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At first I thought CAFE was BS. Now I realize that it's not just BS, but absolutely uncalled for. How sad is it that I, a kid of only 19, can realize this when the people 2-4 times older can't grasp it? C'mon people. It really is. I completely agree.

Britney Spears, Tom Cruise, Lindsay Lohan, Kanye West, Terrell Owens, Paris Hilton, David Beckham. Who are these people and what are they to you? Well, that’s easy, they are celebrities. They are rich and famous; they are amazing people – right or wrong? Obviously that statement is right. Photographers make millions of dollars to follow them around and find out what’s going on in their lives, and it’s so easy for them to do it. These celebrities put their entire lives out on the street to sell themselves; they’re basically whores, all of them. But that’s fine because these paparazzi are making their cash and we’re just soaking it up. “What happened to Paris?! No way!” You know I’m right. Now go ahead and turn on the radio or tv and tell me you don’t hear or see something about one of these people. That’s right, say it with me, celebrities are just people. They sing, dance, lip sync, act, play sports, and make tons of money for really doing nothing at all. They’re entertainers, but the sad part is that this entertainment business consumes their mind, soul, and body. So, really, what can they do that we can’t, embellish their lives to the fullest extent just to get a little publicity? I don’t know about you or the next person, but I have morals and would never do what half of these celebrities do on a daily basis. To throw everything that I am out in the public eye to be published in magazines, thrown in pictures around the internet, and have everybody see me stupid drunk every day of the week because I’m rich and don’t need rehab is just absolutely ridiculous and downright retarded, but we love it. We will sit there for hours looking them up to find out what’s going on in Hollywood. What did Halle Berry wear to the Golden Globes? Why did Kanye West break down? And can you believe what’s going on between Tony Romo, Jessica Simpson, and the Dallas Cowboys? Seriously, I don’t give a damn what’s going on with any of these people. I care just as much about them as I do any random person I drive past on the road. Hell, at least I saw that person face to face. I’ll never see 95% of these celebrities except for in publications, and I’ll sure as hell hear their name over and over on the radio or wherever else. Honestly, why should we care? They’re people just like you and I. The only difference is, as I said earlier, they’re rich and famous. Why should we care about fame and fortune? Most of us will grow up to be school teachers, managers, engineers, or something we have to earn the right to do. We should be more respected than them because of the fact that we actually earn our jobs. Most of the celebrities were found when they were young and have been in the spotlight since, collecting money and portraying themselves as douches. Ahh, you know what? I know when I’ll start caring about them. Here’s an idea: they should all be a society in themselves and sent to a third world country, a small one. Let’s put them on an island somewhere in the heart of the Pacific and see how long they last and who comes out on top. Wouldn’t that be great?! They’d all be equal fools and have no idea how to live their lives because we’d leave them without paparazzi, media, and fans. That’s right, we’d just put out hidden cameras to watch them be lost in a world without technology, somewhere where money means even more to them than ever before because they’ll have none. And the funny part is that nobody would really come out on top because in the end they’d die from starvation because they didn’t know that steak comes from cows (oh yeah, by the way, there are cows on the island too, and they would outlast the celebrities). Alright, well I’ll end this rant. I just can’t believe how much our society relies on wanting to know more about Britney (do I even have to say Spears?) or anybody else. You would rather watch a half hour episode on what’s going on in Hollywood then go out to vote and do something that will actually affect you. Many of you make me sick. But it’s cool, because I’ll just down a bottle of Tylenol and OD on it. Oh $h!, nobody will care, I’m not a celebrity. haha Just a little food for thought…

Exactly! Why does fuel economy matter to the government? If we want better MPGs, we'll buy it because the industry will offer it. We don't need CAFE to tell us we need more economical cars. Basically what I'm reading is that CAFE is coming in to say, "Hey, I think people want to get more MPGs out of their cars, so force the automakers to do that." It's really not helping anything.

Actually, we are. Dumbfounded, aren't ya? That's okay, I was too when I first found out. It's like the time I heard a rumor that Santa Claus is fake.. what dopes!

Wait, I just thought of something... This CAFE rule represents ALL vehicles (petrol, ethanol, diesel, hydrogen, electric), right? Doesn't E85 burn much cleaner than petrol, produce more power, and only solicit a small gain in MPG? Because, if it does burn much cleaner with little MPG gain, CAFE should be measuring the dirtiness of the emissions per minute or something, not how quick the engine burns fuel.

In India figuring out how to out-cheap the Nano. It'll be difficult.

Well, we all know that no automaker could really make a masterpiece that would look anything like their work. The eye-orgasm factor alone would solicit a $1400 tax, let alone the high base price to make up for the limited number of models built... It's economics, dude.

nobody will buy it. not enough chrome.

What's the possibility of this happening? Obviously GM sees a market for a wagon here in the US -- they're about to release the CTS Wagon and seemed to be seriously considering the G8 Wagon. Maybe they didn't think a Wagon would bode well with Pontiac's performance image (despite some of their other vehicles not fitting it well)? Could we see an Impala Maxx or Wagon variant? I don't see why not. Then again, there's got to be some reason for why Chrysler is canceling the Magnum... and maybe GM looked into that. That's also possible.

Hey, I've gotten that. Let's start an "Over the CPU Quota Club."

Where'd you see the Mercedes? I saw a similar thing on a Mercedes and BMW last year in the area I work, which is right down the road from the GM/BMW/Mercedes Hybrid Development building.

Yesterday, within a mile, I saw a brand new CTS, Malibu, and HHR SS. I was happy.

I love how he kind of has a tongue-in-cheek attitude about this whole issue.. It's really funny.

http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-to-produce-...nano-rival.html

Well the Challenger and Camaro aren't exactly going to be lightweights.. And there weren't many quick cars in the '80s, that's my point with the latter comment.

There's nothing not to like about the car. However, I won't ever admire or respect it or its designers for the job that was done on it. I feel they took the '70s model, made it a little uglier, and said, "Here's your new Challenger." That's all I feel it is, a challenger, not a leader in any way. We'll see what happens once it's released and it, the Mustang, and the Camaro (a bit later) all sell like hot cakes. Umm, are you crazy? I know you weren't raised during the '80s, so those cars couldn't have rubbed off on you too much...

Understood. Here's my new answer: Haillll naw.

Please, define "they." :AH-HA_wink:

Sat in? No. Been exposed to? Yes.

Well, close, it's for the Japanese.. And to answer the original question: F*** no!

*trying to get under BrewSwillis' skin.. but in good fun and honesty* Its interior still sucks.

Wow, that truck is awesome.. it'd be even better in black.

Better yet, I want to see a GT500, SRT8, and Z/28 destroying an EVO X, WRX STi, and any other sub-$70,000 vehicle.

High five to you, my friend. :camarosmile:

I can still honestly say I'm not a fan. The bumpers are wayyy too thick, ugly wheels, face/rear look like they're being produced 30 years too late (and they are). With it being fully outfitted around $44k, I'd definitely take a Shelby GT500 over this.