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Ill break the Buick silence and the love for trucks... I am not a truck guy to begin with...so this is kinda a no-brainer fro me. So... - Buick because I’m not a truck guy. - Buick because I love big cars By the way....what year is that Ford pick-up? I cant seem to tell...like I said...I am not a pick-up truck guy. Also...would that be a F-100? It really is a good lookin' truck though...Id be happy driving that instead...but...big BOF American cars is what I prefer...cars is the key word here...and that name...Electra...PERFECT name for an electricity fueled Buick...I hope Buick revisits this name....

Apparently not...someone gave you a -1 on that post....like WTF???!!! At least you got a +1 for this post...

Interesting. My childhood was similar, mostly HW & MB ... but, I did have some Tonka trucks ... including an orange dump truck which my Nephew plays with now. Same here ... friends had 1 that I oh-so-wished I had. The toy shows & model shows I've been to in the last few years haven't had 1, but I would like to obtain 1 at some point. Cort www.oldcarsstronghearts.com 1979 & 1989 Caprice Classics | pigValve, paceMaker, cowValve "You don't know what you got until it's gone" __ Chicago __ 'Hard Habit To Break' Yup...very interesting indeed as I am reminiscing about my childhood toys...I did not have any type of dump truck or construction site toys...I did not even have sandbox pails and shovels... I do remember hating sand, dirt and mud when I was young...maybe that has something to do with my parents not buying me Tonka Trucks. Come to think of it...I had many types of boats that I played with also....maybe the boats replaced the Tonka Trucks for me...

True to what you said...however...their cars were either rounded...or square...in the past....today...ever since Cadillac is finally on M-B's radar screen...and oh hell yeah...M-B is taking notice...M-B's design language has a tad of Arts and Science angular and sharp edges and creases to their body work... somewhere between yourself, myself and Balthazar's description lies the truth about how M-Bs are styled...but dont you forget...Cadillac's Arts and Science is very visible in M-B's design language... What is cool about that...is that M-B is copying Cadillac again...and Cadillac is leading the way again... Are those fins on a late 60s Mercedes Benz? Oh why yes it is!!! Its sooooo awesome that no matter what Cadillac does...and no matter where Cadillac stands in the minds of people...Cadillac ALWAYS sets the trends... There is no denying that Caddy's Arts and Science exists with Mercedes Cars...

It could be a "If it aint broke, dont fix it" approach they are taking... But now that Cadillac and Jaguar are gaining momentum...perhaps they will need to crank it up in style just a tad... I feel like Mercedes has borrowed Arts and Science from Cadillac and have put their own spin on it... Their cars are angular as well late 1990s Very square late 2000s Some angular and round lines are appearing in the S Class 2015 S Class..Ill use the coupe Sharp edges and creases have appeared... CLS albeit not as strong as Cadillac's design...creases and edges are very visible... CLA Sure...not quite Cadillac style Arts and Science angular lines...Mercedes does it its way...Mercedes uses rounded rear fenders and a rounded roof line as to mask their interpretation of Arts and Science...

I try that... but i'm mostly just tired. I tried that approach for years, working hard through college and grad school, the first decade of my career...stayed hungry and strived to achieve. At some point, burnout and exhaustion set in along w cynicism and self loathing and the realization that corporate life is all $h!, just varying degrees of effed up ness at each dysfunctional organization. The challenge is to stay conscious through each day amidst the mind numbing tedium and then knock myself out with powerful meds at night... Key to success: HAPPINESS... No wonder Mr. Cubes drove himself crazy......to never be content with what you got...you are never happy...but restless and miserable... Yes....you gots to have drive...drive to succeed....but you have to have fun doing it...you have to enjoy what it is you are trying to succeed in...and every little success...you have to take the time to savour the victories and enjoy them....if you are never content with your victories and always want more and more and more....death will see you sooner rather than later....so what is the point then? Or meds...become a slave to little pills...that is no fun either. Speaking of being a slave... Always wanting more and more and more....all you are really doing is becoming a slave to consumerism...because wanting more and more and more...is just wanting more things... A big house? A house as big as a Costco? Why? Property and house tax on that is insane... Heating and or cooling bills on that is insane... Upkeep and repairs bills on that is insane... And at the end of the day...that huuuuge house will always be empty....waste of space, time and effort... Wanting more money? That is cool... However....the point is to acquire and SAVE enough money so you dont become a slave to anything and anybody...that includes your job and that includes material objects... I love money....I love material things also... I just love life and giving love to my wife and kids that much more. Besides...all these material things...they are nice to enjoy while on earth...but you cant take it with you when you die...We should have learned that from the Ancient Egyptians....Their soul has moved on...their skeletons nicely mummified and their gold head pieces and armour louted from their tombs... Like I said...acquiring enough wealth to buy trinkets is a whole lotta fun...and that is where happiness SHOULD come in....but to keep on wanting more and more and more....its just a disease... Life moves pretty fast...if you dont stop once in a while...you are gonna miss it...

