Perhaps to battle the fraud in Welfare they should make the officers or state employees who turn in the fraudsters commision based -- say 10% of what the person on welfare was getting for a year -- as a one time bonus. Then the welfare cheats are placed on a National Data base - fingerprinted, photographed & DNA catalo...more

Xpert1 -- You are not an expert. Much of the rest of the planet picks the samll 4 cylinder trucks because 1. - They have substandard small width roads. 2. - skyhigh gas prices.  Go and travel a little - learn a bit & then get back to us. The US uses F350 F450 F550's because that is what the commercial , construction , ...more

Daddy4 speaks the truth - they will probably remove your comment for it.

we already have the technology. - make more cars and fleet vehicles run on clean, domestic CNG. This is a no brainer & will put many many many local people to work. It won't work for every vehicle in every area , but it is viable for many   Go to German style unemployment benefits (i.e patial hour workers can get ...more

After reading all your posts....I am all for people getting help- however in my own expierience over the past 5 years I can't begin to tell you how many times I saw folks pulling up to the food bank I volunteer at driving an Escalade or similar vehicle and then complain about the free food they received. Many times wha...more

Again ---- can't sell em -- fleet em. -- All local Ford dealers in my area are bloated with overpriced Saleen's and Shelby. Hundred's of them -- they just can't sell them. -- FACT.

Mtnbikeman 100 is exactly right.

I'm a big guy , but I traded in my full size pick up for a Mini Cooper a few years back. I love the small car agility and the low cost fill-ups. That said -- I do not drive around with the "Pius" mentality & go 55 in the fast lane and irritate all the SUV drivers. To each his own on car of choice.

The Malibu actually gets the EPA posted numbers the Sonata and the new Elantra do not. Read the latest Motor Trend magazine -- while they rated the Elantra well it didn't get even close to its 40 mpg claim in real driving. actually couldn't even achieve 30 mpg.   Also -- please stop blaming the consumer. I'm a big...more