Robert Hall

Hmmm..I always wonder about the people that claim 'sudden acceleration'....they didn't think to use the brake, put the car in park, shut off the engine, etc?

I like both, have spent a fair bit of time in both on vacation and work, have worked in Northern California for a few months a few years ago, and went to my previous company's offices in Oakland a few times in '05-06. I love So Cal for the car culture, the beaches, the weather, the scenery. I also like Nor Cal for the scenery (redwood forests, Monterey, the wine country). As far as the big cities go, I like LA and San Fran..both have interesting qualities, I like how SF is more compact and not as spread out. But careerwise, no question, Nor Cal. The Silicon Valley (San Jose/Sunnyvale/Mountain View/Palo Alto/etc) is still the center of the universe for the software industry, so if I moved to Ca, I'd have to go to the Bay Area....and I have friends in Nor Cal also. The cost of living relative to Denver is probably the main reason I haven't moved to Ca yet..

True..except for the Solstice, Pontiac currently is an Avis brand..providing rental cars slightly more 'sporty' than Chevy rental cars.

Ahh yeah...I remember TAT as Valerie in BH 90210...I had forgotten she was in SBTB.

Hmmm...interesting..the Fox Mustangs started out with the 2.8 V6 in '79, then switched to the 3.3L inline 6 mid-79. The 3.8L V6 replaced the 3.3 in '83 (according to Wikipedia). I don't think I've ever seen a straight 6 in a Fox Mustang, didn't realize they were offered with one (I'm more familiar with the 5.0s).

I saw a base model new Tundra today..regular cab, short bed..silver w/ steel wheels, black bumpers. Pretty homely. I haven't seen any work truck/base versions of the '07 Silverado or Sierra yet, w/ black bumpers...I assume they exist?

Yeah, what the article refers to as a 'new model' is really just a new trim package.

Yawn.

My last company (big fortune 500 company) was like that...they had to change their policy in my division to match that of the small company I worked for that they acquired..that company started out new employees at 3 weeks, and added one per day per year until you hit 4 weeks (at 5 years). 2 weeks is pretty stingy these days, a lot of companies around here have gone to 3 weeks minimum, at least in the software industry.

I'll probably go see them when they tour. VH was the first band I ever saw in concert, in Miami on the 1984 tour.

My last job had 20 paid days vacation plus 10 company holidays.. but after almost 5 years there, I was bored out of my mind. I usually took 2 weeks off together in the summer, or 1 in spring and 1 in summer, plus the other 2 weeks scattered around here and there--4 day weekends, time around Thanksgiving and Xmas. At one point at that job, I was working 60-75 hr weeks. But the last year, I was working strictly 40. Now I'm a contractor again, working hourly, no paid vacation. But I have a good hourly rate and good benefits, so I plan to take off a month next year plus the usual holidays and some 4 day weekends (Labour Day, Memorial Day).

I like the Mutt... I've long been an AC/DC and Def Leppard fan (20+ years). Speaking of POUR ...SOME.... SUGAR.... ON MAY, I drunkenly kareoked this song, Hysteria, and Back in Black (with William Shatner enunciation and dramatics) at the 3rd Annual Drunken Canadian Horseshoe Tournament and BBQ 2 years ago.. one of my former coworkers has it on video...truly horrifying. The 5th Annual DCHT&B is coming up this Saturday here in Denver..fun, fun, fun...the Jaegermeister, Kokanee, and Canadian Rye will flow freely. My favorite producers are probably Daniel Lanois, Brian Eno, and Rick Rubin.

I don't recall ever watching that show...however, I did watch 'Head of the Class' when I was in high school (Khrystyne Haje--hot!) and I watched 'Beverly Hills 90210' in college.. (Tiffani-Amber Thiessen in an NSX...even hotter).

In 60+ years of driving, my dad probably had about 20 cars. In about 60 years of driving, my mom has 5 cars that were specifically hers and not shared w/ my dad. In 40 years of driving, I think that my brother has owned about 50 cars. He has 6 currently. In 32 years of driving, my sister has had 10 cars. (has 3 currently) In 21 years of driving, I've had 6 cars, 3/4 currently.

Isn't the 4.7 used just in the Grand Cherokee? I didn't think the Ram, etc used it since the Hemi came out..

Whatever...the LS1 is a corporate engine. The GTO has the Pontiac badge, was registered as a Pontiac, and thus, is a Pontiac. It's not 1970 when each division had their own powertrains..

Speaking of Audi, it looks like they are getting back into the subcompact market with the A1 and S1.. Audi A1/S1

The cheap runty end of the market would be a depressing place to be. I think if my budget was that limited I'd get a larger late model used car than a new death-on-wheels econobox...

'350'? The GTO used a 5.7 and a 6.0 GM V8..they haven't used cubic inch designations like '350' in decades... But the GTO/Monaro was badged as a Chevy Lumina in some markets. However, it's not a rebadge of a US market Chevy the way the G5 is a rebadge of the Coblat.

That's probably how the next Pontiac Wave will look... They could also do one a waterfall grille with chrome bars for the Buick version, one with a large chromed eggcrate grille and vertical headlights for the Caddy ATS, and a butch one with a slotted vertical grille, bulging fenders, and big tires for the Hummer H6...

I wonder if the US will get this dopey restyle..

Bigger..that first link in the thread (Auto Report) had just one tiny head on pic.

More pics on Global Auto Index. Chevy Aveo

I saw a black '79 AMC Spirt AMX today..very clean condition. Didn't have a camera w/ me.

Mmmmmm...'72 Riv...drool. If I had to pick a favorite Buick, it would have to be the boattails..what a design.