Robert Hall

I like this analogy I found on a buddy's Facebook page..

The 'CARR' lettering font on that dealer looks like the dealer name lettering fonts that I remember seeing on small town GM dealers 30 years ago..

Another dealership closure here---Power Buick-Pontiac-GMC closed today...was the largest BPG dealer in the Valley, I think..

I'd just keep driving it... see if you can get 150 or 200k on it. If it's paid for, I wouldn't see any cost advantage to buying/insuring/etc a 2nd car... what's the Mazda 6 get, 25 or more?

Seems like reasonable equipment levels and some decent options.

Who cares? In 20 years time, the Prius (probably on it's 6th gen by then) will probably be completely electric, no gas engine, and hyperefficient... hopefully, the Volt will be as well..

Cobalt would be consistent with Civic and Corolla--- C-segment cars with C-names (not that there is any significance to that factoid). As far as 'Nova' not working in Spanish speaking countries, that is an urban legend, not fact.

I saw a clean pale yellow '65 Mercury Comet 2dr sedan (must be quite rare) and a sharp maroon '69 Mercury Marquis convertible today...with the top down. October is the start of convertible weather here. Also saw a '69-70 Chevy shortbed fleetside PU for sale, gray w/ flames on the sides.

Some positive things in my life currently--- 1. Enjoying my new job, 3 weeks in...it's pretty low stress, the client is pretty laid back and not in a rush to get the system up and running... first time I've had a government organization as a client. 2008 has been turbulent--I finished a 9-month contract in Denver in March, moved to Phoenix in April and joined a startup (pay cut), grew to strongly dislike the company and the weather over the summer...was laid off at the end on July. Started a new contract in Sept, with a much shorter commute (about 12 miles/day instead of 40) and more money (about $25/hr more). 2. Cooler fall weather... after 4+ months of 100-115 degree highs, the highs are down in the 80s-90s now...cool and comfortable. Going to celebrate fall by taking a little road trip up into the mountains tomorrow. 3. I'll be back in Colorado for the first time since May in two weeks, going back for a good friend's wedding, and going to see a bunch of friends I haven't seen since May. Should be a relaxing weekend.

I would assume the Cruze won't overlap w/ the Cobalt, won't it replace the Cobalt for NA?

baguettes

I think Nova would have been a good name... like Malibu and Impala, it's a long time Chevy name with a good image overall...

True..it's a different time and place, though... the coupe market is very small now, and it seems only the small and sporty, or muscle car type, or premium luxury brand models succeed.

Chennai

6 months on the ground in Phoenix now..being a foodie, I've I've found a number of local restaurants I like--ranging from Irish (Rosie McCaffertys, Seamus McCaffertys) and English pubs (George and Dragon), to a couple really Thai places (Thai Basil, Thai Elephant, Pink Pepper (been going there 10 years), Malees), a decent Chinese place (Golden Phoenix) to an Israeli place (Sabuddy) with great hummus and kebabs, a couple Greek places, a good Cuban restaurant (Havana Cafe)(in Arizona? Who would have imagined that..), a few excellent local bistros close to home (Phoenix City Grille, Sierra Bonita Grille, Ticoz) an excellent New Mexican place (Richardsons) and more than a few Mexican places... there are a couple good steakhouses (Durant's, Texaz Grill) I've been going to for 10+ years out here that I still like. Some good local Italian places also (Avanti). As far as local and national chains here, I like Corleones (cheesesteak place), Chipotle (long a favorite, from Denver), Pei Wei, Sauce (these two are only a mile from home, so I seem to hit them every week), Pick up Stix (decent Chinese fast food), Baja Fresh, L&L Hawaiian BBQ, Gordon-Bierch (tasty food and Chzech-style lagers at this brewpub chain), Pita Jungle, The Keg Steakhouse, Bamboo Club, Earl's.... I still haven't found a really good Indian restaurant, though Bombay Spice near me is an interesting wine bar with some Westernized Indian dishes. I hear there are some good Indian places out in Tempe and Mesa...have to go explore there some. Probably will eat out more and venture further from my central Phoenix location in the winter,didn't really have the energy to venture very far from home during the 4 months of furnace heat summer.. Working downtown now instead of N. Scottsdale (where I was May-July) also brings me closer to other places to check out..

A problem with a RWD Riviera coupe is it would compete with the CTS coupe, at least in NA.

That wouldn't surprise me....trying to do the 'everyperson' averageness that some say Bush had (with his fake Texas accent and ability to barely string a sentence together). And would someone explain to these people how to pronounce the word 'nuclear'??? I guess the folksiness is to appeal to the NASCAR/country music/God and guns crowd.

A google turned this up...apparently it happened in May...I had the volume low I didn't hear all the details.. Article

I saw it on TV...looked on the CNN website, couldn't find it. It was a gray previous generation Camry...basically, the driver put it reverse, floored it, went up onto the hood and got stuck on the windshield of the Crown Vic...

They will just spend it on developing more boring FWD models for the mass market. Boring, but that is where the profit potential is.

I don't know if it's on their website, but I just saw this video on CNN Headline News...a motorist that had been pulled over and ticketed for speeding put his Camry in reverse and backed up over the hood and into the windshield of a Crown Vic PI. All captured on video by the in-car camera in the police car...pretty funny.

khakis

Given the relationship between Audi and Lamborghini and Porsche and VW, this Lambo may be on the A4/A5 platform or perhaps the same platform as the Panamera? Or maybe something completely new.

Hellacool... so if they build this and Aston builds the Rapide, will Ferrari come up w/ a sedan version of the California?

redlines.