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If you were buying a car tomorrow, what would you buy: - ty97 Mar 22, 12:44 60
- I want a Honda CR-V but I might end up getting a Hyundai Elantra. -- nm - lileve Mar 22, 13:13
- If it was a *second* car, an A-to-B commuter, it would probably be a tiny Ford Focus or a small Jeep (4cyl), manual transmission. Under $5K. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 22, 12:58
- Hyundai Tucson -- nm - TFox Mar 22, 12:56
- Honda Accord -- nm - Pippy Mar 22, 12:56 1
  - Not sexy, Pip. Not sexy. -- nm - con_carne Mar 22, 12:57
- If it was to replace our current family car, it would probably be a Ford Escape or Mazda Tribute (slightly used). -- nm - Beryllium Mar 22, 12:54 1
  - Tributes, unite! -- nm - oblique Mar 22, 12:55
- used mini -- nm - znufrii Mar 22, 12:52
- am I keeping my cars? or is this replacing one? -- nm - calculator and sandals jones Mar 22, 12:50 4
  - actually, I will answer. I think I would get a passat. I'd keep both others for now. maybe sell the NB next spring. -- nm - calculator and sandals jones Mar 22, 12:57
  - *angry stare* -- nm - Newton si Mar 22, 12:51 2
    - dude. not you. not you. (I need to go pick up that rascal tonight. he's been at patry's since sunday.) -- nm - calculator and sandals jones Mar 22, 12:52 1
      - *wags tail* -- nm - Newton si Mar 22, 12:57
- I'm in my midlife crisis phase and am seriously considering a 68 Camaro or 70 Chevelle (replica if necessary) - Max Mar 22, 12:49 1
  - go shopping in the lower level garage of my apartment building. lots of vintage cars being kept there. -- nm - loosilu Mar 22, 12:49
- I suck at answering my own poll because I don't know the market very well, but I would want fuel-efficient and cheap. - ty97 Mar 22, 12:48 14
  - so, used. -- nm - loosilu Mar 22, 12:49 4
    - That's an option, but there are a handful of new cars that MSRP under 15. -- nm - ty97 Mar 22, 12:54 3
      - if it's for chicago, make sure you get one that is decent in snow. -- nm - loosilu Mar 22, 12:54 2
        
        I'll only get a car if I move someplace that requires one. Chicago does not require a car. -- nm - ty97 Mar 22, 12:57
        
        he lives there. I think he would consider this. -- nm - calculator and sandals jones Mar 22, 12:55
  - you want a Yugo ? -- nm - decline Mar 22, 12:49
  - under 15k? good luck. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 22, 12:48 7
    - I financed 11k on my Cobalt but that was after incentives and GM points on my car for the "dealer" unit that had about 5k on it but was still new -- nm - oblique Mar 22, 12:55
    - He *might* be able to get a Yaris for that. -- nm - Kim Pine Mar 22, 12:49 5
      - Yaris hatchback (new) is 13,990 in Canada, base model, and probably not including taxes and delivery fees -- nm - Beryllium Mar 22, 12:53 4
        
        but no one really gets the base model. -- nm - loosilu Mar 22, 12:54 2
        
        A very small non-zero percentage do. :) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 22, 12:55 1
        
        the ones who don't mind sitting on crates. :) -- nm - loosilu Mar 22, 12:57
        
        (I was just looking at the Toyota Canada website because of the Camry Hybrid grand prize in this year's roll up the rim to win contest at Tim Hortons) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 22, 12:53
- The same car I bought 3 months ago. -- nm - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Mar 22, 12:48
- Probably the Kia Soul although I would consider the Chevy Cruze -- nm - oblique Mar 22, 12:47
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- maybe a Acura TL. but I really dislike the chrome on the new body so I'd get an older one. -- nm - sycor Mar 22, 12:47
- that vw hybrid crossover i linked to on b2. -- nm - tRuMaN, almost a CPA Mar 22, 12:46
- Nissan Leaf -- nm - ceregon Mar 22, 12:46 11
  - Stupid 35 mile one way trip to work -- nm - oblique Mar 22, 12:48 5
    - only 25 for me, plus my electric rates are dirt cheap because my city has it's own utility company -- nm - ceregon Mar 22, 12:50 4
      - as the batteries get older they hold less and less of a charge, as anybody with a cell phone knows -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 22, 12:53 1
        
