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Hopefully most of them stick with the Lucerne and don't do such things to the LaCrosse.

This is the actual steelie:

That'd be a waste of your money, no one would ever honk. As for me, it'd be pretty sweet to do some type of forced induction, headers, and exhaust on the GTO. I'd be happy with just headers and exhaust, though.

Equinox Vehicle Highlights: Standard 17" painted aluminum wheels Available (Q6D) 18" machined aluminum wheels Available (R3P) 19" chrome aluminum wheels 2.4L DOHC 4-cylinder SIDI (Spark Ignition Direct Injection) with VVT (Variable Valve Timing) provides 182 hp and delivers 30 mpg EPA highway rating (FWD) Standard active noise cancellation with 2.4L engine Available (LF1) 3.0L DOHC V6 SIDI (Spark Ignition Direct Injection) with VVT (Variable Valve Timing) provides 264 hp and delivers 25 mpg EPA highway rating (FWD) 6-speed automatic transmission with overdrive, driver shift control and automatic grade braking ECO button, alters shift patterns and powertrain calibrations to provide maximum fuel economy All-new exterior styling All-new expressive interior with refined dual-cockpit "Ice Blue" LED interior ambient lighting Seating that delivers world class comfort and appearance Improved multi-flex rear seat provides 3-position recline and segment leading rear leg room Available (TB5) power programmable liftgate Power operated rear child security door locks Available advanced remote start Available (UD7) rear parking assist Available (UVC) rearview camera system Available rear seat DVD entertainment system Available USB port and 40 GB hard drive Available (UPF) Bluetooth for phone Interior Color Combinations: Jet Black/Light Titaninum Jet Black Jet Black/Brownstone Exterior Colors: Gold Mist Metallic Silver Ice Metallic Black Granite Metallic Black Cyber Gray Metallic Navy Blue Metallic Summit White Mocha Steel Metallic Cardinal Red Metallic I will post additional models and the changes and new features become available.

STEEL WHEELS? WTF?

