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It does make me wonder what all of those

by iluvmysephia1 on Wed Nov 05 10:57:26 PST 2008

Emperor Penguins eat to keep warm in those nasty temp's. And the women are swimming, according to a Tragically Hip song penned by none other than their illustrious leader, Gordon Downie, from half an ocean away. These Emperor's are toughskins, really strong creatures. Think of that, the men penguins stay behind while the women Emperor's go looking for food. The men keep the eggs warm and then the women return with Chow for the babies. What a wonderful story, and it is the best song off of their 1998 release called 'Phantom Power.' But they must have a wonderful layer of flubber under the bird skin to insulate them for those temperatures. I went to Respiratory Therapy college training in mid-Missouri(Rolla), and the guy teacher always said "You guys." He must be from a long line off descendants that were pro-North if that indeed is a Yankee thing to say. :) Missouri, as most of you probably already know, was a dividing line state in the Civil War. Jesse James sided with the South, because, for one thing, the North would just pull up and rob the farmers in Missouri and Kansas of their crops and load them on trains! Yikes! Kind of grabby-butt, don't y'all think? Missouri was a wonderful state to live in, I loved my time there, except for the chance of tornadoes. My wife and I also procured a Pomeranian that is tougher than your average Pom. Got him from a breeder living near tiny Freeburg, MO. That dog can go toe-to-toe with our Chow-Chow, who is now 6 month old, when playfighting. He holds his own pretty well, although the Chow-Chow, if she was taught to be Michael-Vickish, could really hurt him if she really wanted to. I think. That Missouri Pom is tough as nails. The Chow-Chow also has the thick double coat and the tail that lays neatly down on their backs. But I digress. 15 minutes and you could save $300 off your car insurance by switching to Geico. I'm actually considering getting a quote from Geico. My car insurance provider is doing the slow-inch up in price every year thing without giving me anything in return. I'm thinkin' Geico, my car-crazy friends. Anyone like them in here? Never used them for car insurance. Ahhh...word games and such. Wonder what's the latest GW thing? Is Obama on that particular bandwagon like Al Gore? 1/4 penny for your'alls thoughts. :shades:

Re: Navigator prices [bigt]

by bigt on Sun Nov 02 10:43:20 PST 2008

I almost feel like a criminal. In fact the dealership called me Jesse James. Picked up a White 07 Fully loaded with 20", Nav, THX, Elite package with 32k miles on it for 29k. Just came in for a lease, cleaned up and in my driveway within 4 hours of being returned. Rich client drove away the very same vehicle 09. I talked to him and he paid 65k for the 07 about 18 months ago. This is one nice ride. Traded in my 99 that had 104k miles on it. Got 3k for that. Deal or no deal, I am a happy camper! In fact I got 20 mpg on it which is almost more that I get with my MKZ!

Re: "THAT sale is special for a number of reasons. " [duke23]

by joel0622 on Sat Nov 01 05:32:43 PDT 2008

Looking ahead, November is traditionally one of the worst sales months of the year and December is usually one of the best," Edmunds.com executive director of industry analysis Jesse Toprak said. Traditionally December is our 6th best sales month of the year. That statement used to be true for us years ago before allot of tax laws changed. Nowadays there are just to many distractions in December with the Holidays.

Re: "THAT sale is special for a number of reasons. " [tidester]

