Robert Hall
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True, but considering they are American--the land of obese people--that the cars and SUVs are heavy and getting heavier is a given..
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Agreed..plenty of choice is a good thing. But I do wonder how brands like Isuzu or Suzuki can stay afloat in the US market... (i.e. do they turn a profit?). I love seeing the high dollar, low volume models here...the world would be a lesser place without rolling art like Maseratis, Aston Martins, etc...
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Acura has it's own niche, I don't think it will have the volume of Lexus or Infiniti, but in it's on way it fits nicely along with other FWD/AWD near-lux brands like Saab and Volvo. Acuras are a nice step up from regular Hondas.
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Mitsubishi seems barely there... not sure what value Kia adds (seems largely redundant w/ Hyundai). And what about Suzuki and Isuzu? Invisible.. I don't see any of the European brands leaving, though Saab seems to be barely a blip on the radar these days..
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Yeah, there is a ton of neat stuff out from JL currently...they also have a nice dark red w/ vinyl top '83 Cutlass Supreme now..
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Ouch..reminds me of my accident in '94, when a Ford van (driven by a Ford employee) pushed a Town Car into my '86 Mustang LX... did $4000 damage to a $2500 car (it had about 60k miles and was rust-free, which was rare in Michigan). Neither door would open, the decklid was folded up and pushed through the rear window, both rear quarters accordioned. I wore a neck brace for a few weeks, went to a doctor and a chiropractor..
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Though I've always thought Hummers are lame poser-mobiles, I certainly wouldn't condone mindless vandalism. I had to laugh, though, when I read that the guy was 32 and living w/ his mother.
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The biggest dissapointment to me is that the DI engine isn't available w/ the manual..
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20% for a car loan??? Outrageous!
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The father of a friend of mine drove Cadillacs for years, until he bought one of the first year ('03?) Bangle BMW 7-series..nothing but problems, incl. the i-Drive. Unloaded it for a '05 Merc S-class...nothing but problems, in the shop all the time. Now? He's driving an '07 STS.
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India: All Aboard the Tata Magic Bus
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No wonder the Corolla and Camry are the cars of choice of H1-Bs when they come to the US.... they are 1000% better than what they had back home.. -
Mmmmmm...more diesels.
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I doubt I will be going w/ Vista anytime soon...the desktop w/ XP I bought in April 06 will be the last Windows computer I buy, now that I've gone to Macs.
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And now for something completely different.. At work, there are a few (maybe a dozen or so) Priuses...but today I saw one like no other..not only did it have a 'W04' sticker (a Republican with a Prius? I would have thought that unpossible!), but it also had a decal in the rear window that says 'Bad Ass Boys Drive Bad Ass Toys'.... wow. There you have it..a Prius is supremely badass...
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"The Love You Save" by The Jackson 5. Never heard it.
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Sweet..it would definitely make a nice Saturn..keep the name...maybe call it Saturn Aura Calibra.
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Kind of an apples and oranges thing since the Charger and Magnum are currently available, while the TA has been out of production for 4 years...
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A couple articles I've seen in magazines indicate it would be a low volume model and V8 only...who knows, maybe they will build a V6 version..
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Remember, 68, you are at a Chevy-Cadillac dealer..your percentages would be different at a Honda or Toyota dealer.
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I think a lot of consumers have the mindset that GM is like Wal Mart---'Low Prices Every Day!'...
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The Envoy seems like a poor second choice to the Enclave, what with the Enclave being new and modern and the Envoy being old and dated (not to mention the truck platform).
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$42.5 sounds reasonable to me for a well equipped Enclave... that's the price range of a loaded Grand Cherokee Overland.. It's below what a comparable MDX or RX would be. Buick is aiming for the big leagues now, so expect big league pricing for premium vehicles...
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I'd avoid cheap beaters..they just break and leave you stranded.
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Go for it if you can afford it and love it..but remember, BMW maintenance costs can be pretty steep (esp. brakes).
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This afternoon on the way home (rainy, stuck in 5-lane bumper to bumper traffic) I was listening to U2's 'Achtung Baby'....still my favorite album after 16 years...
