Robert Hall

Maybe they are adding that trim level to the European market...

He's got to be a big disapointment and frustration for his father...I've always respected Martin Sheen for his acting and activism.

It is not that everyone get treated better than the Americans it is the fact that not enough Americans want what many get overseas. If GM really thought they could sell them they would be here. The hatchback I think you get away with but imagine the resale on a 4 cylinder Diesel 6 speed Manual? If GM imported 10,000 here they would be sitting on most of them. A hatchback 4cyl diesel w/ a manual is the only way I'd consider buying a compact or subcompact FWD car..but I know the mainstream would overwhelmingly want a silver sedan w/ an automatic. Something like a Golf GDI would rock, or a Focus STDi..get the sportiest suspension, most loaded interior w/ a diesel and a manual..that would be a fun little car, I think...

Perhaps in referenece to the Wikipedia bio that implies Beiber's Mom is a Christian anti-Semite. Sounds like his family was in the poor white trash demographic (or whatever the Canadian equivalent is).

I wonder if Buickman would like it.

I saw a very clean '57 Imperial 2dr ht in red w/ white roof in traffic Friday afternoon...what a beast.

Went to see 'The King's Speech' on Saturday..one of the movie trailers was for Bieber's 'Never Say Never' 'concert film'...I nearly hurled my popcorn...looked horrific.

Don't get me started on jersey Shore. I'll be here for hours typing up a dissertation on how it offends me as an Italian. Supposedly, they'll be going to Italy or something, and hopefully the REAL Italians will tell those fools what a damn disgrace they are. I'm sure the show is offensive to all New Jersey residents also.. hard to imagine that the mindlessness of the show reflects the state and it's residents in any realistic way. Or course, all I know about New Jersey is from the TV drama 'The Sopranos' that I really liked, that my favorite musician and band is from there (Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band), and that AT&T Bell Labs in Murray Hill was a pretty cool place to work in the '90s (a number of friends from grad school went to work there back in the day).

Funny thing is, a diesel Cruze without a doubt is definitely more refined, well optioned, quicker, safer etc than the older cars, but I bet it wouldn't come close the mileage of an '84 Escort diesel (which routinely got 55mpg highway).

"Conquer the world and self destruct." - MetallicA My favorite dispair-themed album is probably still 'The Downward Spiral' by NIN...listening to it now still brings back warm fuzzies of the Prozac-and-Jaegermiester fueled PHD days in gray Michigan in the mid '90s/my mid 20s..

Beyond diesels, they could do an ad w/ a rusty Vega and a worn out '80s Cavalier and then show the Cruze, to show how far Chevy has come w/ their small cars...or a worn out Geo Metro and the new Sonic..

Handsome cars... forgot they had a t-top option..haven't seen one in ages. Love the red & white interior.

1. Get a new/better job w/ a shorter commute (resigned from the bank last week, starting a new gig in late March) 2. Save more money 3. Loose weight 4. Stay sane 5. Eat better 6. Get more sleep 6. Get out of Arizona 7. Go to more races (went to one Indy Car event last year, so far got tickets to a NASCAR Sprint Cup race tomorrow, the Indy 500, The Long Beach Grand Prix and the Long Beach ALMS race)

That was a Super Bowl ad, IIRC..

I don't see any correlation between diesel truck sales and diesel car sales..I doubt if potential buyers of diesel cars would pay attention to diesel trucks. Diesel never had a stigma for me, my Dad's diesel Escort that I drove for a few years was a great little car.

On Fox, about the only shows I still watch semi-frequently are The Simpsons, House, Fringe and Bones. Probably my favorite current network/basic cable show is TNT's SouthLAnd..

I watch very little network tv, have seen this show a few times, did't find it very funny...about the only network comedy in recent years that I watch occasionally that I like is 'Big Bang Theory'.

Sheen is going to end up dead if he can't control himself..

LoL...

Interesting..I see the last launch for the Atlantis is scheduled for my birthday...cool. I wonder if they will play the song 'The Final Countdown' at the launch. I went to see a couple shuttle launches back in the '80s, saw the Columbia and Challenger launch..it's quite an impressive sight to behold.

Taurus is a fullsize model..19 sounds reasonable for a fullsize. The Fusion is the midsize Ford, probably has a smaller tank.

Range is not a big deal to me, I try and stop every 2 hours on any road trip anyway..

Wow..I wonder if the Swedish patient was too much for them..

My Jeep theoretically has a 350 mile range, but I don't think I've ever gone that many miles w/ out fill up. I don't recall the specifics, but IIRC the '04 Impala I drove from San Jose to Denver back in '04 had a great range....

Sweet... looks smaller than it is..