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I like it but with a rear deck that short it might as well be a hatchback. I could imagine dumping my dirty Norco MTB in the back of it lol.

I would guestimate a $2000 repair twice a year on average

Will have to save up for a matching pair

The exterior has so many design elements from other vehicles, yet somehow still manages to look decent and well put together. Not liking the over abundance of wood/plood in the interior.

Me either. The Camaro will be a Civic competitor as well I guess.

I don't think I'd ever buy in this segment for a daily driver. Drove a new Vue XE a few months back and did not enjoy it at all. Maybe the Mazda drives more carlike, I know the Vue still felt too soft and its supposed to be a relatively sporty feeling Cute Ute.

My brother has one.. He commutes on the GO Train 35 minutes each way to work. At night he has his Iphone set to download some top 10 video clips and he watches them on the way to work (I'm not sure of the specifics). He also watches youtube stuff on it quite a bit. Its a pretty sweet screen for a phone/PDA, I'll give it that much. I guess you could accomplish the same thing with an Ipod touch over WIFI.

Somehow I thought this thread was going to be about Bhutto being assassinated, Pakistan being in chaos and the Taliban/Al Qeada/extremists getting a hold of Pakistan's nukes.

I've always thought "mind bloggler" would be a negative way to describe something but I guess not!

Its funny you mention the heated cupholders. Its justs boggles my mind they put the effort into that but put no effort into making an interiors that don't look like they were made to sell at the dollar store.

Wow I guess the current one will be around for quite a while if they haven't even decided what platform to go with yet.

NK politics are a litte bit of a marketing stumbling block I would hope.

No prison terms for having consensual oral sex with highschool schoolmates either, and its quite a bit harder to win big $$ suing people for trivial things here. Its amazing we don't have anarchy.

Awesome! Except the steering wheel.

Bahahaha! I'm not sure what the pricing difference is but the Astra seems like such a nicer vehicle than the Cobalt.

Old cars with a facelift. About as relevant as Meg Ryan at this point.

++ Other than that, only interior looks improved (I do like the new interior from that brief glimpse)

Huh they get much better city than hwy mpg?

Shocking, he likes the new CTS but the G6 didn't impress him.

Looks like the Fit will finally have a decent competitor.

I wonder when the Accord Turbo Diesel will arrive here.

Maybe the next gen Mazda 6, a G35x, Legacy GT, or splurge on a 335.

I'm probably going to buy a vehicle next year and I'm guessing that by the time I'm ready to move on from it 6-7 or so years later, gas will probably be 50% or more expensive than it is now. So I'm going to factor that into my purchasing decision. I'm not going to spend more on gas than food! I spend a small percentage of my income on vehicles and the related expenses, much less than put away on investments and savings, and I don't plan on that changing.

This is a colour combo I wish was available on more GM interiors. (No wood with the cream leather and cream/black dash).