Luckily Canada has taken the effort to draw a border around the area in Canada where you probably shouldn't visit. They let you know when you've taken the road too far and you should turn around and go back to one of the English speaking provinces.

Sometimes...well, most times.

I like it. Finally Honda doesn't make it a point to force the Pilot to be rugged and ugly, though I think they are just finally relieved they can stop trying to present the rugged SUV image because the whole industry has moved away from it.

I don't see it, but want to.

Your explanation of how the US market is different from global markets is very informative, though it's the collective explanation that rich guys getting richer alone is ok that is really hurting the labor market. Capitalism needs restraint in order to work for a society, otherwise it will end up with a few very rich…

Cadillac executives in New York: "Why isn't anyone taking these cars, they are LITERALLY free, we are just giving them away!"

To counterpoint that: If I am Toyota, my next generation Camry has more space, more electronics features, and better build quality than the previous generation, even if thecurrent generation Taurus doesn't suck, Ford still has to go and work on it because of the market pressure :)

New generations of a car model always outsell the old ones, and so automakers have a schedule for model refresh and replacement based on competition. It would be a poor business decision to design a car that lasts longer than some magical % of owners will keep the car before wanting a new one. If Chevy could make a…

I find it surprising how many 5 GT, 3 GT, and 6 GC cars were sold. It's a lot less than their "standard" companions, but it's still quite a bit compared to how many of those you actually see on the roads.

I haven't seen anything about the GM EV1 conspiracy, so I thought I would mention it.

This isn't really a conspiracy, cars are designed with a "lifetime" which is determined by the new product development group. Engineering something like a car is all about requirements, and years/miles to last are one of those requirements. I would say back in the day, maybe they didn't think about it as much, and…

So THAT'S what stock H2 wheels look like!

My boss from about 4 months ago had one. I think I was one of the only folks around who knew what it was so he would talk to me about it every chance he got. He also made every excuse to go with me to our remote site so I could ride in it. It's kind of like a more powerful and less spacious Impala. Problem is,…

benyen soljax on r3v, but I really haven't been on there in quite some time. In the winter I pretty much forget about the E30 since it does nothing but sit in the garage until the salt is gone.

I would counter that by saying an H2 with stock wheels. Does anyone even know what those look like? If seeing an H2 is a rare event, seeing one with the stockers on is...well...I don't know, who cares about these anyways?

Cool. Why did you choose Japan? I'll have to come check out the car sometime. You should bring it to supercar saturdays in Bolingbrook! In fact, it would be cool to have a gathering of E30s at SS.

That makes much more sense to me. I see what you are saying, where a car like the Ford Fusion is probably very different in Europe offering more luxury features and becoming more of an "Acura" or "Buick" premium car vs America where the "mainstream mid-size" market is for CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP.

I don't understand your point. I think it might just be a language thing, maybe you can re-phrase?

I feel like you've probably already drafted the article about "10 things nobody tells you about driving on the wrong side of the car."

Aren't you one of the guys on the r3v forums in the Chicago thread? I'm wondering if that $5300 was the total cost of the car or just the import cost?