Robert Hall

The rear is my favorite aspect of the car, though I'd rather see chrome framing on the taillights..they look kind of cheap w/o it, IMHO. I'd like the see the Insignia's hatchback body and wagon here as alternate bodystyles also, and a diesel w/ manual, of course.

I studied the photos and really couldn't see the difference. Must be very subtle. One difference I see is the Chinese version has chrome in the lower grilles inboard of the driving lights.

Some really nice backdrops of the fall foliage in those pics. Colorful. The black rims look good w/ the bright red.

I just have the little factory bottle jack, but it works fine on Jeep. I place it under the front or rear axle. Nice thing about having solid axles front and rear.

Had the day off because of the holiday. Didn't do much. Slept in until 6 am instead of getting up at 5:30. Brewed some Peet's Coffee and had a bagel. Usual dull home stuff--laundry, trip to the grocery. Went to Borders to browse books and picked up a couple British car mags. Had lunch at the Paradise Bakery next door to Borders..tasty soup and 1/2 sandwich deal. Surfed the web, reading a lot of F1 speculation and browsing various car sites. Took an afternoon nap. Fed the dogs. Ran the old Mercedes through the car wash. Was overcast but still got into the '80s. Not an exciting or busy day, but a nice break from the usual 1/2hr commute to work, 8 hrs in cube w/ hr for lunch, 1/2hr commute home routine. Back to the cube today.

Hmmm....looking at the pics on the Chinese Buick website and the Autoblog pics of the US spec model, I don't discern any visual differences between the two (other than maybe that the Buick tri shield badge has color on the Chinese version and the trim/light on the front fender in front of the door is different).

I've thought a lot about my late father today and the last couple of weeks (Oct 28th would have been his 88th birthday), US Army 1939-1946.

It's 51hp more than the 4 cyl Malibu.

Maybe start at $24-25k?

Columbia

It has real wood?

Have you seen it in person? 99% of the target market haven't. It's a new model announcement.

I've seen at a show...apparently, they are sold in the US as a kit. Saw the sweet black '69 Electra conv. from a couple blocks over drive by..hadn't seen it in months. I've seen at a show...apparently, they are sold in the US as a kit. Saw the sweet black '69 Electra conv. from a couple blocks over drive by..hadn't seen it in months.

Article on Autoblog today says it will be 4cyl only..surprising considering isn't it Malibu sized and priced above the Malibu?

Or since this is a sportier Buick, speed holes!

Had the day off because of the holiday--strange to have a day off in the middle of the week, so quiet in my neighborhood. Had a good nap earlier. Went to Borders, and on the way there, saw a gorgeous white '65 Cadillac Calais 2dr ht, no vinyl top. Massive.

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Loaded HSes are north of $50k.

Ouch..denty.

Lexus is trying this with the HS. This is a new genre, green luxury...attracts a different demographic that want eco cred with luxury. Not traditionally defined performance.

I like! Looking good...browsing around to see the new features.

turgid

'SIM'?

Speaking of...saw a dark green Avalon in traffic tonight..current style, with the personalized plate 'JBUICK' (Japanese Buick, I assume?)

The Formula had the hood and rear spoiler, model-specific badging and some different interior trim, IIRC. Haven't seen one of those in ages...my brother had a '74 Formula 400 long ago...