        on my conventional hybrid, they held it really well, then it went down fast, and got replaced under warranty - ceregon Mar 22, 12:56
      - omg your life is beautiful and perfect! -- nm - calculator and sandals jones Mar 22, 12:53 1
        
        nmb amanda - ceregon Mar 22, 12:57
  - Oh, that reminds me: I saw my first ever Chevy Volt on Monday afternoon. (And saw a Leaf about a month ago.) -- nm - Don Homer Mar 22, 12:47 4
    - there's a volt that works at the new sheeetz in town. it's *big.* -- nm - calculator and sandals jones Mar 22, 12:52 1
      - It was more "normal" looking than i was expecting. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 22, 12:53
    - I saw both of them at our auto show a couple of months ago. The Volt is expensive. -- nm - Kim Pine Mar 22, 12:49 1
      - yes it is. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 22, 12:53
- Heh. As stated below, a Honda CR-V or a Ford Edge. - Kim Pine Mar 22, 12:46
- We're planning on getting something like a Subaru Outback this year. Maybe that Porsche Cayenne, if I'm fantasizing. -- nm - St.Vermin Mar 22, 12:46 2
  - outback is my top choice for snowy climes. -- nm - loosilu Mar 22, 12:49 1
    - they are very popular around here -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 22, 12:54
- maybe an Infiniti convertible - decline Mar 22, 12:46
- Whatever JaxSean linked to the other day..Porsche hybrid -- nm - budice Mar 22, 12:45
- I'd look at the Matrix again, and probably the mazda 3. -- nm - loosilu Mar 22, 12:45 2
  - My wife is not a fan of her matrix. -- nm - sycor Mar 22, 12:46 1
    - what year? mine is 2006. They redesigned in 08 (I think) and I don't love it. -- nm - loosilu Mar 22, 12:50
- accord hybrid -- nm - pixitude Mar 22, 12:45 2
  - this is my answer too, except it's too expensive. also, thank you for the fb pimp. :) -- nm - kare Mar 22, 12:47 1
    - pimpin ain't easy -- nm - pixitude Mar 22, 12:48
- Maybe a mini. Otherwise a prius. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 22, 12:44
FAST & FURIOUS 6 and THE HANGOVER 3 are both set to open 5/24/13 -- nm - budice Mar 22, 12:43 1
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You have to love North Carolina... -- (link) - decline Mar 22, 12:43
Sanford, FL police chief steps down "temporarily" in wake of Trayvon Martin killing -- nm - sgtmike Mar 22, 12:41 5
- Hopefully that will be permanent. And hopefully federal authorities start to get medieval on his as$. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 22, 12:46
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  - I'm sure the original intent of the law was very different from the way it was read by defense attornies -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 22, 12:56
  - maybe it will finally be a turning point against the NRA - pixitude Mar 22, 12:47 1
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US inching closer to energy independence -- (link) - znufrii Mar 22, 12:40 9
- so from 1% to 1.1%? -- nm - Don Homer Mar 22, 12:42 1
  - "In 2011, the country imported just 45 percent of the liquid fuels it used, down from a record high of 60 percent in 2005." -- nm - znufrii Mar 22, 12:44
- And yet, Obama just pledged he would speed up approval of Keystone Pipeline -- (link) - amoxy Mar 22, 12:42 6
  - the southern section, which is not controversial. -- nm - znufrii Mar 22, 12:43 5
    - no environmental costs at all? -- nm - Don Homer Mar 22, 12:45 2
      - far less concerns than the northern section from what I can tell. - znufrii Mar 22, 12:51 1
        