I personally prefer he Impala's styling and interior better than the Lacrosse's. Especially in LTZ trim. However, Drew and Casa made very solid points concerning both vehicles and when to buy them...The Lacrosse makes a case for itself when the new one is out...heavy discounts on this generation...cant go wrong with that.

Yes, a good wrap should protect the car's paint from UV and oxidation. If done correctly, no moisture should remain between the film and the paint. The clear coat on the paint should make rusting a non-issue. But as per the question in the survey...Id do nothing. Why? Well, I live in a land of the ice and snow. By the time the paint needs a little love, that means underneath the paint, the rust gods have already started their magic on the metal. Thanx for the info. It is an interesting idea that I might look into. But as per the question in the survey...Id do nothing. Why? Well, I live in a land of the ice and snow. By the time the paint needs a little love, that means underneath the paint, the rust gods have already started their magic on the metal. It is too late to do anything about that. Unless of course a complete stripping of the paint is made and then we take care of the problem areas on the metal...because to just wrap it or spray paint over the problem areas..we are just masking the problem and not really taking care of it. Id do the wrap thing on a brand new car....when all is nice and new and rust free 100%.

On a more serious note... No spit Sherlock Mitsubishi should do the next Lancer in-house. The Lancer has become the company's Holy Grail car. If they want to be relevant again, they better make sure they do this car by themselves...and they better get it right...and THAT is how they will retain what little audience they have left.

Partnering up with Mitsubishi garnered ZERO interest... That is nice to know...what is really nicer to know is that I made a funny!!! Mitsubishi...Zero interest... Mitsubishi Zero... I just crack myself up sometimes!!! I know...some of you are having this reaction... Hey...If I was a talented comedian...Id have my own show about nothing on NBC also...

Question #1: Does wrapping your car protect the paint from deteriorating? Question #2 Does the wrap protect the metal from oxidizing? Question #3 Does moisture end up building up and collecting underneath the wrap between the wrap and the paint to rust the car that much faster?

I was just googling the 7 Series....in another thread I said the E38 7 Series has no personality...I was NOT kidding. Actually...every single 7 Series ever made has no personality. Including this new one. The only one that had some sort of charisma...well...it had a big 'ol Bangle butt. One that many a car manufacturer copied...so that would be the ONLY positive that BMW has had with their history of the 7 Series. Same for the Audi A8... pretty bland personality... I do prefer the Audi A8 over the 7 Series by a long shot...but Ronin might have something to do with that. The champion for me in this category would be the Mercedes S Class...for now. Cadillac is a-coming. And I cant wait. However...this new S-Class is just sublime. Fit for a king. Or a dictator.

I think McKayla is mosly unimpressed by the look of the new 7 Series rather than 0-60 times of a BASE Cadillac. She may be a gymnist.. but.I have a feeling she is not of the fast car crowd. I could be wrong. She is a gymnist and maybe an adrenaline junky....Id like to think that she is like any other human being though...viewing cars on how they look instead of how fast they drive. With that being said...this new 7 Series is rather boring...and like Casa said...it looks like Rick Moranis blew up the 3 Series...

I never owned or even played with a Tonka toy. It was all Hot Wheels and Match Box cars for me.

You know...adaptive cruise control is one step closer to autonomous driving... Sure it may be relaxing...but as car enthusiasts...it really is bad. Very very bad

And it works like a charm!!!

I dont think ANY 7 Series Bimmer could be classified as good looking. And the Bangle Butt first gen 7 Series for me, is the looker of them all, and that aint saying much. However, If I was asked which 7 Series I prefer the most, it would be thta first gen Bangle Butt 7 Series.

Shakira Those hips...man they shake sooooo nice.

I like the G Wagon too. But...had I had a bank account reflecting millionaire/billionanire status...especially billionaire status...I wouldnt buy a M-B G-Wagon so I could flaunt my money around in...I would buy a G-Wagon so I could actually do what it was meant to do...and I spend the money making it even more capable... Oh...Id also collect me one of these too and do the same thing to it... Id throw in a pick-up truck or two to the mix to complete the trilogy... Just to say...that none of these vehicles scream white collar richness to me... Redneck fun on the other hand... That is the thing though...I dont get how military grade vehicles and mud slinging Big Foot style rigs represent the 1%ers... Since the mid 1990s...society has just flipped their minds...

