Robert Hall

GMC I guess is a great example of great marketing...take the same meat, put on some trivially different toppings, sell to two different buyers that think they are getting something different..only recently have they had truly differentiated models (Acacia, Terrain). I've never seen the point in having two virtually identical truck/van/SUV lines, but it oddly seems to work. It's been a great con game for decades... (Ford and Chrysler used to pull this game in Canada, w/ the Mercury and Fargo pickups...they differed only in badging, didn't even get their own grilles like GMC usually got).

That's different...tacky '50s style custom crud stuck onto an early '90s car.

Mine is not a Boss Hoss. The Boss Hoss had no hood and an oversized engine. The Mustang Stocker had a hood with a power dome... and a stars and ribbon motif. I still have it somewhere, but in poor shape. It was one of my earliest cars. Never actually had a Boss Hoss in my collection. I've got both of them in chromed form...the Mustang Stocker in chrome was mid- to late- 70s issue, got it as a kid...I found the chrome Boss Hoss about 15 years ago at a flea market in decent shape.. In the mid '90s Hot Wheels did a round of retro redlines incl. the Mustang (w/ opening hood)...I have that one in about 8-10 repro Spectraflame colors.

Locally GMC paired w Buick and Cadillac so Yukon and escalade on same lot

The aol email address is a red flag also

Well, this is GM we are talking about..I'd expect it to be at least 500lbs heavier than the competition, that's the Detroit way...

I guess that would be the xB-like little GMC box (Granite?). I would assume Chevy would have a Gamma based mini-MPV/CUV eventually also to compete w/ the Ford B-Max and maybe Delta-based MPV to compete w/ the C-Max..(though that may be what the Orlando is for)

Probably...I would assume if there is one, there will be many across the brands..

I'll believe it when I see one in person on a dealer's lot.

It is odd they haven't given Chevy a compact SUV in NA yet..

Speaking of Eldorado Broughams, anyone else see the ad for Bridgestone (I think) with the elderly couple hooning around on the salt flats in one?

Yeah, but they are a popular feature of the hypermiling set...along w/ other aero tricks..

I wonder if it was Islamic pron w/ burquas on the women and beards on the men..

What happened to the Legacy? I thought you got rid of the CRX and Golf when you got the Legacy..

To make it more aero, use flat '82 Firebird hubcaps and maybe replace the front end (fenders, hood, fascia, bumper) with the the sloping front from a 3rd or 4th gen Firebird...probably could be done w/ alot of bondo and duct tape.. And for an engine, maybe the 1.8 Turbo from the Solstice...

USA! USA! USA! Cue up the classic 'America-F*ck Yeah' anthem from 'Team America-World Police'... I don't want to exclude the Canadians, since they build many of the Ford and Chrysler products I like.

This a nice Regal coupe would make, thinks I. It would be nice to see a coupe version of the new Malibu also with it's own design and name--Monte Carlo, anyone?

If this goes through, they are going to need to sell a lot of Chevy Sparks and Aveos...maybe diesel and electric or hybrid versions of each...and Caddy will need a Spark-based entry level model. And the 6000lb trucks are going to need to go on a big diet and get the 1.4 as the standard engine. Lots of drastic measures.. This mandate seems to be too aggressive for the time frame, maybe realistic in another 20-30 years.

Then there is 'warter' or 'warder'...seems to be an Eastern Ohio/WV panhandle/W. Pa thing? Used to hear that a lot when I lived back there... I think I've always unconsciously pronounced it 'wadder'..(raised in E. Ohio and S. Florida, parents immigrated from Kentucky 20 yrs before I was born, maybe picked up some accent from them). Anyhoo, back on topic...seems like it's about game over time for SAAB, unless they get a Swedish saviour (these China deals seems pretty fishy).

Not going to happen. Detroit's functional literacy is at 47%... its computer literacy is likely at 90%... and the rest of the country is trying to catch up in the race to the bottom. I don't do helpdesk... Yes, I have the No, I will not fix your computer T-shirt. Actually, I have several of Think Geek's classics and I am horrified needing to explain the shirts to people working in IT at various "Internet companies". But I do computer and network security... and so any really inane question is followed up with questions concerning an inquiry as to "Are you even allowed to do that?" That stops inane questions pretty quickly. LoL....I love Think Geek's stuff... I used to have their 'LNX' and 'JAVA' car window decals until they peeled off...have a couple of their coffee cups..

Strangest are the tiny Japanese vans w/ custom front ends that are made to look like scaled down '70s Dodge and Chevy vans..chrome grilles and bumpers.

Funny thing is the custom van craze has been huge in Japan for a while now...Chevy Astros are popular there, along w/ extreme body mods.

My brother had his vanning phase in '77-78...had a dark green '68 Ford Econoline window van..didn't do much to it besides put some Cragar SS mags on it. I think he put yellow shag carpeting inside, huge stereo speakers, and a paddle fan/ceiling light in it. Sold it and bought what probably was the rustiest '65 Mustang in upper Ohio Valley at the time..the Mustang later caught fire while driving across the Ohio River.

Sure it wasn't just a cap on the back of a new Super Duty? Nope...by the way, there is a company that retrofits used Excursions w/ the new front end and interior parts, etc...

Saw a gold '2011' Excursion today....i.e. an Excursion updated w/ the latest front clip.