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^ Has the fender blisters the '69 big Chevys had. Other than Cadillac, Pontiac pretty much owned stacked headlights in the '60s- Chevy didn't get them until they were stacked rectangular units in the '70s.

My condolences ocnblu, cancer sucks and affects way too many people than it should. Sending positive energy your families way to fight and win against it.

Every time I get an escalade loaner for taking mine in for service, the first thing I do is turn off the stop/start feature. I honestly would rather not have that disruptive feature rumble through a luxury auto let alone any auto. Not found one yet that is silky smooth and not noticeable.

Test driving 2020 explorer and ascent today. Also, reconsidering looking at Equinox, Blazer, Traverse. May be falling victim to crossover disease

Such a refreshing pleasure to see deep-dish rims after decades of 'flush-faced' alloys:

Real men. And women.

There is NO current brand that is ‘hitting home runs’ in my opinion. Some are frozen in time & dated, like BMW, others are merely moving sideways rather than forward. Cadillac is just like every other brand, some product is quite good, others are disposable/shouldn’t exist. Same stuff, different brand; none are immune.

Incentive, or tax credit? $16,500 is an insane carrot; Gov’t is really overstepping if they’re using tax dollars this way.

Actually, even mores for '64 :

I’m 5’10” and 210. It’s not so much my size as it is my bad back. Damn thing should come with KY lol! I agree about the visibility. The back window has very little viewing height to it. I liked everything else about the interior though but I get people’s gripe about the vents. They are not everyone’s cup of tea.

Did get some sit in time in a Stinger GT2 AWD. Love how it sits and I like the interior. However, it did not come with a shoehorn to get me and my bad back in and out of that thing. Still a nice ride though, if you want to shell out $55K for it.

Some great cars there... Makes me very excited about the upcoming dream cruise.....

I have never seen a Beetle convertible in Denim blue, and i own a denim blue Beetle R. Neat pic!

I see Pontiac in the intersection of bumper to stacked headlight, a recycling of '66.

Both of my Grandfathers who lived into their late 90's always told us grand-kids the following motto: "Learn from History so that you do not repeat the mistakes of the past. Draw INSPIRATION from the past to make a better future by ongoing learning and strive to contribute to bringing a better quality of life to humanity!" Both were Marines who fought in WWII and a few other theaters and always felt the biggest mistake is when we cannot help humanity to have freedom and move forward into the future. Living in the past with stagnate ways of doing things is death to humans. My inspiration is to always find new ways to help others and improve quality of life. Technology has done that and with it many others have drawn inspiration to help people have a better quality of life. Hurrah!!! to the Future! Here is a perfect video showing why we learn from the past, move to the future and help all.

Exactly my point. Not every damn thing out there needs a drop top and sure as hell not a CUV. Oh and that last pic is the convertible I would have only in black with a white ragtop and red leather interior. ‘59 please. Wildly popular? I know you are not talking about the Dakota Convertible. From an article that took all of eight seconds to find. “A scant 2842 adventurous souls took Dodge up on its top-down Dakota offer that year. For 1990, even with the addition of four-cylinder trucks and the color blue to the paint options, sales fell to just 909.” Source (and proving how not everything needs or should have a drop top). https://www.hagerty.com/articles-videos/articles/2018/06/27/1989-91-dodge-dakota-sport-convertible

Assumption is what you made and the first 3 letters is what a person is when they make those Assumption's about a person. I DO NOT hate convertibles or any open top auto and just because I have a Silicon nose bridge and my cheeks from my face now cover my nose due to cancer, I still do not hate them or being out in the sun. I am more cautous about being in the sun, but there is really only ever been a real convertible and that was built in the early years when size did not matter and you could have a real convertible and @balthazar has shown us many lovely REAL convertibles. The only one I really love and was driven by the one man I have always drawn inspiration from Arnold Schwarzenegger is this: 1957 Cadillac Convertible that he has owned since he bought it. Second most lovely convertible is the Cadillac Convertible Eldorado he drove in his 1985 movie Commando: Even though it was FWD. Course I have always had a soft spot for this lovely Cadillac Convertible: 62 series Cadillac Eldorado Convertible. In regards to the Dakota pickup truck convertible, it was a cool concept poorly executed and they could have done much better if they wanted.

I expect consolidation around the globe for all the auto makers as the recession takes hold.

My new wheel barrel is on point with the blackout trim and wheel package fad seen on current utility vehicles...

Doh! You got me. The extended cab and crew cab are staying.

YES, my brain synapses were not firing properly... found out a family member has cancer, so I am not up to par, other things lurking.

Currently sitting at a Kia service center getting my wife’s Soul dealt with. 30k miles on it and the alternator took a dump on me last night. Not how I want to spend my Saturday.

I’m sorry @ocnblu but saying this is a natural progression for VW aid like saying the Nissan 370Z convertible was a natural progression to the Murano convertible. Feel free to reference the Dakota convertible if you wish to save yourself the crayon expense.

Very respectable rating, should do well for them. I do wonder if this will be the last Hurrah for Diesel trucks as Electrics start coming to market. After what Ford showed with a 1.25 million ton pull in their AWD electric F150 I would think that Diesel days are limited to the next 20 to 30 years.