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bones33 What would it take to make... 10-01-2007, 10:08 AM

McPatrick I don't think that small cars... 10-01-2007, 10:14 AM

cheapybob Over $10 gas for the... 10-01-2007, 10:33 AM

101mpg He stole my line. :D ... 02-27-2008, 07:57 PM

Sludgy Replace the state and federal... 10-01-2007, 11:42 AM

jbum sometimes I wish there was a... 10-01-2007, 11:59 AM

Nerds laugh at me Actually there is a $25,000... 10-01-2007, 12:29 PM

bones33 I think we all agree that... 10-01-2007, 12:38 PM

baddog671 Actually, there is a... 10-01-2007, 01:33 PM

Nerds laugh at me Marketing. Add the 'cool'... 10-01-2007, 12:07 PM

northboundtrain I think it is total bs to say... 10-01-2007, 01:44 PM

bones33 With the slow attrition of... 10-01-2007, 02:27 PM

itjstagame My thoughts exactly and to me... 10-02-2007, 12:30 PM

MorningGaser Sorry but I think you have it... 10-02-2007, 01:16 PM

SVOboy You can't just say something... 10-02-2007, 01:21 PM

MorningGaser Inappropriate language on... 10-11-2007, 07:39 PM

northboundtrain There is no doubt a segment... 10-02-2007, 06:29 PM

CoyoteX A rough idea of a... 10-02-2007, 06:58 PM

StorminMatt This is PRECISELY the kind of... 10-29-2007, 12:25 AM

2TonJellyBean In Canada, Mercedes sells the... 10-01-2007, 03:32 PM

VetteOwner i dunno my chevettes heater... 10-01-2007, 03:37 PM

VetteOwner well, way i see it is this:... 10-01-2007, 03:35 PM

Erdrick I personally think that the... 10-01-2007, 03:53 PM

trebuchet03 The Hummer is a symbol of... 10-01-2007, 04:28 PM

Nerds laugh at me So what would my Photoshopped... 10-01-2007, 04:46 PM

oneinchsidehop Coffee though nose to... 10-02-2007, 03:27 AM

rvanengen My $0.02 10-01-2007, 04:48 PM

cfg83 rvanengen - When I... 10-01-2007, 06:37 PM

GasSavers_Ryland Who was it that pointed out... 10-02-2007, 06:03 AM

Peakster I talked to a balloon pilot... 10-01-2007, 06:41 PM

jcp123 Better interior room Better... 10-01-2007, 07:11 PM

trebuchet03 They test both belted and... 10-01-2007, 09:28 PM

cfg83 trebuchet03 - Ok,... 10-01-2007, 10:16 PM

rvanengen True...that is what is... 10-03-2007, 01:31 PM

rvanengen And again...we just need some... 10-03-2007, 01:36 PM

trebuchet03 That is actually a really... 10-03-2007, 01:51 PM

trebuchet03 Sure, that's completely... 10-02-2007, 12:26 PM

swng IMHO,the Toyota Yaris is... 10-02-2007, 01:35 PM

VetteOwner thast the problem right there... 10-02-2007, 07:36 PM

trebuchet03 New Beetle... For people that... 10-02-2007, 07:46 PM

SVOboy Somehow I always saw you as... 10-02-2007, 08:50 PM

Mike T I've always driven small... 10-02-2007, 07:57 PM

VetteOwner lol see i couldnt buy one,... 10-11-2007, 07:51 PM

Mike T Couple times a day sometimes,... 10-13-2007, 11:07 AM

trebuchet03 Two wheels and a crank...... 10-11-2007, 08:11 PM

VetteOwner LOL now i learned at a young... 10-11-2007, 08:19 PM

omgwtfbyobbq Ya just need the right tires.... 10-12-2007, 08:36 AM

trebuchet03 Or just get rid of one of... 10-12-2007, 08:39 AM

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Snax Like these! I have no... 10-13-2007, 03:29 PM