by duke23 on Sat Nov 01 01:14:21 PDT 2008

Private email to you. Credit Crunch issues agreed. I'll let richard diagram ours. Pi on some faces. We all use ... but some more than others. Now on to relevant topic: October auto sales may have hit two-decade lowOctober 31, 2008 7:22 PM ET All Thomson Reuters newsDETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. auto sales are expected to plunge to the lowest levels of the year in October and possibly the slowest running rate in two decades, with no certainty of when consumer confidence will return. The U.S. automakers, struggling to preserve their shrinking pools of cash as they fight for survival, are poised to post sales declines of up to 40 percent, with the overall market sagging potentially to levels not seen since the 1980s, when the United States had 60 million fewer residents. General Motors Corp, Ford Motor Co and Chrysler LLC are expected to lead the U.S. sales declines, but all six of the top sellers -- including Toyota Motor Corp, Honda Motor Co Ltd and Nissan Motor Co Ltd -- were expected to report lower sales. High gas prices blunted U.S. auto sales earlier in 2008, but the plunge in consumer confidence -- which hit the lowest level in the four decades as the Conference Board measured it -- has pushed out expectations for a recovery beyond next year. U.S. October auto sales were "pretty much as advertised," Ford chief sales analyst George Pipas said on Friday, adding that the seasonally adjusted annual rate would likely be around 11 million to 12 million vehicles in October. But Ford executives hope that government response to the credit crisis would improve the overall retail atmosphere. "There is a lot of action being taken by the Federal government, by the Federal Reserve, and by the Congress and we are hopeful that will stimulate demand," said Mark Fields, Ford's president of the Americas. In a bright spot, Ford is confident its retail share of the U.S. auto market in October will rise to the highest in two years. Barclays Capital analyst Brian Johnson expects a 39 percent drop in sales for the Detroit-based automakers in October, which was marked by low consumer confidence and "particularly poor showroom traffic." "We believe that the pressure on auto sales from limited credit availability is mounting," Johnson said, adding it appeared dealers were facing a 10 percent to 15 percent headwind from the tighter lending practices. A BAD MONTH ... NOW A DEAL? Overall, U.S. light vehicle sales were expected to be in a range of 11 million to 11.3 million vehicles, according to analysts and industry executives -- a sharp decline from 16.04 million last October and 12.5 million last month. Overshadowing the U.S. sales figures, key early indicators that economists use to gauge consumer spending and the broad health of the U.S. economy, are the merger talks between GM and Chrysler parent Cerberus Capital Management, which could result in the sale of all or part of Chrysler to GM. Automakers pushed in October to tell customers that financing was still available despite the credit market turmoil and, in some cases, put thousands of dollars on the hood of slower-selling models to try to clinch the sale. Toyota, which led GM in the third quarter as the world's largest automaker by sales volume, offered zero percent financing across 11 models in an effort to boost demand. Toyota's U.S. sales were down 10 percent through September. Nissan said on Friday it was offering interest free loans on five popular models, including Altima and Sentra sedans. Nissan expects a boost in sales in November and December from the loan incentive, which runs through January 5. Some dealers have said consumers were having a tough time closing new car deals because many lenders tightened their standards or had completely pulled out of the auto loans market. GMAC, earlier this month, announced it would offer auto loans only to consumers who have high credit scores, a decision that is expected to hurt GM's sales further. On an unadjusted basis, Edmunds.com expects GM sales to drop 40.7 percent, Chrysler to drop 38.1 percent and Ford to drop 34.7 percent. It expects a 29.2 percent drop at Nissan, a 17.2 percent slide at Honda and a 15.5 percent fall at Toyota. "Looking ahead, November is traditionally one of the worst sales months of the year and December is usually one of the best," Edmunds.com executive director of industry analysis Jesse Toprak said. "If the election and other variables don't have a significant impact on auto sales through December, we are looking at an annual total of about 13.6 million units." Looks like a take no prisoners market ahead. No brand name exempt. Hang tough salesmen. We'll endure.

2004 2500 Sil. 6.0 "reduced engine power"

by jostiguin on Fri Oct 24 14:44:53 PDT 2008

Ive got an 04 2500 6.0 with 50,000mi at about 45,000mi it started saying reduced engine power. took it to the dealer and they advised it was a connector on the throttle body intake. They cut it and spliced a new one in and it started doing it again. they cleaned the throttle body that time and it started doing it again. They replaced the throttle body and it did it again. So a couple of weeks ago they told me it was an engine ground problem and it ran fine for a couple of weeks till today when it did it again. They dealer told me that now they were going to have to wipe the CPU and reboot it. Anybody got any answers? Jesse

Re: Air loss in Front tires of my 2002 PT Cruiser! [lspringerf]

by roosters940 on Fri Oct 24 13:36:36 PDT 2008

It's not your TIRES! It's the damned chromed wheels that are causing the problems. They pit and lose their seal with the tires, thus enabling air to escape. I've had this problem six times in the past two/three years. Thank goodness I have a replacement warranty purchased from Just Tires so my repair is covered. We should make Chrysler respond to these problems as the guys at my Just Tires say they know about this defect. Jesse