Camino LS6

I knew that one was coming. Oh well, I set myself up for it. But, to answer the question, not really. I really don't want anything smaller than a GTO. I can see that car being a good thing generally, and I'd support the decision to build it, but I want something bigger.

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The pricing isn't the issue, it is the whole "soft-luxury" approach. That's all that large FWD cars are good for in my view.

Too much bad news today. I just hope that the G8 ST gets here before certain twits that shall remain nameless kill all of the cars I care about.

Perhaps. But nothing on that list would appeal to me personally.

Some of that sounds ok to me, but I just don't think a big FWD car belongs anywhere but Buick.

That remains to be seen.

Umm Ven, Northie said NG Malibu - not the current car.

I agree to a point. The Malibu (and a theorectical LWB version) have the mid-large FWD sedan market covered. A RWD Chevy sedan is another market entirely, and could be a good thing. A new FWD Impala would be a plague on the Malibu, and as a "decontented" Buick, would smack of old-fashioned badge-engineering. I'd rather see them fleet the current car to the end and put the Impala name on a shelf for a while. With or without the RWD zeta .

except that it will parisitize the Malibu.

Some around the net are calling this a done deal. If true, it proves that there are still some $h!heads in power at GM.

Ugh. Her priorities make me want to puke.

Keyword: option

Sad to say, I have to agree.

Unfortunately, we live in a time when the tight focus of each brand requires that a rationing of models based on a given architecture be used. How about this: Zeta Caddy: DTS/STS replacement on LWB version Chevy: Camaro On its own dedicated WB, Impala/Caprice on LWB version with value-based equiptment levels offered in Sedan/Convertible form only. Buick: Park Avenue on SWB with all the creature comforts, Riviera convertible Pontiac: the G8 "family" all in the performance vein, with the only Sport Truck and Wagon offered on Zeta EPII: Buick: large FWD luxury sedan Chevy/Saturn: Crossovers/Minivans Alpha: Pontiac: lineup of bodystyles - all performance Chevy: small, value-priced coupe/sedan/vert Buick: entry level compact luxury sedan Caddy: premium small vert EDIT: It's all a trade-off. Pontiac doesn't get a Firebird, Chevy doesn't get a Chevelle lineup, Buick doesn't get a Coupe...

I always have a plan before I leave. If I got such a call, I would then plan that leg of the trip. Having this junk available as an option is fine with me - if there is a return on the investment to do so.

Perhaps. But it would be interesting to see if it could supplement re-charging using ducting that would already allow airflow. Maybe a balance could be struck. Interesting idea.

Alpha platform

I think Buick is the only place a large FWD sedan belongs in the GM lineup.

I'd try to baby the current car along until you are ready to get what you really want. Just do what you can to be ready a bit sooner than planned.

I bet you guys are surprised that I haven't chimed-in on this yet. The truth is, I'm not sure what the right move would be at this moment. I am sure that another FWD sedan larger than Malibu would be a mistake. The word "hiatus" keeps coming to mind when I think of Impala. As large GM sedans go, I could see Pontiac benefitting from being the only RWD offering for a while and Buick benefitting from being the only FWD offering for a while. That said, a zeta-based Caprice (LWB) in somewhat limited production, could provide the step-up Chevy needs while not treading on Buick nor Pontiac. A value-priced RWD large sedan would have a ready market though not one that replaces the FWD Impala directly. A direct replacement would damage Malibu in an unacceptable way.

I can't remember the quote exactly, but it goes something like this: "Rarely are members of your true family raised under the same roof". Sorry you suffered such blatant disrespect in your own home.

Change the fuel not the cars. Everything else is unsupportable bull$h! that flies in the face of human nature. We will never accept microcars, and microcars will never solve the problem. Oil is the flaw in the system, and the only solution lies in supplanting it with a renewable, domestic variety of sources.

Mapquest is easy and free, and the best option. I like to know where I'm going before I go, and thus have a sense of my location, direction, and destination in my mind during the trip. Because of always having done this, I have a great sense of direction and am never really "lost". I'll never have to worry that some failure of a nav system will leave me stranded - I use my mind to get where I'm going. I will never choose Onstar nor NAV voluntarily. If I can't avoid getting it in a car because of option bundling it will go unused, and in the case of Onstar, will not be renewed when the free year expires. I don't need this crap and don't want to pay for it.

Love it!