A Horse With No Name

The orange color on that car is HOT! Chris

The H4 should be interesting... Chris

I'm 6' 250 lbs and fit just fine in a Miata, don't know what ya'lls problem is. Seriously, I don't mind some people driving large cars/trucks. It is a free country, and the hand that takes away your right to an H2 can take away my right to a Miata. That being said, I dispise our current situation (war for Oil) in the middle east and we do need to drop our energy usage by an order of magnatude. Either that or mine Titan, the Martian moon with a supposed petro supply, and I'll be putting an H2 into the garage next to the Miata, thank you. Chris

About 85k or so, IIRC but I may well be wrong. Chris

I would disagree. The Yaris is a great car to bear a good torching. Seriously, compared to the Fit, Cobalt, Focus, Versa, etc. Yaris really isn't much of a car. Chris

Not sure that God exists, and if he (she?they?it?) existed he would be ever present and not need a car to get anywhere. However, one could say the buying public does not like ugly, which is a huge part of the problem. Chris

TC is an older design and there are better cars on the market (Astra...cough...Astra). (Yes I know the decline is not due to Astra, but...) XD is a really crappy design. New Generation xB doesn't connect with the youth market. Prius is over hyped. Real problem with the car IMHO is that it drives terribly. I've known several non-car type people to trade them in after awhile because they handle so poorly. (really hard tires + really high curb weight+ softly sprung+odd driving dynamics) Be interesting to see what happens. Chris

That they seriously sell anything is odd to me. There are much better cars on the market. Chris

Next gen Focus should be a cool car. Pardon our Lust after the Euro-Focus, regfootball. You can't blame us for wanting a home run, we are rejoicing with you that the Focus seems to be a solid double. That being said, sad to see Mustang is still down. Chris

Interesting that the Mazda three is having a bit of an off month. Glad to see MX-5 sales start to rebound a little bit... Chris

Isn't the Dakota discontinued? Nothing here is a suprise, fuel efficient vehicles are selling, things like the Grand Cherokee are tanking. Glad to see the Avenger do well. Chris

I feel about Hyundai like a lot of people here feel about Toyota. Hyundai just needs to die and go away. That being said, a huge part of their being down 11% has to be the economy. Chris

Also, economy is in worse shape than most people give it credit for... GM is getting intself into pretty good position to bounce back if the economy bounces back. Chris

But the dealer probably charges a reconditioning fee if the take a car back, right? Glad to see the new products doing well. Hopefully Astra does well also. Chris

My best friend from high school, who lives with his family in the Bay area, would agree with you. Given Ohio's climate I am really, really jealous of you O.C. for living out there... Chris

Off topic really, but I just have to get to the british Isles sometime. Wish I'd have thought of something like a kilt wedding when Kim and I got married. She (Kim) just loves celtic culture, and I am a bit of an anglophile myself. Off topic again, but are there any old MG's, Triumphs, Healy's etc. in any kind of regular use in Engladn around where you live? Or dare I ask any Lotus? I just LOVE old British sports cars. Chris

.and please keep posting. I am quite enjoying reading your posts, and actually hear them in a British accent in my head as I am reading them. Chris

Local Dodge dealer isn't even carrying full sized Suv's anymore. At about $5 a gallon we will hopefully start to become rational and intelligent. Chris

Don't know why anyone needs to be "all GM." Most of the cars that I have owned have been GM, however I have owned a few non-GM cars that I have loved. Like DF said, it would be awesomely cool if say the Cutlass was still in production (or the Regal or RWD Monte) and then she had a choice. Chris

The Jeep products have always rated really low at CR. Read a 4 wheel drive magazine and you'll get another story. The Yaris, Forenza, and FJ really belong on the list. The Japanese have built some great vehicles, but these three ain't it. Chris

Ditto on the SRX. Chris

Actually as an aside I have a friend whose family is rather large and they all fit rather well in a Prius. ...and aatabloke, your right, $6 a gallon is coming. Chris

When I looked at Leasing a Civic SI a TSX was $68 a month cheaper. they do offer great lease rates. Chris

No doubt we'll be seeing people stupid enough to rice these to no end. Chris

Should be a nice little Minivan when you get it done... Chris