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Ferrari 458 Challenge Testing Continues [New Photos]

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 03:37 PM PDT

Being a racing model, it's only fitting for Ferrari to inform us that professional drivers are taking part in the fine-tuning of the newly born 458 Challenge. The pilots that took on the role of test driver at the Vallelunga circuit this week were Maurizio Mediani from Italy and Jaime Melo from Argentina who currently races a F430 GT2 in the...


Fiat Presents Redesigned Idea MPV for South America [140 Photos]

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 01:33 PM PDT

Fiat rolled out a facelifted version of its Idea small MPV initially for Brazil and then throughout South America. It remains to be seen if Fiat will also update the Idea in Europe. The South American model gets a new appearance that brings it line with Fiat's more recent models such as the Linea and Bravo, as well as a revised engine lineup. The...


2011 Nissan Rogue Receives Subtle Facelift

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 11:52 AM PDT

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Already? GM Planning to Increase Chevy Volt Production by 50 Percent

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 11:00 AM PDT

The new Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle won't go on sale before November - and only in seven States at launch, yet General Motors has already revealed plans to lift annual U.S. production capacity by 50 percent, from 30,000 units to 45,000 units, in 2012. The announcement on the production increase came as U.S. President Barack...


Honda Civic Coupe Owner Bluffs his Way into Ford Show by Rebadging it as a Ghia Ford Capri Concept...

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 10:25 AM PDT

For most of us -hopefully- the car pictured above is nothing more than a Honda Civic Si Coupe with Ford logos and decals. But somehow, the owner of the Blue-Oval-badged Civic, Roger Grenon, managed to pass it on as a "very rare 2007 European Ford Capri RS Mark IV Concept car" designed by none other than "Carrozzeria Ghia SpA" at a Ford-only car...


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== 1 of 6 ==
Date: Thurs, Jul 29 2010 8:32 pm
From: "Edmond H. Wollmann"


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Subject: Re: The GM VOLT! $41,000 For A 40-Mile Car! YOU SUCKERS
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On Jul 29, 8:11 am, "Edmond H. Wollmann" <arcturian...@earthlink.net>
wrote:
> "Palin'sAbortion" <kink...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> news:10c4e920-8fca-453c-bf6b-2da7dd9f58b5@c10g2000yqi.googlegroups.com...
>
> > Let's see, a trip from Washington, D.C., to Orlando, strictly on
> > electric power, will require ONE WEEK!  But that includes just
> > recharging of the battery.
>
> > Including layovers, rest and eating -- allow TWO FULL weeks.
>
> > Face it folks, electric cars are no more than fads for the rich at
> > this point in time.
>
> You dipshits used to call this own shit a 90mph car, See, I told American
> retards a few years ago that it should have been called a 35mile car, a
> 40-mile car sounds near correct.  Still life is too complex, you don't want
> to risk your life with a limited vehicle because when you need to make a
> move, this shit will frustrate you and cripple you from making a move to get
> going.
>
> Gas is so convenient to find, it doesn't limit your travel at all, all you
> have to do is to make it efficient.  50mpg is easy to make from conventional
> design, I've been using it for 3-4 years now.

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== 2 of 6 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 30 2010 9:43 am
From: Peter Hill


On Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:43:40 -0700 (PDT), "J. Fartlington Poopnagel"
<perryneheum@hotmail.com> wrote:

<snip load of unrelated rubbish>

Exactly what did you have to contribute to a discussion about Electric
vehicles?

And why didn't you direct your rant at the Democrats too? I'm sure
they were party to the ills of the world just as much as the
Republicans.
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== 3 of 6 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 30 2010 4:54 pm
From: Canuck57


On 29/07/2010 9:08 AM, Clive wrote:
> In message <yPe4o.48094$0A5.14292@newsfe22.iad>, Canuck57
> <Canuck57@nospam.com> writes
>> Yep, lots of examples. Even Iceland tried to create money to pay debt
>> and basically went bankrupt. Just ike the democriters are doing now in
>> congress.
> For an American you're very knowledgeable, albeit wrong.
> Iceland, effectively went bankrupt and just refused to pay out, now want
> to join the EU. They've been told that they have to pay their debts
> first which it appears, will be rejected at a referendum, hence they
> don't get to join.

And can't join the EU as no one wants their debt. Hurts them
economically, and a generation or two will learn the hard way.

But remember how Iceland went down, creating ponzi money and debt, just
like the USA. There hits a tipping point where it all goes to hell.

And for imports, they must pay in foreign currency as theirs isn't worth
the paper it is printed on.

--
We are all self-made, but only the rich will admit it.


