Robert Hall

You are talking tiny numbers here. America is still a nation on wheels. And there are the millions in large cities that ride light rail, underground, trains, taxis, all with wheels... And there are the business people w/ multimodal commutes--car to the airport, plane, taxi or rental car from the airport to a hotel...repeat every week...

They can't go too high without getting into Cadillac's space...they have the bling lux market covered w/ the Escalade..(the Yukon Denali seems to be in the same space).

Hmmm... I'm not sure if there is one and it just keeps popping up at different places all over the metro area, but I've seen one or more Lincoln Blackwoods over the last couple of years, every few weeks...I've also seen 3-4 Mark LTs in the last month or so. Another uncommon vehicle that I see fairly often (like once every 6 weeks or so) are Chrysler TCs--at least 2 different ones (a red one and maybe 2 different yellow ones)..

Great color and lighting..I dig old brick buildings...don't see them very often out here.

Wow...the years of driving required to accumulate that many miles on a Yugo...what a depressing, dire experience that must have been.

Hasn't this already been debated on here dozens of times? It's a moot point--the world's automakers have long since moved on from pushrod to DOHC..there are only a couple holdouts..

Saw some uncommon cars tonight... A biege denty Gremlin on the side of the freeway A well-worn white Lincoln Mk VII LSC...I used to really like those cars back in the day a black Lexus CT200h--first one I've seen on the road. Has the 'string of pearls' led parking lights up front..I thought that was a neat detail when the Audi R8 was the first with them a few years ago, now it just looks tired and played out, IMO a silver blue Lexus HS. Maybe only the 3rd one I've seen.. and the 'best' for last--- a homebrew late '80s Pontiac Sunbird 'El Camino'--4dr wagon w/ the roof hacked off at the b-pillar w/ a tonneau cover over the 'bed' area..wierd.

can't have interest rates if you don't use money. UFP has 'credits'...don't know how that model is supposed to work, though..

A nearby auto repair shop had a yellow '74-76 Dodge Dart 2dr ht in their lot and what looked like a green '73 Century or Regal in one of the stalls (just saw the rear end quickly)..

Uh... the GXP G8 only comes with a 6-speed Manual, the GT G8 comes with a 6-spd automatic. They never made a V8 G8 with a 4-speed. Yup. There was no 4-speed on ANY trim of the G8. I was thinking he might have meant G6 GXP... but I don't think that ever had a 4-speed, either. Oh well, so much for credibility... ;-) Don't buy a Pontiac from his lot... its got a busted transmission. Probably meant GP GXP...the Grand Prix was offered w/ the same V8/ 4spd setup as the Impala SS..

Yes...Chrysler has sufficiently differentiated the Charger and 300, GM *could* do something similar w/ Chevy and Buick were they so motivated.

Funny how times change...in the mid '90s, Chevy, Buick and Cadillac all had RWD V8 flagships, and Hyundai had vile 4cyl FWD generics only...

'00 Jeep, Patriot Blue '87 Mustang, Medium Canyon Red '69 Mustang, Wimbeldon White

Happy Birthday!

That is a subject that has been and will continue to be debated here endlessly...GM has the Zeta platform but seems unwilling to utilize it fully in NA..

I assume once the Lucerne is dropped (is it around for '12?) the LaCrosse will be the flagship....

Probably 5 years since I've watched the original trilogy..I have them in regular DVD format and VHS from the '90s reissues. Saw them in the theater on the original runs as a kid, and the re-releases back in the '90s when I was in grad school..

Hmmm...is it a full time AWD? No on-off switch?

That's a cool old burban. I really like the panel trucks of that generation, made '67-69. Those seem pretty scarce...

Well, more like 24 years (though there have been many changes since the GM10)...maybe they are trying to break the Panther's record (or the Dodge van)..

So this is the MCE for the Impala, and it will last this way another 6 years.. maybe a new car by 2018?

It was "the thing to do" at one time. This exact model was my uncle's hotrod in the sixties, including the missing bumper. Yes, the missing bumper is part of the gasser (drag racing) or street rod asthetic for the '55s..kind of like the primered car in the movie 2 Lane Blacktop or the car in American Graffitti.. Pretty amazing to see one like this in unrestored, unmodified condition these days..

Saw a clean black 1960 Crown Imperial limo this morning in traffic...sweet. Large, finny, chromey. Fantastic.

The Astra isn't really a competitor w/ those, it's two size classes larger..more of a VW Golf, Focus and Mazda3 competitor... The Astra isn't really a competitor w/ those, it's two size classes larger..more of a VW Golf, Focus and Mazda3 competitor...

I wonder if it will work if you drive backwards circles 3 times.. I used to enjoy doing backwards donuts on empty snow covered college parking lots when I was a youf in Ohio..