        I believe I heard that much of the production would go straight offshore or to foreign companies. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 22, 12:52
    - does the southern section have independent utility? -- nm - Strongbad Mar 22, 12:45 1
      - yup, it's needed to relieve transportation bottlenecks in Texas and Oklahoma, et al. due to recent increasesin production there. -- nm - znufrii Mar 22, 12:46
The Gods are smiling on me today: My mortgage transfer is complete and a work presentation I was not prepared for on Monday has been cancelled.. - Walt_Disney Mar 22, 12:40
David and Tru. Found this list of mp drop for me3 - Jovian Mar 22, 12:35 7
- I need to upgrade something soon. I keep getting my ass handed to me by Cerberus troops. -- nm - sycor Mar 22, 12:42 5
  - what level (bronze, silver, gold?) me and david almost completed a - tRuMaN, almost a CPA Mar 22, 12:43 4
    - heh. damm. was that after dropped last night? - Jovian Mar 22, 12:47 1
      - yup -- nm - tRuMaN, almost a CPA Mar 22, 12:50
    - regular game play. I haven't done any multiple player yet. -- nm - sycor Mar 22, 12:45 1
      - aww, well my suggestion is to only upgrade a few guns, and buy the attachments - tRuMaN, almost a CPA Mar 22, 12:52
- interesting. so it is worth using credits to buy the more expensive packs then? - tRuMaN, almost a CPA Mar 22, 12:39
kare, I'm building a light box with plastic board and aluminum foil. -- nm - Reagen Mar 22, 12:34 5
- what seeds are you starting? -- nm - kare Mar 22, 12:39 1
  - peppers and tomatoes for now. -- nm - Reagen Mar 22, 12:44
- LIR leggy plants -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 22, 12:38 2
  - i saw that. thanks! -- nm - kare Mar 22, 12:39 1
    - best gardening group is tomatomaniacs on yahoogroups -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 22, 12:42
Depp as Jonah Hill's dad! -- nm - con_carne Mar 22, 12:33
the 10 top-selling US vehicles in 2011 -- (link) - pixitude Mar 22, 12:32 57
- I wonder how many sales come from rental fleet purchases. -- nm - Max Mar 22, 12:41
- And I didn't realize that pickup trucks were *that* popular. -- nm - ty97 Mar 22, 12:40 12
  - I thought you grew up in Texas. :) -- nm - loosilu Mar 22, 12:47 3
    - *points to the y in ty97* -- nm - ty97 Mar 22, 12:49 2
      - ...Thank You 97? -- nm - con_carne Mar 22, 12:53
      - yes, but you were in TEXAS. -- nm - loosilu Mar 22, 12:52
  - It's a kind of vehicle that's absolutely vital to a wide variety of small businesses -- nm - con_carne Mar 22, 12:43
  - it isnt surprising to me. though i wonder if that list is personal only, or includes work related vehicles, ie boost to truck numbers -- nm - tRuMaN, almost a CPA Mar 22, 12:41 2
    - given how high the trucks were, I'd be shocked if business purchases were not included. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 22, 12:42 1
      - Well, for many, those are one in the same -- nm - con_carne Mar 22, 12:47
  - it's our right as americans to drive like gas is still $1.50 a gallon and complain about having to pay $4 -- nm - pixitude Mar 22, 12:41 2
    - some trucks are fairly fuel efficient, sicne they don't actually weigh very much. -- nm - Reagen Mar 22, 12:45
    - except we don't. (see my link above) -- nm - znufrii Mar 22, 12:43
  - You saw the quiz the other day, this is US of Redneck. -- nm - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Mar 22, 12:41
- I'm surprised there's still an SUV in the top 10 -- nm - ty97 Mar 22, 12:39 4
  - Really? I am not, judging by what I see on the road. Maybe surprised there is only one. -- nm - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Mar 22, 12:40 3
    - I figured sales of new ones had dropped. Then again, I probably see far less of them in the city. -- nm - ty97 Mar 22, 12:42 1
      - New ones have much better gas mileage. I'm looking at buying a CR-V or an Edge and they both have boost tech to bring the mileage up a *lot*. - Kim Pine Mar 22, 12:45
    - *nods* Parking lots at stores are filled with them. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 22, 12:41
- we've decided again to sell the CR-V and get a cheaper car for Jeff's commute to help support my staying home with the babe for awhile - kare Mar 22, 12:37 11
  - the beanmobile -- nm - pixitude Mar 22, 12:40
  - What does "cheaper car" mean? One with lower monthly payments? Better gas mileage? -- nm - mara Mar 22, 12:38 9
    - just, one that's worth less. the cr-v is worth about 16k or so, and we were initially hoping to find one in the 10k range. - kare Mar 22, 12:41 8
      - i keep considering selling my vw jetta. but its hard to give up 40+ mpg - tRuMaN, almost a CPA Mar 22, 12:42 7
        