LaCrosse Vehicle Highlights: (GAN) Quicksilver Metallic exterior color (GAO) Gold Mist Metallic exterior color (GAP) Midnight Blue Metallic exterior color (GAQ) Red Jewel Tintcoat exterior color (GAR) Carbon Black Metallic exterior color (GAZ) Summit White exterior color (GBN) White Diamond Tricoat exterior color (GHA) Mocha Steel Metallic exterior color (AFA) Cocoa/Light Cashmere cloth seats (AFB) Dark Titanium/Light Titanium cloth seats (AFC) Cocoa/Light Cashmere leather-appointed seats (AFE) Dark Titanium/Light Titanium leather-appointed seats (AFG) Jet Black leather-appointed seats (AFD) Cocoa/Light Cashmere perforated leather-appointed seats (AFF) Dark Titanium/Light Titanium perforated leather-appointed seats (AFH) Jet Black perforated leather-appointed seats (PYX) 17" high vent steel wheels with flush cover (standard on CX) (Q04) 17" machined aluminum wheels (available on CX) (PW2) 18" machined-faced aluminum, painted wheels (standard on CXL) (Q52) 18" chrome-plated wheels (available on CXL, standard on CXS) (Q70) 19" 9-spoke painted, machined alloy wheels (included and only available on CXS with (PCZ) Touring Package) (PDD) Comfort and Convenience Package #1, includes (CJ2) dual-zone automatic climate control, (DD8) inside rearview auto-dimming mirror, (UPF) Bluetooth for phone, (APG) driver 2-way power lumbar, (BTV) remote vehicle starter system, (AG2) front passenger 6-way power seat adjuster and (UG1) Universal Home Remote (standard on CXL and CXS, available on CX) (PCM) Comfort and Convenience Package #2, includes (UD7) Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist, (A45) memory settings and (DLG) auto-dimming outside rearview mirrors (standard on CXS, available on CXL) (PCK) Luxury Package, includes (NR5) leather and wood grain heated steering wheel, (KU1) driver ventilated seat, (KU3) front passenger ventilated seat, perforated leather-appointed seating, (DB3) power rear sunshade, (ATH) E-Z Key Passive Entry System and (BTM) keyless start (standard on CXS, available on CXL) (PCI) Driver Confidence Package, includes (UFT) Side Blind Zone Alert, (TT2) Xenon, articulating High-intensity Discharge (HID) headlamps and (UV6) Head-Up Display (available on CXL and CXS) (PCZ) Touring Package, includes (Q70) 19" (48.3 cm) 9-spoke painted, machined alloy wheels, (QWT) P245/40R19 all-season, blackwall tires, (F45) Chassis continuously variable real time damping and Sport Mode Selectivity (available on CXS) (PDB) Entertainment Package, includes (UQA) harman/kardon 280-watt 9-speaker system, (USR) USB port and (KI6) 120V power outlet (standard on CXS, available on CX and CXL) (AW7) Rear seat mounted thorax air bags (available on all models) (UYE) AM/FM/XM audio system with single disc CD and MP3 player, auxiliary jack input, seek-and-scan, digital clock, auto-tone control, speed-compensated volume and TheftLock (standard on all models) (UYS) Audio system with navigation, single CD/DVD player, 40GB Hard Drive Device, MP3 playback, HDD-based navigation and (UVC) rearview camera system (available on CXL and CXS) (UWG) Rear seat dual-display DVD entertainment system, includes (UYZ) AM/FM/XM CD/DVD player stereo and rear seat dual-display DVD in the headrests (available on CXL and CXS) (UDC) Single color and (UDD) Multi-color Enhanced driver instrument information (single color standard on CX and CXL, multi-color standard on CXS) (TSP) Custom Lighting, interior front and rear reading, front and rear door and console ambient lighting, front foot well, puddle lights and instrument panel light pipe (standard on all models) (VY7) Leather-wrapped shift knob (standard on all models) (C3U) Oversized, power sunroof (available on CXL and CXS) LED rear stop tail lamps (standard on all models) (G96) Electronic limited slip differential (standard on CXL AWD) (F46) All-wheel drive (standard on CXL AWD) (LF1) 3.0L DOHC, V6 Variable Valve Timing, Spark Ignition Direct Injection engine (standard on CX and CXL) (LLT) 3.6L DOHC, V6 Variable Valve Timing, Spark Ignition Direct Injection engine (standard on CXS) (GNA) front MacPherson strut suspension (standard on all models) (GNC) rear 4-link suspension (standard on CX) (GNE) rear H-arm suspension (standard on CXL and CXS) (MH2/MH4) 6-speed electronically controlled automatic transmissions with overdrive and Driver Shift Control, tap up/tap down ((MH2) standard on CX, CXL (FWD) and CXS, (MH4) standard on CXL (AWD)) I will update as other model changes become available.

CTS Sport Wagon New features: CTS Sport Wagon Model New exterior and interior color codes Exterior color (GGX) Tuscan Bronze ChromaFlair. Available at extra charge. Exterior color (GIM) Vanilla Latte. (K14) Air filtration system, automatic cabin odor filtration (03F) Wood Trim Package. (Q0M) P245/45ZR19 Y-rated summer performance blackwall tires. (PJ2) 19" x 8.5" polished aluminum wheels. (LF1) 3.0L V6 SIDI DOHC VVT Engine. Changes: (UJ6) Tire Pressure Monitor System RPO changes to (UJM) (T96) Fog lamps RPO change to (T3U) (TT6) Xenon HID headlamps RPO changes to (T4F) (B19) and (B20) Wood Trim Packages RPO Codes change to (03F) Wood Trim Package. SRX Standard Features: 3.0L SIDI HF V6 with 260 hp 6-speed automatic transmission with tap-up/tap-down feature 18" painted aluminum wheels 4-wheel anti-lock brakes 8-speaker Bose audio system Dual-zone HVAC Electronic park brake Rear cargo area under floor storage StabiliTrak USB connectivity for MP3 playback devices Optional Features 20" all-season tires 20" chromed wheels 20" uplevel premium painted aluminum wheels Automatic air circulation/air quality sensor AWD with eLSD Bluetooth Chrome roof rails Fog lamps Headlamp washers Heated driver and front passenger seats HID headlamps with Adaptive Forward Lighting High navigation radio with rear camera Universal Home Remote Humidity sensor Leather seating surfaces Auto-dimming inside rearview mirror Auto-dimming outside rearview mirror Memory Package Power adjustable pedals Power folding outside rearview mirrors Power liftgate with adjustable height settings Power lumbar Rainsense wipers Real Time Damping Rear cargo storage (includes U-Rail System) Rear seat entertainment Remote start Speed-sensitive variable-assist steering Ultrasonic Front and Rear Park Assist Ultra-View sunroof Uplevel CD radio Uplevel interior lighting Wood Trim Package Available Exterior Colors: Radiant Silver Gold Mist Imperial Blue Black Raven Caribbean Blue Crystal Red Tintcoat Platinum Ice Tricoat Flannel Gray Available Interior Colors: Ebony seats, Ebony Accents Titanium with Ebony upper accents Shale with Ebony upper accents Shale with Brownstone upper accents I will add changes to other models as they become available.

