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Georgica Manor, Estate of the Day {Luxist}
Nov 10th 2009 1:39PM Gorgeous home, beautiful decor, and fantastic outdoor living spaces! Very warm, very livable.
Note to "the designer" - they now make very thin flat panel TV's and accessories for hiding them. Other than the wallpaper in a few rooms, the TV's stick out like a sore thumb.
GM to offer $500 Autonet Mobile WiFi option in select vehicles {Engadget}
Oct 28th 2009 8:59PM This is gonna sound weird, but I find the pricing to be a little on the low side.
For example, if I purchase this, my total cost for two years (29 x12 = $348) + $500 equals $848. If I buy a 3G enabled network data plan from ATT/Verizon/Sprint at $60 per month, my cost over two years is $1440. I realize the network plan offers greater freedom and flexibility, but that's a huge price difference.
Oh that's right.........ATT AND THE REST ARE RAPING US ON DATA PLAN CHARGES!
Has VP Joe Biden leaked Fisker's product plan? {Autoblog}
Oct 28th 2009 3:18PM Now that Penske's deal to buy Saturn went bust, apparently they are looking to cherry pick the very best Saturn dealers and locations. Most of the facilities are fairly new, only 5 to 10 years old, in better demographic areas and best if all, cheap to buy!
Has VP Joe Biden leaked Fisker's product plan? {Autoblog}
Oct 28th 2009 2:48PM Is it just me or does everyone else see a lot of a certain Jon Lovitz character in the Veep?
Biden: "Yeah, while having coffee at Starbucks the other day, Henrick told me they were going to build 10,000, no I mean 100,000, no no it's a MILLION cars in Dealaware."
"Yeah, that's it, a MILLION cars."
"And and, uh, I'm going to get the first one. Yeah, and um I'm gonna paint it green. It's a green car you know."
"Yeah, that's it, a green car"
"I'm designing the car too, yeah that's it."
"It's gonna have not four doors, but 6 doors." Yeah, 6 doors, that's it." "And I'll make it run on air, hot air. Cuz I know all about hot air."
Ford officially confirms China's Geely as preferred bidder for Volvo {Autoblog}
Oct 28th 2009 1:20PM I wonder how or where Mazda fits into all of this? Given that Ford no longer owns enough stock in Mazda to have the controlling interest and that some of Ford's, Volvo's and Mazda's small car platforms were co-developed, do they have some veto power in this agreement? Afterall, the LAST thing that Mazda wants someone knocking off it's cars at a much lower cost in China.
Ford officially confirms China's Geely as preferred bidder for Volvo {Autoblog}
Oct 28th 2009 1:06PM What they were really saying:
"Ford's objective in our discussions with Geely is to force an agreement with the Sweish government that is in the best interests of all the parties," said Lewis Booth, Ford Motor Company executive vice president and chief financial officer. "Any prospective sale to Geely would result in Volvo moving resources, including thousands of jobs to China, necessary to further strengthen the business and build its global franchise, while enabling Ford to continue to focus on and implement our core ONE Ford strategy. Only through extensive infusions of capital and tax breaks by the Sweish government can this action be avoided."
AW: Jaguar to hatch R-D6 inspired sports fastback for 2014 {Autoblog}
Oct 28th 2009 11:28AM Looks like Jaguar, along with Saab, are going to take the lower production, higher margin route in the future in order to survive.
I love the concept too, although not thrilled to see the "blacked out" C pillar, a la the new XK,becoming a Jag design signature. Also, Jag needs to raid the LR parts bin for a solid AWD drive system.
Cleaning and Caring for Granite Countertops {Luxist}
Oct 27th 2009 5:33PM Having had granite coutertops for over 15 years, I think I can safely offer a little guidance here.
The absolute BEST way to clean them is to use a small amount of Dawn liquid, very hot water and a soft cloth. I know this is contrary to what was stated above but it works. The Dawn will remove all of the harmful oils and dirt. Once clean, use a clean wet cloth to remove any residue and then apply a daily/weekly granite polish/sealer, many of which can be found in discount or hardware stores. You will have a good as new mirror shine. And as stated above, use a sealer on an annual basis.
REPORT: Geely's plans to buy Volvo from Ford unravelling over intellectual property concerns? {Autoblog}
Oct 23rd 2009 5:05PM At the end of the day, the Swedish government has more to lose if Ford sells Volvo to the Chinese than Ford does. Geely buying Volvo means the loss of thousands of jobs in Sweden. Expect them to provide Ford with a bailout of sorts to hang on until another buyer can be found. One that won't move the operation to Asia.
Microsoft: 'We have no plans for Blu-ray on Xbox 360' {Engadget}
Oct 23rd 2009 9:45AM Given Microsoft's outrageous pricing structure for Xbox add-ons, an external Blu-ray drive would probably cost $399.00
