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I'm not so sure the bread and butter model will get 35mpg?? The wording where I've read it is vague.. Like there is going to be an Eco model that will get 35mpg.

It looks decent but like others I think they could have changed up some elements more. The grille, pretty much all of the front end is all too familiar. I guess continuity and conservative won out there. I'll qualify that by saying I'm not a fan of Chevy front ends in general.

I'm not really drawn to any of the cars in the heart of the midsize class, but along with the Optima I guess its specs and styling are a cut above the rest still.

Hopefully they get that braniac Avril Lavigne in on it as well

True, when everyone was ragging on that 13 year old Rebecca Black this week, I was wondering what the big deal was, she's no worse than Nickelback and they're adults.

I try not to think of these things because it just leads to temptation. Hopefully don't need to make this decision before the ATS is available A4 Quattro Passat CC GTI or Golf TDI Countryman

I was hoping to use a few weeks of vacation time to go to Japan later this year to experience it first hand but with what has happened it feels highly inappropriate now.

True, but you need money to afford buildings that aren't shacks. Haiti had plenty of building codes but no one followed them because the country is desperately poor. True and it was weaker at 7.0 I wonder how the building standards in California compare to those of Japan.

I think their building standards saved millions. Had 8.9 hit a modern city that wasn't built to deal with being on the ring, it would be ugly.

I think the sheer number of forum sections may overwhelm new users and lurkers who are not using tools like view new posts or don't want to post a thread in a section that hasn't had one in a month or more. IMO you could get by with one flat section for other makes and consolidate a slew of others. I have no interest in reading or posting on politics.. Things are so polarized now it's ridiculous. The news link posts are only interesting if whomever posts them gives their opinion to stimulate discussion which doesn't get lost in too much of the article being pasted. Just some thoughts

Yeah not going to be able to sleep.. Just unreal.

Hard to find up to the minute english links about the nuclear ermergency online http://www.businessinsider.com/fukushima-nuclear-plant-2011-3

It's heartbreaking to watch/hear about everything happening there, I hope the nuclear plant issues don't escalate into something horrific.

With tires that low profile it needs less wheel gap but it's still early going.

There is always leasing a Volt for $350 a month

A few months back on the radio news I heard tire pricing was going to be going up do to raw material costs but wasn't really paying attention to the timeline or to what degree. My summer tires are costing my $660 and if I'm lucky I'll get 3 summers out of them.

um, she has never looked HOTTER. Hopefully surgery, botox etc is kept at a minimum and she doesn't look like the joker in 15 years.

The Kizashi is a very nice car, definitely nicer than a Cruze (I would also take over a Malibu) but then again it wasn't meant to sell at Cruze prices. The SX4 is solid but underwhelming and I wouldn't purchase unless it was priced an Accent etc.

Enhanced or not, she looks pretty amazing at 46. She dumped him apparently because she was tired of raising two children (their infant and him).

Must have been a rental car, hope he choose the insurance option!

I was a little disappointed in the Focus hatch when I checked it out. It felt a little cramped from the driver's seat and I'm not a big guy.

Look into Continental Extreme Contact DWS tires as well. I was going to pick up a set for non-winter use but ended up ordering a set of summer tires today (Ventus V12 evo K110). I ran a set of TripleTreds about 5 years ago and they served me well. Not sure how they compare to newer tech tires as I've been stuck on OEM's and winters.

I would be interested depending on the premium over the regular gas models. In Canada the Golf TDI is ~$2500 more than a similar equipped regular gas model.. I wouldn't pay much more of a premium than that just for 10mpg..

Finish the 2.5 years left in my mortgage this year. Exercise more. Resist temptation/Don't buy car/enjoy having no car payment.

Maybe! Cruze SS just in time for $5 a gallon