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Neither does that parent.

No; he merely calls it 'The Truth About Cars'. >:/

funkypunnk= >>"...you need to rebuild all of your wheel cylinders unless that has been done recently. They only last about 7 years on a rebuild and they tend to go out all of a sudden."<< Wheel cylinders (rebuilt or original) do not common last only 7 years! Commonplace longevity is measured in decades, not years, especially if seeing even infrequent use. >>"My 66 Pontiac Catalina Convt which is based on the same chassis as the Electra."<< Dear God in Heaven, they're not even close.

What in this thread could possibly remind me of the parent who proclaims his/her love for their child meanwhile beating them violently with a leather strap?

The company isn't one atom more American than it was in 1957. They gotten a lot better at building cars (tho not so much trucks) that appeal to the consumers of the country they heavily target and heavily profit from, but that doesn't change what the company is nor --in and of itself-- will it ever. It's a wildly idealistic nontruth. In that "other way"... American cars are a lot closer to Japanese cars than they were 40 years ago; does that make American cars "Japanese" now?

toyota "American"?? A-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! *Laughs himself into a third hernia.*

BV- your 'rents can always get a &#036;h&#33;ty little sentra or a &#036;h&#33;ty little accent- keep hopin'! And lay off Sixty8- he's a kid with a kid and no house; he need a SECOND high-end infiniti to maintain, insure & pay off like he needs... I dunno... E boli. It's easy to spend someone else's money but you don't have real bills to pay or a family to provide for. You want him to go broke and move into your attic?

NASCAR died sometime in the 1980s, when the cars began being templates with different grille decals. Give me 1962 and I'm there. Otherwise, I'll be out in my shop building my drag Buick.

Of course: peanut butter and jelly in the same sandwich.

What an ignorant, agenda-driven douchebag. He gave the 270-HP toyota/lexus gx470 4 stars for performance with a 0-60 time of 8.1 (vs. 2 stars for the for the "slow" 6.3-sec Escalade). Oh, and the live axle in the toyota is "mechanically robust" for the 'rough stuff'... like a single solitary badge-engineered toyota SUV has ever intentionally gone off-road. I see he's "reviewed" multiple copies of the same BMW models, tho, like there's a shortage of BMW joyrides. Farago- a mind is a terrible thing to waste.

The real issue with the Average Buyer Age is that numerous sources compile numbers thru different methods and of different samplings. I have seen marketedly different numbers for the same marque within the same year. There is no 'correct' number because each & every published ABA is such a limited sampling it's statistically invalid. The Pontiac number very well may be a simple ABA of each nameplate averaged together as opposed to a sales-weighed average. That said, I agree: a change of more than even 2 years in ABA using the same methods of finding those numbers year-to-year, is highly unlikely. Cadillac's dropped 4 or 5 years, but it was over a 3 or 4 year time span. Now... I agree also with Camino- if verifyable methods of compilation are given from the same source, stock can be taken in the trend one way or another.

I see it, I see it! Lessee... style # 48467, Electra 225 Custom convertible. The convertible was not offered in the Electra 225 48200 Series; this is officially an Electra 225 Custom. 7,175 built. Original base price: $4,378. Shipping weight (no options, no fuel): 4298. 325 HP 401 "nailhead" V-8. Standard equipment: front & rear Custom seat belts with front seat retractors, Step-On parking brake w/ warning lamp, door-operated courtesy lamps, electric clock, dual horns, lower door carpeting, 2-speed wipers/washers, back-up lamps, glovebox & map lamps, Custom-padded seat cushions, Glare-Proof mirror, power steering, power brakes, Super Turbine automatic. Power windows, power seats, AM-FM, tilt wheel, A/C, 4-note horn, Electro-Cruise, automatic trunk release, cornering lights are the major available options. Big questions are: does it have buckets? Does it have the 425 V-8? You are extremely lucky to receive such a fine gift. Let's see pics!! EDIT: waitamdamnminnit: Post #1 you say "coupe" and post #2 you say "convertible". Which is it?

"We all" don't know: I know almost nothing about it. If it was officially raced, how many years/ generations there were, powerplants... what video games it's been in.... And GT-R "easily" handling as well as the Z06... what would make you believe that?? It's still overpriced by 30 grand.

Dodge as a marque has a good 50 years of racing & performance heritage- so it's understandable that the Viper has longevity at that price level. "nissan".... doesn't even come close.

