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Actually, trans fats are NOT healthy in moderation...the current food guidelines say to eat as few of them as possible. No one will have to re-evaluate their entire menus. It's called switch to a non-trans fat version. There are plenty of alternatives. Do trans fats improve taste? No. They have little/no effect on taste. Did food suddenly start tasting better since the 1970s when they became popular? NO!

Next-gen Grand Prix? Or will they pussy out and call it G8? I wouldn't mind Bonneville either...

I was being facetious.

Yea...I mean I'm Libertarian and therefore generally against nanny laws...but it's really hard to eat anywhere without consuming these partially hydrogenated oils! As for Starbucks...yea their baked goods and pastries are nutritionally disgusting. The drinks, though, are fine. If you're health-concious, order non-fat, no-whip.

Oh I agree the only way to healthily lose it is slowly...but let's be honest...crash diets haven't been big for no reason at all. The only time I will conciously overeat is at Thanksgiving, as it is my favorite holiday. That's it. Self-control is paramount the other 364 days of the year...

Yes, that is definitely a W-body...how could it not be? It looks like every other W since 1988! The styling changes to it were more to bring it in line with the Holden Buick imports China has...not so much with other future styling directions...especially since the next LaCrosse is on EPII...totally different platform with totally different styling. PS: I'm glad you actually admitted to being wrong about the OUTLOOK instead of hiding behind the shelved/delayed bull$h! symantic argument. That shows growth on your part :AH-HA_wink:

America is just too obsessed with big portions of fatty food...you know, the country really could use a nice long obsession with anorexia...one that extends OUTSIDE of Westwood.

Paulie, give up on any more refreshing since it will only last a single model year...it just isn't worth it. But do get excited about corporate radio and HVAC controls for the EPII model!

How does "partially hydrogenated oil" sound? That sounds pretty damn artificial to me...

Trans fats are dangerous, unhealthy food additives. Why NOT ban them? MSG is a lot less unhealthy than trans fats, but I would be shocked if NY were proposing a ban on MSG and the same negative reactions were given...

Too overdone from the front 3/4 I like how the taillights have that crease in them, though.

Isn't that a Mitsubishi rebadge?

No! If you don't know anything real, don't throw out misinformation just for the sake of posting. ============================================ Paulie: I didn't realize they were fixing the wood for 2007! I don't hate that interior any more! Center stack is still plain, but hey no more pumpkin orange plood!

Oh I wasn't debating that...I was just saying that it drives so well I want one even if it still had the $h!ty interior.

yea...if you get the kind of peanut butter that comes with the oil on top that you have to mix in, you got the good stuff. Smucker's makes a really good peanut butter.

No...?And New York already banned smoking...and I have no problem with that. Whole milk doesn't make you obese...and it contains a lot of healthy vitamins and nutrients. Peanut butter is actually really good for you unless you get the kind with trans fats. Cheese? Won't kill you. Cheese is also a good source of dairy. Trans fats have zero positive health effects, and many negative ones. Trans fats became used based on a lie (that margerine was better for you than butter). Why keep em?

Ven, have you driven the SRX? I have...and it makes my nimble M-Class feel like a wallowy boat. I'm glad the interior was upgraded, though I'd have still wanted one regardless.

too bad no Quadrasteer...

Yes...but SRX is RWD and drives like a CTS :AH-HA_wink:

Trans fats came to be used so frequently back in the 1960s and 1970s when it was thought that butter and lard was incredibly unhealthy. Hydrogenated VEGETABLE oil sounded healthier...but in reality is worse. It isn't that these kinds of foods will become healthy, but that they will become much less unhealthy. As far as cooks throwing out recipes...only recipes that date back to the 1960s/70s will be affected. This isn't eliminating every restaurant of granny's special meatloaf or anything... Honestly the biggest benefit to hydrogenated oils is that the processed foods have a longer shelf life. That's it. Donuts were made before hydrogenated oils, and all that delicious Southern cooking was too...so those recipes will get switched back to bacon fat or lard like they were before...big deal. They'll all taste the same or better. I believe these were city ordinances, not Federal laws.

I'm for the ban. Trans Fat is nasty and unnecessary.

WHO HERE REMEMBERS THE DOUBLE BIG MAC?? Anyone remember when Wendy's had a salad bar? Two words: bumblebee girl Ally McBeal? Dancing Baby? Linda Tripp? TLC? Lori Beth and her Vital Information for Your Everyday Life? Calvin Klein? Dennis Rodman? Oh the 90s...

9-7X @ least has a console ignition...and Rainier isn't ugly...nor a completely blatant Bravada rebadge.

LaCrosse will be all-new on EPII for 2009 I believe...so one more model year out of it is prolly what we will get...

My guess goes to "ditched" at this point. I think with gas prices as have been that the business case kinda fell apart (speculation).