HarleyEarl

There are alot of 'Mary Kay' pink cadillacs around and have been for yeas but this new DTS is quite different in that it is a 'Mary Kay' model with attached insignia that says 'Mary Kay' in chrome raised letters. I understand that when the car is no longer used by a Mary Kay rep, it has to be painted white before it is auctioned. Mary Kay has different levels: Level 1: Red Pontiac Vibe Level 2: Silver Pontiac Grand Prix Level 3: Pearlized Pink Cadillac DTS

I am curious how that Chinese engine in the Equinox is doing. Still makes me nervous about the reliability and integrity of the materials used. Does anyone know if this engine is entirely made in China or just assembled there?

I was just in awe looking at it. It's sheetmetal is so taute...oh man, just no words to say how happy I am with this car. I want one just to celebrate how it looks. I can see that this car in coupe form would be so choice. I got thinking how incredible Pontiac would be if they borrowed some of the Solstice's design language for their other lines.

I hear ya Cremazie....I just about messed myself when I saw it...so unexpected....thought I was dreaming. If you do come, it's on MacLeod Trail south, just before Heritage Drive. They might hold it in showroom for awhile even if its sold......I'll find out.

I saw a 2005 Cadillac DTS at the dealership yesterday with a sold sign on it. This was no ordinary Cadillac. It was painted in a pearlized pink color that changed very slightly depending on the angle viewed.........AND, get this, just behind the front fender under the chrome strip on the side, there was a 'M A R Y K A Y' in raised chrome letters, individually applied, just like a Cadillac logo would be. Does anyone know if this comes from the factory like this?

Walk by McKay Pontiac in Calgary everyday and watching for the Solstice arrival. Bingo!....it's in the showroom today for you local Pontiac fans. It's red and already sold of course. First one I have seen in the flesh.....pictures are great and all, but this car is sensational from every angle when seen for real. I love it more than ever.

I'm born and bred Canadian living in beautiful Calgary, Alberta, land of the free and debt free....and I agree with you completely. Many Canadians hide their head in the sand, many are very anti-American. They are smug and self-righteous....they have to be vis-a-vis the US, because Canada can't really compete with the US in any meaningful way. We have the population and economy of California. We virtually have no military but expect the US to protect us in crisis. So, no wonder there is a surplus and the US debt is ever increasing...we spend peanuts on our military but expect the US to foot the bill for our defense. It is very disappointing how many Canadians whine about the US. Canadians like to think they are so kind and thoughtful and are just sweet peace keepers...bs. A few years ago our military was in Rwanda, some troops arrested some locals who were stealing food and beat them to a pulp and then took pictures of their bloody deed. They were court martialed. That's the image Canadians don't want to acknowledge. Our bozo Prime Minister just the other day threatened a trade war with the US over our heavily subsidized soft wood, threatening to find other markets for Canada's oil......I laughed hysterically........all natural resources belong to the provinces....Alberta' s oil is theirs to decide where to sell and we are going to supply our friends, the Americans with oil and natural gas. Alberta is close to overtaking Saudi Arabia as having the most in reserves. So don't worry my American friends you have friends in oil-rich Alberta even though Canada doesn't like you.

And should Canadian armed forces be fighting in Afghanistan?....or are you even aware that our Canadian forces are there and some are dying? Canada also fought alongside American forces in the Korean war....should we have been there?...I think you should read more about your own history before pointing an accusing finger at American foreign policy.

To the Canadian member from Edmonton, I'll explain then: Medicare in Alberta is not free. You or your employer pays the monthly premium. And all of us pay dearly in taxes for your so-called free healthcare. Canada has a surplus because Canadians are one of the heaviest taxed people in the western world. Have you looked at Canada's debt lately....it is one of the highest in the western world.....the federal government barely can pay the interest on that debt and that is our tax dollars paying that interest. And the reason Canada is so debt?.....to pay for the lavish healthcare and other socialistic programs that Canadians can't afford. The current federal Liberal gov't is so corrupt, has wasted untold billions of dollars of Canadian taxpayers money. This current gov't may go down in defeat soon because of their corrupt ways. Some are being charged with illegal practises as we speak. So Canadians can't give much advice to Americans on how to run their affairs.

Canadian healthcare is mythical in stature and many have illusions about it. There are many private clinics here and many who have the means to afford it. In fact, Quebec has the most private clinics in Canada, something many Canadians are not aware of. Many Canadians that have the money also use the American system as a private healthcare system where they can get better quality care, better equipment and quicker access. In Canada there are long waiting times for hosptial emergencies, surgery and available beds.

I would like to see a Pontiac G-Spot.

First, Canada pays very little for healthcare, it's not a federal jurisdiction, it's provincial. The provinces have control over healthcare and pay for healthcare through very high taxes, monthly premiums and userfees on it's people and most provinces can't afford it. Only Alberta is rich enough to pay for it and has the best healthcare in Canada and even it charges about 35.00 per month per person in premiums to access that so called free healthcare. And it's incredibly expensive and full of waste. Canadians don't have much of a case telling Americans what to do with healthcare when their system is a mess.

I give the Commander an A and going Commando an A+. I give the multitude of fake screws a D- and a real screw an A+.

There are no words to describe how I feel about this and other GM interiors of the period. It showcases all that what was wrong with GM interiors. The Fisher-Price school of design.

So Nissan-hard-plasticky. Chrysler cheaps out on interiors like Nissan.

In the words of Kathy Bates, "cockadoodie".

I do amazing things with my hammer.

I agree, the Buick Park Avenue is a beautiful car and too overlooked. I think Buick didn't market this car effectively. The only thing they should have done differently is upgraded the interior a bit more.

Michael Stipe of REM and REM in general.

It doesn't seem to look like chrome to me.

Well I hope they do something about the base engine in the LaCrosse/Allure. I was at a dealership today and one drove by me on a test drive, the thing sounded like a wheezy 4 cyl. Just awful.

Too much of this sounds like another Consumers Report type of magazine. I like that magazines or any media have a point of view. I get po'd of course, but that's the fun of it. Some media criticism is justified. At the end of the day, the media is just a collection of people with opinions and points of view. Just like us.

What is so interesting is that Germanic brands are increasingly moving away from Germanic style and becoming more American in appearance. The STS is way too much in the 'form follows function' design. Too timid.

Saturn could have the sexiest wegsite in the world and it still wouldn't help. Still awful cars.

Who can't afford a computer these days?...oddest request I have ever heard.