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I've looked at a couple new Impalas on dealer lots, and sat in an SS in the showroom. I would be very interested in buying one of these. I was originally unimpressed with the new Impalas, but after seeing them in person I love it. Actually the first post-Oldsmobile car I can see myself in without compromise. My only gripes are the light colored interiors as has already been mentioned (bring back the blue, please) and that foglights aren't available with the 3500 engine. Interesting, I noticed the floorshifter not having any indicators on the SS I sat in. My g/f's Alero has indicators on the console, but they don't light up at night forcing you to the dash indicators anyway, which is natural for me since I'm used to having a column shifter. The only thing stopping me from buying one is the price. An LT1 with only sunroof and flip/fold rear seat as options would cost me about $3000 more than a LT 1SB with leather, sunroof and trip computer would have cost me last year with all the rebates + GMS.

Political corectess is overrated. the way I see it, no matter what nationality, race, sex, sexual orientation you are... or physical features you do/don't posess there is a joke about you somewhere. I think people are way too uptight and need to lighten up about life in general and be able to laugh at themselves sometimes.

OK upon more thought, the ultimate car you may never see again... Checker Marathon

Mercury Bobcat Pontiac Astre Lincoln Versailles Ford Granada/Merc Monarch coupes (old man on my street has a sedan, completely primered 80ish Dodge St Regis/Plymouth Gran Fury any pre 84 GM mid size wagon any pre 77 GM full size wagon (i think they were all used at demolition derbys) Lincoln Mark VI four-doors 78-80 Cutlass Salon/Buick Century aerobacks Chevette/T1000 any GM X-Body FWD or RWD Buick Reatta 80s Mary Kay Regals (I swear they used to be everywhere) AMC Pacer

thought of some more... I used to call all AMC Pacers "Pakin' Pacers" because I had a Hotwheels Pacer that had "Pakin' Pacer" stamped on the bottom, therefore I believed that was what they were called Honda Preludes were "Plourides" (like flouride). I had never heard the word Prelude, and I guess I didn't pay close enough attention to the order of the letters For awhile, I also thought Toronados were "tornados" The only possible reason anyone would buy a small car is that they couldn't afford a larger one. My parents weren't rich, so we didn't have a full size car. Also, this one was my sister who was about three when the first gen Taurus/Sable came out. She used to call the wagons "squash cars" because the back end looked squashed.

Great thread... I used to tell my dad not to park next to two-door cars because they had longer doors and would more likely damage our car. When our 83 Pontiac 6000 was stolen and wrecked, we got a 90 Dodge Monaco as a rental. I remember asking my dad if it was a stick because the shifter was on the floor and I had never seen one like that before. He told me it was an automatic, and it was supposed to look sportier. My response:that's stupid (and I still feel the same way) On a related note, I thought manual transmissions were only for people that couldn't afford an automatic. I always saw little Escorts, Chevettes, Civics etc shifting though the gears, but all the big Oldsmobiles, Buicks, Caddys and Lincolns I liked were gliding along smoothly. I also remember in the days way before third brakelights thinking that those late 70s Rivieras and Toronados with the brakelights below the rear window were so cool. When the third brakelights came out as mandatory I hated them. I especially remember the G-Body coupes (and some others) that had the light elevated on a short stick. This shape reminded me of E.T's head. I thought all Lincolns were supposed to have the "Continental" tire hump on the trunk. I remember hating the 88 Grand Prix and thinking Pontiac ruined it. The 85 Riviera was the coolest car ever, I wanted a white one and dreamed of putting one away in a garage until I was old enough to drive it.

Love the red one with the wood on the sides. Now that I'm a homeowner I could use something more useful, but I still hate SUVs. I would definately buy that!

I've had a few people ask me what kind of Pontiac I have :rolleyes: