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The hot topic sidebars seem to update very, very slowly. The articles about a new Saturn logo and the Camaro test-drive were just posted today, but they were on the GMi ticker about 5 days ago. It just seems like this could be updated more regularly.

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i havent been on this site long... only since january... but when i first came on... there was a sketch competition in progress... sketch competition 2: RWD pontiac sedan... the competition had been running since october 2005 because it was never ended by an admin... and here we have a similar problem... the voting for sketch comp 4... was suppose to end on May 14th... last sunday... yet it is still in operation... because it has not yet been ended im sure i do not speak for myself when i say im frustrated with the way the sketch comps are left to run on endlessly yet the chopping comps are consistently on time with deadlines etc... i am aware that the admins have …

WE'RE MOVING! Hey guys! The migration has begun! Hopefully, you won't notice much downtime. If you do, you should get a message at cheersandgears.com stating that we're moving. We plan for most (if not all) topics/posts to be safely moved to the new host. However, the last ones accessing the site might not be transferred over... so post now at your own risk :AH-HA_wink: See you guys soon!

I was thinking about changing my name is there anyway i can go about keeping my post counts and switch my name to something more prefered.

any chance of getting chevy, buick, pontiac...... skins anytime soon?

So, tell us what you think?

In case you didn't notice, I've decided to move to a blog-like methodology in posting news and articles on C&G instead of my old method of simply cutting and pasting the entire article. It takes a little longer to post news this way since I'm typing the titles and content myself but I feel it's a good way to add some originality in posting news here. I just wanted to gauge the opinions of the rest of the forum on this as I feel I will stick with this method from now on. So, thoughts?

Need I say more?

As a member of the C&G Staff, I feel it's my responsibility to make the members aware of features that may make their time on the forums more enjoyable (or less irritating depending on your current viewpoint). If there is a certain member whose posts irk you and you don't want to read what they have to say, I suggest you make use of the forums user ignore feature. Instructions: -Go to "My Controls" on the right menu. -On the next screen, there is a link called "Manage Ignored Users". -The next screen explains the details for you but basically you just enter the name of the user(s) you don't wish to hear from. From then on, you should not hear from that pa…

The Old Forum Archives Are they Gone?

We have some really great writing talent filling up the "Member Articles" section. Be sure to check some of it out, and feel free to discuss. Also, if you'd like to contribute an article, feel free to do so. One of our friendly staff members will give you all the help you need.

At the top of my page right now, above the Cheers and Gears banner, the following is present: IPB WARNING [2] session_start() [function.session-start]: open(/tmp/sess_cccc98f1c07a2e6a7a1ecbe35cf8d68e, O_RDWR) failed: Permission denied (13) (Line: 429 of /index.php) IPB WARNING [2] session_start() [function.session-start]: Cannot send session cookie - headers already sent by (output started at /home/cheers/public_html/forums/index.php:722) (Line: 429 of /index.php) IPB WARNING [2] session_start() [function.session-start]: Cannot send session cache limiter - headers already sent (output started at /home/cheers/public_html/forums/index.php:722) (Line: 429 of /index.php…

Sometimes some of us must seem like hungry wolves at dinnertime when it comes to waiitng for new pictures and information. So thanks to each of you for posting all of the Saturn stuff tonight. Sincerely, - wildcat

I've noticed that every once in a while when I visit, C&G will fail to load and give me an error message. It's been happening more frequently over the last week. It usually takes a while for it to start working again. Just thought I'd give a heads up and see if anyone else has been having this issue.

One of the CTS images isn't loading, blocked by ImageShack. Needs reupload.

PM sent.

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I realize that a lot of other sites allow people to recieve feeds. I think it would be a great feature for the site. Anyone agree?

Just to spread the word again, Cheers and Gears now features some great static information pages for your enjoyment and use. Clicking theGM Resources and Guides link on your Main Menu brings you to a wealth of information including... Powertrain Guide Transmission Guide Production Plant Guide Vehicle Safety Guide Fuel Economy and Efficiency Guide All of which are frequently updated. Watch out soon for our Future Product Guide! For you design competition fans, we now have a Design Showcase Gallery with all of our recent contest winners. Don't forget about our Member Marketplace or our official Cheers and Gears Company Store, which will feature even more great merc…

Whenever I click the link above the picture relating to the top story I always get an error saying that the link is out of date or broken. Please help!!

