Robert Hall

Yes, but the 396 wasn't available in '64. So it's pointless, after all, since how many people in the target market for the new car were around in '64 and remember such trivia?

The original battery in my GC lasted about 4 1/2 years and died with no warning. One afternoon, click, no start. I replaced the original with a Diehard. The Diehard in my '87 Mustang is now over 8 years old, but I start that car every two weeks, keep it on a trickle charge, and drive it maybe 500 miles a year.

Apparently the Terrain is going to be sold in NA in '09 to replace the Torrent. (according to Autoweek today). Autoweek article about Torrent and Terrain.

Thanks for posting the pics... good luck with the move and the new job.

I'd rather have diesel..torque is good.

Ugh.. I like most of the current M-B designs, but this is vile..setting the bar low.. the BRX can't come soon enough.

Hmmm...CT5, CT6, and CTX could be replacements for Escalade, ESV, and EXT. Or maybe that's what DTX and DT7 are for..

Geographically, yes, but Canada's population is less than 10% that of the EU.] Maybe in a few urban areas, but in general, there is a lot of space for suburbs to spread out into (look at Phoenix, for example...growing and growing, infinite desert to use up as suburbs). Dying places like the Dakotas are experiencing depopulation now.. Unfortunately, the god, guns and pickups crowd is huge in the US...this is the deluded demographic that elected GW Bush, after all.. The problem with Aveos and Fits, though, is they are viewed as poor people's cars to most Americans...now if I could get something stylish with a Cadillac quality interior in an Aveo sized package, then I might consider one.. I do it..I drive a Grand Cherokee to work everyday, but I get 18-19 mpg and can afford it..far better mileage than the giant bloat-beast trucks and SUVs I see everyday on the road--usually with one person aboard. I could see myself trading it on a diesel that gets 25-30mpg or better.. Agreed...

The problem is, without regulation as motivation, there will be no innovation.

I'm not worried...I'm not one of these 'the sky is falling' worriers... a 35mpg average could be met with widespread use of diesels... there is no reason 75% or more of SUVs and trucks couldn't be diesels--the full size trucks and SUVs are the real gas hogs now. Cars of all sizes could be diesels, and with a mix of hybrids and or fuel cell vehicles for the remainder. This is not pie-in-sky either---look all the diesels offered in Europe now (BMW even has diesel coupes and convertibles).

I like it...I like the fastback instead of the usual SUV roofline. I'd take one over an X5.

I'd recommend the Goodyear Forteras.. I bought a set last month for my Grand Cherokee. Been happy w/ them so far, and they've been great in the snow and rain around here this month. The other tire I had considered was the Michelin LTX.

Diesels are part of the answer, I think... I'll always have V8 fun cars for weekend use, but for daily driving, I'd be happy in the future w/ a diesel SUV or diesel luxury sedan.

Yeah..it does. Cadillac has the same suspension level names also w/ the CTS?

Reading about the V6/manual possible configuration, I'm thinking I can't recall when (other than Cadillac) there was a 4dr, 6-cyl, manual, RWD model offered by a domestic automaker...nothing in the last 25 years that I can think of..

Hmmm...wierd. I wonder if this is an April 1 type of thing..

There was another Toyotathon ad where a guy dropped a steel beam on an old Chevy truck. And another where some people rolled a boulder down a mountain onto an Explorer.

I'd chip in..

Tuesday was pretty messy here...supposed to snow again Friday. My new tires (Goodyear Forteras) did work well in the snow and slush, though.

Saw an interesting sight this morning in traffic. I'm sitting at light and watch a semi with car hauler w/ 8 or so cars turn through the intersection in front of me..most of the load was typical late model cars, but at the top back of the hauler was a derelict '65 Pontiac convertible...pale yellow w/ a lot of rust, no rear bumper, no top...I think it may have been a 2+2 as it had louvers on the front fender. Hopefully on it's way to be restored..

There's a decent winter storm going on here today..

Hmmm...so are GM and Nissan doing a van together? Maybe they could do one for the US...this could make an interesting Chevy or GMC..

Been snowing off an on all day here in Denver..down to 12 degrees now.

probably had lame tires...even w/ FWD, snow tires are useful..

A buddy of mine bought a blue G37 last month..6sp manual. I went for a ride a couple of weeks ago in it, pretty sweet car..