Robert Hall

To me, it looks better than the 6 series. I was dissapointed by the 6 series bangled styling. Over the last few years, my interest in German cars has moved from BMW more to Audi....with the A8, A5, R8, etc, I'm really attracted to them more..

The thing is, in Europe, Saab only has 2 models--the 9-3 and the ancient 9-5...how big can they really be there?

It looks great in the spy pics I've seen...same car from the beltline down. I love the A5 styling.

If I could get a Caddy CTS coupe in June 2010 with a turbo diesel, 6spd manual, and AWD, I would be one happy bald 40 yr computer engineer (of course, in Europe, the Audi A5 coupe is available in such a configuration NOW. AUGGGGGGHHHHH). Or maybe a Camaro V8 convertible instead

Phoenix, Arizona currently..house sitting for my sister who is working in Ohio..but this is temporary. I'll probably be back in Denver within the next year (I still own a condo there). I'm also thinking about moving back to the Midwest---Columbus, Ohio or Pittsburgh, PA.

Well, the A4 cabrio is being replaced soon by the A5 cabrio...probably will be AWD only (I think the A5 coupe is).

In Rainbows-Radiohead

Heh-heh... my '87 GT came with a factory AM/FM w/ cassette deck...replaced that with a Sony CD player back in '95. My '69 Mustang has only a factory AM radio...but with that car, listening to the dual exhaust 351 Windsor is plenty enough.

If I'm not mistaken, wasn't the Manta a T-body? I see some Chevette in the windshield shape.. the Manta was like a European Vega GT, IMHO. There was a sharp 2nd gen Manta that had a front kind of like the US Monza 2+2, but it was never sold in the US.

I love road trips...I take plenty of CDs, water, Red Bull, Starbucks doubleshots, and snacks. I took many 1000-1500 mile trips in the '88-99 time frame in my '87 Mustang GT--very comfortable and fast, and since 2000 have taken several around the West in my '00 Grand Cherokee (very comfortable for long hauls) and one unplanned drive from San Jose, CA to Denver in an '04 Impala rental. I really want to do the coast to coast sometime. I suspect my next long haul drive will be in the Jeep when I escape Arizona.

Yeah, I don't care for the fake metal trim...I'd have to have the plood and a two-tone interior (I like the tan and black on the current TL quite a bit).

There's an all-new Fit coming for '09, though... I'm sure it will be much improved. The Aveo5 still looks like a poverty penalty box like the old Geo Metro, while the Fit looks like a thoroughly acceptable B-segment car.

Sounds like a long fun trip...how many miles total? Quite brave to do it in a nearly 40 yr old car...

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You have said that 100 times...no one cares.

Wow..that is a solid Model A... is it original, or an older resto?

Yeah, I like the Rabbit...more color choices would be good...I've always liked the Golfs, going back to the '80s GTIs and Wolfsburgh editions. It's too bad for now the diesel is only offered in the Jetta in the US, I'd much rather have it in the Rabbit, since I prefer hatchbacks in B- and C- seg cars.

Foot parking brakes with a hand release are ok, but the ones that don't have one are a pain to use if you are parked on a hill w/ a manual..(though I normally never park on a hill).

It's interesting that the 3 worse are all Daewoo generics. If I had to buy a small car, I'd look at the Civic or Mazda 3, or the Rabbit (wish it was offered w/ the diesel or a small 4cyl here, the 2.5 mileage is poor). Or wait for the Fiesta.

Saw a very sharp (probably all-original) champaigne colored Buick Electra 4dr--one of the last of RWD C-bodies from around '84 or so.

I emailed a link to the article to two friends that own the current TLs (one an '04, the other an '06), they don't like the new one at first glance...one thought it was ugly, and the other immediately ruled it out because of the lack of a manual and the wierd styling.

Hmmm...a fullet??

I don't think so..the H1 was crap, not really suitable for public use (pretty lousy for military use also, from what I've heard from friends that were in Iraq). I would think sales of sports cars in general would be way down with economy as weak as it is... the lack of a usable trunk is a an issue with the Solstice--a 2 seat sports car should have enough trunk space for a couple to get away for a weekend with it (the Boxster and Miata have pretty usable trunk space, for instance).

Wierd...looks like a '90s Corolla but with a badly styled hatchback.

Nothing wrong with that ('08 CTS). The CTS door upper/C-pillar is very well executed. There is no excuse for the nonsense of the door upper cutline of the TL, though.