Robert Hall

I know about 10 people that own Priuses....one has had his 8 years (1st gen), the others anywhere from 6 months to 4 years (2nd gen)... all seem to be quite happy with them, when I've talked w/ them about 'em..

Well, I had to call out Ocn's political post...can't let him get away with that.

I wonder if they will do any two-tones. A beige and black, or gray with the brown like available on the Malibu would be nice...or black w/ red seats and door panel inserts (would be my favorite).

On the other side, the majority of Dodge Rams I see have McCain or Bush-Cheney stickers. Sheep as well..

Well, the hybrid is much cleaner and gets considerably better mileage.

I miss Russert...this election season would be alot more entertaining with him around.

The problem is, at this point, the Volt is just vaporware... the Prius is real, been around for quite a while, and has a 3rd gen coming soon.

I'll admit my bias is towards RWD performance and luxury cars, but I recognize the Prius as a fascinating car because of it's technology and that it has been a game changer...I think the Volt has the potential to be also. The Prius is infinitely more interesting than pedestrian generics like the Yaris and Corolla. A car enthusiast to me is someone who has an interest in and is knowledgable about a broad range of cars, car manufacturers, the people behind them, and can appreciate them for their aesthetic, technical, and performance merits. A good friend of mine--whom I consider a car enthusiast--we can talk about most any kind of car, and his tastes are pretty eclectic---has a Prius for the daily driver, an Outback for the family wagon, and a new Challenger SRT8 as his toy...

No idea about how it is today...I don't even remember hearing about creationism in high school in the '80s...I was in a strictly secular world growing up. I took all the fast-track AP classes (chemistry, physics, algebra, etc) and ended up w/ 25 hours of college credit when I graduate.

Some offbeat sightings today. Saw a faded blue '72 Ford Galaxie 4dr sedan in traffic and a faded but solid blue '68 Chevy longbed pickup. The really outrageous sightings, though, were the black 1940 Buick Special Eight 4dr sedan (6-window) in the Target parking lot and the green w/ yellow spoke wheels Model A 5-window coupe (one of the handful existing that wasn't converted into a hot rod, but kept stock) driving along in traffic! Shocking to see cars that old away from a car show, out in the real world!

That's cool..I watched a tv show on Discovery or something yesterday were a shop took a salvaged '03 Wrangler and put a Hemi in it, set up the suspension for serious offroading, put 44 inch tires on it, was still street drivable, but made a great rock crawler.

Well, GM has been doing 90% FWD mediocrity for the last 25 years and where has it gotten them? Nowhere...

What's hurting the Flex's sales potential is the high sticker price coupled with the economy right now...

Climate makes a difference also....in Florida, Texas, Arizona, So Cal, etc FWD is pointless. I've seen women driving 300s, Chargers, and quite a few RWD Lexuses, Mercs and BMWs here in the Phoenix area...

I've done most all of my xmas shopping online for several years now... Target.com, BestBuy.com, Amazon, etc.. I try and steer clear of malls and other retail places during Nov-Dec and avoid the crowds, lines, etc.

I don't get it.... M-B has been very strong in developing engines for decades..why would they want to buy engines from their main competitor? Mind-boggling.

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..