function ValidateForm_newsSearch(form)
{
	var cErrorBackground = '#FFFFEE';

	if(!form.manufacturer.selectedIndex)
	{
		alert('You must select a manufacturer.'); 
		form.manufacturer.style.background = cErrorBackground;
		form.manufacturer.focus();
		return false;
	}

	googleSearchString();

	return true;
}

function googleSearchString()
{

	var manufacturer = document.carsearch.manufacturer.options[document.carsearch.manufacturer.selectedIndex].text;
	var model = document.carsearch.model.options[document.carsearch.model.selectedIndex].text;

	var googleString=manufacturer;

	if(model!='-- Model --')
	{
		googleString=googleString+" "+model;
	}

	document.carsearch.q.value=googleString;
}