When Justin began this, his first week as TTAC’s new ME, I warned him that running the site was like playing a slot machine. Posting blogs, editorials and reviews for our best and Brightest is a highly addictive process. In fact, as someone far more dead than I once said, the trick to life is to find something you love to do and not do too much of it. In this I’ve failed miserably. Oh well, my Lexapro is your gain. Here’s hoping the new guy has enough sense to know when to, as Lord Humongous said, “Just walk away.” And while I’m throwing quotes around, here’s one more. “This wasn’t the auto industry’s request. It was in the energy bill that was passed last year. When they cranked up fuel economy requirements, in that bill they provided $25 billion worth of loan guarantees to help auto manufacturers and suppliers retool to produce vehicles that could achieve those levels. When you take a look at the broader section of potential customers that might draw on that line of credit, it becomes apparent that maybe $50 billion might be an appropriate number. It accelerates the introduction of technology in the market to help reduce our dependence on foreign oil and improve greenhouse gas emissions. It’s not a loan bailout, and it’s not because the U.S. car companies are distressed.” As long as people like Jim Press say shit like that, there will be people like Justin Berkowitz itching to tell the truth about cars. And thank God for that.
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Jim Press is Judas.
Again with the coin in the background! And halfway through did I hear something being sprayed and wiped up? Or some kind of squeak?
It’s the Honda Inspire, I believe, that corresponds to the USDM Accord (and for confusion’s sake, the JDM/Euro Accord is more like the TSX).
I agree with Justin’s comments on the ix55 – and now that Hyundai has the “Genesis” name, it’ll only confuse things more (and further cloud their brand identity). It’s a game of “me too” – it seems they want to go alphanumeric just because everyone else is, which is a horrid reason if I’ve ever heard one.
Anyone wonder if Jim still thinks the upfront payment for leaving Toyota was worth it? Those Cerberus people can’t be any nicer to him than the Caucasian-resistant Toyota board was.
That, and something tells me he never used to lose sleep at night wondering what he was going to be do after his company ceased to exist.
Now I have to watch Road Warrior again.
Uh yeah, that $25B just happened to appear in the energy bill. I bet the D3 were lobbying against the inclusion of $25B in loan guarantees. Seeing as how healthy they are, they wouldn’t want something like $25B in loan guarantees possibly ruining their reputation.
“dampened” ? No wonder the suspension setup is disappointing.
Get Jim Press some Lexapro – it works wonders for me too.