Drew Dowdell

Oil has slid to $109/bbl RBOB Gasoline is at $2.702 Dollar is up to .69 to the Euro and climbing

and it has teh pushrods!

That may still very well be "best" resale. "Best" is a relative term. Remember Fly posting about a 2 year old Excursion with 13k miles offered at $8,500 at auction and ending with zero bids?

Something else I suggest if your bank has online banking is signing up your checking account and all your credit cards at Mint.com. It's free and it will analyze your spending, giving you a better view of where your money is going. Once you see the charts and start to drill down, you find all sorts of places to save.

Lets see: $14,000 of engine technology that was obviously unnecessary. $4,000 of exchange rate $1,800 of badge snobbery $200 of multi-function seat technology

Things to look into cutting: 1. Cable? Do you really need the plan you're on? Are there lesser plans available? Would Dish be cheaper? 2. Credit cards? Do you carry any balances? Is your credit good where you can balance transfer to lower interest? DO NOT CANCEL ANY CARDS!!!! 3. Look at your heating and A/C usage? Would installing a timer thermostat help costs? 4. Do you eat out often? 5. Clothing/household goods? When you're at the store, ask yourself "Can I go another week without needing this item?" If the answer is yes, don't buy it. Clip coupons... it's like cutting out money. 6. Vehicle? Instead of going used, go really used. Enjoy the hobby of fixing up the car.

Out of production for North American vehicles since 2004.

I've never understood why a pushrod couldn't be a 4 valve per cylinder engine? Can't each pushrod actuate two valves?

CIB has better packaging so you can get more displacement for a given engine bay.... in performance cars, displacement matters. CIB has better weight to displacement ratio.... in performance cars, weight matters. CIB has an easier time with aftermarket support. CIB is more reliable, how many 200,000 mile BMW V10s do you think there are out there? How many pushrod V8s? What do you do when your "valvetronic" goes at 100,000 miles? Total the car? When are you going to start whining about Nissan's VQ being based on a nearly 20 year old design?

Oh you mean a REAL ricer engine mod.... ok.

Cut everything you can now.

Prius still won't be using Lithium Ion batteries which is the major stumbling point for any EV vehicle, so the Pruis may get here first, but the Volt is still more noteworthy.

ricer roots show through?

Spy Shot: Production interior of Chevy Volt Link to Autoblog General Motors continues to eek out teaser shots of the production Chevy Volt, but it appears that an image of the production interior has slipped through the Empire's net of control. All we have to go on for this image posted on the Motivemag.com forums is the image itself, which is part of a display panel at what appears to be a sneak preview of the vehicle for god knows who. What we see is a sleek, all-white center console with virtually no buttons. The controls appear to be touch sensitive instead, leaving the face of the console as smooth as a Frigidaire. Good luck installing an aftermarket stereo in this one. Completely flush air vents flank the console, which stands out in contrast to the black dash panel. On top of it all sits the information display, seen here showing the relationship between the "range extending" engine and lithium-ion batteries. What say you? We all know the production Volt isn't going to be as wild as the concept, but does this innovative center console meet your expectations? Also keep in mind that this might not be the real deal, but it seems to be from all appearances.

Oh yes the CTS-V :rolleyes:

SRT-8 crushes the CTS in performance? Is SMK only counting straight line numbers now? Interesting how he manipulates his position to suit his end goal of slamming Cadillac.

Not going to turn this into a CIB v. OHC debate, but no, one is not "inherently superior" to the other...... as this CTS-V demonstrates. Chevy, Buick, Pontiac, Chrysler, Dodge use both pushrod and OHC.

I wasn't commenting on who was going to win... I was simply adding up the electoral votes if McCain can't get Texas due to a FUBAR like this.

I'm SURE it will be adjusted. If McCain doesn't/can't win Texas, the race is over now.

Uhm, up until today Obama was the presumptive nominee. McCain still is a presumptive.

wasn't the same pushrod dummy

I know it may not make sense, but if this is the HHR replacement, they should keep the name HHR. It's developed a bit of a following with those who've purchased one.

2010 Chevrolet Tacuma Link to Jalopnik As reported, this family hauler should be based on the Delta platform, which also underpins the Chevy Volt and Chevy Cruze. What will this new GM minivan be like? Similar in proportions to the Mazda5, this minivan will not be a reinterpretation of previous generations of GM minivans. Notice those rear doors? They look like they're hinged at the front. Rather than long and short, these two testers seem to follow the European model of a tall van with short overhangs. With murmurs this vehicle could be built alongside the Volt, are we looking at the first major hybrid-electric minivan?

Lambdas get IIHS Top Pick rating Link to Autoblog The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety took some GMC Acadias and smashed them up to see how the big crossovers hold up against immovable objects, and unlike recent tests conducted for the Chevy Equinox and Pontiac Torrent, the news is positive. An AWD Acadia SLE acted as a stand-in for all of the Lambda models - Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse, Saturn Outlook, and all Acadia trims included. It didn't matter whether the IIHS attacked the front, side, or rear – the CUV earned a "good" rating in all directions. With the standard fitment of Stabilitrak, the IIHS also bestowed a Top Safety Pick crown on GM's big haulers. The Lambas now have both a five-star rating from the NHTSA and a Top Safety Pick designator about which to brag.

There's always been talk of the 3-valve VVT and DI being introduced to the line.