Drew Dowdell

It's hard to lose money on a car with tooling that goes back to the 70's, but if anyone could, I'm sure it'd be Ford.

right.... that double bacon cheeseburger and fries march up to people's office every day and forces itself down their throats.....

68 Ocn Fly Hudson BV Camino plus many more.....

PA Turnpike between Pittsburgh and Philly.

Fix the STS first <make it bigger, improve the interior and exterior styling> and make an extended wheelbase version. Make both short and long wheel base versions available with either a softer ride, or use the Magnetic ride control to offer both sport and luxury rides in the same car.... This would allow you to sell the same car to two different kinds of buyers. Above all... do not make the driver set the suspension every time they start the car!!!! Let grandpap keep his STS-L in Luxury mode all the time and let Mr. 50something Bank Executive keep his STS-L in sport mode all the time. Now there is no need for the DTS.

Merry Winterval

I hear Honda has a secret extended warranty program on the tranny anyway.

1. BMW 3-series - Yes yes I know. It's the ultimate driving machine, but that doesn't do me any good sitting in a traffic jam with the 400 other "ultimate driving machines". As common as the Civic. Every gay boys dream car to trade his Jetta in on. Manages to malfunction and fall apart in comparison tests yet still take number 1. Crack flavored Kool-Aid comes standard. 2. Toyota Camry in all it's beige, 4-cylinder glory. The car for people who don't like cars. Somehow still manages a "gotta have it" factor above zero on the base model. 3. Honda Accord in all it's gray, 4-cylinder glory. Behind the Camry only because it is marginally sportier. Hate the automatic, I can shift manually smoother than that thing can shift automatically. Road noise never seems to bother testers. Somehow still manages a "gotta have it" factor above zero on the base model. 4. Chrysler 300 - Sure it can come with a hemi, but it's still a pig. With the hemi, it's just a very fast pig. Aerodynamics a masonry company would be proud of. Awful dash with terrible layout and ergonomics. Tortoise shell wood that drives certain car forum admins batty. 5. Honda Civic - sits waaay too low and has horrendous road noise. Need to turn off the A/C to accelerate up a hill. Only 5-speed I can't seem to drive without stalling due to low torque below 8,000 rpm. 6. VW Passat - Somehow this became the "gold standard" for family sedans even though it's sales are in the &#036;h&#33;ter. We have an '01 and it's ok. The interior in ours seems superior to the current model. Reliability that'd make a Kia blush. We've been spending more per month to keep it on the road than we do on the car payment. It's days with us are numbered. One bit of credit: It has the smoothest V6 this side of BMW. 7. Nissan Altima - The 2.5 is terrible. The interior is plasticy and ugly. The only saving grace is the VQ3.5 but Nissan would do well to improve the sound of the engine. 8. Infiniti G35 - The coupe is handsome, the sedan looks like a CTS that someone put in the microwave for 15 seconds. Dash is too low and rather uninspiring. Manages to feel like an economy car from the inside. 9. BMW X3/X5 - Trophy housewives everywhere will hate me for hating their favorite car. That's right, it's a car. A wagon actually. It has less ground clearance than a Subaru Legacy sedan. That makes your SUV... a WAGON! Bite me bitches. 10. BMW 5-series - I was reluctant to put this one on the list. It is a great vehicle, but that doesn't mean it can't be over rated. It is this vehicle that is responsible for the demise of all the softer riding luxury cars out there. Once GM, Ford and Chrysler started chasing the 5-series as the car to beat all of the large, soft riding, sumptuous luxury cars were doomed. All the car rags like to hold the 5-series up as the ideal. Their mistake of course is that there is no "ideal". That's why it's on my list.

I was done on Thanksgiving weekend.

Get the warranty on the Razr. You'll need it. Trust me.

I take issue with any of these having a "Gotta have it!" factor above zero... yes, even the Aura. Ooooo... a beige Accord 4cylinder sedan! I gotta get me one of those!

you hurry down my chimney

Awesome! Shifter by logitech!

a Cadillac convertible too, light blue.

nothing is permanent.

they also don't have docked tails.

fixed

Wouldn't this more compete with the Thetas? It looks more their size than Lambda sized.

I think only the coupes. But yes, my Cutty convertible had a transverse mounted, fiberglass leaf spring.

Chinese Manufacturer? Chery maybe?

Apocalypse Now MW:"Men should be like Kleenex; soft, strong and disposable"

I was almost run over by a bentley continental today

"2 effective ways to bath a Cat" is funnier

cuts down on costs..