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The flatland welcomes you :AH-HA_wink:

AWESOME. And from my LH family days, almost the entire checklist of loved 300M->Intrepid upgrade pieces. For, uh, almost nothing :AH-HA_wink:

Wow...THAT had to be something. Hah. Then again, not unexpected. Down here, Friday and again today, passed a Stryker Blue G8 GT twin to mine except for a, hmm, ever so slightly meatier exhaust roar and sunroof. Does it count that I know the owner and have had a thrill ride in it? Sure...since there's still so few of us and it's SO cool when we're both within smile & wave distance :AH-HA_wink:

Alero - Whoa, cool. GXP - Aye, aye, and in Sport Red On that note, SAME here, at least with the GXP. I've seen them online for a while, but it wasn't until this past week that a Liquid Red GXP arrived at the local GM store in Lewes and, respectfully, now gets to sit on the center lot perch above everything else, on display. My first GXP in person. I really like the wheels, but am not a Liquid Red fan. Then again, everything sort of pales in comparison to Pacific Slate...doesn't it? Regardless, HOT car :AH-HA_wink: Given that they've, somehow however, despite having strong sales overall, have yet to move a single base or GT G8 since last year sometime off the lot (except for selling a dealer swapped '09 GT to a "G8 friend" locally a few months back), I'm just waiting to see what happens with the the GXP now. Out of everything, their G8 inventory looks great but is so sad, never moves, and is just festering despite nice pricing, etc.

The CTS is now one of the most common--they like the size & price, vs. the larger DTS, though the latter is still probably tops. They use all of them, even Escalades, just depends on the specific situation/person. GM doesn't really come up with the color, but the Mary Kay Corp. decides on the specific shade themselves and then goes to GM to formulate it. Times before, it has been MUCH pinker, but as it changes, now it's a pink tinted shade of White Diamond. Never know how they may change it next time around.

Eh, fine to me. The now retuned G8 really enjoys and purrs on its 93 octane Shell, and maybe will like it more now. Sounds interesting.

Oh yes, they DO...DTS's and CTS's are the most common, but there have also been a handful of SRX's and STS's out there. It's a unique color that they reformulate every so often, either whiter or pinker--the current one based a lot on GM's White Diamond, sort of. A few years back, just out of the blue, and even on a back road I passed a brand new '05 STS V8 (FULLY decked out, top tier model) painted in the famous pink. That was the only other "in person" MK Cadillac I've seen, aside from Deville's and DTS's. Then when they're done and off lease, turned back in to GM, decently repainted white, and pumped back through the auctions as everyday used white Cadillacs...with some interesting things in the crevices. I know someone who bought an ex DTS cheaply because of it, and he detailed the specifics on what he could still see--but otherwise, undetectable unless up close. Come to think of it...I haven't seen an MK car in a long, long time.

ANOTHER new MKS with a canvas top... This time a dark cherry one, with the top a sort of camel to match the interior. Geez. Enough is enough already, old people with bad taste around here...and a dealer who will gladly accomodate it. At least the GM dealer, for all intensive purposes, discourages such things and never voluntarily adds any extras on their own. Worse? I think this same MKS (old lady/guy driven, of course) also had a chrome trunk luggage rack...or I was just so horrified again, I imagined it. Don't think so.

I continually think optimistically about deadlines and being able to meet them, no sweat, but every time it's the same story...takes me a lot longer than I always think to get things to the point they need to be, and we end up last minute pushing things off a bit again. Re-developing construction plans for 8 homes, when they already have existed for 2 versions and many custom iterations, for a new V3 community rollout is el-stinko with 1) all AutoCAD and 2) the last person who developed, maintained, and "fixed" the files was a boob who just made more of a mess than he was worth. However... On a good note, I did learn last week that you can very pleasantly drive a G8 GT with 19" Summer tires in any conditions, including snow and ice. I worried, slightly, but just take it easy and traction felt no different than any other car/tire I've had on ice...just a lot more balanced in overall, though, which is great. I just wish I never had to subject it to such mess...

Seems like a repeat, except possibly for a 5 minute update like before.

Oh god...not that deer explosion in the TB! Every time...ikes. Speed + a deer standing, jumping, etc. = a big mess waiting to happen, every time.

I've never been a big fan of that gen of Camaros/Firebirds...but I like that, I really like that

Precisely. What a shame :AH-HA_wink: But I manage, daily. It's rough, I tell you, rough. P.S., To whoever said it, the "weirdness" is toast after a drive or two, depending on how long you've been used to NA GM vehicles, and all the shared parts. It's just a little different, in a fun way.

People, at least those who know the cars, often do that...actually, that's more common by a long shot than "Seville" and then which trim. Though there were both Seville SLS and STS trims, the STS is the only one people ever talk about, and it became so well known, soon it was just referred to as STS alone. It has quite a following, and a big one, both the last gen and the '92-97 gen that were really loved as the original STS. So, the current/new gen with just those letters works well, at least in name.

