I`m agreeing with Vikki, it was not politics what did it...yes the people involved were also involved in politics , but politics itself didnt cause it...lots of greed did...

anyway , down here in Texas..it seems a little better than the rest of the country...I read in the paper today that from a poll Houstonians have a good feeling for the economy.....
as for cars I have not checked Firebirds lately ,but I have for the last 4-5 yrs checked Alfas and Triumph Tr6`s...and it doenst look to me that those two brands have gone down much if any....I was hoping they did...to get a second car (where I would keep it is a different story??), but they seem to stay up high...I have not noticed a drastic drop for those....for whatever thats worth..

but of course both those are not using as much gas...
and since I just brought that up...maybe the Firebird market dropped because of the $4/gal gas? maybe now its better or will get better?