WisJim I would only consider a new... 10-12-2007, 08:03 AM

omgwtfbyobbq Haha! I remember that. IIRC,... 10-12-2007, 08:42 AM

ffvben my wife likes the big trucks... 10-13-2007, 09:03 AM

DarbyWalters DIESELS with torque...good... 10-13-2007, 11:33 AM

Colby I love the mileage of my '82... 10-13-2007, 12:17 PM

Snax I start feeling physically... 10-13-2007, 03:24 PM

DarbyWalters You are much safer breathing... 10-15-2007, 10:06 AM

Colby Gas at $6 or $7 a gallon. ... 10-13-2007, 11:58 AM

thisisntjared huh??? 10-13-2007, 01:17 PM

1993CivicVX Aren't small cars really... 10-13-2007, 03:26 PM

1993CivicVX Yaris does 0-60 in 10.8... 10-13-2007, 05:17 PM

omgwtfbyobbq It's a bigger car that has to... 10-13-2007, 11:32 PM

northboundtrain Does anyone know roughly the... 10-14-2007, 06:16 AM

MorningGaser Lets bring truth to your... 10-15-2007, 09:06 AM

brucepick Re. the 4'11" woman driving a... 10-13-2007, 03:44 PM

bowtieguy "What would it take..." a... 10-13-2007, 04:13 PM

Snax I disagree with that last... 10-13-2007, 04:42 PM

bowtieguy key words: MIDDLE CLASS ... 10-13-2007, 05:05 PM

SL8Brick My automotive requirements... 10-25-2007, 07:42 AM

VetteOwner lol boo automatic!:D 4... 10-25-2007, 12:52 PM

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rvanengen Call your congress... 10-14-2007, 05:57 PM

