Drew Dowdell

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 $h! 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

Now I just had an eye exam and the doctor didn't mention anything to me about color blindness..... but where in that TSX photo are the contrasting colors? I see black and I see silver. Same as on the Regal photo. the A4 you posted is great, but that color combo isn't available till you select about $40,000 in other option packages.

I think the warm fuzzies that come from the Enclave and the next Lacrosse, will certainly help Buick a lot. Remember, the S40 and TSX start at 28k, the Lacrosse is moving on up. So this would be a good base for Buick. I think it would be slotted perfectly.

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I'm going to press you on this simply because I'm trying to understand the thought process. I'm not saying the Regal is decidedly upscale, but neither is the TSX nor the S40. What makes this more finished? And how does your description of the Regal interior not also apply to the TSX?

I know it's simply an opinion, but what makes the TSX and S40 so much nicer? The imported badges? If anything, I think the Regal and TSX look close enough to be related. I drive an S40 regularly, and the interior is nice, but rather stark.

I'll even go out on a limb and say that only 4-cylinders should be offered. Direct injected ecotec base engine and the Turbo DI Ecotech up level engine. Let Buick play off the remnants of turbo history they still have.

The Regal is spot on. It's a domestic alternative to a TSX. or S40

Not when Lexus, Lincoln, and Acura are out there cranking FWDers and making good money on them.

Mikey could get an alleluia from me...

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probably not appropriate for this forum.

Wow! No one could have predicted THAT!

If it has more luxury appointments and style, I'd say it's positioned against the S40 and TSX.

Except it's not. The Orlando is an MPV. The Equinox is a CUV.