Robert Hall

Sounds like the woman has dementia or another mental disorder and should be hospitalized. Or she hates her husband.

Saw a '10 LaCrosse for the first time today....not up close, in motion across a divider on a 6 lane street. Looks great in motion, though...was a silverish-gold, probably not it's best color (too mild).

Considering the 1st gen Volt isn't even in production yet, I'd assume it's a variation of it..

Ugh. Toyota half time show. I'm content w/ either team winning, since I grew up a Steeler fan and have been a Broncos fan just the last 12 years...

Yep. That's the solution to the problem for so many people I've known over the years. It may be dull, but it won't empty your bank account.

66 Stang's post is the best thing I've read today. I'd avoid 20 or 30yr old cars like I'd avoid STDs.. Old money pit cars are the car equivalent of STDs..a gift that keeps on giving. (old cars are ok as an occasional use toy, but I wouldn't trust one as a daily driver).

Kickoff in 30 min or so. My favorite 2 teams in my favorite city. Augggghhh. The tension!

Looking good so far...as far as the radio, maybe get a 'No Radio in Car' sign to use when parked (I've seen those in car windows in Big Bad City environments) and get a portable boombox and store it in the trunk when parked.

Going to keep my Jeep going for the time being. What I get for my next car depends a lot of what I do in the next 12-18 months, where I go.

Probably..considering the Volt will likely be 50% more than the Prius.

Cool..so this will be Cadillac's answer to the HS.

I've never seen a '73-77 A-body wagon open, looks like a one-piece hatchback?

Ya...I also liked the updates to the B/C/Ds in '80 and the A/G coupes in '81, made them more aerodynamic and smoother..higher decklids and lower noses in general, more upright rear windows.

The downsized '78 A-body wagons had the lights in the bumper also, but with squared body lines compared to the rounded '73-77s.

Kenosha has AMC roots. I'm leaning towards Eau Claire as like w/ LaCrosse, it sounds French. And for Canada, to go with 'Allure' maybe call it the 'Desire'.

It's a local name for the local market, no doubt. A Chinese Buick shopper wouldn't know WTF a 'Skylark' was, but a Yinglang, on the other hand.. I assume the hatchback won't come to the US, but we will get only an automatic sedan which would be more fitting w/ the US brand image of Buick. Maybe for the US the compact can be called Skylark or another Wisconsin town name to fit w/ LaCrosse.

This is a random non sequitor thread, I think. Where's Pingas when you need him?

I generally prefer covers of Dylan to Dylan himself in general--he's written some great songs. Though I do like some of his later work--the 'Time Out of Mind' album and the 'Wonder Boys' soundtrack in particular. In general, though, in the whole folk/rock/Americana space, I much prefer Bruce Springsteen...I never tire of hearing his mid '70s albums ('Born to Run', 'Darkness on the Edge of Town'), or his recent brilliant E Street Band albums ('The Rising', 'Magic', 'Working on Dream') and the rest... The best live performances I've seen in 25 years of concerts have been BS & ESB shows...

I like the slate and tan a lot...nice contrast. My Jeep is dark slate all over inside...I wonder if I could two tone it.

Nah, definitely not by myself. My buddy Craig from the U. of Michigan is a research scientist at Los Alamos National Lab. I've gone hiking in NM w/ him and his family several times since '97. I'm not much of a hiker, just a casual hike along established trails. Done similar hikes in Colorado w/ my buddies there. Rob

Yes...beautiful area..

I went for a hike in Bandelier National Monument outside Los Alamos about 10 years ago...beautiful area NW of Santa Fe...

I like Santa Fe, Taos and Los Alamos quite a bit also...I used to go down to Taos and Los Alamos (to visit friends from grad school) once a year or so when I lived in Colorado. Sedona, Prescott, Jerome, Payson and Sho Low are nice for small AZ towns. Been to Monterey a couple of times...I love the drive from there up to San Francisco via Santa Cruz and Pacifica...done the drive in a Mustang convertible and a Town Car from Hertz. So for those that live in So Cal, what would you think the prettiest town So Cal is? Rob

lazin' away in Margaritaville, written by one the Keys most famous residents, Jimmy Buffett. It's a great place to get away from it all and enjoy the sunsets and ocean. Still have some friends from HS living down there, not much to do besides fishing and drinking. Still, it beats the suburbs of Phoenix (Chandler, Mesa, and Gilbert all made the top 5 of Forbes most boring cities list). I'd like to explore more of New England..other than Boston and it's burbs, Cape Cod, the islands, and a little bit in NH and Maine, I haven't seen much. Since I generally prefer cities and suburbs, I can't really imagine living in a small town, but I do like visiting some when vacationing.

Further north than that, I think. Nunavuut and Yukon, maybe. I know a lot of cool people from Saskatchewan---Reginans in Denver--hard working, hard drinking hockey fans.