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Midsized or not, it fills a void in the Cadillac lineup BMW, MB, Lexus, etc all compete in. It will be fine. FWD/AWD is fine for small cars anyway.

It's at the end of its life cycle. The UL8 should be out soon...

Exactly! Just because a dealer doesn't carry it has no bearing on whether or not GM makes it...

I would recommend the SAAB 9-3 SportCombi. It was among 4 GM cars at LAIAS that the group universally liked without complaints. I don't know if this will be too expensive for you or not...but it's a solid family vehicle...

Bits of A&F Quarterly could be viewed as soft core gay porn as well. It's really what you want to read into it.There was some photo used in I think a Calvin Klein ad of two shirtless guys on a boat sailing (and trying very hard not to fall off)...and a lot of people thought it was really gay and much ado was made over it.........when it turned out to be a real-life father and son in an action shot as they were about to capsize. It's really what you choose to read into it, and in the case of GQ, most of their models are pretty masculine-looking, and the amount of space devoted to (non-ad) fashion is much less than is devoted to Lifestyle and Tech-Gadgets. So, no, I never really considered GQ to be a gay-themed publication.

Liane says they're good...maybe I'll try them one day...

Um, so GQ doesn't have the reputation of being a gay-interest magazine, especially with their features on beautiful women, girlfriend advice, etc., though continuing their current direction they soon will.--- Haven't tried any of those, though I wouldn't be against it. Question: were the ducks like little fetus-things? Cuz my Asian friend had a picture of these duck fetus delicacies she had at Thanksgiving and they looked gross and sound eerily similar to what you're describing.

So...which country had the shrink-wrapped guinea pig? Phillipines? Aren't chittlins the Southern delicacy of pig intestines filled with blood?

Not being a prude at all. I just subscribed to the magazine that had been promoting itself as THE magazine for the fashion-concious gentleman. Well, it met and exceeded expectations up until about 5 months ago, when it just started to get (sorry, no better way to put this) "gayer." I'm not placing a value judgment on that at all, but it just isn't what I think should be in a magazine like GQ given their target demographic: young, affluent, professional, heterosexual males. If they want to change their targeting, fine. I just don't think the ad was tasteful, nor do I think it was appropriate for GQ. That ad would be far more appropriate in The Advocate.And why would I have laughed it off? The realistic reaction is more like "$h!, I hope no one saw me looking at that!"

Are you talking of that ad on, oh, about page 4 or 6 that has like 6 guys in various states of undress with their crotches in each others' faces? I thought that was in extremely poor taste and is part of the reason I'm not renewing my GQ subscription.I didn't read through the entire mag, just at the "new looks" and was very pleased to see skinny ties back this year (I totally called it, too).

Stay away from the Corrados. Reliability nightmares. I'd say the Firebird looks the best, but none of the options seem all that great to me... You completely averse to a Cherokee or Wrangler?

Haha that's funny...both of the Ivans I know are Hispanic Oh, well. I know where you're coming from, though, as I feel the same way about the name "Liam." I wouldn't name anyone outside of the UK Liam...

I can see Rome and Torrance being kinda out-there (what can I say, I like place-names), but what's wrong with Ivan? I know a few Ivans, and while it's a little formal-sounding, I don't get your aversion to that name?

What makes you think Wagoner does that?

If the Rendezvous lowered Buick's average age by as much as it did while being a thoroughly mediocre (though quite likeable) product, the Enclave will be a success. The only thing keeping people away from GM dealerships is inadequate product.

I like a lot of short names. Here are some suggestions:For a dude: Ryan Brett Troy Matt Rome Alex Torrance Joshua Ross Ivan Jared For a chick: Madison Lee Laura Lynn Amy Kathryn Genevieve Jessica Monica Lauren Daytona Hope it helps... Congrats, man!

I wanna see Lutz' minivans! I am not gonna call for change until I see all the Lambdas and judge them in person.

Where in the world did you get from my post that Lutz was an issue?? All I was saying was that Lutz hasn't even been given the full (minimum) 4 years to debut products, but what we HAVE seen so far is very encouraging. Now, my question to you is WHY in the world would you want Kerkorian to start DEMANDING changes?? Where is the logic in that? I fail to see it. That would be the Oldsmobile situation all over again: abandoning (most likely) a successful strategy because it didn't start working instantaneously. The Toyota question was completely sarcastic, and obviously so. Do you REALLY think I would be of the opinion that after this site and everything you would work for Toyota? You're funny. Cool, you live in Detroit? I guess that makes you an expert. See, I live in Indianapolis, so I'm like a total expert on Eli Lilly and the pharmaceutical industry as a whole. Wait a minute. No I'm not! Your family were all UAW workers. You have a good grasp of factory conditions and the UAW, not GM as a corporation. Your posts show a gross lack of understanding of the biggest element/hurdle of this business: time. Things take time. Guess what? I've been going to auto shows, dealer preview events, etc for as long as I can remember, too! But that only makes you an expert on product, how dealers function (maybe), and marketing (to a limited degree). There isn't anything to be learned at these events regarding corporations. So you've had a conversation or two with various executives. So has Buick Man. I've seen unreleased stuff too! I guess I'm qualified to run GM now, too I also know how many other types of corporations work, but I fail to see how this is relevant since we are talking about the auto industry, in which all the players function more or less the same, just with varying degrees of leanness. No company has yet to completely reinvent the way this industry does business.

Dude I don't even try.

Don't you get it? Change comes slowly in this industry. If a platform were complete on a computer, from the moment the business case is made and it gets the go-ahead, it will take 4 years to come to market. Four years ago was 2002. Lutz had JUST gotten on board and debuted his Solstice concept. Now, here we are in 2006 and the products coming out that have been 100% Lutz so far have been pretty damn good. Why in the world would you want a non-car guy DEMANDING decisions that would effectively push GM's recovery back 4 more years? Are you working for Toyota now or something? Seriously.

Cool. Another car with orange LaCrosse wood.

Faux News brainwash YOU?

It would do just fine if they sold it here as an entry model. Lexus is still FWD with the ES...

The history books will not be kind to G.W. Bush at all. Mark my words, and remember: you heard it here first. I'm not taking the time to list every grievance I have against him, but here is a short list: Iraq & WMDs that never existed, Patriot Act, Harriet Miers, his inability to separate Church & State, lack of good economic policy, butchering of the English language, intense and misdirected hate directed toward certain special interest minority groups, blatant disregard for diplomacy.PS: I used to support him, too; that is, until I got my head out of my butt.