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Call of Duty World at War overhead views for Map Pack 2
The Call of Duty website posted some pictures of the overhead view of the maps for the new map pack 2.
Sub Pens

Banzai — looks similar to Airfield.

Corrosion

Honda Fit 2009 Out the Door Prices
Here are some actual out the door prices paid for a 2009 Honda Fit. Dealers do not make large profits on economy cars like the Fit so I think you will find that most of the prices paid are fairly close to invoice. I’ll post out the door prices in the comments as I find them.
Update: I think the 2010 Honda Fit is selling now. I will post to another area when sale information becomes available. If you are interested in a Prius I also peruse the web for 2009 Toyota Prius prices and 2010 Toyota Prius prices paid. With the economy in the tank people have been buying less cars talking about their prices paid a lot less lately.
With the 2010 Honda Fit rolling out we should expect to see the 2007 Honda Fit coming onto the used market.
Prius report 23,000 miles
My 2008 Prius just rolled over 23,000 miles today. I’ve had the car for over a year now (1 yr 1 month) and I haven’t had any serious problems yet although I do have a few quibbles.
First, the power button on my radio is semi-broken. Every once in a while I can’t turn the radio off from the center console because it must have a bad wiring connection somewhere. If you pound on the center console firmly the on/off button will work again. I definitely need to get this issue fixed before the car goes off warranty and the radio button breaks permanently.
On a positive note, pre-paid maintenance has been great. I take my care into the dealership, I give them a voucher, and then a few hours later I get the car back but I don’t have to pay a dime. I’m not fully convinced I saved any money. The Prius only requires oil changes for the first several thousand miles (I think 15,000?) but according to the invoices the average cost of an oil change at my dealership costs about $40 is about 20 minutes if you get there early.
Considering the cost of an oil change that seems way more than the invidial small services.
One bonehead move on my part: for my first oil change I had a gift voucher from the dealership to get my first oil (5,000) change free. I redeemed that thinking I could save the pre-paid maintenance vouchers for later. It turns out, however, that the mechanics read the pre-paid maintenance schedule checklist based on the number of vouchers redeemed in the system not the scheduled maintenance advised for all car drivers.
So, on my second visit to the dealership (10,000 miles) I gave them my first maintenance voucher which is supposed to be for 5,000 miles. So, according to the pre-paid maintenance reminders postcards that I get in the mail I am 5,000 miles late for all of my services. The reality is that I am on time with my service, I just screwed up the maintenance plan.