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You know what's really upsetting... ... I actually like it!

Ladies and Gentlemen... The Mary Kay Car with attitude:

You know, here I innocently walk by to check out the color palette and get assaulted by Chris. Tsk. Tsk. I'm going to be the more mature one, and leave this alone. I'm workin' on something. Too bad I suck with color changing in Photoshop!

There isn't a single thing I don't LOVE about this. It's just awesome.

So, is there any indication as to when we might see this revised interior?

God, Blake... that's such a gay name. :AH-HA_wink:

Yeah, it was 62 here yesterday. It's unreal. We rarely get tornadoes here though... had one this summer, but again, that was a rarity.

Clinton and John Edwards were very high up. I DO NOT LIKE CLINTON. There. I've said it.

You know, you're right. And what's funny is... ... my Dad, who NEVER cares what something looks like... for example, he thought the wood trim in the Sonata was just beautiful... thought my cousin's rental Lucerne's wood (the burl walnut) was horrendous. He said they didn't even try to make it look real. I keep hoping they update it with a MCE.

NO DWIGHT, WE MUST LISTEN TO THE MACHINE... THE MACHINE IS TELLING ME TO MAKE A RIGHT!

You're right. This darker/grayer trim looks more realistic: ... than the burl/walnut look:

PS - I knew the wood in the Escalade was fake... before it was even released. I knew it the second I saw it in photos... and I was blown away. Fake wood in a Cadillac? C'mon already. It has to stop. I don't care if when they put the real stuff in Caddy's people complained... get better real wood. But don't put fake wood in.

Uffa! :AH-HA_wink:

My friend has the 335 Coupe... have to admit, damn nice car.

Thing is, I've seen the "new plood" in other cars, like the Accord (2 gens ago), the current Sonata, the 05-06 LaCrosse, the Lucerne's standard walnut, the Impala... they do NOT look real at all.

Real wood looks so much richer than plastic wood. In my opinion, you just can't substitute. I know it feels like plastic because of all the finishing, but the look is rich, deep, stately, luxurious. I was just looking at the 1994 dot-matrix printout of wood in my car that's faded, and chipping off the doors near the controls this morning :AH-HA_wink:

Wow. Just wow.

Haha--I forgot to post my original question... when are we going to get a press release for the LaCrosse? Do we have a date?

Hmmm... say it costs 45,000. With plastic wood? Cause again, that's what we have in this beautiful Enclave. The only real wood in the Enclave is in the steering wheel. And I grew up in a neighborhood where people did make a big deal about things like that. They talked about the exotic woods their cars had, or the technology in their cars. One even went on about how the headlamp lens was made of glass, not plastic.

Didn't that already happen? And then GM surpassed them again? I mean, what's so new about that statement?

I totally don't see the RWD Zeta PA competing with the LS. Not at all. It'd have to be mind-blowingly beautiful, packed with features and available options, etc. Not to mention the critics will already poo poo GMs "only 6-speed" transmission.

Thanks... these are cool. I told my friend to show her student some of these things... let him form some questions he has so I can direct him to a more specific answer. I particularly liked the potato gun video--that's perfect for his age level. Thanks again guys!

My friend teaches a Gifted and Talented program in her school... her student is a 5th grader (approximately 10 years old). He wants to know more about engines. I told her that's a very open-ended question, as there's a HUGE amount of information to know for each thing. What my question is, are there any good websites that might explain engines (starting with basic information, like OHV vs. OHC), but isn't too complicated to understand? Any websites that might have some animation to show the student about engines in motion, for example, pistons and their firing order, valves opening and closing, etc.? Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

Well, don't forget, this was a brand-new ball with LED lights and computerized displays... they had to give it a test run! Could you imagine making Dick Clark countdown twice?!

Buon Capodanno!