I was wondering if it was at all possible to get a spell-checking feature incorporated into the forums. I hate having to second-guess my spelling and then have an ugly "edited by" message from fixing a simple spelling error. So how about it?

How come there are 5 reviews, the Reviews still say 0?

Ramos makes the HHR.

Variance! In recongnition of his dilligant work in posting important and obscure news headlines alike on a daily basis for our benefit (and without being asked to!), I am proud to appoint Eddie (Variance) to the staff position of Cheers and Gears Editor/Reporter. Thanks for helping us out, Eddie! Welcome to the world of long hours and non-existant pay!

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Koenigsegg CCX Revealed Text & photos courtesy Koenigsegg Automotive AB 02-24-2006 First Impression The first impression of the Koenigsegg CC is its dynamic stance and futuristic, aggressive attitude. It appears amazingly low and broad, with the cockpit-like semicircular windscreen and organically shaped rear hood as key features. The smooth and polished body is gently curved, almost simplistic; a fully integrated design. Lines and surfaces appear thoroughbred and slippery, projecting an image of velocity onto the machine. This design shouts in a clear and universal language: “I travel at extreme speed”. Machined for Speed Koenigsegg's design seeks to give an in…

I'm not sure if it went through but sent PM.

Just had a look at the Competitions and noticed a few items still on the back burner, so here's this week's quick schedule: Chop Comp #12: HUMMER H3T Concept Now voting. Voting ends Friday, February 18th @ 11:59PM **Entrants not eligible for prizes. This is voting only.** Chop Comp #13: Pontiac Solstice Concept Final entries due Monday, February 20th @ 11:59PM **This one is eligible for prizes.** Chop Comp#14Chevrolet Camaro Concept Now open for entries. Deadline will be announced later by Northstar, but expect 7-10 days as usual. **This one and all the follow is a prize competition.** The Pontiac RWD Sketch competition still ends Friday and that is also a prize…

Small cars are back in action Japanese models to hit the market starting in March February 16, 2006 BY MATT NAUMAN KNIGHT RIDDER NEWSPAPERS Forget Pinto, Vega and Gremlin. Get ready to learn Yaris, Fit and Versa. Not since the oil tensions of the 1970s have subcompact cars gotten such attention. The three big Japanese automakers will introduce new small cars this year, and the best-selling model, the Chevrolet Aveo, gets a redesign soon. Researcher J.D. Power and Associates expects sales of the smallest, cheapest cars to zoom 94% from 2005 to 2010 as new vehicles hit the market. "I think you can say they're back," said Mike Dawson, manager of global forecasting a…

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Ater a rather long hiatus, Cheers and Gears' popular design competitions are back...with a vengence, by which I mean prizes. You read right, starting today, the winner of each competition will recieve a small prize that relates to the subject of the competition if possible. Don't expect a car or a vacation, but there will be a little reward for your outstanding efforts as well as a little motivation to keep that mouse or pencil busy. Entrants in the onging RWD Pontiac sketch and Camaro photoshop threads are eligible for prizes, so good luck and let's see your work! P.S. If you have anything of interest that you'd like to donate as a prize for a future competition, plea…

Thank you to whomever updated the description line for the "Future Buick Models/Concepts." A website has the potential to be kept as current as possible, and this small example makes a lot of difference!

Is someone messing with me... My sig seems to somehow get F***ed up every once in a while... a slash or bracket gets "lost". Anyone else experience this?

AW Press drew a laugh with a recommendation he offered for anyone depressed about the current state of affairs in the industry. "Do me a favor and visit the maternity ward of any hospital," he said. "Every one of those little blue and pink baskets represents 14 or 15 purchase cycles." - Toyota is benefiting from what he termed a tailwind. But Press pointed out that the industry is cyclical, and Toyota's fortunes could decline, too. "We have no interest in GM declining. We have no interest in becoming number one," he said. "GM is a global icon. They support the economy, and they represent the strength of the industry. There is no joy in the difficulties they're having…

bye stupid yanks

I just found out that you can create your own customized PM boxes. Stock, we get Inbox, Sent PMs, and Saved (Unsent) PMs. However, you can add your own! I just added Saved (Received). Figured I'd share this new-found feature. I love it.

