Drew Dowdell

I thought Toyota already said they wouldn't be going with Li

1. Show me a concept car that makes it into production in the original concept form. 2. The price range was always 30k - 40k, yes that's a wide margin, but they said it would be with in that. 3. People are getting 100mpg by hypermilling Pruises, I don't doubt the Volt can do that too. 4. This was always going to be a slow ramp up vehicle with limited availability in the first few years. 5. As always, your mileage may vary.

The Insight (if you mean the first Gen) never moves on electricity alone and uses "traditional" batteries. The Volt runs up to 40 miles on electricity alone and uses lithium ion batteries. AFAIK, no other major manufacturer is using Lith-Ions. The Tesla is just a bunch of Toshiba laptop batteries strung together.

uhm... how?

Chevy Volt coasts closer to reality, first bona fide model now in production via Engadget General Motors has just cut the ribbon, metaphorically at least, on the production of the first genuine Chevy Volt integration vehicle. Unlike previous versions, which have been "developments mules" made using parts from the Malibu / Cruze lines, this will look (and hopefully feel) 100 percent like what the company plans to start pimping out this November. The pre-production model will be put through the paces in case the design needs to be refined and tweaked before going full steam ahead. GM is sticking pretty close to its original plan of building at a rate of ten a week by mid-July, with "several hundred more" going into production early next year, and with any luck, it'll be packing some standardized EV plug by then.

option 1 and 3 ? Depending on how bad the Toadsmasher is, drop the LT-1 into the '86.

I much rather it be Ford than Toyota.

I wouldn't tax all of the religious establishments. Just the ones that form PACs and do other political work with money collected from religious donations.

It was deleted twice in fact.... and will be a third time. We have a politics section, but even this wouldn't survive there because it's shoddy, incomplete, and makes hasty conclusions. Stop reposting it in here.

I agree with the SCOCA's ruling while I disagree with the result. Additionally, taking it to the SCOTUS right now is a terrible idea. That said, I am very reluctantly not moving this to the politics forum because the discussion has been civil. Please don't make me regret it.

I may come up for this.

Can the IMA even turn those wheels?

Why? I'm still seeing big rebates and low interest financing available on them here.

:smilies-38096:

They should be able to pull back the boots on the CV joint and check for damage.

Baldwin Sharks Alco PA-1 EMD E8

This doesn't sound like Honda.... at least the "not responding" part.

-Consumerist While it's OK for messages from top-secret government agencies to self destruct, that's not the case for car brakes. But more than 200 owners of 2008 and 2009 Accords have complained that keeping their brakes in working condition has proven to be a mission impossible. Paul's 2009 Accord is suffering from bakes breakage: I recently (March 7) bought a new 2009 Honda Accord, and after 2 days it has brake issues. I have taken it in to Honda 5 times to still have no resolution. They "deglazed" the rotors first, a few hours after I got it back, same thing. Now they claim Honda knows about the issue and is investigating the issue. I've got a brand new $30K car with malfunctioning brakes, and Honda knows about it and won't fix the problem. I need help. Paul should start here and keep pressing. Honda has been known to respond to pressure after putting off dealing with important issues for as long as possible.

If you use Oldsmobile Auroras you can....

You haven't actually been to a Toyota dealer have you?

Does the wobble in the steering wheel match the beat of the sound being made? This was the case in the CRV and it turned out to be the CV joint. I believe the pulling to the left is just an alignment issue.

I'm getting closer and closer to quitting my I.T. position. Once I leave there, I'll never work for someone else again.

Probably the Accord and G-series coups because I think they are attractive but I'll never buy foreign.

Healthy debate is great! I'd love if we had healthy debate here...... instead of: 1. Post insepid, uninformed, incomplete, poorly written article by an old crank. 2. +1 3. +1 4. +1 5. Z28 or myself coming in and ripping the article to shreds.

I love how these articles collect you guys like flys to $h!... and $h! is exactly what this article is. Firstly, Jerry here is speculating about the fuel economy rules. He took the headline from somewhere, ignored any details in the article, and wrote his own column on the subject. Jerry then forgets that CAFE is a fleet average. The Cruze is slated to be able to hit 40mpg without any geewiz technology.... but that's the new EPA number. The mileage number used to calculate for CAFE is from the old EPA rating system and could very well put the Cruze into the mid to high 40s. Jerry goes on to tell us about the E85 credit that allows a 20mpg car to count as a 120mpg car. Sounds great no? Well since Jerry read only the headline of his USAToday, he never discovered that the E85 credit is set to be phased out over the next few years. He writes off the idea of using diesel or lightweight materials because he did the "off the top of his noggin calculation" that those would cost $10,000 over the cost of a car and suggests the average American needs to go on a diet. That last part is about the only intelligible thing he writes. Folks, if ricers can get carbon fiber hoods and fenders for their '92 Civic for a few hundred dollars then I'm CERTAIN Detroit can get a slightly better deal when buying in bulk. Jerry jumps to the (in his feeble mind) most logical conclusion that the only way to meet these mileage numbers is with electric cars that cost $10,000 more than a gas equivalent. He fails to even research the new engine technologies that the domestics have been developing. Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition or HCCI is a new technology being developed my GM that adds 15% fuel efficiency while also reducing emissions. Adding 15% increase in economy to the Cruze brings it to 46mpg. That's Pruis territory without a battery in sight. There are so many of these terrible articles out there. Please don't repost them here unless you intend to debunk them. I don't have time to debunk them all, so I end up just deleting them.