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But Sal, you know it's plastic?I have to say though, if they could build faux wood that beautiful, why the hell didn't they put it in the LaCrosse?! I mean, it looks real!

So, Ted, gotta know... how'd the plastic feel in your hands? Was it soft? High Quality? I wonder if this is how many critics review Japanese cars' plastics... rip a piece off and then feel it with their bare hands.

Oh, I'm aware of that. I love Lexus woods--there are several choices and the combos usually go well in my opinion. I like their saddle/antiqued walnut combo on the current LS.

I'm just having trouble even comprehending the numbers!

I recognized your hand--looked just like the other hand from your old avatar holding up the drink in front of your face

Okay, so then I'll say more than half the people I know who have owned Taurus' have had their trannies rebuilt.

LOL, that's what my brother and I say! Every single person I know who owned a first gen Taurus had to rebuild their tranny!

From what people have told me here is that it's not the same transmission they're developing with GM. It's one they purchased. Silly Ford... trying to go out of their way to be competitive! They should take a note from GM and stick with their 4 speeds!

Lucy: "I want the names to be unique and euphonious." Ricky: "Fine, Unique if he's a boy and Euphonious if she's a girl." Lucy: "For your information, those are not names, they're just words." Ricky: "Well, they're the prettiest ones you've mentioned yet!"

So when will we find out which cars the 6-speed auto will go into?

:rotflmao: Congrats Satty... you'll make a cool dad

Not that I'm saying we should keep the 3800 around longer, but the fuel economy of the 3900 has been, well, poor.

Maybe they keep them pea-green to remind you how much money you've spent on the car

Wow, now looking at the old one... I didn't even realize how similar it was.

How often do you overhaul your transmission? I have never experienced that. Sure, it happens, but seriously, I rather take some extra fuel economy and performance for the life of the car, over the "risk" of one day having to fix the tranny.Now, maybe some people hold onto their cars longer than I do, but I think if I hold onto a car for 8-10 years (and in this case, I'm currently driving a 14-year-old car with its original transmission), and never had to replace/rebuild the tranny, then I've made out fairly well. God, now you made me do it.. you made me jinx myself. You know Monday morning when I drive to work the car won't shift out of first, you realize this!

Never thought of that. Good points 91z

You have a point there. However, the V8's in the Impala/MC should have an available 6-speed manual.

Well, legally anywayz. lol

Okay, so this leaves me to believe that the DTS, Lucerne, LaCrosse, maybe Rendezvous and Rainier, will get the 6-speed, and hopefully the Impala/MC will get them as well to be competitive, and of course bring up the numbers on the fuel economy with the 3900. Not to mention they have to get that DoD working right on the 3.9.

Happy Birthday Variance!!

Ah, but the Camry now has an available 6-speed 268hp V6. Sure it doesn't compare with the 303hp V8 the Impala has, but it definitely trumps the other 2 available engines. I'm going to take a guess that their V6 is also quieter and smoother than both of those that Chevy offers, aside from being more fuel efficient. So this brings me back to my original question: how difficult would it be to throw the 6-speed in some of the cars? Doesn't sound like it would be.

I still have yet to see the new Lucerne commercials. I've seen the heated windshield washer fluid ones twice many months ago, but that's about it.

My only problems with the interior (and one is easily solved), are the 1) shade of stain on the wood (not a fan of very dark stains), and 2) the way the wood on the dash meets up with the door panels. It just doesn't look like it lines up right.

Interesting... yet another comment on the gauges being difficult to read and "should be backlit as in Lexus".Well, they are backlit, but they should be LED, you know, to give the crisp/sharp-looking gauges that say, a COROLLA has.

You're right... I'd say we really won't know where Buick sits until 2010/2011. We need these great vehicles to be out for a while, and the mediocre ones to be trashed.The image is going to take years to untarnish.