Drew Dowdell

It could be that these pickups are expected to be the cash cows of the near future with ever-rising gas prices? Look how many people are abandoning the large car segment for mid- and compact-sized cars... could be that it's expected that many full-size pickup purchases may become mid-size (compact) instead... sort of like those going from a LaCrosse to a Regal (or Regal to Verano). This may also open up the market in 5-10 years for the return of the true compact pickup (i.e. S10-Sonoma-LUV pickups). People aren't abandoning the large car market. The models in each respective segment are growing so there is a psychological trick that is being played. People who trade in their '91 Accord on a 2011 Civic didn't go down a size. They stayed the same. People who trade their '94 Taurus in on a Fusion didn't go down a size, they stayed the same. People who trade their Contour in on a Focus didn't go down a size, they stayed the same. People who trade their 98 Avalon in on a Camry haven't gone down a size... well... you get the picture.

the color is the charm. Cheers.

You know there is an Avantime fanclub out there somewhere.....

I thought FWD was doing to dilute the brand.... at least thats what you say about FWD at Cadillac.

Wow! What a difference. The alternator must have been a problem since I bought the car and then I replaced it with another bad one. headlights are much brighter she starts first time every time now (after the initial recharge of the battery), and quickly too, I was planning on looking at the fuel pump in the spring because she usually took two tries to start. She even seems to idle better, though it could be my imagination.

Because Austrailia is closer to China and closer to the Middle East.

Doing my best to keep it high with my 30 year old car.

Nissan Leaf? 100 mile range. Step 1. Drive 50 miles to work Step 2. Plug in and recharge, even a partial charge on 110v for 8.5 hours (a typical work day) will leave you with well over 50 miles range. Closer to 75 miles range Step 3. Drive 50 miles home. The hills don't matter too much. What goes up must come down and regenerative braking negates 60% to 75% of the extra power needed to get up the hills. A Leaf on perfectly flat land actually has a range of 138 miles. So I guess we can put you down for one?

FWD?

Company #4 Had much success in automotive products and later purchased a company that had much success in rail products, yet both companies succumed to their competition in the same decade. The corporate remants of both companies are still in existance today.

The only way we have to generate hydrogen in any great number today is by.... burning fossil fuels. So, yes, you CAN waste hydrogen. The only way around that currently is to generate hydrogen via solar, wind, or other renewable means.... and last I checked, you poo pooed those too. Yes, there are those algae that fart hydrogen, but that is still a scientific curiosty right now. Burning hydrogen with no mechanism for regeneration is, indeed, wasteful.

While it is a problem, these bills amounted to seizure without due process. The AG of Pennsylvania could seize the C&G doman on a CLAIM of copyright infringment and shut us down until it was resolved in court.... effectively killing the website.

Which reminds me, I need to get one as a press car at some point and have albert model it.

I think Porsche could get away with a Sub-Boxster in the US quite easily. Look at how well the original Z3 sold until BMW jacked the price up. Share it on a VW platform and price it starting at about 32k with a smallish turbo-4

You thought you were going to pass emissions with a hollowed out cat? ..... in PA?...

You know... except for the cost... I could probably drive one of these.

106k original miles maybe....

Yes, yes it would. Hydrogen-powered ICEs would make me most happy. No batteries! Hydrogen powered ICEs are a waste of fuel because of all of the mechanical inefficiency of the turning engine. The way to take the most advantage of hydrogen is to put it into a fuel cell to run an electric motor instead of burning it in an ICE. Thus regenerative braking can actually re-charge the fuel cell partially. A fuel cell is just a battery that consumes the chemical used to generate the electricity. In a hydrogen fuel cell, the process can be reversed to create more stored hydrogen.

Sometimes Dodgefan forgets that he's an admin and can bypass things that are turned off... it isn't broken.... it was shut off.

Just a reminder to email your representatives today

Hate 'em.

that too

Doesn't exist. This one has the navigation system, lane departure warning, and crash avoidance warning. Those lights take up that space.

That is very respectible sales for a car that didn't even get into the dealer networks in any volume till mid summer. Had the dealers been fully deployed and fully stocked Jan 1, 2011, I bet they could have done double that.

So you could name change the name of the Focus to the Ford SkankButt and it wouldn't matter? People do not like the MK names.... not at all.