A Horse With No Name

How the hell anyone votes Republican with the shape our nation is in is beyond me. Hopefully Ohio will push it over for Obama. Chris

Because we won't spend the money to upgrade our rail infrastructure. The Japanese bullet trains run MUCH faster and have an almost flawless safety record...they are willing to spend the money on a proper rail system, we are not. Chris

+1. Chris

...and yeah, blu it was an EXCELLENT review. Chris

...no, they shouldn't. Not everyone wants a large, V-8, RWD car, and if America is about the freedom to enjoy a V-8 land yacht it can also be about the freedom to enjoy a small car. Let me give you this wildly improbably scenario...Julie, your wife, invents a carb that lets any 50's or 60's or 70's V8 RWD car get 34 MPG. The Martians exist and have quietly stolen every 50's, 60's, and 70's Hardtop American V8 car that was going to be crushed back in the day, taken it to Mars, and performed a nut and bolt resto of amazing quality... I can be teleported to Mars, have my pick of these cars, and put it in my garage. I can have up to four cars in my garage, lets say, and all 4 can be from the "Martian collection." I'd have a nice 66-67 442 Hardtop Olds...along with a Volkswagen GTI, a 240Z, and a 34 Ford street rod or something. I like old RWD land yachts but I also like other cars. Given that most of the cars (RWD, Hardtop, non-special interest) of the era are in anything BUT the aforementioned perfect shape, and that I wouldn't really want to put my wife and family in a 68 Bonneville that has spent its life in somewhere like Ohio or mAssachusetts, esp. not on a long distance trip out of state... I think I see a Fit in my future. I don't really see one in yours, but I also don't see a Cord or V16 Cadillac either. Chris

Actually, let me take a different tack altogether. I love cars...I have since I was six or 7. I turn 43 Today, and I've owned maybe seven "special interest" cars and about 4 or 5 daily drivers that I have loved. Who knows how long I'll live? Who wants to waste their time worrying about how long they will live? I want to spend the rest of my days enjoying cars. The Fit is a great City car, and along with the Cobalt and a few other cars (VW Diesel Jetta, Pontiac G6 retractable, Saab 9-3, Mazda RX- I am actually thinking of buying one for my next car purchase. VW diesel-Love diesel cars, love the local TDI group. Pontiac G6 Convertible-love convertibles, heres one available cheap nearly new on the used market the whole family can enjoy. My kids are always bugging me about a convertible that at least 4 people can ride in. Saab-great interior, love the aviation heritage. Mazda RX-8-love the idea of a Rotary, but if I buy an RX-8 I'm gonna buy a clean used 4th Gen TA for those times I actually want this thing called "Tourque." I've driven an RX-8 on an Autocross course and they handle great...but I'd still like to build a 3rd-4th gen Camaro or TA set up to turn, turn, turn. Cobalt-I am actually starting to see some real genius to the design, built here in Ohio, affordable, safe, perfect for a family that will soon have a couple of teen drivers. I like Sixty Eight's idea of a 60's or 70's car...But I've owned a 70 Chevelle and a 71 Chevelle, and that kind of scratched the itch for a 70's car. The 66 Mustang fastback kinda scratched the itch for a 60's car, and my 55 and 57 Chevy's kinda scratched the itch for a 50's car. I am really thinking that if I buy another "collector" car it will be one of about 6 things. 1. Another Mustang, this time a 67-70 Ragtop. 2. Break the bank when the kids are older and buy a 58-62 Corvette. Still a ragtop, I love this body style 'vette. 3. Original 240Z Datsun. 4. Restored stock Ford or Chevy from say 1932-1936-7 or so. I just love cars from this era. 5. Buick Grand National. 6. Caterham Lotus 7. This is an off topic ADDish post, but...I love a lot of different cars, and I think people miss out when they only own one type of car. I think it would be healthy and fun for Sixty Eight to enjoy a small, modern FWD car that handles well (Volkswagen GTI perhaps, or Mini Cooper S) Moltar to own a big old land yacht, Carbiz to own an old elegant British sports car (Healy 3000 perhaps, for an elegant drive with you and the BF?), and Siegen to own a domestic V8 RWD muscle car. All of these cars are fun in a different way. You boys owe it to yourselves to try something different and new and not get stuck in a rut... Chris