Snax Oh, and not to ignore... 10-13-2007, 04:47 PM

VetteOwner lol my ol 27 year old 1.6 L... 10-13-2007, 10:31 PM

Mike T Yeah, offering a new old... 10-13-2007, 10:53 PM

VetteOwner hehe id buy one! i dunno why... 10-14-2007, 06:09 PM

brucepick I gotta hand it to beatr911. ... 10-14-2007, 02:44 AM

Snax One thing that is likely to... 10-14-2007, 05:51 AM

Snax All I'm going to say is that... 10-14-2007, 08:17 PM

SVOboy I wouldn't consider CO2 an... 10-15-2007, 10:48 AM

omgwtfbyobbq Yeah... But the problem w/... 10-15-2007, 11:32 AM

rh77 "Take the Bus and Forget all... 10-15-2007, 12:13 PM

SVOboy Oh no, I wasn't bashing... 10-15-2007, 12:07 PM

omgwtfbyobbq Well ya, 2 stokes are worse... 10-15-2007, 12:25 PM

slurp812 Um, I don't post #'s for my 2... 10-15-2007, 12:56 PM

cfg83 SVOboy - Can you... 10-15-2007, 02:51 PM

DarbyWalters PM (Particulate Matter) and... 10-15-2007, 03:32 PM

SVOboy I'm being lazy and grouping... 10-15-2007, 03:53 PM

SVOboy Interesting...I read a thing... 10-15-2007, 12:19 PM

cfg83 SVOboy - I don't think... 10-15-2007, 02:49 PM

rvanengen It is kinda difficult to... 10-15-2007, 06:09 PM

rh77 Sucks! 10-15-2007, 06:27 PM

SVOboy It was just an anecdote... 10-15-2007, 06:13 PM

rvanengen That is one of the key points... 10-15-2007, 06:40 PM

rvanengen All that being said...let me... 10-15-2007, 07:02 PM

SVOboy I remember when they were... 10-15-2007, 06:36 PM

Snax I think #6 would make the... 10-15-2007, 07:17 PM

rvanengen perhaps add another item... ... 10-15-2007, 07:30 PM

bobc455 I have only scanned this... 10-17-2007, 12:25 PM

2TonJellyBean Well, if the rationale is to... 10-17-2007, 03:44 PM

Snax I love this idea, but likely... 10-17-2007, 04:26 PM

bowtieguy beatr911, heck of thread... 10-17-2007, 04:45 PM

VetteOwner yea i dont liek CR.... 10-17-2007, 08:08 PM

2000mc sounds alot more cohersed... 10-15-2007, 07:43 PM

rvanengen Well...ok, maybe the $1m per... 10-16-2007, 05:07 AM

bzipitidoo Quality. American... 10-16-2007, 06:54 AM

VetteOwner ok i have the slowest of the... 10-16-2007, 03:26 PM

omgwtfbyobbq Babelfish,... 10-17-2007, 12:11 AM

2TonJellyBean theclencher, if it weren't... 10-17-2007, 06:20 PM

rh77 My shift to Imports was... 10-17-2007, 07:21 PM

omgwtfbyobbq I find it offensive to my... 10-17-2007, 11:42 PM

rvanengen Heck...I find it offensive to... 10-18-2007, 06:07 AM

Snax Allot of the trouble with... 10-18-2007, 06:15 AM

bzipitidoo Some small domestics are... 10-18-2007, 05:05 PM

rvanengen I have known two people... 10-19-2007, 08:11 AM

bowtieguy Snax, this is precisely... 10-21-2007, 01:21 PM

SVOboy Not to beat a dead economic... 10-21-2007, 01:28 PM

Snax While I can understand the... 10-21-2007, 06:48 PM

rvanengen Renting a large vehicle when... 10-21-2007, 08:23 PM

bowtieguy SVOboy, on the contrary,... 10-21-2007, 02:11 PM

bowtieguy Treb, nice one! seems... 10-21-2007, 02:34 PM

trebuchet03 Trying to find middle ground... 10-21-2007, 02:53 PM

bowtieguy wonder how many people are in... 10-22-2007, 01:06 PM

rvanengen <begin rant> Well...the... 10-22-2007, 05:15 PM

omgwtfbyobbq Bullet control!... 10-22-2007, 05:26 PM

bowtieguy thank you and well said.... 10-23-2007, 12:32 PM

theclencher mebbe yoo shouda kept it... 10-22-2007, 10:15 PM

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bowtieguy clencher, you could NOT... 10-23-2007, 12:38 PM