Car News briefs: Cross Lander Ute expected this year AutoWeek | Published 01/17/06, 4:33 pm et Free pass for Cross Lander Importers of the inexpensive Romanian built Cross Lander 244X sport/ute won a three-year exemption from federal airbag requirements. Cross Lander won the exemption through May 2008 because the vehicle as initially configured weighed more than 5500 pounds, which would have excluded it from the requirement. However, an engine supply problem forced a powertrain switch that reduced the weight below the 5500-pound threshold. As a result, the company requested and won the airbag waiver and plans to move ahead with sales of the vehicle in the United Stat…

How to post the pictures at the bottom of the posts I cant figure this out for the life of me . Thanks

Am I the only that experiences problems? It seems every once in a while the C&G server becomes extremely slow and eventually a DNS error page thing pops up. It's been happening for a while now, but today has been terrible. I've been able to get about 20 minutes or so on the site since I first got on at 2:40. I notice everytime I get on, the member list is extremely low, like during the late night hours so I can't be the only having these... right? Regardless, it's extremely annoying and it's pissing me off. If it's my PC... something will be done. If it's C&G, I'll be a bit happier, but I hope it ends.

Can't access the site for quite awhile then it comes back up for a few minutes?

342 Users on tonight.. Let's break that tomorrow!

Is the site going to return to the style it had before the server crashed several months back? This one is pretty blandtastic.

Check your PMs ASAP

CSpec! Jacob (CSpec) has been with Cheers and Gears almost since its inception and has been a dedicated and avid participant ever since, most recently assisting us in posting the 2007 Escalade debut information when the rest of us were unable. In recognition of his devotion to the site, I, on behalf of the Cheers and Gears Administration and the forum as a whole, am honored to welcome CSpec as our newest Moderator. Congratulations, and welcome aboard! :CG_all:

In a little over 30 minutes C&G will have pics and information for you on a GMC and Chevy truck debut, along with a less significant Chevy car debut. Be sure to be with us as the information will be moved to the forums as soon as the clock strikes 12:01 AM EST on Jan 5th.

2005 has been a turbulant year in so many respects. For most of us, we spent the past twelve months seeing continued war in the Middle East, unfathomable natural disasters, and stratospheric gas prices. We've also seen the automaker we care and admire face difficulties of its own with the postponing or cancellation of several models and the sword of Damocles that is bankruptcy. The forums we call home have probably been up-and-running about 80% of the past year. And a few among us have even lost cars, jobs, or worse. I've felt a general malaise around here now and then, often evidenced by our conduct towards our fellow members. In light of that, I'd like to…

why cant I get in?

Ever since yesterday, the layout of topics has changed. After the initial topic is posted, all posts afterward are links that you have to click on to view the post. I'm not sure if I accidentally changed a preference or something, but it's time consuming scroll down and click on every post. Does anyone know how to get it back to the old style? Here's a pic to better show what I'm talking about

When I go to the page, FF just stops. Doesn't even load the address in the bar. I'm on 1.5. Any thoughts? Tony

Friday, December 23, 2005 Print this Comment on this E-mail this Auto sector driving Slovak recovery Matt Reynolds / Reuters TRNAVA, Slovakia - The closure of Slovak utility vehicle maker TAZ after the fall of Communism in 1989 put the brakes on the local economy of the town of Trnava. But 16 years later, the auto industry is once again the driving force for the town's 70,000 residents. France's PSA Peugeot Citroen will start production at a state-of-the-art assembly plant next year, eventually creating more than 5,000 jobs. Subcontractors are expected to supply another 1,500 jobs within two years. The plant is expected to have annual capacity of 450,000 ca…

Friday, December 23, 2005 Print this Comment on this E-mail this Car jobs in high demand in Thailand as output grows Chawadee Nualkhair and Chang-Ran Kim / Reuters BANGKOK/TOKYO - Joe Goh, a business development director at Thai auto parts maker AAPICO Hitech PCL , is facing challenges many competitors in the West can only dream of. "We've got to have more capacity," he said, describing plans to kick off a new plant in mid-2006 and possibly seek partners outside Thailand for more opportunities to expand. "We have to double our people." Goh's situation -- shared by many of his peers -- is fanning a boom for auto-sector workers in Thailand…

With yesterday's sale -- is this the end of the Subaru sub-topic here at CNG? If so, I'm gonna get my post (this one) in now, before it's too late!

