Drew Dowdell

I don't feel a bit foolish at all. MediaFAIL for failing to provide the complete story. So, now the score is something like Bank Customer BaD - one, Bank Bad - eleventy thousand.

Tick-Tock?

I follow, I was just hoping you'd provide details for comparison purposes... and of course you did. Thanks.

I see what you did there with the 36 volt. Isn't that the proposed "next" standard for vehicle electrical systems? What is the specs of the BAS system from the Malibu, for comparison?

Sorry, banks are way worse than Toy Motor Company in my mind's eye. The only reason I ever deal with them is to pit them against each other to my advantage.

This doesn't bother you CSpec?

Wow...

Guys, it goes into more than just "well it's a school, Chrysler should have let them use it" Not how it works in trademark law. You have to defend your trademark at nearly every turn. If you let someone use it without defending it, then it sets precedent in the courts eyes as to how strong your trademark is.

Well... step 1: Stop using your CPU fan as an ash tray.

I think that machine will suit you just fine.

Cspec, do you believe the bank took no improper action here?

1) Thanks. Do you think something like Honda's IMA would help keep the engine in HCCI mode longer by allowing less gas throttle and more electric throttle? That would really help with city numbers as well. If you're already going to be doing a flywheel starter/assist anyway, make it beefy enough to shoulder more of the acceleration burden but not so much so that you're getting into full hybrid status with all the battery weight that implies. 2) thanks for clarifying.

The bank is illegally taking the home when someone has offered to pay the balance of the mortgage. "Bank, you haven't paid the mortgage. We're taking your home." "Wait, I have the money for you! In FULL!" "Too bad, we're taking it anyway." Not only should the bank take an opportunity cost. They should be investigated and if there is probable cause, indicted, and shut down by federal regulators. Banks seem to think they can do anything they want in this country.... even break their own contracts. In the rules of foreclosure, "At any point during these proceedings, the borrower is usually in the position to keep the property if the loan is paid off and the lender is reimbursed for any foreclosure costs." This wasn't even a short sale situation where the bank would have taken a loss. The balance was $160k, the purchase offer was for $170k which would have more than covered any foreclosure costs + balance of the loan. If you feel the bank can do anything it want's to this man, then the man can do anything he wants to his house, even if his mortgage contract has a "do not devalue" clause.... if the contract doesn't apply to the bank, then it doesn't apply to the property owner either.

Dwightlooi, Two questions: 1. Can HCCI be made to be operable at lower speeds then 55mph? I think if they could get it to run at 45mph they'd get a knock it out of the park hit. IMHO, running in super efficient HCCI mode at 45 mph would produce far more worthwhile results than getting it to work at 70. 2. What would you suggest for the Ecotec with displacements lower than 2.0? Cruze is getting a 1.4t, but there are also 1.0, 1.6, and 1.8 variants out there. These are far more important for the Euro and Asian markets for certain, but they are a big piece of the puzzle.

I would argue that the bank is the criminal here. The man destroyed his own property. It's crazy, but it's not illegal. The bank doesn't own it (yet). The man owed $160k to the bank. The bank received $170k offer for the property. The bank got greedy and said no since they felt they could probably sell a $350k house for $250k and make $90k profit on it. THE BANK SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO FORECLOSE ON THE PROPERTY JUST BECAUSE THEY THINK THEY CAN MAKE A PROFIT ON IT. In fact, I think the bank should probably be put under investigation and ALL of it's foreclosure proceedings put on hold. I've read story after story of people having foreclosure proceedings started against them despite their willingness and renewed ability to pay or that they've found a buyer who would pay off the loan. I've heard of banks foreclosing on the wrong house. There was a couple in Florida who got foreclosed on..... who paid for their house in cash. Never even HAD a mortgage. The bank sent someone to their house who cleaned out all their stuff, hauled it away, and then bolted the doors. The banks deserve ZERO benefit of the doubt here. This guy may be crazy... but at least he's thinking. The banks are mindless zombies.

Make sure they throw in any available updates for the NAV.

I know someone here who would argue that they never stopped until 2009.

Well on the trip back from Columbus the Acadia performed a lot better, no hours worth of traffic jams, no terrible weather, just a nice steady drive. I did the 203 mile run from the Columbus suburb of Dublin, Ohio to my house in 3 hours 32 minutes with no stopping. According to the trip computer I used 9 gallons of gas, which the computer confirmed with a 22.5 mpg result. Most of the run was at 70mph with about a quarter of it at 65mph. Computer says I have 275 miles left on this tank of gas.... I'm just below the 3/4 mark on the fuel gauge. I'm going to head out an photograph the car in a little bit, so post here if there is something specific you want me to take a pic of.

Spoken like a true Pittsburgher

[quote name='ocnblu' date='20 February 2010 - 10:15 AM' timestamp='1266678911' post='578931'] [b]Since they noticed it gets my Irish up a bit, the guys in the shop take every opportunity to call my car a Cavalier.[/b] [/quote] Well it's a Lincoln Mercury shop right? Plenty of fun to be had there. "Hey man I just picked up a sweet pre-owned Focus!" "Nice, I always did like the Escort"

[quote name='NINETY EIGHT REGENCY' date='20 February 2010 - 10:05 AM' timestamp='1266678348' post='578924'] The Toronado was called a "small car" by one woman. I looked at them and went huh? [/quote] She clearly was a first gen Toronado owner then....

I dunno if you know what kind of joke you're making. That's Chris Barger, who is GM's Social Media bigwig. Edit: And more importantly, Mark Reuss friended C&G on Facebook.

This.

You haven't been paying attention. The big displacement pushrod LS3 already matches the Germans in refinement. GM is able to beat the Germans right now without DI, VVT and AFM. Adding those in the future will only add to the performance ability of the engine (though I think we're close to hitting a maximum marketable power level very soon)

Next Generation hybrid technology. Acura's sales have been dropping because 1. They've all be beaten with an ugly stick 2. They killed their best selling model - Integra