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Thank uou for that.

Warren and I will be at the Washington auto show tonight. We'll be at the Advanced Technology superhighway area in Hall A from 7-8:30 tonight. Come by and say hi and "Ask the Experts" We would love to meet all of you, so please, come by.

I'm with you. I'm a longtime subscriber to Automotive News. I also grab a copy of  Autoweek whenever I can. Also our Lou Ann's publication, DrivingtheNation.com, and edmunds.com, Ward's Automotive News, Hemmings, and ,of course, the Washington Post, New York Times, Financial Times.

Pleeeassseee! When you replace those summer tires, replace all four with matching winter.all-season rubber.

The Nissan Resonance concept won the EyesOn Design Award for Best Concept Vehicle at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show. It is the best guide to what the next Murano would look like, but no confirmation on whether they will be producing it like a resonance, or just add parts of the concept to the production.

Move on? Now seems about right. You are getting up there in the repair money, which is likely to best be spent on a good, used model, such as the CX9 you are considering. Have it throughly checked before issuing the check. You gotta love those Labs...and kids. Our chocolate Lab, Rosa Parks Brown, is sitting underneath my desk now.

Before I came to Washington DC I sent an email to Chevy asking if the C7 would be here. I would have tweeted it if they had, but alas, they did not.

I think it was a mistake. I understand that the DC auto show is billed as a policy show. That is something DC has that no other city can generate as easily, but the C7 is an iconic car and they should have brought it in.

I saw it as a concept several years ago, but haven't seen it since, unless it is the thing that morphed into the Kia Soul.

The V^ Accord would be the better deal. I still can't stop thinking of the Acura RL as being little more than an Accord in a tuxedo. Get the new Accord and be happy.

The Paceman is the Countryman as a hatchback/coupe. Still no reason to pull the trigger if what you really want is a roadster.

When it no longer runs, or it costs more to fix than it is worth. :) 

Your car is 8 years old, it only has 110,000 miles on it. Let's say you can keep it for another 4 years, easily. Let's say your new car payment would be $250 a month. That's $12,000 in car payments you have saved. What would you get for the Jeep? subtract that from the payments, but add in the higher registration and insurance cost.

pay off another bill with that extra $250 a month. When you have no bills left, then buy a new car with as much on the car as you can possibly afford. That way you can keep it as long as you can. I have a 1993 Lexus LS400. The only reason I'm thinking of getting rid of it is because of all the new technology that has come out.

I'd take it to Carmax and be up-front about what happened. Egads! Unless you want to attract liability lawyers like wet sugar pulling in ants on a summer sidewalk, NEVER publicly admit the things you revealed in this chat. Be up-front. Document the damage. Sell with full disclosure. It is the moral and more legally safe thing to do.

Yeah, we no. Both Lou Ann and I were disappointed over that. But it's not exactly foot-shooting that's going on. That was a multi-milion-dollar C7 exhibit we saw in Detroit. That particular display is now on its way to Chicago. And the C7 shown us in Detroit was a goofily expensive prototype, not a production model. Still... I wish GM would have given us something at the Washington Auto Show along that line.

Are you going to join us at the auto show tonight? Warren and I will be at the Washington auto show tonight. We'll be at the Advanced Technology superhighway area in Hall A from 7-8:30 tonight. Come by and say hi and "Ask the Experts" We would love to meet you.

There do seem to be more people asking about fuel efficient asking us about 3 row hybrids. We gave a list of them last week;

2012 Toyota Highlander Hybrid
2012 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid
2012 GMC Yukon Hybrid
2012 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid

There are also a couple 3 row suvs that have good mpg;

Hyundai Santa Fe long-wheel base

Kia Sorrento

Nissan Pathfinder

Dodge Durango

Ford Flex

Chevy Traverse

Mazda CX-9

Subaru Tribeca

I think you could find one of those to buy and keep those dollars in the U.S.

I will check and post tonight at warbro70@aol.com.

Rosa Parks, the Chocolate American Princess, who apparently knows it, is a breeder. I was tempted to buy another dog. But the women in the family vetoed it, saying it would make Miss Parks "jealous."

It's a good question. I have sent an email to the PR folks at Porsche and will let you know if they respond. This is their backyard. Audi's CEO, Scott Keogh, gave the opening address yesterday and said that the DC area is the 4th largest luxury area in the United States. Porsche is definitely a luxury vehicle, why aren't they here?

And yes, I would like to check out the 911 too. :)

First, check out your money and your credit rating. What can you afford? What do you need?

Then, take a good look at Hyundai--a company still offering some of the best value for car buck spent.

Then check out available used vehicles that fit your budget. Buy accordingly.

You are suffering from Congressionalitis--needing one thing, wanting another, but basically unwilling to compromise. Get over it.

if you are stuck in a snowdrift, the least of your concerns will be fuel economy. You just want to be unstuck, or not get stuck in the first place. That means all-wheel-drive, or dedicated four-wheel-drive, both of which means burning more fuel. Choose.

Well done. And while you are at the Auto Show, take a look at Subaru, Audi and Volkswagen.

Get a Garmin portable and ask the dealer to refund money on the defective VW model. Seriously. Garmin makes a better, more esily updatable nav anyway. And I think your dealer will go for it, assuming he or she hopes to sell you another vehicle.

Thank you. I will. Because, alone, Miss Parks is more demanding than some....Well, I'll shut up. But, thanks.

Lou Ann is just..ahmmm..inexpensive. Thanks.

Uh, yeah. sure. A Porsche used to be every boys dream, now it's every person's dream. I appreciate that it is not meant as  a slight on the importance of the DC market to Porsche, or any bias against the Washington D.C. show, but more people have the ability to buy a Porsche in DC than they do in Detroit. If you're going to target your audience do it in your hometown where people have the ability to buy the car.

I think part of the problem is DC auto show is marketing itself as a policy show, perhaps assuming that that means fuel efficiency or safety. Well, Porsche, and other luxury brands, are making great strides in being a high performance more fuel-efficient vehicle. And they should tout that.

Hey, I'm not "over" driving manuals. I'll drive anyone I get. It's just that I recognize that the new automatics generally are great.

HONDA! Fix this. Please.

Geez, Lou Ann and Michelle, we'll have to look at the Murano, again.

I'm sending this to my Audi friends and my Porsche friends. People are sometimes intimidated to go to a showroom when they know they don't have the money to buy a car, but they can go to an auto show. Thank you.

Talk to the dealer. If not satisfied, get yourself over to Nissan and take a look at the new Pathfinder--preferably the SV model, 3.5-liter V-6 (260 hp/240 pound-feet torque), 20 miles per gallon in the city, 26 highway, good utility. Runs nicely on regular. About $31k.

Clifton -

Are you coming to see us tonight?

I was with the CEO of ZF and asked him just how many gears you can have before it becomes a CVT? :) I like 7 or 8 speed, more than that and you're spending too much time hunting.

See you tonight.