        jeff was telling me about the diesel and its crazy-good gas mileage. is upkeep crazy expensive? -- nm - kare Mar 22, 12:43 6
        
        ehhh, no and yes. - tRuMaN, almost a CPA Mar 22, 12:46 5
        
        also, - tRuMaN, almost a CPA Mar 22, 12:50
        
        this is good to know. can you give me the particulars on your car? (year etc) - kare Mar 22, 12:49 3
        
        i have no idea if i have - tRuMaN, almost a CPA Mar 22, 12:55 2
        
        ty! -- nm - kare Mar 22, 12:56 1
        
        no problem - tRuMaN, almost a CPA Mar 22, 12:57
- I'm surprised the Prius isn't on the list yet. Though I suppose it would be if you could see the rankings by metro area. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 22, 12:36 4
  - charlie with whom I work just bought one. he estimates he will save $350 per month in commuting costs. -- nm - calculator and sandals jones Mar 22, 12:38 3
    - how long is his commute? -- nm - loosilu Mar 22, 12:53
    - that seems high -- nm - decline Mar 22, 12:40 1
      - Charlie is including the Starbucks run - con_carne Mar 22, 12:54
- this is so crazy to me. I don't know anyone really who drives an american car. -- nm - calculator and sandals jones Mar 22, 12:35 20
  - I currently own a mazda - once my employer moves, I might look at buying a cheap Focus or something. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 22, 12:49 1
    - I don't mind the Focus at all, but I would need the hatchback. -- nm - loosilu Mar 22, 12:52
  - That kinda makes me sad. -- nm - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Mar 22, 12:43
  - 2005 Ford Focus Station Wagon which has been really good. -- nm - Walt_Disney Mar 22, 12:43
  - The Toyota Camry is the most 'American' car currently being made today. -- (link) - St.Vermin Mar 22, 12:43 4
    - FAIL. My Sonic was made *entirely* in Detroit. -- nm - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Mar 22, 12:44 3
      - "A higher percentage of parts is being imported because the Sonic's architecture was developed in South Korea, he said." -- (link) - ty97 Mar 22, 12:47 2
        
        That was 7 months ago when they started. They have been shifting parts production to the US. - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Mar 22, 12:50
        
        Beat me to it. Good clicking, sir. -- nm - St.Vermin Mar 22, 12:49
  - I have a Chevy Cobalt -- nm - oblique Mar 22, 12:40 3
    - I DRIVE A DODGE STRATUS!!! -- nm - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Mar 22, 12:42 2
      - I used to. Great car. :) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 22, 12:50
      - I AM A DIVISION MANAGER!!!!! -- nm - Strongbad Mar 22, 12:43
  - spawn has a sonic (chevy), kim has a ford. that is all i can remember right now. -- nm - tRuMaN, almost a CPA Mar 22, 12:40
  - I was going to say my Saturn but then remembered the entire running train is a honda -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 22, 12:40
  - i don't know if i would give them a look for my next car. i assume it would be honda and hybrid of some sort - pixitude Mar 22, 12:39
  - you know me. We have a Ford Escape. - Kim Pine Mar 22, 12:38
  - If I get away from the city past the suburbs even a little bit, I start seeing a lot more American cars -- nm - con_carne Mar 22, 12:37
  - Chevy Cruze? Who has one of those?? -- nm - Don Homer Mar 22, 12:37
  - yeah, i definitely expected different results than that. -- nm - TFox Mar 22, 12:36
shennanigans -- nm - tRuMaN, almost a CPA Mar 22, 12:32

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