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To: Road Walker who wrote (442635)	12/25/2008 12:22:29 PM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574674

I don't trust consumer reports, why do you ?

To: Road Walker who wrote (442635)	12/25/2008 2:42:43 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574674

Merry Christmas! I just traded my 22 year old Nissan Pathfinder in on a used Ford Windstar. I'll keep you guys posted on how big a piece of crap it is! Hey John, I found a new way to play with my cat. He was starting to get used to the Roomba, and even beginning to ignore it. I stumbled over the Roomba remote control I'd throw in a drawer when I bought it. Now, the Roomba is AWARE of the cat! It HUNTS the cat!

To: Road Walker who wrote (442635)	12/25/2008 6:55:56 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574674

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The Ford Fusion midsized car and its Mercury Milan sibling scored big in Consumer Reports' annual new car reliability survey, just beating out the industry's quality standard-bearers, the Honda Accord V6 and Toyota Camry V6. But, overall, Japanese brands are still the ones to beat. Of the 47 vehicles with the highest predicted reliability, 39 are Japanese. Of those, all but seven are made by Toyota or Honda. You would think after all this time the Big three would be able to have more than 2-3 cars in the highest predicted ranking. I believe its the reason why they still have a bad rep. Too many of their cars are not that reliable, allowing people to continue complaining.

To: Road Walker who wrote (442635)	12/25/2008 6:58:01 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1574674

Global 2009 Global Economic Outlook December 19, 2008 By Richard Berner (New York) and Joachim Fels (London) The financial crisis will continue to play out in 2009, with serious repercussions for the global growth and inflation prognosis. Downside risks prevail for both, so that deflation is a bigger risk than inflation. We expect just 0.9% global growth in the coming year, matching the weakest year on record (1982). But with policymakers resolved to do whatever it takes to end the crisis, recovery seems likely. The issue will be how long it will take to stabilize credit markets and thus economic activity. Our best guess is that the credit markets are beginning to improve, but the process will not be speedy. As a result, recovery will be slow in coming and moderate at best in 2010. **************************************************** Risks to the Global Outlook: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly** December 19, 2008 By Richard Berner (New York) and Joachim Fels (London) Cutting Forecasts; Downside Risks Remain We are sharply cutting our outlook for global growth and inflation in 2009 for the sixth time in seven months, this time to 0.9% and 2.6%, respectively, from 1.7% and 3.9% in November. And the 2010 recovery is likely to be moderate, despite unprecedented global policy stimulus. Our baseline view takes growth back up to 3.3% in 2010, with inflation at 3.7%. If that outlook is realized, global growth in 2009-10 would be the second weakest in the post-war period, barely stronger than in the deep 1982-83 downturn. Global Forecast at a Glance read more............. morganstanley.com

To: Road Walker who wrote (442635)	12/27/2008 1:13:25 AM
From: RMF	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574674

"Maybe, if you made it right the first time." GM and Ford didn't make it right. They didn't recall those Vegas. They didn't recall those 6 cylinder Pintos. They didn't use better steel. I worked at Bethlehem Steel and I was there when we sent out shipments to the manufacturers and GM and Ford always bought the crappiest stuff. I'm not really trying to fight you on this, I'm just telling you why I got turned off to GM and Ford. You mention the Fusion and I've ALSO mentioned the Fusion as an indication that at least Ford seems to be finally GETTING IT. I'd LOVE to buy U.S. cars, but I'm not going to buy something inferior just to keep U.S. manufacturers going, especially when they've been so CYNICAL as to just make oversized trucks and SUV's to keep their profits up. Did we REALLY need the Hummer on our highways??? BTW....the Pontiac Vibe only ranks high on the reliability rankings because Toyota makes the engine and drive train. It was the same deal with the Chevy Prizm.