Introduction By Mike Hudson Email Date posted: 12-19-2005 Every office has one. You know, the employee who has seemingly done no wrong since coming onboard. Every decision he makes turns into profits and every review comes with a healthy raise or promotion attached. At first, the Golden Boy is loved by all. But after a few years, the mountains of praise start to annoy coworkers. Soon resentment sets in. His nicer attributes fade into the past while his flaws start to irritate you. So when a worthy challenger emerges from the ranks, it's no surprise people are pulling for the new guy. And so it is with our latest matchup between front-wheel-drive fou…

Could we have Corvette be a subforum within the Chevrolet Forum?....I think it derserves to be singled out.

If you didn't already.Check your PM. I sent you something earlier today.

This was pretty funny. I was registering for this message board (and no, it wasn't a car board) and underneath the part where one puts the username they want to use, was the following list of rules:

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I went to the Tech questions and then where it says c&g fourm>Tech Corner>Tech questions near the top, I clicked on Tech corner and it says you dont have access. If that makes sense, just wondering if any one else noticed this?

Thursday, December 01, 2005 Print this Comment on this E-mail this Michael J. Dunne Thailand: Japan’s Backyard Michael J. Dunne / Autos Insider While China and India steal the headlines, Thailand's automotive industry makes quiet, remarkable progress. Vehicle production will top 1 million units this week. The industry expects total output to reach 1.15 million cars and trucks for the year. Exports will surpass 450,000 units, making Thailand the seventh largest vehicle exporter in the world. Mazda, Ford, GM, Mitsubishi, Toyota and Isuzu ship cars and trucks to 106 countries from factories here. Thailand is already the second largest pickup truck market on t…

A new supercar and a new concept in motorsport entertainment November 20, 2005 One of our favourite television shows, the BBC’s Top Gear, tests all the very fast road cars and it runs them around the same test circuit so times can be directly compared. The fastest they’ve ever had around the circuit was a Maserati MC12, followed by an Enzo Ferrari, an Ariel Atom, a Porsche Carrera GT and a McLaren Mercedes – until recently, when an Ascari KZ1 pushed the McLaren out of the top five. To put the feat into perspective, consider the cars that have been around the same stretch of tarmac and are not in the five fastest –Ford GT, Ferrari 360 CS, Porsche GT3 RS, Lamborghini M…

I was wondering if any mods happened to "The Chevelle Project" but it says Protected fourm. Im I the only one that cant see this? Or Can you give me a Link to "The Chevelle Project" please?

On behalf of C&G staff members I'd like to wish everybody a safe, happy and joyous Thanksgiving. As you stand in these long holiday lines and share memories with families please keep those over seas in your thoughts.

As the auto show season quickly approaches us we here at C&G have realized we need a different way to update the site. With myself and Chris Pauwels (aka Crispey2k) being invited to an invite only event here in Metro Detroit for the NAIAS we have some pretty significant things in store for members and visitors alike of C&G. So, in light of the situation we have before us, Frank Donato aka z28luvr has done a fantastic job of keeping C&G's previous look and "morphing" it of sorts to a new front page that is far and away easier to update literally from any computer. In doing that, updates to the front page will be more frequent as myself, Z, F…

I thought I saw that "View Vehicles" thing under my stats in posts for a while, but it never worked, giving a SQL error. So we have a new feat coming to C&G?

I noticed Walt had been hanging around much less over at Autoblog in recent months and now they're no longer on the front page. Is there something we should know about? If there was a falling out, I'm not entirely surprised. There was a lot of anti-GM articles and bloggers over there that it felt like I was at Autoweek.

Which one do you like???

are we gonna see any new skins? return of the old one? it just doesnt feel quite like c&g without it.

The news that points to the CR article post in Chevy, it says: Mazda RSX.

