FloydHendershot

That elbow rest thing over the center console looks a bit obtrusive. Guess I will wait for more pictures.

Well the worst thing you didn't know about being a penis is you live with two nuts, your neighbor is an asshole, your best friend is a pussy and your owner beats you every day.

Some life.

For some their best friend is an asshole, too

I love the last shot, Cort. Where is that?

Looks like it is between Dead Man's Curve and Colostomy Corner.

I don't recall ever seeing a sales press release where the year over year % change per selling day wasn't even mentioned.

I can't believe that even with all the negative press, Toyota still managed to post a 35.3% increase to GM's 15.9%.

It's not that hard to believe with the media blitz and all the cash and incentives tacked on.

If you believe numbers the sales increase was more in the 32%-42% range. Unless of course you want to count Pontiac, Hummer, Saturn, etc then the number was closer to 16%.

The real story last month was Ford outpacing the market and doing so with far less incentive than the others.

Way back in the day I delivered pizza to a woman named Sandy Beaver.

As far as OB's post, I wonder if she's related to former Detroit Tiger Rusty Kuntz.

Did she seem irritated?

Yes, but then we'll have on less dumbass... I feel for her family and for those who do care for her though, because she obviously doesn't cara about herself one bit.

Yes but if it is her dumbass partner spurring her on because it makes him happy in the pants he is an enabler. Some paraphilias I will never understand but if she keeps it up she will be using sheep as tampons.

'least her first name wasn't 'Jucy'.

Loose is pretty bad by itself.

First thing came to mind don't ask.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI7x0bTOHd8

Her 49-year-old partner Philippe — who she met on a dating site for plus-size people — was encouraging her to reach her goal, she said.

Now they know why he was buying fifty # bags of flour on a weekly basis.

Gin is good.

Too much goodness can be bad.

Gin is poison, but lemme guess, Beefeater?

MYFOXNY.COM - Some New York City chefs and restaurant owners are taking aim at a bill introduced in the New York Legislature that, if passed, would ban the use of salt in restaurant cooking.

"No owner or operator of a restaurant in this state shall use salt in any form in the preparation of any food for consumption by customers of such restaurant, including food prepared to be consumed on the premises of such restaurant or off of such premises," the bill, A. 10129 , states in part.

The legislation, which Assemblyman Felix Ortiz , D-Brooklyn, introduced on March 5, would fine restaurants $1,000 for each violation.

"The consumer needs to make their own health choices. Just as doctors and the occasional visit to a hospital can't truly control how a person chooses to maintain their health, neither can chefs nor the occasional visit to a restaurant," said Jeff Nathan, the executive chef and co-owner of Abigael's on Broadway. "Modifying trans fats and sodium intake needs to be home based for optimal health. Regulating restaurants will not solve this health issue."

Nathan is part of the group My Food My Choice , which calls itself a coalition of chefs, restaurant owners, and consumers, called the proposed law "absurd" in a press release issued on its Facebook page.

Ortiz has said the salt ban would allow restaurant patrons to decide how salty they want their meals to be.

"In this way, consumers have more control over the amount of sodium they intake, and are given the option to exercise healthier diets and healthier lifestyles," Ortiz said, according to a Nation's Restaurant News report.

But many chefs and restaurant owners said they are tired of politicians dictating what they can serve and what people can eat. They have opposed the city's anti-sodium and anti-transfat campaigns.

"Chefs would be handcuffed in their food preparation, and many are already in open rebellion over this legislation," said Orit Sklar, of My Food My Choice. "Ortiz and fellow anti-salt zealot Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York City seek to undermine the food and restaurant business in the entire state."

The American Heart Association encourages Americans to reduce their sodium intake and has advocated the reduction of sodium used by food manufacturers and restaurants by 50 percent over a 10-year period.

Flour and water is very tasty all by itself. I sometimes make a paste and spread over gluten free rice cakes for a quick snack. This is nothing other than a "me too" proposal after the successful ban of trans fats which does have legitimate basis and otherwise non essential value in food preparation.

Trusting people to add their own salt? LOL That's not far from trusting a raging alcoholic at the open bar.

False. The government has a compelling interest in matters of public health, safety and/or welfare. Poor air quality is a serious public health risk, and therefore falls under jurisdiction. Don't forget, the legislation sets benchmarks for efficiency. Things that may seem like they'd be "banned" often have some kind of technological breakthrough to allow them to continue while meeting the standards. Look at Blutech and diesel.

Just charging people more money still doesn't really address the issues of energy efficiency. And black interiors aren't even close to the main culprit.

Very, very true. I agree there is a compelling interest in matters of public health and once they ban salt and tax sugar should have task forces to make sure we eat our vegetables.

So if my math is right, fleet was 10.9% of GM's sales in Jan 2009 and 29.4% of their sales on Jan 2010. I guess the reduction in fleet sales that they have been trumpeting for the past year or two wasn't actually a strategy to improve resale. That is a shame.

At least GM had the good sense not to talk resale. Ford's release was the worst in this regard... within a paragraph or two of proclaiming their much improved resale value they were claiming fleet increases of 154%!

