living in a world where Washington makes the call to have every vehicle make 170 MPG and zero emissions. I’ll leave it at that. Hopefully Saab will get sold to its homeland where it can hopefully flourish and be better engineered. The brand holds much potential, but GM hasn’t invested the money except for a little in the 9-3 to make it look much, much better. Now GM has to move on to its next life where it faces the customer face-to-face and gives the consumer exactly what the government wants GM to. Maybe this is a good thing to some, but not for the diehard fans of real cars with drivewheels in the back, torque to push you through a brick wall, and a six-speed on the floor. Soon we’ll be forced to drive V6 sleds that pull us through that last stretch of the quarter-mile. I know that technology has come a long way and right now there are V6s making more than some V8s, but it’s just not the same. Hopefully GM can meet us halfway here. By cutting some of the brands we love, maybe they’ll invest more money into a new Chevelle true to its nameplate or even a ZL1 Camaro. This is probably pie-in-the-sky thinking, but I don’t see a reason to not think about it. With the news that’s been circulating the last year or so, many of our dreams have been killed. I think it’s about time we sprout new dreams with what we’ve now got. Here’s to hoping GM creates something new that we might actually love to drive.

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Currently make a few ticks under the 20 notch by working co-op 24 weeks a year. Once I graduate, I should be in the 60s, or possibly the 70s if I find a great company. However, I foresee that college debt will consume me whole as soon as I have to pay it back. I already owe $50-60k and I'm only a Junior.

True. Touche.

I like "The Craft of Modern Luxury." It's exactly what Buick will be in a couple years once they get their new models.

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How about an ST parked next to a toilet. Have a stick figure (whose fase would be the big square GM symbol) pick the ST up and toss it in the toilet (your sig would have to be a .gif file) with the ST hanging halfway out of the bowl. Then he flushes the toilet and the ST swirls around a couple times and disappears.

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#7 appears just fine for me right now... 6 3 7

What's your price limit, Camino?