For whatever reason it appears members can't post in the SEMA section? If no one can post, I'll move all the topics to the auto show section rather than the SEMA section. I look at all the settings in the Admin panel but everything appears to be fine to me, so I don't know what the problem would be. Let me know if you can't post there so I can move the topics ASAP.

Admins: Please allow me to help out Northie with the Design Competitions. His school work is dominating his ability to help the competitions run smoothly. Please let me help him out. Well, as long as Northie is okay with it. :P

Anybody have ANYTHING from the site before it crashed in like August? I'm looking for a Camaro concept I did based on the SS concept. It was gorgeous. And I can't find it ANYWHERE because of getting a new computer...

Im not sure what "vestage" means :lol: However Im up on unnecessary and meanings. I made a brief statement about a deleted post of mine on a topic here. It was necessary for me to make note that the post was deleted and that I disagreed. The was no reason for me or anyone else to say any more. It was just me saying "I know what you did and I saw you do it :lol: " I realized it was done to try to keep things undercontrol. But I didnt care :) Necessary at the time, pointless now meant something at the time, no longer has any relevence :CG_all:

The Romanian Dacia Logan:

http://www.nyse.com/interface/jsp/NHDetail...isdowjones=true "Not everyone is backing away from the fleet market. Toyota Motor Corp. ( 7203.TO), the top-selling Japanese automaker, boosted fleet sales 16% in the first seven months of 2005 compared to the like period in 2004, according to R.L. Polk, while Nissan Motor Co. (7201.TO) and Honda Motor Co. (7267.TO) have upped fleet business 25% and 30% respectively. Even though each of Japan's Big Three have boosted sales in 2005, fleet increases far outpace the rate of growth for each company."

http://www.nwherald.com/BusinessSection/353318304457448.php

Hey everyone, In light of the news that GM hasdivested its holdings in Fuji Heavy Industries - parent company of Subaru - the Subaru Forum once found under Foreign Exchange has been closed and deleted. All its current discussion topics have been relocated to the Asian Marques forum and merged with that forum's discussions. From now on out, all Subaru discussion will take place in the Asian Marques forum. Thanks! :CG_all: Brian Dreggors Administrator

I have to log in every time I come here even though every time that I log in, I hit the "remember me" button. Is anyone else having this problem.

we beat people up who drive honduhs and grafiti their cars when we see them at the store, fuck them; i know that driving domestic will help our economy, so what better place to teach these punks right? honduh, toyoda, nissan get trashed by us only mazda is cool because their really ford and the profit stays here :CG_all: this website is my faverite

Here it is [attachment=81:attachment] :Toyota: i used that toyota one, but the assclown that made it apparently never heard of 16 ( OMG) bit colour pallets and instead proved what a retard he is by basing it on what looks like a 4-bit one, but anyway i wanted it to match hope yall enjoy it so we can use it everywhere on the forum!

http://www.autoindex.org/model.plt?no=2521&ass= Interesting....

Today we reached two new milestones: 1,000 members and 13,000 posts on the new site. Cheers! :cheers:

How come today, my Avitar pic will not show? Went to my settings, and it indicated one was there, which I had orginally downloaded from my pictures. Up until today it appeared on every post that I entered. Not today! Instead, all I got was a white square with the little red "X" up in the corner, but it would never open! What's up????????? <_< :angry:

This truck is made by Pyenonghwa Motors which in turn is owned by the Reverend Sun Myung Moon.

I can't see a single one of the images on the front page of C&G. It really bummed me out this morning when I couldn't see the picture for the "What new GM car is this?" thread. Also, like some other folks, I'm having to log in whenever I come back, even if I set it to "Remember me". I'm using Firefox.

What'a with the log-in clock? Today, when it acknowledged my log-in, it said my last log-in was Aug 27th! I've posted replies since then----- and was at these forums only yesterday, Sept. 16th! Something ain't right ------- and I still have to register each time I come here, even after checking off the box to remember me, and I haven't deleted any cookies!!!

I think we need a Forum for just industry related topics that don't really apply to any manufacturer. For example... I found this article, and really had no place to put it. I chose The Automotive Suppliers section, but I don't think it really belongs in the Supplier section or even in The Lounge since it is just industry related news. Forum name Suggestions: In the News In the Industry Industry News What's happening in the Industry Industry Times