The eye in the sky?

You know what is REALLY freakin' hill-a-rious? (yes...hill-ah-ri ous) Is that I can make total fun of this fellow using two different cultures... His birth culture and his adoptive country's culture...and the kicker...no words from me necessary ...using someone else's artistic linguistic techniques only... Aesop's words and a Warner Brother's 30 second cartoon clip...

The man, the myth, the legend? Somehow this cartoon clip springs to mind... There is a metaphor in there...several of them...and if Im guessing right, good 'ol Wile E. is wearing the perfect suit personifying this legendary figure...and how he slams into the side of the cliff...another metaphor...

Sorry slim.. the Z06 is pretty damn nice. Puts almost everything outside of a $250,000 488 to shame. Interior is Cadillac level.. which is these days better than most anything coming from your fav Benz. I cant wait to see the day when Cadillac is back on top on par with M-B... Sexy M-B V16 Cadillac Boat Tail...just as sexy and high end Iconic So is this... However....in this decade....all M-B had was that Gullwing... Cadillac on the other hand... Oh...and this is about Corvettes... Awesome History from M-B Ditto for Corvette As much as you want to show German bravado SMK4565... The Corvette... well, Ill let the Corvette speak for itself... No matter how nice that Gullwing is...no matter how posh the new SLs are evolved from that first Gullwing... Corvettes...well...they are winners!!! I dont think Mary Barra wants anything else...I think she is PROUD what GM has to offer...I think she is PROUD what the Corvette is all about...I think she is PROUD in the company she is leading...

Because the competition hasn't beat them yet. 10-15 years ago pick up based big SUVs were all there were. Then the GL game along and beat all the other guys and even beat the Escalade in sales a couple times. Add the X7 in there, updated Q7 and slowly they may eat away at those truck based sales. Remember when the Explorer, Blazer, Envoy, 4Runner and all those 90s SUVs were body on frame? Then the Lexus RX showed the world a luxury crossover, soon all those body on framers were gone, and every brand pushed crossovers because they rode and handled better, got better gas mileage etc. The Escalade is well done, GM is the best at big body on frame SUVs. But that is a dying breed. The Tahoe/Escalade my survive as the last of the breed while Toyota, Ford, Nissan give up that market. The Escalade hits that sweetspot of huge, bling, flashy, and pop culture icon, but it is going to be hard for Lincoln to copy all that. That is why they should attack from a different angle. Dying breed? Maybe for everybody else...Cadillac is marketing their Escalade the way they should be...playing to their strengths... Big...brash...loud...American...and THAT includes being body on frame... Maybe in the future...Cadillac will have to change...but if that were to happen...that would mean that the public interest and taste for the Tahoe....the Yukon....the Suburban...and the unrelated Jeep Wrangler in this family of BOF SUVs would be changing...and I dont see that happening in the near future... And NO! The 'Gator is actually the ORIGINAL AMERICAN in your face BOF luxury SUV...technically...one could argue Bravada....but not big...not brash...not full sized... Lincoln let the 'Gator play second fiddle to the 'Slade. If Lincoln did not let the 'Gator rot on the vine....perhaps the 'Slade would be the one suffering on the old GMT 900 platform today... It aint hard for Lincoln to recapture what Cadillac has with their 'Gator...they could ride the 'Slade's coat tails...the 'Gator still has mojo left...its up to Lincoln to tap into that mojo... PS: The M-B beat the 'Slade in sales a couple of times...because M-B...German...but it really says a lot for GM and Cadillac to fight off the M-B and continue to play to Cadillac's past history for big, brash, loud and obnoxious cars...IE...playing to their strenghts...EVERYBODY loves a big and arrogant Cadillac...

I have to agree, the design of the SUVs that will come from the companies that I mentioned...including M-B...are designing their SUVs very generic like. The German SUVs succeed because of the badge they carry...because of the help of the cars they built in their history. With the exception of M-B...because M-B has some serious cred with trucks... Rolls Royce and Bentley and Lambo...have the car prestige behind them as well, but have ZERO cred with trucks... BMW succeeded...marketing...and cred with everything they built other than cars...such as airplane engines and motorcycles have been top notch,..and their cars are prom queens... Porsche built tanks during WW2... Lamborghini...well...they failed the first time around...and the cliche saying that I always hear is 3 times a charm... It doesnt hurt Hyundai to try. Its only money...after all.