Congrats on the new car to your friend! Chris

I hope she doesn't come early. My son was born early and spent several days in the neonatal intensive care unit. Thankfully he is now ten and doing fine, but being born ealry is not something I'd want to see anyone face. Maybe keep the raodmonster and save for a newer car, then fix the B-59. Chris

Personally I'd buy a Cobalt. Newer, probably much less problematic and lower miles, etc. I have an 18 YO and a 15 getting ready to turn 16 YO, so I am thinking Cobalt, but I had the same Bonneville thought you did. Chris

Well spoken! Chris

Exactly...why I am not much of a Dog person. To me Dogs are hazzards to joggers, cyclists, people who want to keep their yards nice, motorcyclists, children, etc. Plus they are sometimes loud and destructive. There are days I think I could actually handle dogs going extinct. I don't really have a problem with dogs, just the idiots that seem to own them. OTOH, my very good friend Ric has a $h!su (sp) which is a great dog. Hard to argue with a dog with a personality that good, and he loves to ride in my Miata with the top down. Chris

Sky actually is outselling Solstice IIRC. I am one of about 7 people in North America that seems to prefer the Pontiac of the two. Although my neighbors down the street just bought a bright red Solstice and love it. Chris

Or poor merchandising and product placement. The Astra is a great car, as is the G8. But the G8 being slow does not bode well for the upcoming Camaro. Chris

Comparing The Impala to the Altima is a little like comparing miss California to Oprah. Lots of people here enjoy Nissan products, but IMHO they mostly just plan suck. Chris

There are those of us here (me for instance) that like small cars and will pay apremium for a good one. The Fit is an order of magnitude better than a Yaris or Versa, and I'd gladly pay 5K more for a similar FIT. Seriously. Chris

Garage...we don't NEED a garage...(O.K., maybe an aircraft hanger) I'd love to ahve a 72 LTD ragtop, last fullsized ford convertilbe ever built. Along with a Buick, or perhapps Caddy ragtop from the era. A freind of a friend has an 76 Caddy ragtop, not one of the final 200 but white on red none the less. Sweet cars, I miss seing them on the road. Chris

It is a nice car...I like it! Chris

Keep us posted! Chris

Actually Lambo had an SUV also that kinda looked like this... Chris

That's real damned good! Chris

My old neighbor Jay had a rel legit ZL-1 69 Camaro, as well as 3 69 Z-28's (one of which was a 4wheel disc brake car with the cross ram 2X4 carb set up.) They were legit 69 Z's also. He went through a LOT of tires... Chris

Actually I'd like to add a Fit and a MINI to my fleet... Get one of those good looking Fury's from the early 70's with the hideaway headlights...a very menacing looking car, and it would look fabulous next to the B-59. Alex Baron, my high school Gym teacher/football coach (didn't play FB, just kept stats, etc.) drove one. It had a slightly bent front bumper, and ole Alex was an NFL sized guy with a mean look to him. Made people NOTICE when that damned car came in the parking lot... (As an aside, Alex wasn't menacing at all, he was a great teacher and a great guy...) But seriously, a Fury 2 Dr HT (go back and re-read your own posts about the B- Piller thingie, the HARDTOP is the one ya want...) would be the Cat's ass. Chris

I am liking the Fit also, as well as the Nissan Cube and a few other of the new "small" cars. They are cool in a funky sort of way. And your write, blu writes very well. Chris

If people had bought the RSX, they would ahve kept it. Chris

The train is better looking.... Chris