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I would love to see the Impala get a hybrid variant. Although, it's unlikely because I believe the Malibu is to get one first.

Yay NOS! Great to see your face up there Nice to know what the post whore looks like

Ugh, the host is just SO obnoxious I have trouble watching him at times.

I love the interior color choices for the DTS--the wood looks GORGEOUS... so much better in the photos!

Any idea what type of pricing we'd be looking at?

I wouldn't agree with that statement. The 300 ranges from about 24-35 (not including the SRT which just blows away the Lucerne), while the LaCrosse/Allure goes from about 23.5 to about 29... both midsize, both essentially family vehicles. The 300 covers more ground than the LaCrosse/Allure does though, it has a wider range of engine choices, drive types, transmissions, and some premium features.

LOL... I was waiting for someone else to say it first!! LOL Yeah, Intrigued, feel free to post as many pics as you like LOL

I'm just freaked out about the whole thing--the riots, the scenes, trying to even imagine my life altered in the way theirs were, well, it's just impossible. And how am I affected? It costs 50 bucks to fill up my Century now (when I still have a couple of gallons left), and it took 3 gas stations in Syosset to fill up. Syosset is a town in Long Island, where I grew up--I should rephrase... the three stations I went to after going to a friend's house, were OUT of gas completely. When I returned to Holbrook, where I live (about 40 minutes southeast of Syosset), I was able to get gas at the bargain of 3.499.

Wow... great pics Mike! :) I'm just so blown away that people would actually have to put a license plate, THERE, on the Solstice?!

Maybe I'm starting to get old (I know I'm not, I'm only 28!), but I can barely see you clearly in that picture--it's so small! lol

Well, the only reason I would think there would be some overlapping in prices, is because first, Cadillac is SO different--the look is much edgier, whereas Buick is more conservative. Secondly, Cadillac I believe wants to take their brand up a few notches in luxury, no? So, I would imagine their prices would go up.

I agree; I like the monochromatic emblem, and as you say, the bigger it gets, the gaudier it looks. Now, if Buick was an ultra-luxury division, above Cadillac, they could have updated the logo with rubies, diamonds and sapphires to give it the tri-shield colors LOL :lol:

Another mistake on the reviewer's part. Few people seem to realize that Toyota had lowered their performance numbers. The claimed 290hp/320torque of the LS430 is incorrect. It is rated at 278 hp @ 5,600 rpm, 312 lb-ft torque @ 3,400 rpm.

Absolutely.

That is just ODD. At any given time, I can point out a 300 on any road I'm on. The LaCrosse, well, I'm still counting with 1 hand how many I've seen in the past year! 4, people. I've seen 4. The last one being beige, which I hate. The one before that being the Cardinal Red Metallic, which looked nice, the light blue which was for the one person who owned a LaCrosse where I worked, and a Black CX which was the first one I've ever seen, and it looked so bland without the chrome package and nice rims.

Satty, it's funny you should say that... Before I turned 21, all of my friends and I always loved getting drunk. Then I turned 21, and it seem to drastically reduce to like maybe once a year?! Now, if I drink at all, I'll have 1 drink to be social, and that's about it. Something about not wanting to wake up with a hangover, do anything stupid, or having too many responsibilities now that just makes drinking senseless!

GT, if I didn't lose my drunken pictures, I would have gladly posted them after yours! Damn crashing HD's!

Too bad there isn't a form of post-whoring where you could like do multiple posts simultaneously. That'd be some serious post-whoring. Or... posting your entire post, word-by-word, in many little posts... for example: Post #1: This Post #2: Is Post #3: Uber Post #4: Post-Whoring.

Wow, it's really nice. But "futuristic materials such as rubber"? Ummm... I wouldn't call rubber futuristic.

See, I had to choose between Grand Am and Phoenix. I figured Phoenix would be a change, and the legend behind the "fire" always makes me think of the red gauges inside Pontiacs.

Razor, The 3300 is VERY rough compared to other sixes I've driven. It has a nice note and some really great power down low. I mean, it's nothing powerful, but I don't have to hit the gas at all to get the car moving. The float is really a bit much though, and squeeling on an exit ramp on the LIE going 20-25 is just sad (as everyone gets thrown to one side of the car) lol, but the car is great. The back speakers give incredible bass, but the fronts have none--so, the back seat passengers usually complain for me to turn it down when it's already really low, while in the front, the speakers are on top of the dash and the sound gets lost. One thing that's odd... and it's been like this since I got the car too, when braking, just before I come to a complete stop, there's a rough vibration in the car. You really don't feel it too much as a passenger, but as a driver, you feel it in the pedal. It's kinda like the car's downshifting into first, and it just feels rough. I have hated it since I first got the car and it still irks me to this day. A few things I miss that I had in the Tracer are a low fuel light, cupholders, and a trunk release. I find it incredibly annoying to have to take the keys out of the ignition to pop the trunk (and no, I don't want to pull the key off the ring everytime I need to open the trunk--it's just easier to pull the ignition key out and hand the keys to someone) The radio doesn't really receive stations too well, and my parents had the same problem with their 1992 LeSabre Limited. It's just like any movement whatsoever causes some static in the signal, and it's not like that in any other cars I drive. The trunk is enormous. I'm not a small guy and I've gotten inside of it with ease and shut the lid (not to lock, but just shut)... wish it had fold down seats int he rear. The power windows are slow... I could crank them faster, and the rear driver window decides on occassion it's just going to stop an inch before the top. The instrument cluster isn't backlit, and it's a horizontal gauge cluster (which I have hated since I'm a little boy), so at night, it's not exactly the clearest thing in the world. The needle for the tranny gauge doesn't line up with the gear you're in, but big whoop on that. All of these complaints are relatively trivial... the car runs great and has been very reliable, and that's essentially the point of it. I wouldn't complain to slightly better fuel economy, especially with these prices, but it's a nice car, comfortable, and my knees don't touch the dash like in my friends' Toyota's lol

Alright... how about this: What I said before about having a 200" sedan... that could be zeta since it's apparently back. Then, we'll keep the Lucerne big, 205-206" and FWD... that can take over for the older crowd who currently buy the Deville. The DTS can get a younger crowd when it's redesigned. The roadster/coupe/convert. thing, along with the Zeta flagship, a revised LaCrosse and reinvented Rendezvous (Centieme?), will keep the crowds young.

Yeah, I just passed a BP not too far from the house, and the gas was $3.20 for regular self-serve! Arg. Commuting a long distance (which I have to do with my job), isn't going to be nice--at least it's closer than my last job!

Yes, and by creating a slightly smaller overhang, you will have a slightly smaller car... say maybe 196 inches? Then, they could beef up the Lucerne in a few years, make it like 205-206" long, and then throw in a flagship that is around 200". Then I'd be happy :)

Man, if they just worked the Velite grille into the LaCrosse, I could guarantee, it'd look SO much better and it might even capture peoples' attention on the road long enough to make them want to go to a showroom.