A Horse With No Name

E85 may indeed be the wave of the future. In some places in Brazil, they've got a ratio of 8 gallons of ethanol for every gallon of dino juice they put in. Plus look at all of the open wheel drivers that are Brazillian. Ya just gotta love the Brazillians... chris

When I was a kid there was an entire large (400+) car junkyard in my home town all filled with 50's cars. One day my dad and I drove by (think I was 8 or nine so this would be like about 1972) and they had all been crushed, every single one of them. When I was in high school and getting parts for my Chevelle, I counted 9 (yes nine!) SS396 Chevelles in various states of disrepair. I also bought parts from a guy who took a 67 SS396 and put it on a Blazer frame and made a 4WD out of it. The colector cars of tomorrow are indeed in danger today. sadly, this is why I believe tales told to me of Packards, Cadillacs, and dusenbergs rotting in salvage yards in the 30's, 40's and 50's. Chris

Gonna be hard to watch that Shadow go, isn't it DF? Sounds like when you graduate you need to buy a nice Charger SRT8 in its memory. Chris

Great place to go and hunt, and you can see the stars at night. Had a friend who used to live in Sundance, Wyoming. Actually think it would be cool to go there and see a rodeo or two. But I would need to rent a Chevrolet pickemup to go there. I would be laughed out of the state with any of my current drivers! Chris

Obama may actually be a damned good president. Glad to see you here after your departure. Chris

Maybe Fred Phelps will burn a Camaro in front of his church in response... Chris

Tesla Roadster, anyone? There will be fun cars in the future, they will just take a very different form from the cars of today. Or maybe I'll just switch to motorcycles...my wife would kill me before the bike would.... Chris

Keep us posted. There is a nice dark blue mid 80's Cadillac 4 door near me that seems really clean, but I don't like the color.

Seriously, with the smart car out I'd bet that we will see some interesting variations on "city cars." This might actually work out to be a good idea for a city car in a small European city. However, it would suck major ass to drive that car across Wyoming. Chris

Actually one of the most interesting crash tests I ever saw was a fighter jet that went into a concrete wall. Since it was travelling at 500MPH it didn't fare too well. Chris

Army

Actually this is why I like small cars in a way. Getting out of an accident is better than surviving one, and being able to react quickly has saved my sorry butt on many occasions.... Chris

What Pontiac Model was named in honor of the guy who set several records racing/testing Pontiacs? Please name the Driver and the Car. Hint- was one of the longest running Pontiac name plates. Chris

Same as the Bananna boat, wish there were more of these cars around... Chris

Even those of us here who lust after say, a GTI Volkswagen or a MINI lust after the bananna boat. Just wish I could still find these cars in any kind of shape here in the midwest. Usually the resemble the Titanic when you go to check them out in person. I'm impressed with your ability to car shop, and also your desire to remain debt free. Chris

...and then these MORONS berate GM for building a low quality automobile and buy a Toyota... Chris

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Ditto, congrats on what you do as a car nut... Chris

GM automatics are usually great... Chris

Depends, I've seen a few that were never cared for that did fine...one in particular that ran 80,000 miles w/o an oil change, woman who owned it just kept topping it off...and it still ran fine... Chris

The best thing is to work for people you want to see in office. Thinking seriously of volunteering for the Clintons if she is nominated. Chris

The largest problem here is religion. The Hindus in India don't want to be overpopulated by the Muslims, the Muslims want to outpopulate the Christians, the Fundy Christians are reproducing like rabbits, some orthodox Jewish people don't believe in birth control, etc. Down play the role of religion first, and then you'll be able to start on the population problem, not before. Chris

I know a physics professor at The Ohio State University who would profoundly agree with you. Chris

He will make for shure the worlds ugliest woman if the Flybrianna thing is true... Chris

We want the human race to survive and survive on a planet that is worth living on. Since I have children this concerns me greatly. Chris