trinacriabob

yeah, I'm in Florida right now, so, response to thread: flat as in pancake flat

Hoover

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I was running errands and also popped into a Chevy dealership. They were refreshingly nice. I asked about 08s and there weren't too many on the lots. I then asked how much the extended warranty would be. Now, keeping in mind that the powertrain warranty is 5/100, the extended warranty for everything else to go 6/90 with a $100 deduct nudges $1,500 for a basic Impala 3.5 and $1,400 if you do the $200 deduct. Yikes...I was expecting $1,000 to $1,100. I bought the extended warranty for my Regal when there was basic 3/36. It was the 6/72 and it cost me about $ 700. What's the deal? I mean, the powertrain is now up to 5/100. Why so much for the balance? Is this just the retail price that can be dealt down? Any thoughts?

...somehow, I don't think you are the only one experiencing this dynamic ...

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While I may not have gotten a new car, I DID get hand-me downs....two Cutlass Supremes to be exact. I think it's a bit much to give a kid a NEW car, especially an expensive one, unless they paid for at least part of it. I don't have so much of a problem with a nicely depreciated 5- or 6-year old car that might have low miles and/or a lot of life left in it.

Whatever, I always put sports behind academic rankings...you know me, I'm an a-hole that way. I am not a believer in what I call "sports theory." Instead, like statistics, each game is a discrete (sp) occurrence.That must be a blow to their psyche. An employee of my last firm is at U of M right now doing an MBA, so he must be fuming. Regardless, I would have rather been a Wolverine than an Illini, but U of M doesn't reclass your residency status if you start out as out-of-state while U of I did (or does). What happened with Oregon yesterday against Univ. of Houston....I happened to be in Eugene yesterday...that effed up Subaru jockey town...

Well, let's see, who on here has a thing for GMan.....PCS....Delaware....and gated enclaves of the affluent?

The queen of doublewide:Tonya Harding

Post a picture of your wife so WE can decide!Nice sled. I think I already posted that my Dad had the following year's coupe with an inline six. Like some of the moronic things he said and thought, he had always affirmed Pontiacs were duds because a close friend of his got a lemon. Turns out his LeMans coupe was the BEST car he'd ever owned...it NEVER stranded him...not even once.

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Agree with your list, except for this. The general angularity of recent Cadillac models has increased their visual appeal...and sales. Twenty years ago, would we have ever thought that 20- to 40-year olds would have aspired to an Escalade or CTS (true, those models didn't exist)...but to a Cadillac? Cool. That's progress!

PB, babe, the reason why I think the vinyl top helps is because the bottom part of the vinyl top assembly aligns with the greenhouse's beltine. On the coupe, particularly, the beltine of the fixed "opera" window was way off that of the doors and, "architecturally," it didn't flow. The vinyl evens it all out, though they are prone to rust at the edges......back to the Buick

It's not being financed by a company. I'm on my own, and that's expensive. Plus, I don't have AV type money (!)...I was in SD last week and thought about you, bud!

Thanks for the response. The thing that sickens me in the gut is a repair in the middle of nowhere. I've driven a Cutlass Supreme in the mid 100's back and forth across the US to go to school and only had (1) a flat, and (2) a busted radiator hose between Las Vegas, NV and Saint George UT, and it was hot outside.

You tell him, my Croatian friend!

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Well, it's time to roll up the sleeves, scout out the few places I've identified I would live and go look for a job (since I finished this night time degree just before the summer). Monday, I leave for Atlanta and Florida via plane. If I get the vibe and it's a go, I was thinking of taking my car down first (since that's the diciest) and then move myself down and job hunt (can't do that from Portland). Ok, so, what about the car...my Regal 3800 coupe some of you like to rag on? At 238,000 miles, I'm thinking of bringing her, or actually, having her cart my ass down to Atlanta. New stuff (within the last year to 6 months): all brakes, all tires, all struts, spark plug wires. Tonight, for the hell of it, I checked the mpg to tell me how "tight" the engine is. I gassed up in Eugene OR (don't get me started), had him round up to the nearest 25 cents. I did the same in Portland 97.7 miles later. This was the most unruffled trip: set cruise at 60 mph, that's 1700 rpm, no A/C and never stepped on the brake once, plus it's pancake flat on I-5 in that stretch. It took 2.67 gallons, as rounded up to the nearest 25 cents. That's 36 mpg. Can that be real? Unbelievable. Thus, I will NOT be doing the tune-up as I had planned. So, would you do it with the car? Any advice or caveats? Help me out. What would concern you? The proposed route: 1 - Portland to SLC 2 - SLC to Denver 3 - Denver to KC 4 - KC to Champaign, IL (to see my alma mater) 5 - Champaign, IL to Indianapolis 6 - Indianapolis to Atlanta

Good idea for a thread: Smallish greenhouses (i.e, how the 04 + GP went vs. 97-03)...just not safe Hefty C-pillars...again, just not safe Bulbous, rounded lines (yes, that includes the Enclave) Rear headrests on small cars that already are hard to see out of (just lived in a G6 for a week) Aggressively bolstered bucket seats Gray, tan and black interiors only, if that Seat fabrics that are NOT soft to the touch Blingy chrome tips on exhaust that stare you in the face 18" and 19" wheels and skinny tires Engine deco shrouds that cover the ENTIRE engine bay

cop

Ok, ok, I'm tempted to say Intrigue but I will defer to my childhood love, even prior to my being able to drive one: The 1975 or 1976 Olds Cutlass Salon coupe with buckets, console, rally gauges, the color keyed rally wheels. and the ultra-quiet and long-lasting Olds Rocket 260 V8.

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Thanks, I probably would...more so than Sharon Bush...LOL. Response to thread: mortgage

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