== 4 of 6 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 30 2010 4:56 pm
From: Canuck57


On 29/07/2010 9:42 AM, Michael Coburn wrote:
> On Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:51:41 -0600, Canuck57 wrote:
>
>> On 29/07/2010 5:13 AM, PeterD wrote:
>>> On Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:16:16 -0600, Canuck57<Canuck57@nospam.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Socialism and marxism is about bringing everyone down to the lowest
>>>> common denominator, poverty add taxation servitude. See Cuba and
>>>> Venzuela for some examples. But isn't going to stop Obama/democrats
>>> >from trying.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Don't forget Burma, and North Korea too...
>>
>> Yep, lots of examples. Even Iceland tried to create money to pay debt
>> and basically went bankrupt. Just ike the democriters are doing now in
>> congress.
>
> The "Democrats in congress" are doing what must be done to keep this
> nation from being in a depression. The creation of ridiculous amounts of
> credit (that is what money is) was performed by the wild ass Republican
> uncontrolled private sector and the decision was made to bail it out
> instead of accepting a depression. At this point the dollar should be
> devalued to reflect the bailouts. That _should_ happen as the Fed funds
> the treasury directly to provide more stimulus. We NEED inflatuion and
> WE can cause it.

Don't worry, governmetn has assured inflation will strike hard. But
first, a little recession to add to the depression, you could see
pricing implosion first. The numbers I see right nwo indicate the US
economy is nose diving again.

--
We are all self-made, but only the rich will admit it.


== 5 of 6 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 30 2010 8:04 pm
From: Michael Coburn


On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:54:34 -0600, Canuck57 wrote:

> On 29/07/2010 9:08 AM, Clive wrote:
>> In message <yPe4o.48094$0A5.14292@newsfe22.iad>, Canuck57
>> <Canuck57@nospam.com> writes
>>> Yep, lots of examples. Even Iceland tried to create money to pay debt
>>> and basically went bankrupt. Just ike the democriters are doing now in
>>> congress.
>> For an American you're very knowledgeable, albeit wrong. Iceland,
>> effectively went bankrupt and just refused to pay out, now want to join
>> the EU. They've been told that they have to pay their debts first which
>> it appears, will be rejected at a referendum, hence they don't get to
>> join.
>
> And can't join the EU as no one wants their debt. Hurts them
> economically, and a generation or two will learn the hard way.
>
> But remember how Iceland went down, creating ponzi money and debt, just
> like the USA. There hits a tipping point where it all goes to hell.
>
> And for imports, they must pay in foreign currency as theirs isn't worth
> the paper it is printed on.

If they are paying in euros then they are already paying in foreign
currency. It is assumed by this particular "ignorant" American that the
member counties of the euro zone all use a "foreign currency" called the
euro. The euro is the currency of the eurobankers and it is controlled
only by the eurobankers. It's like "fake gold".

--
"Senate rules don't trump the Constitution" -- http://GreaterVoice.org/60


== 6 of 6 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 30 2010 8:12 pm
From: Michael Coburn


On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:56:44 -0600, Canuck57 wrote:

> On 29/07/2010 9:42 AM, Michael Coburn wrote:
>> On Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:51:41 -0600, Canuck57 wrote:
>>
>>> On 29/07/2010 5:13 AM, PeterD wrote:
>>>> On Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:16:16 -0600, Canuck57<Canuck57@nospam.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Socialism and marxism is about bringing everyone down to the lowest
>>>>> common denominator, poverty add taxation servitude. See Cuba and
>>>>> Venzuela for some examples. But isn't going to stop Obama/democrats
>>>> >from trying.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Don't forget Burma, and North Korea too...
>>>
>>> Yep, lots of examples. Even Iceland tried to create money to pay debt
>>> and basically went bankrupt. Just ike the democriters are doing now
>>> in congress.
>>
>> The "Democrats in congress" are doing what must be done to keep this
>> nation from being in a depression. The creation of ridiculous amounts
>> of credit (that is what money is) was performed by the wild ass
>> Republican uncontrolled private sector and the decision was made to
>> bail it out instead of accepting a depression. At this point the
>> dollar should be devalued to reflect the bailouts. That _should_
>> happen as the Fed funds the treasury directly to provide more stimulus.
>> We NEED inflatuion and WE can cause it.
>
> Don't worry, governmetn has assured inflation will strike hard. But
> first, a little recession to add to the depression, you could see
> pricing implosion first. The numbers I see right nwo indicate the US
> economy is nose diving again.

It won't take long to fix it if the Fed does its actual job and stops
pissing around. The assholes stopped the QE stuff even though
unemployment was not easing. The Federal reserve is supposed to balance
its fear of imaginary inflation with the real problem of unemployment. We
need money injected into the BOTTOM of the economy and that _WILL_ cause
a certain amount of inflation. The secret to getting people with money
to invest that money is to have a decent inflation rate that is
significantly higher than the return to government backed securities.
Where the hell the Fed gets off paying the banks to store money at the
Fed is a very valid question. If the banks want to get income then they
should damned well LEND. And if they can't lend because no one wants to
borrow then we don't need no stinkin' banks. And they can all go tits up.

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