yellowtail3 BS. Shared some design... 02-27-2008, 07:16 PM

VetteOwner i dunno my dad had an 82.... 10-18-2007, 05:48 PM

skewbe It's probably because Dad... 10-18-2007, 07:36 PM

StorminMatt Want to sell more small cars?... 10-18-2007, 09:56 PM

1993CivicVX Oh come on, everyone knows... 10-20-2007, 05:39 AM

mcouture To make small cars more... 10-20-2007, 08:04 AM

rvanengen Correct! There needs to be... 10-20-2007, 10:03 AM

VetteOwner hehe buicks are some of the... 10-20-2007, 12:33 PM

mcouture I personally believe there is... 10-20-2007, 01:01 PM

rvanengen I think the barrier you are... 10-20-2007, 02:16 PM

bowtieguy do not mean to jack this... 10-20-2007, 04:34 PM

omgwtfbyobbq If by way over you mean... 10-20-2007, 04:56 PM

bowtieguy thanks. 29 to 34(5mpg... 10-20-2007, 05:14 PM

brucepick Yeah, as someone else said,... 10-21-2007, 11:18 AM

omgwtfbyobbq Mine locks at the same engine... 10-20-2007, 05:34 PM

theclencher i would love to see a big 3.8... 10-20-2007, 05:55 PM

omgwtfbyobbq *cough*4300 w/ a T56*cough*... 10-20-2007, 06:26 PM

theclencher yes! i wuz thinking of the... 10-20-2007, 06:29 PM

omgwtfbyobbq I think the trans out of a... 10-20-2007, 07:05 PM

Snax It's my belief that the only... 10-21-2007, 08:40 AM

theclencher too bad that for most... 10-21-2007, 10:16 AM

trebuchet03 OR, the way it worked in... 10-21-2007, 02:23 PM

Three6Eight I think if gas hit $5 a lot... 10-22-2007, 12:50 AM

theclencher https://www.cbsnews.com/stories... 10-22-2007, 09:08 AM

trebuchet03 Why make such a car if... 10-23-2007, 10:32 AM

rvanengen New car sales are already... 10-23-2007, 05:32 PM

2TonJellyBean It's sad to say, but in order... 10-24-2007, 04:33 AM

skewbe Please just try and be open... 10-23-2007, 03:59 PM

bowtieguy i believe Telco, like myself,... 10-24-2007, 02:14 PM

skewbe I don't love the earth for... 10-26-2007, 04:30 AM

bowtieguy was going to argue the... 10-26-2007, 01:33 PM

2TonJellyBean bowtieguy, if we didn't have... 10-23-2007, 04:14 PM

trebuchet03 I'm not talking about a flat... 10-24-2007, 05:49 AM

rvanengen That is an increase in the... 10-25-2007, 07:51 PM

trebuchet03 Link us up to that study... 10-25-2007, 09:06 PM

rvanengen Original quote had a link to... 10-25-2007, 09:30 PM

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brucepick Snax made a good point:... 10-24-2007, 08:17 AM

bowtieguy Randall, you can't go... 10-24-2007, 02:24 PM

ajohnmeyer In a nationwide survey this... 10-24-2007, 07:28 PM

bowtieguy this just affirms my point... 10-25-2007, 06:50 AM

rvanengen Well...you could already say... 10-25-2007, 07:41 PM

csrmel small cars will never be... 10-24-2007, 07:49 PM

rh77 I have to chime in... 10-24-2007, 09:13 PM

trebuchet03 Additionally, if we (as a... 10-25-2007, 12:42 PM

bowtieguy excellent point! also, we... 10-25-2007, 06:55 AM

Snax bowtieguy has me thinking... 10-26-2007, 06:19 AM

rvanengen DING DING DING!!! Give the... 10-26-2007, 09:14 AM

trebuchet03 This is very true... but... 10-26-2007, 10:50 AM

skewbe Problem is that tarrifs are a... 10-26-2007, 10:00 AM

rvanengen Basically, the right of one... 10-26-2007, 10:02 AM

trebuchet03 The justification? It let... 10-26-2007, 10:56 AM

cfg83 trebuchet03 - Doesn't... 10-26-2007, 12:25 PM

trebuchet03 There's a lot of Free trade... 10-26-2007, 03:46 PM

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VetteOwner well you gotta remember too,... 10-28-2007, 09:35 AM

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cfg83 ajohnmeyer - 110%... 10-28-2007, 03:55 PM

VetteOwner speaking of, im restoreing my... 10-28-2007, 07:52 PM

cfg83 VetteOwner - Wow. At... 10-28-2007, 08:51 PM

trebuchet03 Nautical ? :p 10-28-2007, 09:04 PM

SVOboy Yeah, but on 280 gallons I... 10-28-2007, 08:56 PM

cfg83 SVOboy - You mean... 10-29-2007, 08:18 AM

ajohnmeyer About California (and thereby... 10-29-2007, 09:29 AM

theclencher "we need to be worried about... 10-29-2007, 09:51 AM

ajohnmeyer *ding! ding! ding!* We... 10-29-2007, 09:58 AM

trebuchet03 Most humans, in general,... 10-29-2007, 10:57 AM

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88HF *****sigh****** 10-29-2007, 01:38 PM

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just wait til the gummint starts taxing your car by the mile

they're workin on it

It's already done -- fuel taxing at the point of service.... The same reason why one or two drivers get pissed that I ride my bike on the road - they think because I don't pay fuel taxes, I didn't pay for the road

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