Drew Dowdell

See, that's the wrong attitude to take. What you should be thinking (yes, I'm a Democrat, so I can tell you what to think) is, "We should be free to drive what we want even if that means rebuilding our entire fuel infrastructure around an alternative fuel." I fully support your wish to drive whatever you want with however big of an engine you want. What I don't support is your desire to fuel it with whatever you want.

Because even if GM builds a V8 engine and thumbs their nose at CAFE, you won't be able to afford to fuel it. The biggest story that hasn't been in the news lately is that all of the major oil fields are now in steadily increasing decline. The oil producing countries are trying to pump more oil to make up for recession losses, but the oil fields simply aren't producing. Mexico will stop exporting oil around 2014. Even if they found the world's largest untouched reserve tomorrow, that oil wouldn't come online till after Mexico was forced to stop exports.

CAFE will be the least of your worries.

Most of their concerns won't even be on the radar screens of your average CRV/Rogue/RAV-4 driver. I've been driving around a 166hp 4-speed CRV for a while now.... a 182hp 6-speed equinox which also has more torque, would be positively SS like.

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Because it's not GM's fault that you died. Your estate gets to deal with the car.

The $500 is for people who already know they want a GM car and know they aren't going to use the return policy. The return policy is for people who have driven Hondas for the past 20 years and are thinking of trying something new but just aren't sure if they'll like it.

The Camaro is 2 inches longer and 2 inches wider than a Mustang, the Nissan is a 2 seater, and the Genesis can't take a V8. The Camaro weighs just 200lbs more than a roughly equal powered Mustang GT (but the Camaro has DOHC... so it wins ) and 100lbs more than an Infiniti G37 Coupe.

Would a modern designed interior fit in a decidedly retro looking vehicle?

Because then it wouldn't look like a Camaro?

If the Camaro stayed the same size relative to the average sedan on the road, you'd be looking at "Camaro - Imported by SMART". I think the Camaro is best if it remains true to itself instead of worrying about how big the current Deville is.

The original Camaro was 186" in length, just a mere 4 inches shorter than today's Camaro. Weight was 3,500lbs for 1969 Z28 with 290hp. That's just 200lbs less than a 300hp, 3780lb., 2010 Camaro LS. Now, I'll fully admit to never have driven either the 1969 nor 2010, but knowing what I know about the Zeta platform, I'm gonna bet that modern technology more than makes up for the 200lb weight gain and that the 2010 can easily dance with the 1969. A 1976 Camaro Z28 was 195" in length, 5 inches longer than a 2010. It weighed about 3680lbs and put out a fire breathing 165hp from it's 350 (that is actually up 10hp from the '75 model). Even a V6 2010 Camaro being 100lbs heavier would easily lay a 1976 Camaro to waste. By the early '90s weight was back down to a more respectable 3200 for the Z28, but power was still a Miata like 170hp from a 5 liter V8. The 1990 Camaro was still 2 inches longer than a 2010. In 2000, the weight had creeped back up over 3500lbs, but at least now you could get the venerable LT-1 to cope with the extra mass. Length was 3.5 inches longer than the 2010 Camaro. One important thing to note is that even though the 2010 is the second shortest of all of the Camaro body styles, it easily has the longest wheel base which greatly improves handling. Not being a Camaro fan, I just don't see, looking at these numbers, how the new Camaro is that far "out of line" from the original.

Basically, everything the Camaro has never been.

DTSes can have bucket seats and console shift and magnetic ride control if the buyer so chooses. Just because you haven't seen an Aurora with a vinyl top doesn't mean they aren't out there.

guess what he drives.... go on guess! He drives an AURORA!!!

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The only people who would be upset about any of this are the people trying to scam GM for a free car for 2 months in the first place. None of the restrictions are unreasonable. If you get a rock chip in the paint and you want to return the car, go spend the $250 to get the paint chip fixed. It's cheaper than $25,000 for the whole car.

DF, did you ever get that new mattress?

Because some reviews are useful as used car reviews. Not everyone buys new.

Cheers and Gears Quick Drive Saturn Astra 5-Door Member WhiteKnight does a Quick Drive of the Saturn Astra 5-Door. After our dealer told us there was yet another overnight wait in store for the Aura as the on-board computer had started to sour, they gave us a switchblade-style key that went to a dark blue hatchback, none other than an Astra five-door, the most ungainly member, in my opinion, of the Astra line-up. Cheers and Gears Quick Drive: Saturn Astra 5-Door

Thanks for the writeup!

2010 Buick LaCrosse Named Insurance Institute For Highway Safety (IIHS) 2009 Top Safety Pick The 2010 Buick LaCrosse luxury sedan earned the IIHS newest Top Safety Pick Award today. To qualify for the Top Safety Pick, a vehicle must earn the highest rating of good in the Institute's front, side and rear tests, and offer Electronic Stability Control (ESC), which comes standard on the LaCrosse. Discussion: 2010 Buick LaCrosse named IIHS top safety pick.

2010 Buick LaCrosse Named Insurance Institute For Highway Safety (IIHS) 2009 Top Safety Pick The 2010 Buick LaCrosse luxury sedan earned the IIHS newest Top Safety Pick Award today. To qualify for the Top Safety Pick, a vehicle must earn the highest rating of good in the Institute's front, side and rear tests, and offer Electronic Stability Control (ESC), which comes standard on the LaCrosse. The Buick transformation continues with the 2010 Buick LaCrosse, a sculpted, responsive luxury sedan. This newest member of the Buick family has the highest quality and safety standards that customers have come to expect from Buick. The 2010 Buick LaCrosse is on sale in dealerships now. Buick Lacrosse named top safety pick

I'm surprised at the interior of that $44k Acura because it's not remarkably better than a $19k Honda