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Drew Dowdell

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  1. A friend of mine used to work for a chrysler dealer... which is funny to me mostly cause he's a big buick head.... anyway.. he'd drive around on cool days with the front and rear windows down on a sebring convert and call it a "faux hardtop" he's more of a dork then me....
  2. Look at an '87 Seville compaired to my 04 CTS.
  3. Because I know better. My parent's had a 1986 Dodge Colt Vista:
  4. It's a blast. It will get you into trouble very quickly even without the V8. I've had it to 120mph and it feels completely stable. The tires that come stock with it are crap. I burnt them off in less then a year. 300 treadware I think. Budget snow tires for yourself if you're in a northern climate. The stabilatrack and snow mode will do everything in their power to keep you on the road, but in the end it comes down to good old fashioned grip. I recommend the Dunlop Winter Sports. I had great performance with them last winter. unfortunately, I don't get too many opertunities to throw the car around as I live and work in the city. Sometimes I drive down into West Virginia just to let the car loose. My only real gripe with the car is that it doesn't like to be driven conservatively. If you're driving like your grandpa, the transmission shifts too early and lugs the engine. If your drive it like you stole it, the car plays along. sorry if I've rambled a bit, 4 glasses of wine will do that to a lightweight like me.
  5. new Suzuki ad "Now more like the Suzuki Esteem you knew and loved!"
  6. who feels this way.... found while browsing google images for an edsel pic
  7. Drew Dowdell

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    Yesterday on XM 74 Bluesville, they had 17 minutes of "Sweet Home Chicago" in about 6 different versions.
  8. I'm always trying to increase the quality for my fellow C&G members..... someday I will.
  9. Wondering if this is a trick question or not. In 1987 the name was changed to Regal Turbo T, so technically, there was no T-type. The drivetrain was the same as the GN, so I presume they would perform the same.... the GN just looks better while doing it. I'm not entirely sure, but I think you could get older years of the T-type without the turbo engine. I don't know if they did that for 87 or not. Naturally a T-type without the turbo would be slower. 87 was the year for the 300hp GNX.
  10. Me and my partner, I'm on the left: Me about 2 years ago: Me at Kareoke night:
  11. -OHV v. OHC - FWD v. RWD - Why can't GM make a BMW Any-Series beater for under 19k? - How GM should bring back Oldsmobile - The Armchair CEO
  12. heh, I'm a dork because I've been laughing about it all morning.
  13. I'm not even an insider and I sense that everything but the blue devil thing is BS. A Roadmaster on a vette platform? uh... right.
  14. I see nothing compelling at Renault, Citroen, or Peuguot. The only thing at Lancia that looks interesting is the Thesis. Fiat? Who wants something that looks like an early 90s Japanese sedan, Passat re-make or a copy cat of an Opel. Alfa has some hot stuff going on. I could totally see myself in a 159 or a Spider.
  15. I'm owed commision from a number of manufaturers. I've sold 2 Aleros, 1 Aurora, 1 Sil 1 S40, 1 XG350, 1 GTO, 1 Mazda3, 1 Montana, 1 5-series, 1 Equinox, 1 Murano, 1 FX,
  16. I have both RWD <CTS>, and FWD <Passat>. Generally, I like the RWD better, but I don't find the FWD bad at all. There is a tiny amount of front wheel wobble under hard acceleration in the Passat. I put snow tires on both cars and they seem to handle equally as well in the snow. Admittedly, the CTS has all sorts of electronic wizardry to keep me on the road, snow mode, stabillatrack, etc.
  17. Europe likes their tops hard *sigh* don't we all
  18. Buick and Pontiac need to lose the dups. The Torrent should never have happened. If Pontiac dealers needed a small SUV to sell, let 'em pick up a GMC franchise and sell the Torrent as a GMC. The Montana should have been a GMC if you absolutly had to have 4 vans. I contend that you don't. The Chevy, Olds <oops Saturn>, and Buicks are more then enough. The Pursuit should never EVER exist in the US. If you need a small car for Pontiac, base it on Kappa. The GrandPrix needs to go. Replace the car, keep the name. The W-body line is the oldest car line GM has now that the J-body is gone. Same goes for the LaCross. D- for effort, B+ for execution. The person who thought the 3800 was a good base engine for the Lucerne should be told to apply to Toyota. The way that person can help GM best is by working for the competition. The 3.6VVT should have been the base, and if that wasn't possible, the new 3900. The Rendevous is great, just don't slip behind. Upgraded engines wouldn't hurt. The Rainier is by far the most handsome of all the TB clones. The interior could have been more unique to Buick, but the exterior is great. If you go around killing TB clones, aim for the Ascender and 9-7x. This applies to all divisions. Quit killing off name plates that sell well. You lose brand equity that way. The Century and LeSabre were two of GM's best selling names. I can understand killing a damaged name like Vega or Citation, but LeSabre? Deville? Regal?
  19. Oh yea... and I'll write out a check right now for a deposit on a Kappa based Cadillac..... who should I make it out to? The SKY is nice... but I wish there wasn't such a huge jump in Roadsters. You have the Solstice, then the Sky, then the Corvette, then the XLR. There is a huge difference between the Sky and Corvette. I like the XLR, but I'm not sure I want to swing the 75 grand for it. A Kappa based Cadillac roadster <mini-XLR> would be great. It would line up exactly with the Z4, SLK, and TT. It doesn't have to be a hardtop convertible, softtop is fine. See if you can squeeze the 2.8 VVT in there...
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