I attended BlogHer ‘07 in Chicago. It was an amazing conference. Like any conference they had corporate sponsorship. I don’t have a problem with that especially when the sponsors’ messages aren’t SHOVED down your throat. No, at BlogHer, the sponsors were very unobtrusive.
GM sponsored the opening reception. It was delightful. To tell you the truth, I was actually looking for a GM representative, but never found one. I wanted to share some of my desires for my next car, so if no one minds, I’ll just do it here.
I have a 2003 Honda CRV, that I adore. Wen I bought it three years ago, I test drove several GM vehicles, including the Trailblazer and the last of the Blazer’s. While I liked both, there was no way I was going to purchase any vehicle with such atrocious gas milleage.
I live in a area where I NEED all wheel or four wheel drive. The CRV was the best combination of all wheel drive, fuel efficiency and safety for my money.
I’ll own it in a year an plan to keep it for another 2-4 years after that. So GM, you have at least 3 years to build me a car that a) can seat 5 comfortably, 7 on demand, b) has all wheel drive or on demand four wheel drive, c) has good safety ratings AND d)gets a minimum of 25 (preferrably 30) MPG city ( I am painfully aware that none of the mini SUVs get that kind of mileage, but a girl can dream can’t she?). If you can’t do that, I’ll be buying the Toyota Highlander. But hey, and thanks again for the shrimp wrapped in bacon, delish!
