trinacriabob

I seriously think this was invented. It can't be real. Unbelievable.

Como sei terribile! LOL. (I had to use the letters I was given, I thought) My response to thread: shoe

echos

It is scary in a way. I can't believe THAT many cars were "fleet sales." Buick's traditional core market is growing in numbers, so the fact that Buick sales are as far down as they are surprises me...so what are elderly people of means buying? LaX is certainly an improvement over Century/Regal. The Lucerne is also more uptown than the duo it replaces. (However, having sat in a Lucerne leads me to believe that the bulky proportions to the rear in its thick high trunk and C-pillar, as well as some blind spots, may not be liked by the elderly buyer, despite its rakish styling). Pontiac's line-up is readjusting itself toward better clarity. Let's see what happens. In Chevyland, the Impala is doing well...and why not? It's a great value and nicer looking/better finished than its pre-update version. I think it will get better....not by leaps and bounds, but certainly upward.

rose

coitus interruptus

I think the Intrigue was, and still is, the most successful W-body. Automotive reviews were generally flattering. Equipped correctly, it is a timeless beauty.I think the W-body morphed fairly well. Most patrons have had great service from them. My 1992 Regal stands at 232,210 miles today. (I think I will go for the 250,000 mile mark while still purchasing a new car). The Regal coupe (1988-1996) was also a decent looking car and, it too, improved...starting out with the undesirable raspy and underpowered 2.8 litre V6 and then introducing the 3800 V6 two years later as an option for that car. I don't think this has so much to do with Roger Smith, as much as I think he lacked vision....he came from the bean-counting side of the house and was not tied into the design and technology side of GM. The W-body was the response at the time and the trio of coupes probably came first because the W-body was the "contemporary" response to the RWD opera-windowed nameplates that preceded them through 1987 and were also dearly loved. In fact, the Taurus at which the W-bodies were aimed only "expired" last year, having had one in Pensacola last June as a rental. I think the black eye isn't from the W-bodies. It was from the poor reliability, bad timing and lack of focus found in many of the other lines, particularly during the 1980s.

sore

breast feeding

anxiety

Mr. T

That's a keeper, Flybry, so funny. I agree. I love the dash in the car and the in-dash ignition. It's unique and a great leap forward from 1997-2003. I wish they had done a little bit better job on the exterior. You can't throw a rock without hitting a rental GP these days. I see them EVERYWHERE. In fact, I spent a weekend not long ago in one of these base models to go mess around up in Chico, CA. I had fun driving around my base model GP.

athlete's foot

Right you are...they had better price the entry level car at $ 29.5 K or so...no more than that. Lucerne comes in at mid-20s and that's a Buick.I don't know if I like it. The shortness and bluntness of the front end doesn't grab me. It does look too much like a previous-gen BMW. Also, considering it's replacing the Bonneville, it looks small. It should be at least the size of an Audi A8.

While the LaCrosse and the Impala will continue through 2008 MY at Oshawa GM Canada plant, the curtain will fall on both the Grand Prix and the Monte Carlo at mid-year, or December 2007. That's 10 or so more months of production on these cars. I guess that's to retool the portion of the Oshawa plant that will put out RWD cars. Some of you will be ecstatic. I just wish they had done a better job with these cars in the first place, allowing them to complete the full model year. Oh well.

mushrooms

face

Congrats on your 100th birthday, Capriceman, what's behind the longevity?

anesthesia

bidet

brick house

octopus

polyglot

bilingual

Have you guys heard about the mountain lion that attacked an elderly couple hiking in the Redwoods in northern California? This blew my mind since that area looks more like Oregon, damp, with tall trees and ferns. I always thought these animals hung out where it's more parched and scrubby...like the Gold Country parts of the lower Sierra. The man has gotten better but now his condition is worse. I feel really bad for him. I'm holding good thoughts for him. In fact, there was a fatal mountain lion attack in the mid-1990s on a jogger on the outskirts of Auburn, a mere 30 miles east of Sacramento where people swim and raft in the river there. You are supposed to face them straight on. They go for the rear of your neck and head and tend to stalk / attack from behind. I can't believe that these 80 to 120 pound cats are capable of doing this much damage to people that weigh up to twice what they do. Are you afraid of mountain lions, bears, alligators or any creatures in the wild? Any stories? Any sightings? Does your area have them?