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Don't let percocets keep you from posting.

That is what got me for the newer vehicles. But then the clue is Balthazar, even 1962 is like brand new for him.

Aston Martin Vantage V8? I do not think it will be slower by a second compared to a Porsche.

You could have said half ton. Yeah heavy duties with Duramax Diesel are the best trucks EVAR!!!

Congrats Cremazie. Happy Trucking. Another Avalanche joins the club. Good lord man, that thing weighs close to 5,500 lbs. How the heck is it light?

I agree with Camino and you. Congrats regardless. Great buy. Tell us more about your experience.

Even those can get aggressive.

Greenies. They have nothing to bitch about.

The problem with bamboo is that due to the "slipperiness" of the material texture, it is difficult to give it a color that really marinates the material and makes it feel rich. It is very light and has great flexibility, but it is prone to dings and scratches as SAm mentioned. It is a compromise you should be willing to live with.

Hello good looking Lancer.

The bolded part is where Toyota still has good fanbase to cause a significant damage too soon. Like Drew said before, I would start buying Toyota stock because of the dip in prices. Like it or not, the company gave dividends - a rarity for automobile industry.

An example of consumers' mindset based on MSNBC Autos

Resale values of Toyota have dropped and the reason why they have not plummeted is because in people's perceptions of the older models are still unmoved and they still partially believe that it is the newer ones which are recall prone. In a couple of years when the 09 and 10 come in a large quantity then a real judgment can be made about it. There is definitely a dip of up to 10% in the vehicle values since the recall was announced. Which in short term is not insignificant. As inventory swell and people start dumping more Toyotas in the used car market the real signs will follow. I believe that the aftershock is yet to take place. Time is important here. It took GM 30 years to be at this stage. It would be not wise to think Toyota will be there in a few weeks. But the damage has certainly been done.

You are talking about good old GM.

This what bothers me the most. And people buy it.

Government ordered to recall Toyota and shutdown their factories. It is a big game the government does not want you to believe in. Toyota still has the best quality vehicles and its vehicles do not fall apart unlike GM's and Chrysler's. Come visit Toyota of Melbourne and we have marked down all vehicles by 20% and owners of Toyota get another $1,000 in loyalty discount. Buy Toyota - an American brand, build in America by Americans for Americans. In a real hick voice on 102.7 WHKR.

Unarguably the most important point going forward with Internal Combustion engines.

I read about this about 6 months ago on max pc. It is a good hack. No more taking it from NVIDIA. There wre some problems with overclocking initially, I hope that got fixed. God I so need a new desktop/workstation.

+1.

You conveniently forgot the following from my argument to make up your argument. GM can justify spending $$ to build a V8 which is superior and not restricted by economies of scale because of over 1M sales of V8 vehicles. And your last statement about LS3 not having same features as the HF family again proves the point that you did not read what dwight had to say about LS engine family and its potential. As for the $200 M from Hyundai - there is something called testing and complying to standards. That money had to be allocated in a separate funding from the small engine development. Oh just to let you know it takes close to $1B to research and develop an engine.

SMK, I am again going to explain you the reasons why the HF V-6 replaced the pushrod V-6. 1. HF engines are based on similar DOHC 4-cylinders which were developed for the Eco-tec engine family, not the V-8 push rods. It is easier and more economical to perform the economy of scales for V-6 based on the 4-cylinders, since those are engines shared in ALL GM brands and not only restricted to GM brands in America. 2. Because of displacement tax levied by many Asian and European countries, DOHC engines are used in light vehciles, as Dwight mentioned, NOT because they are more refined. So if I have to shell money for higher displacement, I will go for a lesser displacement engine producing similar performance, even if it means it is less refined than a higher displacement engine making similar power numbers and has a better feel to it. That is the main reason why Asian, European manufacturers have stuck with the DOHC's not because they are refined. The market demanded smaller displacement engines not refinement. Modern rules are now basing taxes on the emissions, but the old rules of taxing the displacement still persist in many countries. As for the Pushrod V-8, No other light auto manufacturer in the world other than American manufacturers sells enough volume of V8 engines to justify separate design and development cost for a V8 and be viable. Most of the V-8's sold by the luxury auto manufacturers are in America. In Europe and other countries they still sell majority of puny V-6 for their flagship cars. I will dare to say this the combined light vehicle V8's sold all over the world except America by all manufacturers will not exceed the V-8's sold by GM, Ford and Chrysler in their cars and pickup trucks. Barring luxury auto manufacturers and except for Hyundai and Toyota, which other manufacturers from Europe and Asia have a full fledged V8 serving in their light vehicles? Your highly acclaimed Tau engine is nothing but a big bored version with two extra cylinders of the 3.3L Lambda engine, so no Hyundai did not develop the engine from scratch. As for the fitting of V8 in BMW and Merc sedans, let us fit a pushrod engine with higher displacement in the same engine bay and then compare which one will leave more space below those hoods. I have seen a 5.7L LS1 in a Honda S2000 without significant modifications. So yeah, pushrod packaging is comparable with a 4-cylinder OHC. :rollseyes:

No need to be. You will learn.

It is called the Duramax curse. You did injustice to Lord Duramax by replacing him by a ROPOS. He is Angry!

The warranty is transferable.

You guys are making me want a extended cab 1500 Sierra. I have already started looking for one.