Unless the Buick and Cadillac are a lot different, I see no reason for both of them. They should give Chevy the Camaro, Pontiac a $17-30k sedan/coupe/convert (or some combination), and Cadillac $30k+ models. I would assume that the Buick will be $27-37k (same as TSX for the most part), which means a lot of them are just going to be competing against the Cadillac, and you know they're going to make the Cadillac better than the Buick (see the canceled Saab SRX). The Pontiac can be made "worse" than the Cadillac, especially at $17k starting price, and there'd be no overlap.

I guess GM doesn't understand that their situation isn't going to get any better by just killing every program imaginable. I suppose they save money now, but if they kill everything they have planned all their products are going to suck again and no one is going to buy them.

This is actually not that surprising. Not many people are buying nice new houses these days, especially not in Detroit. If that was the mean price, then I would be concerned. Median of $7500 simply means there were the same number of houses sold for less than $7500 (such as the POS ones pictured) as nicer houses costing $200+k (or whatever).

Why wouldn't you return it and get $40 extra?

The Gensis' interior is junk; sat in it at the auto show. (The sedan on the other hand, is quite nice)

Well, GM does do incentives by engine as well. Cobalt SS usually doesn't have the same incentives as regular Cobalts, and 2.2's and 2.4's are usually listed separately, yet still have the same amount of incentives. Corvette/Z06/ZR1 don't have teh same amount of cash back more of the time.

128i, 135i, 128i convert, 135i convert, 328i sedan, coupe, convert, 335i sedan, coupe, convert, M3 sedan, coupe, convert, 528i, 535i, 550i, M5, 650i, 650i convert, M6, M6 convert, 750i, 760Li, X3, X5 V6, X5 V8, X6, Z4, Z4 coupe, Z4M, Z4M coupe. That's 31 if I counted correctly. I assume if they're doing it only on models with high inventory, that if there are a bunch of unsold 550i's but not a bunch of unsold 535i's or 528i's that you can't get the 2 months payment on the 528 or 535, but you can on the 550i. Therefore, the 5-Series is not considered just one model.

But it's RWD and V8. It's against your alliances to buy a car with said drivetrain.

97%? Yeah, okay... I'm sure they came up with that number out of nowhere. It's not like it's selling that poorly compared to other things...

Buffalo Wild Wings is sweet, I love it too. There are a ton of restaurants here... as of a couple years ago at least my city had the most restaurants per capita in the nation.

If Saturn is in fact dying, why not just give what would have been the NG Vue to Buick?

Nothing. Regular production has been planned for mid February '09 for quite a while...

The G8 did pretty good considering the economy and auto sales for the month. The G6 sold 2400 and it sold 1300...

And Olds being funded through 2004 when it was killed in 2000 really did a lot of good for resale value

You could get '08 Rams for half price brand new...

Wow, you must feel important.

I would guess that if BMW imported dumbed-down 3-Series they would sell like hotcakes to people who can't afford the ones with all the features, but I suppose the appeal of the higher priced models may drop if that were the case.

I guess I just feel if the Buick isn't supposed to be that sporty and just a very nice car I don't see why Buick needs 2 cars that are (potentially) so close in size. I mean, the Delta II compact obviously isn't going to be that sporty, so it seems like that would be the whole purpose of the Alpha, but if the Alpha isn't that sporty either, it seems like you're going to have two cars competing for basically the same market. If Buick is getting the Regal from China, a Delta II, and an Alpha model, in addition to the LaCrosse, it will have 4 models in the same space Chevy has 2, unless Chevy gets an Alpha sedan and not just the Camaro. Just doesn't really make a whole lot of sense to me. Plus, you already have the Cadillac model. If the Buick model is going to be less sporty than the Cadillac, how much sportier is it going to be than the Delta II model? We've already seen with the Cobalt SS that Delta can be made into quite a corner-carving platform.