It's the end of the world as we know it.

I've been hearing people saying America is collapsing and that it's the end of the dollar, and that the empire is coming to an end. I never really believed anyone, always thought the "american spirit" would always bounce us right back up and the Dow would rally once more and we could look down on the Euro again. But
after reading an article about "The 16 cars that saved Detroit" I found out that the Fiat 500 will be making it's ways to the good o'l US of A early next year. First it was the Japanese introducing small cars to our streets and highways, then came the Koreans, then oil went to $ 140.00 a barrel and everyone got rid of their SUV'S, then Chrysler and Wall Street went kaput. I could have seen all that and still said it's just a downturn.
But there is just something spooky about a 500 making it's way to America. While Ford is introducing the new Fusion to Brazil, the Chinese are trading their bicycles for Buick's we're getting the 500 from Europe? There are other signs too, the Explorer is no longer a truck but a wannabe SUV sharing a chassis with the minivan mutant Flex, GM will have to have it's shares rise to over $100 before it's no longer owned by uncle sam, and it's easiser to spot a Mini cooper than the Schwarzenegger endorsed Hummer in your neighborhood.

Let's face it, we are turning in to Europe and the emerging countries are turning into us, at least in car terms that's the feeling. But there is hope, with cars becoming smaller there is money left over to actually make them nicely equipped and more refined. Sure we might not be as comfortable, and might not pull off from a red light so quickly but we can all lose a little weight and it sure beats trying to "hypermile" our gas guzzlers by drafting behind semi's. Think of it, you don't have a V6 or V8 but now you don't have to buy an expensive import to have turbo with the same power.
 If  as a country we end up making our way back up to numero uno and don't throw away our good judgement by favoring size over quality  we could end up with quite a nice automotive menu and unlike Europe, actually have money leftover to fuel them.

Hello everyone,

I'm completely new to blogging and finally decided to give it a shot. I have no idea what I want this to be about. Maybe some rambling, maybe I'll go on about what's right for the country or perhaps the world, maybe I'll find the fountain of youth and post the map free of charge. Maybe it will be something for you to read when you should be working, studying, or calling your mother. Maybe it will improve my grammar, or just a past time for insomnia perhaps even teach you about your car.
But that's enough for the first post, you get the idea that I obviously don't have any idea about what I want to do with this.

Goodbye