Drew Dowdell

haven't heard of them

MiniMax?

He will in a moment. His is a '57 Century, no power brakes, no a/c, no power steering

Getting into any Cruze with the 1.4T, your first question (at this stage of the game while there are still early Cruzes on the lots) should be "Has the transmission TSB been performed?" We had no turbo lag in ours.... in fact I bet most people wouldn't have realized it was a turbo.

DuraMini for the diesel 4-cylinder

they'll get it back in tax dollars from the 2.5 million or so people still employed.

I would recommend you put it into the bank Ocn. Leaving it around the house can be an issue in the event of fire or burglary.

Elantras, Sonatas, and Santa Fes don't age well here at all.

You guys better hurry up before Dodge beats you do it.

I can't wait to hear about Paris Hilton's scientific contribution on her space flight...... should be fascinating when she looks out the window toward the sun and mutters "That's hot!"

The market will handle it.

First things first I think

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I think we need to reinvest into the space program..... looking around at some of the &#036;h&#33; we pull on each other on this planet and the way we disregard facts, our only hope is taking a group of only the smartest of us and starting over somewhere.

Uh... no. Not really. 8.5 gallons at the EPA 37mpg (which I never got anywhere near as low as that) is 314 miles in gas regeneration mode. Add in 30 miles of EV range, and you're looking at 344 miles of range. 350 miles is a safe bare minimum range for the Volt... rather easily. Do I care if I can find a 120v outlet? I just pull around the corner to the Hess Station and fill the tank up again, for a lot less money than the $66 you'll pump into a Taurus SHO. but since you're wondering.... the cord has about a 25 foot reach... so yeah, you probably could find an outlet for it.

The Volt's range would be greater if it had more than an 8.5 gallon gas tank

The Volt's range varies so widely depending on the terrain you are driving over. It's expected range is 350 miles EV + gas, but for instance if I were to drive from Pittsburgh to Philly, most of the trip after Blue Mountain (the 1/3rd point) is down hill, so that 350 mile range can extend up to 500 miles.