See: http://tinyurl.com/bm4e3 
Not too sure if it will work as promised (claim: 250,000 gals of diesel a
day saved by not running school busses for two days) especially since
those days will still have to be made up - most likely at the end of the

I'm riding home in the rain today and pull up behind the last car in the
queue. The light goes green and vehicles up ahead start crawling. Dufus
in front of me is on the phone and not paying attention. I yell to get
going. Put down the phone and drive. He starts moving (barely) ...

Am I the only one who sees the ads for the new
Chevy HHR and wonders why they chose to
update the Dodge Durango? Same front fender
lines, rear tail lights look like a natural progression

Any guesses as to how hard the oil companies will be gouging us after
Rita? IMO, $6.00 per gallon is not out of the question.

...has sex with goats.
http://tinyurl.com/bukbz

While other manufacturers are selling fuel efficient vehicles at a premium
above sticker price, here's GM's idea of a bold new entry to the market:
http://money.cnn.com/2005/09/20/news/fortune500/gm/index.htm
Smart. Like a rock.

When will this poor negro chant end? There are many poor in the
appalachians but little crime. West Virginia, one of the poorest states
in USA always ranks in the top five for the least crime.
Jay

Driving along expressway, coming up on a group of cars, I end up
behind on the left.  The right lane is not congested as far back as I
am, but is moving slower.  So the left lane is the one that should end
up open soonest.  I realize that the car on the right just seems to be

If you have a mechanic you like (or a mechanic who is terrible), share
your experiences at MechanicRatingz.com
This site was launched by John Swapceinski, the guy who created
RateMyProfessors.com, the number 1 college rating site in the US and

I'm all for this. Driving with a burning stick in your hand endangers
everyone else on the highways.  And ban radios and TVs and cell phones
and food from moving vehicles.
http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/05/514.asp

From another forum:
http://tinyurl.com/ckpvu
About a month ago I saw our dreaded local towing company pull a
Mercedes SUV that overstayed its time, out of a Walgreens parking lot.

http://www.wsoctv.com/news/4989263/detail.html?rss=char&psp=news
Friends, Loved Ones Honor Crash Victims
POSTED: 9:22 p.m. EDT September 18, 2005
CABARRUS CO., N.C. -- About a hundred friends and loved ones gathered

What's wrong with rolling stops?
cp

Conditions: approx. level road, no wind, 80 F.
Vehicle: 2005 Nissan Maxima SE V6 3.5 liter, premium gas, cold tire pressure
32 psi.
Engine Loading (EL)= % of the max. power currenly being generated.

TV advertisements for automobiles always depict an idealized fantasy
world. For example, the car being hawked is always either driving on a
completely empty road or street, or, if the street is not empty, the
other cars are all standing still as if frozen in time, etc. etc. I