G. David Felt

<_< Still not a big fan of this new baby, but instide is nice. Keep in mind, Mercedes has a column manumatic shifter. Not all get floor shifters and that huge center floor stack eats up very nice leg room. I for one do not like the floor shifter and the room it takes away from leg comfort. I will take a column shifter any day. :)

<_< Keep in mind the Chrub has put enormus DEBT on all our shoulders, the growth in economy is coming NOT from his policies, but from the fact that multiple Storms have destroyed so much that things have to be rebuilt and that is a big jump in the orders for durable goods and consumables. People have their insurance money and are spending it. If you take out the billions from the storms, you will find an economy that is pretty much not to much higher than it was in 2002-2003. Yes there has been some growth but nothing like it could have been. The US has always had bigger growth when we had more peace around the world than when the US was meddling in affairs outside our country. I come from a 4 generation military family, all marines and I support our troops and the men and woman who defend our freedom, yet if you can not challange and question the administration due to fear then we truly have given up our freedom here at home already and that is sad. In regards to the UAW: Very sad that so many can still not see how hurtfull their socialist ways have caused a great deal of this. Reality check but out side the main unions, most people pay a part of their own insurance. Welcome to the real world. In 2007, I believe the General will be able to get more concessions from the UAW, those in it for a long time will realize they have to give to survive and keep their jobs. Those new to the UAW and plants as line workers will have to accept that a non college educated job only pays so much. You want better, go to school and get a diploma in a field with growth. :)

I said it before and I will say it again, I know there are fans of certain models, but GM really needs to do a clean house. Entry level - Chevy / GMC Merged in. Mid Level - Buick/Pontiac/saturn merged in. High end - Cadillac. GM does not need 6 brands. They can turn high profits by closing down names and cleaning up the house to where 3 divisions get the proper resources to have updates and change every 3-5 years and keep things fresh and poppin so that buyers keep coming in. I love the General and all my Vehicles, 1 - 94 suburban, 1- 98 S-10, 1-99 cavalier and 1 2005 CTS for the wife. My two kids and wife love their cars, but really the market is not what it used to be and what GM really needs is a focused approach in the market. Yes this means some dealers will have to change or go out of business but that is the reality of the price game. If a dealer only stays with one brand today, they will not grow. I for one vote with my money on the General surviving, but still holding and buying more stock as it really is a value right now. Yet the hard decisions have to be made and not everyone can be happy or will like it but plants need to close, people need to be laid off and divisions closed. The global economy is here to stay and you have to change with it or be left in the dust. End Game! <_<

<_< Who Cares, Honda Sucks. Their new civic is the ugliest thing I have ever seen next to thw aztec. Which is truly the ugliest! :P :lol:

:( FIRE LUTZ & WAGONER!!! :angry: This is all Wrong, so many of you say good enough, really nice, etc. Any person who looks at the 3 with any intelligence will see that the value will be in the GMC, Cadillac has ruined the Escalade! The A&S that set it apart and got so many of my sister and brother inlaws to buy a CTS and Escalade are not happy. A Rebadged Yukon., Interior I am sure is nice, better smoother flowing lines, yet again, they follow everyone else with a stupid center floor console that eats up leg room. Commen sense will tell you that the large football players, large anyone over 6' will have a hard time sitting long term in this thing. You can see just how much right side leg room they ate up with that stupid center stack. You can clearly see more room in the Chevy and Yukon over this one. Maybe all you guys want to pinch you penise and have your leg rubbed while on a long drive, but this just tell's me I will be holding onto my suburban a while longer. :( They must have had some girly guy in charge of doing this interior. :( Here I was excited to get a new ride to drive that would be bold, in your face Lead the world in distinct Style, Quality and Status and they water it down. DAMN LUTZ, Retire and go away, you are destroying all that has brought Cadillac back.!!! :angry: No matter what anyone else says, I agree the quality will be there, but this one they screwed up big time!

:P Can not wait till it is 1 minute after midnight tonight. This will be awesome. Course for me it is PST so if they do it based on EST, then it will be 1 minute past 9pm on the west coast. :D Go Baby Go :P

<_< It's a Euro Market thing and a Diesel. Interesting but only that, just Interesting, If they brought it to the US, then it would be COOL! :P

B) M'mmmmmmmm POWER POWER POWER B) Feel the POWER!!!!! :booyah:

B) Here is the Official Blurb off GM's web site: FOR RELEASE: 2005-11-04 NEWS ADVISORY - Cadillac Unveils Highly Anticipated 2007 Escalade at the South Florida International Auto Show Completely Redesigned Truck Makes Its World Auto Show Premiere What: The Cadillac renaissance continues as the iconic Escalade SUV receives a complete makeover for the 2007 model year. On Friday, November 11, the utility will make its world auto show premiere at the South Florida International Auto Show inside the Cadillac stand. With its current bold, edgy design, the Escalade has captured the imagination of influential luxury buyers and in 2004 held 36 percent of the large luxury SUV segment. Escalade fans include some of the biggest names in sports and entertainment, and they have embraced it as the "gotta have" ride and the "King of Bling." Cadillac General Manager, Jim Taylor, will introduce the new Escalade at noon. He along with Gary White, the vehicle line executive, will be available following the conference for interviews. When: Friday, November 11, 2005 12:00 PM Where: Miami Beach Convention Center, Cadillac stand 1901 Convention Drive Miami Beach, FL Credentials: Call or email Nekeidra Shegog to obtain media credentials into the show. [email protected], 678.634.7364 cell YEA, This coming Friday!!! :P

