Drew Dowdell

an act.

Yes. That's how building (or rebuilding in this case) infrastructure works.

Certainly could have done worse and gotten a Camry.... oh.... wait...... Sure, do an interactive review of it. I'm curious if the interior really is as bad as it looks in pictures. From pictures, it looks like a Pontiac G6 MCE on the inside.

For those of you who think Apple products are somehow more reliable or last longer than PC/Non-apples.... people pay more for Apple and also buy an extended Applecare warranty because they are notoriously more expensive to repair. I'd never spend more than $200 at an Apple store without also springing for Applecare.

You've gotta back your $h! up. Don't say "just google it". That's not how it works here. You make a claim, you back it up with links.

No Flash.... meaning no Youtube, no Youporn. Why get a Kindle or nook? E-ink is readable on the beach, back lit screens, no matter what they are lit by, aren't readable in direct sunlight. e-ink is much easier on your eyes. Kindles and nooks also have free cellular wifi, no data plan to pay. I have a Lenovo laptop that is marginally larger, 4 gigs of ram Core2Duo processor, Win7 64 bit, full size keyboard, and 260gig HD that only cost $135 more than the very base iPad does. Think Macbook Air at less than half the cost.

You really have this doomsday scenario with the FWB don't you? Thousands of old LT-1s start up just fine every day while thousands of brand new Toyotas' accelerators stick to the carpet. Having a newer vehicle is no guarantee of starting every morning and getting you to work on time in once piece.

My financial situation has actually improved substantially since this whole thing started with a further jump in improvement coming shortly. If anything we're planning on spending more in the next two quarters.

FORD POSTS FULL YEAR PROFIT FOR 2009 Our congratulations goes out to Ford being the first domestic automaker to get back in the black. Full year net income of $2.7 billion, or 86 cents per share, a $17.5 billion improvement from a year ago. Pre-tax operating profits of $454 million, a $7.3 billion improvement from a year ago++ Fourth quarter net income of $868 million, or 25 cents per share, a $6.8 billion improvement from a year ago. Pre-tax operating profits of $1.8 billion, a $5.5 billion improvement from a year ago++ Ford North America fourth quarter pre-tax operating profits of $707 million, a $2.6 billion improvement from a year ago++ Discussion: Ford Posts Full Year Profit for 2009 Related: Ford to bring Explorer production, 1,200 jobs, to Chicago 2011 Ford Explorer Based On Taurus Platform, Gets EcoBoost New Ford Focus Outclasses Current U.S. Model

While all of that is most likely true, the "Toyota always builds reliable, safe, well engineered vehicles better than anyone else" reputation is gone.

Do you think today is the tipping point for Toyota's reputation?

I called the iPad an "iPod Touch De Lux LS Brougham" on twitter and got all sorts of hell for it.

My new Lenovo laptop is slightly thicker, slightly heavier, has 9 hours of battery life in the real world, real keyboard, 4 gig ram, 250gig hard drive, real processor, and a real OS. Cost $635 plus shipping.

Enterprise, National, Alamo (same company) and Avis, Budget (ditto), have removed Toyotas from their fleets.

this. If you to plan on selling the FWB, let me know

and yet the FWB is likely still more maneuverable.

Na

Isn't that about 85% of their North American volume?

Whenever Albert tries getting bossy while I'm driving, I call him Hyacinth to shut him up

Yeah and in the first four I picked I found quotes of Bob wishing that Pontiac, Saturn, and Saab would survive.

There'd have to be facts to face. You've presented none. Google could just as easily return results against your argument... how do we know which ones you're pointing?

he wishes

which ever way lights your fire baby.

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I like my men like I like my coffee.... ground up and in the freezer.