Nice hyundai! >>"What is with this new style of the lights on the trunk being 3/4ths the height of the lights on the fenders..."<< Taint new. BMW, toyota and (one more I can't recall at the moment) have used these fractured, lothesomely assymetrical lenses for many years. Blech.

I really question the 'legendary' claim for the GT-R. The car has never been imported in the U.S.- it's exposure in the NA market is from video games, correct? That's akin to Paris Hilton's claim to fame in my book, but that's just one man's opinion. nissan & infinti are the same company- it shouldn't matter which badge is glued to the car. And the extremely limited market for the vehicle will buy no matter what the badge says. But "nissan" simply doesn't have the established cache' to support a $65K car. In as much as it really doesn't matter in the long run- if the price is going to be that ridiculously high, the car should probably be an "infiniti". But the best move would be to get the price down where it belongs: closer to $30K.

bowtie_dude: >>"The only proof she needs is the fact that GM has went from 60% marketshare to 25%..."<< GM's historical peak marketshare never hit 60%, tho it may have been 58%. >>"...in a matter of two decades,..."<< Nope- the high 50s percentile was in the late 1960s, which would be nearly 40-years ago, not 20. Do not forget that every new brand in the U.S. market reduces everyone else's marketshare automatically, regardless of GM's volume. It's an empty 'sliced-pie' statistic, heavily over-emphasized. >>"...that GM hasn't had a #1 selling car in ANY segment in years..."<< Full-size pick-ups; Silverado & Sierra have exceeded the F-150 numerous times in the last 20 years. You cannot by rights dismiss charges of bias while spouting wildly innaccurate 'facts'. >>"You don't build &#036;h&#33;ty cars for 20 years and then expect everyone to jump back on board when your cars because also-rans instead of never-rans."<< If GM's marketshare fell because of "&#036;h&#33;ty cars for 20 years", pray tell us what was the cause of the OTHER prior 20 years of marketshare decline? Or did you mean to say that GM unilaterally built "&#036;h&#33;ty cars" for 40 years?

Wait. Did the toyota-sucking media not report the average buyer age of the toyota brand by itself?? {re-reads....} It's unclear: is 45 yrs the average of toyota & scion TOGETHER?? If so, what the everlovin' hell is the average buyer age of toyota without scion: 65?? 72??? This could be monsterous....

Uhhh, $65K for a nissan? I don't believe most gamers have that kind of scratch.

What's a starving marvin? Pic is not a mummy but it is a dead guy. One day we'll all be dead.

I don't recall which trim level: I'll check it and get a few pics next chance I get...

ANY oiled-element air filter will only give you X-more HP for the first few months or so (IMO) of daily driving before dirt, dust & debris rob you of power over factory-spec filters. Unless you intend to clean it 6 times a year. The CAI --assuming it's well-designed-- should provide more power regardless. I would use the CAI package with a paper element for best results.

I agree with you Camino LS6: I have yet to see an import that either appeals to me... or even matches the hype that accompanies any of them. I spent 2 weeks in a '02 passat (with 29K miles)- why this car didn't have the amazing-fantastic interior I hear people bragging on VWs about, I don't know, Perhaps it had been completely swapped out for one from a mitsubishi because it was absolutely nothing special or appealing. As usual. Mis-aligned pieces, horrible seat adjustment controls, unlabeled switches, marginal ergonomics. Had 1 nice feature- the 'puddle lights' in the bottom of the doors. Whoopie-&#036;h&#33;. Add to that the regular mechanical issues it's had and the typical german throttle & braking lag, and the staggering subceptibility to cross-winds and you have a thoroughly marginal sedan. How & why people overlook these faults, I cannot fathom. I would (and have numerous times) bought & drove daily a vintage vehicle, tho this comes more from an appreciation for a well-built, user-friendly car with a minimum of plastic than anything else.

My dad just bought a Lucerne to replace his stellar-reliable '98 LeSabre Custom (which replaced his flawlessly-reliable '90 LeSabre). It's a silvery-blue color, has the V-6. Haven't driven it yet. Nice car.

My best friend lifted my girl when I went away to college in Detroit. Quickly turned out; he did me a huge favor (she was really messed up), tho at the time I was understandably pissed. The friendship was too strong to suffer for it and everything was fine shortly after.