<_< I thought the pictures of the new Escalade came out today? <_< I have been looking and looking and still no pictures found! :( I want my escalade pictures please!!! :P

Detroit News - Big 3 Fear Pension Reforms Amazing review of the auto industry pensions and their under or over funding of this important obligation. GOOD News! B) GM is the only one that is currently over funded. Interesting Reading. :)

Detroit News - Delphi to make Ruthless Makeover! Very interesting, but I think this is something we will see more and more in the US auto sector as companies find ways to shed their Legacy of Debt obligations. <_<

<_< More interesting is that People say Toyota and Honda are so good for the enviornement and the add's here in Seattle by Honda that states to let these people get ahead of you cause they put out cleaner air, are better for everyone. Go ahead and buy them a donut and coffee. :bs: People seem to have forgotten that these Hybreds have a whole bunch of new components that have their own toxic side effects. In fact if we look at the Hybrids that have larger battery pack's. The production of extra battery packs greatly increases the waste material that is toxic. People are truly blinded by marketing :bs: than real facts. I will stay with my Suburban for safelty, power and ease on the roads. I say :bs: to Honda and :Toyota:

:CG_all: You rock Josh! :booyah: Thanks for the update on this Auto. Will be exciting year I believe for GM. Rock on General! :cheers:

A Car the wife would love and me too! :P

Sixty8Panther I can not agree more with you. I drove an R32 in College. It was amazing even then. BTW I went to Kobe University! :P My 4 years in Japan got me hooked on the GTR and that baby is amazing. I can not wait for it to come here. :P For those that have never seen it or been around one, do not blow it off as another Ricer car. This car screams MUSCLE!!! THis is the only car I have any respect for out of Japan that fit's big amaericans and eats up the road. Can not wait for it to arrive next year. :P

:P Yea supposed to be released next week but will have to wait and see if it comes true. Maybe they have Jay Leno Introduce it. The Total Bling Baby!!! :booyah:

Be interesting to see if we go forwards with the current body style or go back to the old stiyle...

B) SWEET, I like the Color and all the body modifications. Would be a fun car to ZIP around in. :P

Sad :( Seattle is still at 2.79, 2.89 and 2.99 for all three grades. Diesel is 3.29. What gives with that. <_< Sucks we have such high gas tax and the roads still suck. Down with I 912. :P

Guess I am an old Goat! :P But the G6 still does nothing for me. While I kinda Like the new GTO, Pontiac just does not seem to scream at me performance yet. :(

H'mmm It is just OK, does nothing for me. Where is the passion and drive. This thing just yell's Honda wanna be. Nothing leading edge. :(

Hate to burst bubbles, but this still leaves me with the impression that GM is Clueless to getting the whole company cleaned up to be profitable. Add a few of the buick car's to Caddy, so you have a full lineup of luxury cars under one name plate. Have Pontiac as the performance division and Chevy as the Entry / mass family mover. Saturn sits alone as the import competition and retire Buick name plate. Reality Check folks, If Toyota, BMW and others can make more money than GM based on only 1 or two name plates, then it is time for a Major revamp. To many name plates in this global competition and GM really needs to focus on strengthening those that can become very profitable. This includes rolling GMC into the Chevy field Even thought I like GMC looks, you can have the Denali as a Chevy high end version before people move to Caddy for their lux SUV's and trucks. GM is still to bloated and needs to shed a name plate and manufacturing space to get profitable and competative. The next 2 years will be interesting indeed. :P

Maybe the Reserve options came from a Wine person who would like a reserve limited edition LaCrosse. :P That to go with his reserve wines from Napa Valley or better yet from the Columbia Gourge in Washington. There is some mighty fine wine. :P

I do not see this as wrong, the writing is on the wall, Unions are not the needed platform or really warrented in this day and age where our laws give each and every worker the right to negotiate for a fare wage and benefits on their own with out having to pay someone to do this for them. The Socialist Unions still have not fully woken up to the changes of a global economy and competition from China. The US companies will not be able to continue to keep over paid jobs in the face of a cost only 1/3 of that from over seas. Yes the UAW has finally given in some as Delphi has them partially scared. Yet we the UAW has a long way to go to really prove they are working and willing to work with GM for the best long term interest of the company. The UAW MUST CHANGE or else die and the retirees will loose out even bigger. after all the UAW is shrinking every month, quarter, year. they are only a fraction of what they are and seem to have no real business management that understand they need to be a working team player rather than a pitbull with a bat trying to keep a socialist equality for all. There never will be equality for all, you get better educated and move up looking out for your own family. The union only looks out for it's own political needs and not really the needs of it's members. BRIGHT NOTE, Glade GM is finally making change. Hopefully they will continue this all the way to the Top of GM and get on a competitve level with the other companies.