Yea, wouldn't want fleet sales ruining your resale value when you can just have a crappy floor pedal doing that for yer.

Get in while you still can.

Only 7 Days Left.

Evangelist= Evils agent

Silver

I find myself wondering about the "why" of this, at this time.

There are always reasons, it would be interesting to know what they are.

I second that!

Board of Directors outnumbers him. If I'm not mistaken he wasn't thrilled about keeping Opel and the Saturn and Hummer deals fell flat. Again, if I recall he was supposed to pack his bags with Wagoner but let him stay to finish making the beds.

Like I commented on C&G's status on Facebook, Fritz did his job, now it's time for Ed to carry the company through the rest of the transition into 'New GM'.

I don't see a new CEO stepping in that soon, unless they want to run the risk of changing CEO again in a year. They need to choose well.

Absolutely 100% agree.

More news to follow describing significant decisions. Saab stays?

Disagree.

This thing is universally ugly like the aztek.

It will fail.

Place your bets.

Well, this is where Pontiac went out on that limb and good for them. Easily they could have just stuck to the same old but in their defeat they opened the door. For what I don't know. Does anyone?

20K per year not awful but not outstanding. Gut reaction want to know who was watching.

As a mod, I can't ignore anyone unfortunately.

Crude perhaps but it will work.

Agreed, here are some:

http://araoengineering.com/LSX.htm

Outstanding!

So Ferrari, Porsche, Aston Martin, Jaguar, Maserati, BMW, Mercedes, Koenigsegg, and Audi are using the wrong engine? While the Vette has what the Dodge Ram and Chevy Silverado have. If I am building a sports car, I want what Ferrari has, not what the Dodge Ram has.

There is something special about American muscle that maybe you would be surprised how many people fall in love with it after a spin. Jeremy Clarkson

liked to kid about the donkey cart suspension but now he owns one. And yes, many people like what Ferrari has but ask Johnny o'connel or Jan Magnussen and chances are they will tell you their thoughts.

Listen up SMK. I am completely, utterly serious about this.

You will be banned from these threads if you continue.

Understand these following statements before you post again.

1. There is no packaging advantage for pushrod inline engines. That is why DOHC is better on a 4 cylinder.

2. There has been an utter lack of development on pushrod V6 engines. The trait of having pushrods is not the cause of their "inferiority"

3. There is a massive packaging advantage that can be had with a pushrod V8. The differences in external dimensions are gigantic.

4. The Corvette, like the CTS-V, can smack around cars twice it's price and do it with a pushrod.

5. The Koenigsegg is over 5 times the price of a ZR-1. I find no trouble jumping to the conclusion that GM would have no problem coaxing 1,000 HP out of the LS series if they could charge even half that.

It's frustrating and like the old saying goes it's not the elephants you worry about it is the mosquitoes. At times it feels like you would be better served by talking to a bag of hammers. Just remind SMK that the adults were talking. But really, the ignore button still works no need to be too harsh.

I assume you are up to date on the state of the industry and know that Nissan plans to release the all-electric Leaf next year (i.e. before or at about the same time as the Volt). It will have a much lower price of entry than the Volt and apparently more cost effective than a similar sized gas car (which the Volt isn't).

PR: Did I mention it was all-electric? I should mention it is all electric. I should also mention the Volt uses gas. The Leaf doesn't use any gas. etc.

I imagine the Volt should perform better... but the Prius proves that really isn't the point in this segment. Plus if you really want something that performs well, the Volt, with a price tag of a CTS-V but with a 0-60 time of the hybrid Camry, doesn't really cut it. And now that GM has proclaimed that 40 miles is good enough for near 80% of the population, it will be interesting to watch them argue that 100 miles isn't good enough.

What was the point of all your cute emoticons again?

Yes. Was there actually something actually wrong with the information? Or is that just your knee-jerk reaction?

No you shouldn't mention it uses gas because you've been fluffing the Prius as a counter argument and now it's a problem, You are best to leave it out.

But I'll tell you when it comes to plunking down the green for an electric GM has had some experience with not only the electric tech and not only that if you go more than 100? miles (they dont even specify a range) then what?

having a conventional, efficient motor on standby can't possibly be a bad thing,

So then you are ok with Ghosn's proposal of at least $75 billion in U.S. government money be used to fund the consumer incentives. You seem to have such a hard on about GM and Chrysler's position on use of tax payer money.

And please, do share the cost of both cars because most people don't know the cost of either.

Just so you know, my knee jerk reaction to Wikipedia is that you are too lazy to do your own homework. I checked over it a little and well Garbage in/Garbage out.

Now go put on a hockey game and get your tit out of the ringer.

When the time comes (and apparently this is soon according to Nissan), people will buy all-electric cars and then the Volt will be the relative gas consumer.

And this IS soon? According to...Nissan.

Did you really quote Wikipedia??

The one I have works just fine.

They have to somehow keep the inmates busy.

Wouldn't be surprised if this catches on across the states, such a simple way to make some money.