Drew Dowdell

When are ya getting one Chris?

Much of his analysis is flawed. Point 1: If you're looking to replace a paid off car anyway. You don't compair the price of the new car to the price of the paid off car. The paid off car will always win! Even if it's an '81 Delta 88 Diesel. Point 2: You always compair the hybrid to the non-hybrid version of the same model. In the event that there isn't a non-hybrid version. One must compair to a car in the same EPA size class Which in the case of the Prius is the Camry, not the Corolla. Point 3: You always compair cars with similar equipment. I've seen compairson where the Civic hybrid is compaired to the base Civic, while completey ignoring the fact that the Hybrid civic is fairly well equiped. Point 4: You always calculate cost advantage over milage, not time. How many miles will it take you to break even. If that number is 20,000. It'll take me one year while it will take my grandmother 3 years to hit the same number.

Aye..... the joke sensors are offline captain, I canna give 'em any more power or they'll blow apart! </scotty>

Nope, not it.

Ford has 8. You forgot Range Rover.

oh yeah, and it should be no suprise that the B52 is one of my favorites since the '72 Eldorado is also one of my favs.

How could the F-15 not detect the F/A22?!? He's flying right next to him! ..... talk about a blind spot! :P :P :P :P :P My favorite is still the B-52, one of the most dangerous planes around. They can unleash more destructive force then any manned flying object and even after 30ish years they are still in duty.

1. Take the last Cadillac Deville 2. Throw this nose on it: 3. Slap a Star Chief badge on the back. 4. Profit

I have no problem with 'intelligent design' being taught in a public school. It just shouldn't be taught in a science class because it isn't science.

I'll take a CTS, 3-series, G35 or an A4 for that kinda money. The passat I sat in failed to impress, powertrain or not. Heck that's well into Hemi 300 territory. VW better bring over Skoda or Seat to fill the "people's car" gap left behind by VW. There once was a day when VW was concerned with competeing against Mazda, Fiat, and Ford. Today they are competing with Mercedes, Cadillac and..... Audi?

Love it. My only quibble: If you're not going to do a consol shifter, make it a pushbutton shift rather then column shift. I think the Escalade class can handle it.

Sure, why not? If you can make a 3 valve pushrod, you can easily make a 2 valve direct injection.

That is a slightly inaccurate. the 3.4 DOHC was available, though extremely rare, with a 5-speed manual.

They were made in the ragtop version but are EXTREMELY rare.

I turn 27 today. Thank you goes out to all of you.

I'd like to see what the Avalon's real world economy is like. I know the northstar can do 29mpg highway. I've done it myself in a rental Deville. In this price class, a 2-3 mpg difference is nothing.

Very cool. I looked for them when I got the car 2 years ago, but they weren't available. I never bothered to follow up on it. It's time for a new filter anyway...... Hmmm.... <sings> happy birthday to me... </sings>

Wait... so they actually make that? I haven't been able to spot one for the CTS 3.6. Maybe time to shop around again.

Aww thank you guys! SixtyEight... is that for me?!

4 and 5 are a tie for me 3

Daaa.... yumm.

I thought all Aurora owners were supposed to go to Caddy dealers and all other models were supposed to go to Buick/Pontiac/GMC dealers <depending on which model your car was platformshared with>

Oh yeah, and I can now buy a Park Ave Ultra equivilant with a real V8 and the performance to match it starting at 30k

2.8HF standard 3.6HF for the V-series and the 3800 s/c for the Super V-series <just kidding> With as tight as that engine compartment is, I doubt they could put a turbocharged HF in there. the 2.8 and 3.6 are supposed to get direct injection and thusly a HP boost right? This would be a great place to debut that.