Robert Hall

Yes, the masses want their boring FWD generics.

He's on CNN with Wolf Blitzer now...keeps repeating that line about Ireland's corporate tax rate...

Yes, the LXes definitely stand out.... bold designs compared to the bland FWD generica that Ford, GM and Toyota churn out..

I had an Obama bumpersticker on my Jeep, but the same thing happened to it that happened to my Kerry sticker in '00--someone stole it, while parked in a parking garage. I was going to put up an Obama-Biden sign in the front yard, but I figured it would get vandalised, since AZ is infested with Republicans.

Time for the New New World Order..

Yeah, but at least Lambdas are available w/ a 6spd transmission, which they still haven't figured out how to put in the G and W bodies.

Langley

McCain

Interesting... I wonder if GM has considered using the Lambda platform for large FWD/AWD cars? It's their largest FWD platform..

Today--- a '79 Lincoln Versailles in tan w/ a padded top and aftermarket continental kit, wire wheel hubcaps on wide whitewalls. Haven't seen one of these in ages. a GMC Avalanche---a black 1st gen Chevy Avalanche with a GMC front clip.

QUOTE (CARBIZ @ Oct 25 2008, 07:01 AM) Well, you'd better take a chill pill because I'd venture to say that about half the population doesn't know anything more about cars than how to turn the ignition key. Once upon a time, when I was a car valet in a luxury hotel, quite a few people (mostly women, I have to say) could tell me little more about their car than what color it was and how many doors it had. When you work in the car business, you get stupid people remarks about cars all the time. You learn to shrug it off. Yeah, it's one of those things I realized long ago is that most people don't have the same level of interest in cars as I do..to most people, the details of their car are obscure as the details of the washer or dryer. Yet I know lots of people that can tell me lots of detail about the specs of their cell phone, computer, their TV, their home theatre components, etc yet seem to know little about their car beyond the brand name and year...I run into a few car enthusiasts now and then, but they usually are very brand-specific in their interest and knowledge, rather than a broad interest car geek..

Well, it costs money to set up displays at the auto show, to ship prototypes there, etc....sounds like they are delaying those expenses in the short term..

Yes...but as a creationist, she doesn't believe in genetics (or any form of science, I suspect).

QUOTE (Sixty8panther @ Oct 24 2008, 06:02 PM) Plenty of German cars sold in the USA have rear fog lights. Almost all Audis from the past two decades have rear fog lights, Porsche, my Mercedes has 'em, as did our old 123. Hmm...I've seen some European cars with them separate, but on my sister's W126 and W124 they must be integrated into the taillight clusters. I'll have to read the manual and see how to activate 'em.

QUOTE (ocnblu @ Oct 24 2008, 04:28 PM) It's always amusing to see a European car from behind in foglamp weather... with one taillamp much brighter than the other... it actually took me a while to realize it was the rear foglamp, working as designed. Yeah... I remember wondering what up with that years ago. Another interesting feature on European cars (at least the Mercs I know) is the left or right parking lights setting (parking lights turn on on one side only).

Ya...I meant for OZ....does GM have an Vectra version in OZ currently? Wasn't sure if Holden had an Epsilon model..

Given the way GM is going, I wouldn't be surprised if the next gen Commodore isn't FWD...GM could probably justify doing a RHD version of the W-body Impala for Holden or something Epsilon II based.

A scenario where the Grand Cherokee gets the TB's straight 6 could be interesting.... a V6 just seems out of place in a Jeep, IMHO...

QUOTE (MikeyMo84 @ Oct 23 2008, 09:18 PM) same here....i get the "is that the new sunfire?" line a lot Well, I guess if they hadn't moved Pontiac to alphanumeric names, it would likely have been badged as a Sunfire..

On another forum people were speculating that the Charger and Challenger would be badged as Pontiacs, the Chrysler 300 as a Buick.

Interesting... I've been told I look like a cross between George Costanza and Tony Soprano. Though I think I look more like Michael Chiklis.

My sister would probably find you hot...she likes dark, hairy, fit Italianesque men...her last BF was a South African management consultant of Italian ancestry. Her first husband was of Italian ancestry (a Western PA boy), and rocked a big '70s mustache.. Her current lust object is a 6'4" gay German American consultant that she's trying to turn straight...her coworkers call her a Cougar since he's about 10 years younger.

QUOTE (66Stang @ Oct 23 2008, 06:52 PM) I just fit, but have to put the top down when I auto-cross because I don't fit with a crash helmet on. Steve, one of my Miata club friends fits in a Miata fine with a crash helmet, and he is 6'4. I still can'[t figure THAT one out. Chris I'm 6'0", 225, and was probably 50 lbs lighter when I drove the Miata..it just seemed very tight to me..probably could have adjusted the seat more. I've ridden in a couple of ht and conv. TTs---I found them claustrophobic--couldn't see very well out the side windows. A couple of sports cars I've driven that I fit in quite well are an Acura NSX (seat all the way back, my head touches the roof slightly) and the 993 era Porsche 911...I love the visibility out of 911s..great greenhouse.

QUOTE (66Stang @ Oct 23 2008, 06:47 PM) I pulled up at work in my Miata, and I am not a small guy. Joe, my co worker called out "hell, that looks like an elephant riding a gnat! Chris I drove an early Miata once with the top up. It was painful.. I'm too big. Though I fit perfectly in a Boxster.

QUOTE (Paolino @ Oct 23 2008, 05:06 PM) The Health Department Chairperson (who's also a friend) came out to my car and said, "Love the color! What is that, patina?" (referring to the poor paint job/rust) At one point, my Bronco was 4 colors.... it was originally gold and brown two-tone... unfortunately, 7 years of Ohio/Michigan/Illinois winters took it's toll, and it started rusting around the rockers and fender arches. I trowled on bondo and sprayed gray and red primer over the rust spots. By 2000, it looked rough (only had 92k miles when I traded it on the GC).