You know, having thought about the "legitimizing" thing, the G8 DOES that for me. I really feel like "the $h!" in this car, and that was a factor beyond the physical attributes of the car, that makes it work even more for me. Just like the lightly dressed up Fleetwood used to;-) Every time I'm in the G8, just like my Fleetwood, I have that burning feel people are watching (they are), and more so, it just feels good to have such a cool car. This isn't to degrade my ex G6 or Malibu at all (the G6, believe it or not, used to get gawks and even random good questions/comments), but it's just at a different level. Back on topic...

The looks, the solidity, the interior size and comfort, the powertrain and suspension (crazy power but in an almost silent way, and even with 40 series 19" wheels, it has the smoothest, most "hovercraft" like ride of any vehicle I've been in, in a while), and it just seems special. I don't see myself everywhere, and it gets looks. It feels like a rolling bank vault on the road, rides like a hovercraft, handles and accelerates like a Vette, and has the room and comfort of a very large luxury sedan--the latter is especially impressive. Awesome, awesome seats, space, etc. to go with the dynamics. It has nothing to do with legitimizing me, but like the lightly custom '95 Cadillac Fleetwood I had for a few years to start it all off, it's an awesome RWD, V8 daily driver that gives a good show, can race, can handle, etc. and still also putter along the highway getting quite good mpg's. I guess it's hard to explain it, but like most who have one, it's just the total package--and a package at a price nothing else can match. The Charger is the closest competitor, but just isn't the same. It just fits my wants and needs in a car, aspects that I know more clearly after 2 interim cars that simply didn't (the G6 and Malibu). And it makes me smile, a lot, to the extent that I spent 2 sunny days over the weekend giving it the first full detail it really needed, installing a new intake, etc. and I wanted to do more. Taking my brother for a first ride afterwards, half to full throttle in sport mode, with his speechless smile (and that's hard to get, ever) it's a blast, and a practical, relatively efficient one at that. I promise I'll get a thread about my purchase of it elsewhere soon, and we'll continue to G8 chat. Thread jack over :AH-HA_wink:

I had to respond to this, at least G8 related. You know why? It's a HUGE car, front and rear with room galore, but even in power form, for whatever reason, the front passenger's seat is set to only go back and down so far...and it isn't much. It's strange, especially to those of us that have them, but alas. Not that the seat is cramped and there's still room galore, but it's different in comparison to the driver's seat you can move much further down and back. Oh well. So true...I've never "liked" the GMT-355's, but the first '09s I saw last year fresh off the truck had me doing a double take. The revised trim, colors, and wheels made a big difference, on what was already a generally good looking but plebian (well, in many trims) package. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OTHERWISE...I don't know. Despite my record 4 GM vehicles in a row, in 7 months nonetheless, I still prefer them but I'm open minded to anything and everything. I'd have to adapt, I guess, to something. Or I'd just find a way to buy another new G8 and keep it in storage :AH-HA_wink: Never, ever, ever have I liked a car this much, in so many ways.

Sounds good, Roger, sounds good :AH-HA_wink:

Wow, looks great. I think my brother would be jealous...the interior does look better, as he said. Still clearly the same core, but the console and such in that one helps it hugely. A lower price is always a good thing, but think about it and do what seems right for you. No rush, as obviously it isn't publically for sale and he doesn't seem into rushing you to take it off his hands, so find a mechanic, keep the line of chatting either by email or phone ongoing, and see where it does. Sometimes just continued interest and inquiries, over time, will let the price relax, etc. a bit. But yes, definitely a nice car. Not something I'd put 12k miles on a year and drive daily, which is a consideration, but a very nice car.

If only it were one of those loaded up, AWD models :AH-HA_wink:

OMFG...

Exactly my thought...I saw that today, and just thought I'd post it given the 300M+damaged for cheap thought.

It's definitely a nice car, and if you could get it for a nice cash price and maybe even a beater (hey, seriously, ask about the 6000...3 Pontiacs would be great!), why not. Certainly not a car you'll run upon, especially with the specs, everyday.

There's one here in Delaware with some driver's door and fender damage for $750 on Craigslist, local. Has some miles, though, so something like this wouldn't be worth it really. Looks JUST like the '00 M we had for 18k miles some years ago... http://delaware.craigslist.org/cto/1063551611.html You'll find a good swap for a good price, before long, somewhere.

Hell, in the last 7 months, a Fleetwood, a G6, a Malibu, and the G8. However sad, thankfully only the Fleetwood had a mishap... As I've not posted elsewhere, my new sig seems to continue thread jacking;-) But hey, after the Fleetwood above, I NEEDED that GM V8 RWD feeling again...otherwise, it just felt like I was in someone else's rental, daily.