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IIRC It was offered only in 2008.

Reminds me of when the cluster in my Cavalier went screwy towards the end... mine was just a junction box by the dead pedal that had bent pins.

Saw and drove it today... I'm fairly impressed. No Accidents, clean CARFAX. For a seven year old car the leather is cherry, no rips tears or nicks. Everything works but the fog lights are burned out- a couple nicks here and there but in relatively good shape. Current owners cared enough about it to keep it garaged and give it a 3M treatment on the front end. I'm going to get the service history tomorrow and hopefully we'll make a decision. Engine pulls nice and strong, transmission shifts smoothly- you really get the sense that the 90-Degree V6 feels nicer to rev than the 60-Degree V6 in my Impala, just feels more substantial and balanced. What I can say is that it has: Tinted O/S Mirrors Driver's Side Impact Airbag Sunroof ComfortTemp Digital Climate Control Electrochromic Mirror FE3 Suspension (Significantly firmer than the FE1 Suspension in my Impala- it doesn't float and I'm not sure how I feel about that ) Tire Pressure Monitor It isn't without a couple of small faults. First of all the ignition lock cylinder doesn't seem to have much resistance in it- when turning the car off it goes right in to ACC very easily. Maybe the ignition cylinder should be replaced. Also the trim panel around the transmission shifter is loose but it seems that it moves around a bit as the car is shifted from Park-->Reverse-->Drive so maybe just years of repetitive stress loosened up the retaining clips. That's probably a DIY fix. Doesn't seem to be much wrong with it. My only concern is that the foglights both being burnt out could be an electrical problem. Parking, Hi and Lo Beam lights all work fine- are they all on the same circut? *(Directed at anyone who might have a 1997-04 W-Body Wiring Diagram)*

Southern Alberta (where I live and where these cars are) is a relatively dry place. We may have long cold winters but they are more manageable because it's a dry cold. Despite our harsh winters we get 1/3 the precipitation that Philadelphia gets in an average year. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calgary#Climate Also we use a lot of gravel on the roads but compared to most cities we don't use a whole lot of salt. We only put down salt when there has been recent precipitation and the temperature of the road is between 0* and -5*, anything colder than that and it's a 96% Gravel 4% Salt mix.

This is Canada after all...

I offer you mad props for selecting that cool new retro License Plate.

Appears to be driven rather frequently too.

http://calgary.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-classic-cars-LATE-50S-AND-EARLY-60s-CLASSIC-CAR-COLLECTION-W0QQAdIdZ233713929 1960 Buick LeSabre, running, restorable 1959 Buick Invicta, running, restorable 1961 Ford Galaxie, running, restorable 1963 Mercury Monterrey, not running, restorable 1960 Pontiac Strato-Chief, running, restorable 3x 1959 Pontiac Parts Cars

It was sold by the time we got there Good news is we found this one which we will be looking at on Sunday. 2003 Buick Regal LS, $7300, 77000km/48000mi, Light Sandrift Metallic

I absolutely love how coordinated and in-sync the interior and exterior designs of cars were during that period.

I have to say that I've been impressed with the CTS' design on all models (Esp. Sedan and Coupe) and quality but every time I find myself sitting inside one I can't help but find a bunch of things about it that make me uncomfortable. Seats are all wrong and there isn't a lot of front knee room. It feels cramped up front for a car of its size. Then again if I was a Cadillac buyer in the first place I'd be more in the mold of the DTS/XTS anyway- so my practicality and space focused biases are irrelevant to others who have different likes and needs.

I'm repressing what I just saw.

Hang on Canada, you know Polygamy is the next thing to be declared unconstitutional. That's partially why British Columbia backed off of going after those people in Bountiful, BC lately- the fear that it would lead to something like this.

*Bump* We are going to look at a 2003 Buick LeSabre Limited Celebration Edition tomorrow... Specifically this one: 60'000km/36'000mi, 9900$ Top of the line loaded LeSabre for the model year -One Owner -Two Tone Tan/Cocoa leather interior -Nice Driftwood colored woodgrain -HUD (!!!!!!!!!) -Rainsense -Mirror integrated turn signals -Stabilitrak My brother finally got his full license and surprise of surprises insurance was north of 6500$. As a result it would appear the plan from here on out is to find a decent older car with lower insurance rates. This seems like a fitting candidate and my brother is just as taken with it as I am.

Just logged onto Facebook today to find that GMC has declared Roger and His Envoy "GMC fan of the Week". Congrats Roger!

It's always a fecking Toyota isn't it? Glad to hear that you are alright!

What a bizarre looking interior... I will reserve judgment until I see some press photos of it but it looks awful busy.

Be grateful you don't live in Canada: F*ck! I also priced out a 2LT to my specs

I understand how the US One Dollar Bill is iconic and all, and of all the bills that would probably be the one that many would pick specifically not to change- but in my opinion having a dollar bill is an idiotic waste of time. We replaced our one and two dollar bills with coins- they last longer. I like the idea of putting pioneers like Amelia Earhart or MLK on the bills, maybe they could be worked into the back of the bill so that the same Presidents appear on the face of the bill. As you can see from the Canadian bills posted below, they could redesign the back of the bills and work all of the symbolic stuff into the back of the bill while keeping the fronts of the bills simple and clean. For comparison's sake- Canadian Bills

Forget the STS, you don't want a post 100k Northstar headache. The Caprice, 88 and Century on the list you posted are all worth a look. Panthers ditto.

August, 2004 Market Mall Parking Lot, Calgary AB my 1997 Dahlia Blue Cavalier 2.2L Sedan

Those Mark VIIIs were cool cars but I hear that it's actually impossible to find a replacement for those taillights which were actually NEON lights. Lots of people who have kept these cars seem to have gone to LED.

The 2LT Sedan I priced + NAV, Driver Convenience Package and Disc Brakes, Black Granite with Ebony/Brick interior came in at 24800 USD$ Guess I'll have to see what the Canadian pricing is like but if it's the way I think it will go (aka more expensive here), might almost be worth looking at a plain-jane Regal 2.4L.

Run don't walk into buying that sweet Delta 88