A Horse With No Name

Monza was a neat little car for its time. Chris

Sorry to hear it drew. Amazing how easy it is to die...brother of a guy I know was killed yesterday in a simple fall at home. Hit his head and went to sleep...forever. But again, sorry for the loss. Hopefully his partner will have a better time of things after the grieving process. Chris

Sweet Mary Mother of jesus...what a beautiful car. Always LOVED that bodystyle Buick. Wow...and the color...wow. Amazed! Chris

Well...your out of debt and out of a payment. Like you said...time to regroup. Maybe now that GMC 454 71 Sprint will show up for $250 at a yard sale...hey you can always dream!!! Chris

Decent little car for the money! Chris

Agree with you there, Reg...I like the Fit better than you do, but I'm not sure it's top ten Material. The BMW, Miata, Cadillac, GTI, et al...hell yes! Chris

Cool! Some one else sees my viewpoint on the small car thing. I don't expect the rest of you guys to want small cars...just want you to understand why I like them. Chris

Sad to say that we may be reaching the end of what we can do with conventional gas motors. Cruze, if it really gets 40, should be killer. Chris

I like Z06's formula! Chris

Which is why I am glad PCS is doing what he is doing. Actually I have high hopes for the Holden thing. Chris

They are about eleven billion times better IMHO. The Cruze should be a winner if the general can pull the fuel economy #'s they are talking. And I do think the VOLT will do VERY well for GM, thankyouverymuch. Chris

I agree.The TDI VW's are getting about 39-48 MPG for the 09-10 models, and they are giving up about M 10 MPG jsut to meet the EPA guidelines. Can you say "Prius Killer" if they did? Chris

Think of it as part of a complete portfolio. Here in Ohio farm country, people will still buy trucks at $5.00 a gallon. People will still buy Camaros. There will be a market for small cars. The challenge for GM is to put $ on the bottom line. The Aveo is a decent bargain basement car. However, I would be willing to bet that the margin on a MINI, C30 Volvo, GTI VW, et al is a LOT more than the general makes on a Cobalt. GM needs to build a segment leader and be able to price it as such. Around here, the Fit sells for sticker, while the local Nissan dealers and the local Toyopet dealers are selling the Versa and the Yaris at fire sale prices. GM needs to go at this with the idea that they will make money from this car and that it will be a unique car people will want. Given how pathetic the Yaris, Aveo, Smart, Suzuki, et al products are, GM should be able to do this. Should be like fishing with dynamite. Chris

On the positive side, dropped by my local Buick dealer to check out the new LaCrosse in person. SWEET car. Chris

BMW 330D, Cubitar? VW Golf TDI FTW! Chris

Took my 19 Y.O. daughter out for a coke last night...parked next to a new Maroon CTS. NICE! Chris

I'm Carbiz on this one. Which is why I'm bull-ish on Chryco with Fiat as the owner. 500FTW! Chris

That white Fiero just screams parts car. Chris

I remember how profoundly crappy a lot of the Cordobas and so forth ran back then. The owner of the local Chryco dealer was a good "Christian" man who was part of the religous pentecostal type group my mother belonged to. He always felt terrible that he couldn't seem to keep his customers cars from the era running right. He was a VERY good man who tried to do what he could to help people. We could use a few more like him today. Chris

The new 3 is a fantastic car! Chris

Just say it-B-M-W! But the cars I loved were the straight six stovebolts of the 40's and 50's. The older I get, the more I love 1950's American cars. Methinks something like a 1952 fastback Chevy two door with the two tone paint....hmmm. Everyone always thinks I'm nuts for loving them. But having owned both a 1955 and a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air,I almost would rather have the early 1950's Chev if I were to get another vintage car. Just LOVE the straight six in those. My 57 came with a six...not many Bel Air two door hardtops were sixes, methinks. Chris

I remember that! Chris

Oh...and one of the rotting cars that sits out 24/7 is a 74 454 Convertible, blue with a white top. Good thing I don't know the owner...

God, don't I know. Car I would love to own...tan over a buckskinish interior 1976 Corvette. I've talked about it before, know the guy who owns it, run into him once in awhile in the course of my work. Car is unique...kind of actually Like the color combo just because its so 1970's. But a chocked mill...hell yes! Methinks this is sadly why a lot of C3 Corvettes are left to rot. There are 6 (yes six!) later C3 Corvettes rotting behind barns or behind garages or in carports within a mile or so of my house. The C3 could have been a much better car with the right powertrain. Wish I could go back in time and give GM an LS-3 and the hardware to go with it. THAT would have set the world on fire in 78. But don't get me started on the C3. 1978 Indy pace car...OMG...LUST! Sorry for the derail. Chris

IIRC the straight six went out of production and Ford switched to a V6 about 1997 or so when they changed to the newer, rounder, uglier bodystyle. Chris