Drew Dowdell

Regal base engine

The failure of GM or Ford would likely take out all of the big three and severely damage everyone else.

it's not gay if you're not doing the sucking.

Croc, I appreciate what you're trying to say, but you have to remember that the new Lacrosse is there to. We agree that the Regal should compete with the TSX and Passat, but the TL, Genesis, and ES are all bigger vehicles. This Regal cannot be stretched up to $45k nor should it be. $45k is upper range LaCrosse. Think TSX v. TL

Please identify one interior in any vehicle EVAR that will NOT have a single person on this site complain about something, anything in it. Ready? GO! as for leathers, I like the stitching available in the Mercury Milan. Making stitched leather available on the dash as an upgrade would be helpful <and profitable for GM> also. I think this interior is fine as is, I was just hoping for more options in color and frills.

just need a B-Body with LSD

that's easy. ESV all the way. edit: The 6.3, AWD, and 6-speed transmission alone make up the price difference. Everything else is gravy.

+ snow tires. My '04 CTS + Dunlop Wintersports = no problem

Is Cadillac's resale really helped by you and people like you beating the "Cadillac sux at everything they do and should just die already!" drum?

Used AWD 05 STS?

I'm fairly sure that Infiniti put in stand alone requirement clauses in the dealership franchise agreements

Actually, the domestic trucks, GM specifically, get the best fuel economy in their respective classes and to it with pushrods <OMG TEH SUXORSZ!!!1!> The domestic large family sedans fall exactly mid-pack in terms of fuel economy compared to the imports.

a) The design, as is, is fine. I would like to see nicer leathers and additional color palettes made available. b) I would expect a vehicle with this interior to start in $26k to $28k range. c) $27k - $37k for a turbo V6 with AWD. d) TSX, S40, Passat, MKZ, people willing/wanting to downsize from an ES/Lacrosse/Avalon, low end A4s if AWD is offered. e) see above f) If the price is the range I mentioned, it won't be. g) '04 CRV that isn't even mine.

Never close cards unless the resulting debt/credit line ratio is under 30%. Then, only close cards that carry a fee. Keeping open a credit card that has no fee and no balance costs you nothing and is an additional positive mark on your credit report. In today's credit climate it is important to use an empty credit card every 3 months or you risk having the credit car company close the account on you. You only need to buy a tank of gas and then pay it off. Just enough to keep the card active.

Years ago when Mom first got her Aurora she had a blowout about 6 months after she bought it. She is in NJ and calls me Pittsburgh and asks me what to do. Me: "Mom, press the button with the red triangle.... ok... now press the blue button on your rear view mirror and tell them what happened" she was going to get my Dad to leave work and drive an hour and 1/2 to come up and change the tire.

From the back, they just jacked the back of the impreza wagon.

Will Toyota still be able to manufacture Camrys in Kentucky when all of the suppliers it uses go under?

Reply: Will you be able to afford a new Toyota when you lose your job because one in 7 jobs in this country is lost, unemployment reaches 20%, and your company can no longer afford to keep you?

I think this is going to end up like that original new Mazda 3 thread where I just have to stop and realize that some of you are plain bat &#036;h&#33; crazy. The TSX interior would be just fine in a Honda. There is NOTHING premium about it. Which is good because it is a Honda. The S40 interior has that minimalist Swedish goodness in it's looks, but in person it is nothing to write home about. I use an S40 regularly on my Zipcar account. There is nothing wrong with this as the Regal interior.

Libya has already offered.

frameless glass? hill hold?

Maybe Buick could be SAVED BY ZERO!

I still don't see your objection to this in a 28k car. There are more expensive imports with lesser interiors now.

The S40, while I like the over all car, has some fairly retarded HVAC controls

THAT is what makes the TSX so much better? Sorry but that ranks up there with the "underside of the ashtray is so much higher quality on a Kia" comment that is in someone's sig