Drew Dowdell

to those who doubted that the Alpha could spawn a 2 seat roadster.....

well, yea... I was basing my estimates off a 50 cent increase since we're at $3.45 today without panicking, $4.00 doesn't seem bad except for psychological reasons.

uh... the Fisker does have internal combustion.... a good old GM Ecotec....

I wonder how much of it is psychological though (my guess is a lot) I drive a 14mpg car and fill up 3 - 4 times a month. So at most this is a $36 increase per month in my fuel costs. For someone driving a Cruze Eco, the difference in fuel costs per month are about $10.

I don't have room nor the money... so.... If anything happens to my 307, I'd probably just put an LT1 in its place and call it a day.

The Sonic was tested on the 'Ring.... just sayin...

and 130R....

I drive it no more than 5,000 miles a year as is... The outward appearance wouldn't change, so how would no visual change + instant torque = dork mobile? Plus, even with twice the battery pack, I'd still have more trunk room than most vehicles out there today.

A bit pricey for just a base optioned vehicle..... Had this been an LSS.... then yea, I'd be sitting with the finance manager right now.

I prefer the Fox body

At CAS, they were supplying the RDX as a sedative to journalists who needed to take a power nap.

Back do the original question, do kids hate cars or do they hate today's cars? I think they hate today's cars and their cost more than anything else. What 16 year old wouldn't want a Camaro/Mustang/Challenger? But wander too far away from that, and what else is there for kids? Mini-Cooper maybe? No one gets excited over a Civic coupe instead of a Mustang.. I don't care who you are. There aren't a lot of interesting options out there right now.

Sometimes the best way to combat increasing costs of road maintenance is to reduce the usage of the roads in the first place. Every one inbound bus can take 50 Toyota Corollas* off the road during your morning commute. More buses = fewer Corollas in your way while you drive. If my taxes have to go up slightly to get those Corollas out of my way, that is a benefit I'm willing to pay for. There is also a minimum amount of service the buses have to offer for people to opt for it over driving. Every 15 minutes during rush hour, every 30 during mid-day, and hourly at late night. *read that as people who don't care about driving and find it more of a chore than a pleasure.

I have a rather masochistic desire for a Continental I6 diesel. They take tweaks to the turbo charger rather willingly.

I want an Electronado

Why buy a fake Rolls for the same price as a real one?

There is a lot more to performance than 0-60 measurements. In normal driving, the gearing is such that you'd think there is a small 6 under the hood.

....because he sets the prices.....?

They are #1 in sales for that long only if you're counting F-150 v. Silverado only. Add in Sierra and/or Avalanche to GM's count and the title of #1 1/2 ton pickup seller has flipped back and forth a few times over those years. (and back into the C/K1500 years too)

Interesting...I thought that configuration was invented in '59 w/ the original Mini. I actually plan to do an article on it.

How many car companies went under before the golden age of the automobile in the 20's.... or in the 50's? How many new technologies were tried and failed back then till someone found the right combination? The transverse 4-cylinder, front wheel drive car was invented in 1901 but failed... we didn't see another one until the 1970s!

I don't think the NV200 is more or less ugly than the Transit Connect or the RAM C/V for that matter. They are panel delivery vans that will have "Rose's Flowers" painted on the side eventually.

I'm just glad he didn't get a pic of me in the Versa, though Chris and I did take a full 20 minutes to mock it mercilessly. I was rather comfy in the new 370Z though....

That's Mike. (Adam's boyfriend.) ((..obviously)) Adam is Adam Barrera who works for the SRT division over at Chrysler who I've been friends with since my first visit as press to the Detroit show years ago. (he wasn't with SRT then) Mike, as Chris noted, is Adam's boyfriend whom I'm also friends with. Mike is also friends with my friend Dominic..... it all ends up being a small world.