A Horse With No Name

Maybe we need to fire the whole Toronto GM sales force, then, right? Chris

I would support a gas tax of $1.00/1.50 per gallon, maybe more. It would be the most patriotic thing that we could do. Chris

GM has good product, and you are right, GM4Life, they should be looking better. Like Sigen said, this makes me sick to my stomach. Chris

Had a GM crate motor in my 55 Chev...they ROCK! We need to drive to NY and shoot the bastards that parted out that 'maro. Chris

...and as I've said before, my older son Joel goes to a mostly African American school for the arts. Even amoung the african-american teen girls, she has her fanboi's (fangirls?) Chris

You would be suprised, though, Satty. We went on a scouting campout this weekend (my son Daniel and I). Most of the fathers and leaders in our scouting group are arch conservitives. Palin is a Goddess amoung these people. The other day at the store I saw bumper stickers on several minivans and pickups with the logo SARAH! and McCain for President, or Sarah 2012, or whatever. She has her appeal to the far right. Mostly people who dislike/distrust McCain. Chris

Having spent a considerable amount of time in the former Soviet Union, I can tell you that the Prius lacks the basic goodness of a crowded Moscow bus in the middle of winter. We should be ashamed of the fact that we as a species have built such a steaming pile as the Prius. Chris

+1 Chris

G6, CTS and Malibu are all up...but only 330 Solstice Sold? and Astra is under 10K units for the year? Trucks off 25%? Wow...Ouch... Chris

Sorry to hear she's gone, longtooth. And yes, we are going to ahve a big mess to fix up. Newt Gingirch was on NPR this A.M., and even he was blasting the "current administration" for its failings. He said that it was going to take 15 years or so to undo the last 8 IIRC. Chris

Enjoy! Chris

I love living in Ohio, but if the economy doesn't turn around, i may have to move. However, Desert, Ohio or wherever, I think we are in for more hard times. Think I'll enjoy a piece of pie and not worry about things... Chris

That thing needs to stay unrestored and preserved. Wow! Thanks! Seeing that made my day. Chris

I love apple pie... Chris

The 120 Coupe was actually one of the coolest cars they built. I love smaller cars, and as far as Packards go, if I could onw one, this just might be the one. When I had my 55 Chevy, one of the local classic car dealers had a nice 120, and the 55 almost got traded in... Chris

I just wish people would talk to each other. Steve, one of the scout leaders on our weekend campout, was just ranting about greenpeace and the liberals. I asked him "what do they want to do?" He replied "they want to protect the environment" I asked him "Isn't that what Scouting is all about, respect and respecting and protecting nature?" It made him think, and we had a good little chat after that. Sometimes finding a creative question is the best way to start dialouge. Chris

I am almost the opposite. I like Thia, Vietnamese, or Chinese,a dn I like it hot. Usually I just tell the waitstaff to add enough spice to melt the plate,the table, and then set my shoe laces on fire. And then I add spice after that. But I love Italian and Greek also. Chris

A memeber of the local TDI drivers club also owns a Mitsubishi product (E-Clipse) and wondered why I liked American cars. I pointed out that a used C5 Z06 would trump his E-Clipse pretty much 100% and would have actually been cheaper and faster than his car plus his mods. He pretty much shut up and agreed after that. Chris

I am more of an ass-man myself, although breasts definitely count bigtime! Chris

Yes it is! It can live in my garage anytime... Chris

There is just something very special, almost sacred about a pre-WW-II car that is restored stock. One of the grandfathers of one of the boys in my son's scouting group has a 1940 Plymouth 2 door that he just did a beutiful, wonderful restoration of. And he resisted the temptation to red it! I love old packards, BTW. Some of the coolest pre-war cars made, FWIW. Chris

((Enter Sarcasm mode)) Sixty-Eight is a closet liberal. The idea of drivbing a rainbow butterfly powered Camry IS positive. ((Exit Sarcasm mode)) Seriously, I am very sorry about how divided our nation seems to be becoming in a political sense. I have very good friends that are arch conservative, and very good friends that are very liberal. Both sides are worried about...the war, the debt/deficit/ jobs going overseas, the environment, terrorism, too much government in our lives, education for our kids, health care, etc. The good news is that as AMERICANS (we'll include the Cannuks too ) we share a whole lot more common values than we realize. Chris

I love working hard physically. It keeps you in shape and builds a sense of friendship, as you have written. And V-8's rock! My son Joel and I looked at a GTO the other day. It was an LS2 car, bright red, leather, about $15,000, and IIRC it had like 23,000 miles. Just superb shape. Good thing it was an automatic and not a six speed car or I'd have had another car in the driveway. Looking forward to the new Camaro. Chris

While we are talking about poop (I'd use the "S" word but I am trying to swear off swearing)...let's talk about...good news from Toyota. Went on a Scouting trip/campout with my son Daniel this weekend, and one of the other dads has spent 23 years as the manager of a local Toyota dealers bodyshop. He said they are still jammed solid with Tacomas being sent to be crushed, and that they are sending them away 35-40 at a time to the scrapyard on car carriers. Almost every single truck they look at has fram issues. Here ih Ohio, the "rustbelt" go figure, eh? He said that they are crushing trucks with less than 20,000 miles on them! This is very bad for Toyota and very good perhaps for GM. Chris

I do think we need to work with Ethanol, though. It can be a great fuel if it is developed right. And yes, Americans don't think long term. Chris