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Xenophobia started it. Then nostalgia about the good ole days fueled the rest. And then Brexit happened. Sounds all too familiar on this side of the pond...a tad less in the Great White North up here, yet still present...I wont even talk about my neighbors to the South of where I live...?

Is that a late model Northstar? Like 2006 and newer? Because I read that GM finally fixed what was the problem with the head gaskets being blown. Several problems with the Northstar were adressed with the RWD STS and STS-V and XLR and XLR-V. Both the 4.6 and the supercharged 4.4 are very reliable and not finicky like previous versions.

Did I hear someone say fuselages? How about this one? I think l also read something about skirts? and skirts not looking so good with fender flares? I must have misread then...sorry!

It was an ecotec. That ecotec is still being used by GM. Maybe not THAT particualr version. .But GM puts a derivative of it in everything nowadays that the Alero and Grand Am used. And it was and still is a very good engine. It has powered some very cool GM rides ever since it was introduced.Th SAAB 9-3. The Kappa twins. The Cobalt SS. The CT6 PHEV...the Fisker Karma as the gasoline powered generator...OK, the Karma is not a GM ride. Still a cool ride. Beautiful ride actually.

@Drew Dowdell @trinacriabob Last new model from Oldsmobile? Bravada came out in 2002. Produced until 2004. The Aurora came out in 2001 until 2003. The Alero in 1999 up until 2004 and the Intrigue in 1997 as a 1998 model until 2002. (The Silhouette in 1997) So Oldsmobile's last new model was in fact the Bravada. And none got a refresh of any kind. Intrigue got a Shortstar V6 after the 1st year run with a Buick 3800. The Aurora dumped the Shortstar V6 in its final year run. I do not know if the Bravada got something axed but I do know that the last 2 years of the Alero's production run, the Alero lost its 4 wheel disc brakes that it had for drums in the back. But...last off the line, the last Oldsmobile ever built was an Alero. April 29, 2004. And if talking about nameplates...well, the Alero is in fact the last new name plate ever introduced by Oldsmobile. The Bravada came out in 1990 as a 1991, the Aurora in 1995, the Intrigue in 1997.The Silhouette in 1989. The Alero in 1999. And all the workers that built it, signed it. 7 I believe its in a museum honoring other Oldsmobiles currently.

I just googled Susanna Hoffs and this GIF appeared. Its amazing...how just this moment in time... has been etched in my memory. And right here as a GIF...as it seems, has etched many male's memories. And to think, how sexy she is in that one moment...without her sexualizing herself to the point of sleeziness, but because she is a very naturally sexy woman. Just giving us guy fantasies with only the movement of her eyes!!! INCREDIBLE!

I googled and learned that the engine is a 3.8 liter Buick V6 reworked by McLaren. No surprise there. One could clearly see its Buick's 3800 and no surprise that McLaren was the builder of the engine when one figures out that the concept was showcased in 1985. What surprised me was that this concept was showcased in 1985...as a Buick mid-engined affair. Before The Corvette Indy ME and the Oldsmobile Aerotech. Sure there was a couple of mid-engined Corvette concepts in the 1970s, Buick got into that game too ahead of Oldsmobile. Impressive. Another thing that surprised me was this Buick was not a fast concept like the Aerotech was. I thought maybe that numbers would rival and beat the Buick GNX numbers. But no. Below the GNX numbers and a tad higher than the Grand National numbers making this concept pretty boring for stats comparisons... It was supposedly high tech inside though... Im glad to have read about it. Again, thanx Balthy for always giving me something new to see!

I like this Buick Wildcat. I never knew this concept existed. Thank-you Balthy, this is a nice Birthday present you gave me. Now I will google and learn!

And to see if muhricans that are not Tesla fanatics to adopt EVs... Tesla fans will and did pony up for the top trimmed Model 3. Waited and waited and waited for it to arrive. All kinds of quality problems and Tesla fans bought the Model 3... Now that the 35 000 dollar one has finally arrived, of course there will be more Tesla fanatics buying it... But now, we will see for realz how many EV buying muhricans there really are. EV haterz had all kinds of excuses using the Bolt sales as evidence that there are no EV buyes in 'muhrica. EV defenders say that the Bolt is just not a real competitor to the Model 3 and is just a compromised vehicle...and that the Bolt is just not the right tyoe and sized EV... Well, the 35 000 dollar Model 3 is upon us. The Model Y soon will be open to reservations... NOW is the time to see if the future really is with EVs...

Looks like I get to have my convertible after all. I copy Casa once again, with the same coloured Cascada he chose...

\Screw the Cadillac CT6 V At 52...Im going all out on a 1970 Oldsmobile 442

In 1985, I was 12 years old. There were Porsche 911s on my radar. The A-Team GMC van, the 3rd gen Pontiac Trans Am and KITT that I loved, but like every teen aged boy during this time.... I saw both movies at the cinema... A red Countach is what I wanted then as a 12 year old and going back into time for 1985, a red Countach for a dream garage for when I was 12 years odls is what I would want now... At 22 years old, in 1995, A 1995 Pontiac Firebird Firehawk or 1995 Trans Am is what I wanted then...and now. I was 32 in 2005, and although I bought a 2005 Impala SS in 2005, but I really wanted a Chrysler 300C, the car I truly lusted over was a 2005 M-B CLS 55 AMG. The CLS 63 AMG is want I really want but that came out in 2006. So Ill stick to the CLS 55 AMG of 2005 I was 42 in 2015...and I was and still am tempted by the Devil with the Hellcat! The Demon is in the Motley Crew video, but its ther Hellcat that was available in 2015 and its the Hellcat that I still want! And although Im not 52 yet, tomorrow I get to be 46...God willing. So we do 2019 as 2025 is still a ways away... Cadillac CT6-V So much for the EV movement in this dream garage!!!

The other advice I give you is: Online purchases...well, get yourself some prepaid credit cards and use those for online purchases. At least if your online shopping accounts get jacked, the pre-paid credit cards get used and you only lose the balance of those cards therefore minimizing your losses to just that.

This also may be the 1st time I do a Dream Garage Thread without circumventing the rules and still, I find myself outside the rules... Thanx Casa. I did not realize the Impala will not be discontinued just yet. Although great news in real life, it kinda sucks for this thread for me... Balthy also suggested that the Model S 75D might not qualify... So...Im copying you Casa. Ill be taking the Buick Lacrosse as well... Again, in black. And Ill be replacing the Model S with an ATS V sedan

I realized that this is the first dream garage I did with no convertible or roadster. I came close with the California T. ?

Sorry to hear about that. The first thing that you should do, and if you havent done so already,THEN WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU WAITING FOR???!!!, is call your credit card company to explain your situation and maybe even cancel your credit card!!! Like lets go...do it now!!! PRONTO!

Hello Frisky! Long time we didnt communicate ensemble. OK...enough with the chit chat, lets get back to business... Dodge Demon Alpha Romeo 4C Coupe Aston Martin Vanquish S I originally had a Ferrari California T, but I realized that this car was gone in 2017 plus I do not have enough family haulers so Impala LTZ midnight edition replaces it. Tesla Model S 75D