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  1. Suaviloquent
    Merry belated Christmas, and Happy new Year. I am more muscular now. My upper back and shoulders are catching up to biceps and triceps and forearms. I need to work on abs more.... other than that. 162 lbs, and arms looking better than ever. Pushups are getting easier every time. I tire out by 20 pushups in one set of repititions, I want to get to 30 by second/third week of Jan. And now, in between sets of arm curls or seated rows, I try to do 10 push ups. Is that good? I think the intervals help keep my arms alive longer. And H.I.I.T is one of those things you just end up putting the pedal to the metal harder every time. I've just been a lurker here for a while now, no real interest in car news, would check in time to time, same old same old, so I kinda just turned off the social media and went to work.
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    Alright, some administration of discipline aside, TaurusSHO is a person of class, please stop muddying this thread. Civil discourse, or get your comments made gone. Ya, okay, you do have some point with the stripper base model Conti, but that car is also pretty affordable too, the ones that actual retail customers will buy will be the 2.7 or 3.0T. And where it pertains to the article here, just keep reaching. And the Lacrosse just got blasted like the CT6 for an inferior interior to the competition. It truly amazes me how, yes, at some functional level all large sedans do compete for sales. But when it comes to direct competitors, there's really not much point in excluding the CT6. Really. Everyone says the Conti isn't worthy, yet it gets almost there performance wise, with blue collar roots, and spanks the Cadillac on luxury on the inside. There's the issue. Cadillac does not understand that their best sedan should have their best interior. Their best interior is in the CTS or Escalade. The CT6 is rife with blatant cheapness, like the leather, the plastics, the switchgear, which you actually don't find in the Lincoln. Strange. Notice how I'm not saying that Cadillac does not know how to make a luxury interior. They do, they just didn't do it for the CT6. And also, I've said it many times how I like the exterior of the CT6. It is a homerun for Cadillac, but nothing game changing. The Lincoln looks and feels exactly like quiet luxury. Where do you find the great dare in the CT6? You find it by stripping the sheetmetal and the interior. That's where you find the dare. And only 161 pounds advantage against a bloody Lincoln isn't much of a dare really. And that's on top of me loving the CT6 more than the Lincoln exterior wise, handily. But the Lincoln sweats the details, and has a unique proposition. And that is why the Lincoln competes with any large sedan on a functional and practical and in a direct manner.
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    People just do not want to accept that the Conti is one of the few luxury cars that is more than the sum of its parts. Oh you're still here? Wow. So one guy has one opinion. And the other guy has another. And you post stuff about things Lincoln said the car was never about. Are you purposely tanking your ability to argue?
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    Meh.
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    You talk smack, but you know to hold your tongue, because damn right there's things I can do here that you can't. Direct competitor. People will look at Conti, and say it is a direct competitor to BOTH the CT6 and XTS. No one here saying that the XTS is irrelvant. What is nonsense is saying the CT6 and Conti don't compete. They damn well do, because netither the XTS or CT6 can deliver the damn luxury part of the equation. The Conti, blows them out of the water. Hands down, every day, people will get in the Conti and say the interior is better in materials. Style is one thing, but the materials, abosultely in favour of the Conti. Plebian platform? Why make 3 different car platforms, when you can take 1, and deliver exactly what the customer wants, desires, has unfulfilled NEED for, and save big money, and reap better profits. You do realize that the Omega platform will give GM a big hangover, and it needs more cars on it for the scale.
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    Yeah, and the CT6 looks like an inflated CTS. What's your point? There is nothing sexy about large sedans. Their measure is determined by their grace, space, and pace. Quiet luxury is definitely the better kind of branding for a large American luxury sedan. Cadillac can dare greatly, but what's the point if they always want to beat the Germans, but fail to stop cutting corners that bring the product down. Their interior is the problem. Why is the Lincoln Continental so handily superior. Sync 3, while rather tame, is worlds better than CUE. And there's more real metal and wood trim in the Conti. The seats are better looking, and have more adjustabilty. And the sound system isn't an upsell of Bose. The things that people feel and touch are done really quite well for a large luxury sedan, not "for a Lincoln." The CT6 can barely convince anyone that's it's interior can even hang with E-Class or the S90. Sure, Ford probably saved a ton on money by using the D4. But it's truly surprising how versatile that platform is, and how good the Continental is for being a rather honest car, with real world customers in mind. The CT6 is sure better in most driving/handling related categories. Of which none matter to actual people buying those cars. They buy large sedan for the prestige. I've seen countless arguments that go like "yeah, the Conti is better interior wise, but lacks the engineering blah blah, so obviously drives like shit, and also not RWD, so totally inferior, and also Lincoln, no brand cahcet" I think it's absolutely fantastic that a car can deliver the goods without bespoke engineering. Get more done with less. Efficiency, is it's own form of luxury. Oh, in the end it's just a big Fusion. Yeah, it dam well is, and it out luxos a damn premium Cadillac, and delivers almost exactly the same performance. What does it look on GM, to have gone all-out, to just be a little bit better...in areas that are of no value to the buyer. Really. That's what it is. Yet the Conti loves to smack those same arguments down, almost all of the enthusiast mags like the way it drives, and love how the AWD system is very quick, allows the sedan to hustle around corners with surprising capability and limits. And Continental is far away, like the distance between how good the Continental name is compared to cheap, subservient, 3rd class, bow down to Germans name the CT6 is...that distance is beyond the visible universe.
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    Okay, so the magazines contend the Lincoln drives well enough to actually comptete with the CT6. Instead of bashing the Lincoln, would you actually consider what kind of expectations Lincoln imparted on the press, and then how the vehicle delivered on those promises? What I'm surprised by, is that such mainstream engineering can go so far as to actually competing with cars that are supposed to be premium because of the badge. And that CT6? It weighs 1000 lbs less than the S-Class. Yet it only weighs 161 pounds less than the Conti. And compared to the S-Class. The CT6 is missing an entire pedigree of luxury. Continetal atleast is a well understood name. And Lincoln has that history of the nameplate, and what it once used to be decades ago. CT6 - it's got a stupid name that shows how far Cadillac is willing to copy Germans. The CT6 with it's premium engineering, all the tricks thrown at it...the best that GM has, fails to live up to the hype. I like it. But it's interior is cheap, and I'd wish the car weighed the same as the Lincoln, because then they'd have put more padding on the doors, better leather on the seats, and real metal on the speakers. It was supposed to be the killer American, luxury sedan. The Conti surprises, because it delivers exactly what Lincoln promised. Lincoln didn't water down expectations. They defined their core competency and their vision for their brand, and executed. And that is cumulative sum of all the automotive opinion that exists. But please do go one raging how Lincoln gets a free pass. And really, the Conti isn't that special. But it is a helluva lot better than what people think or remember of even recent Lincolns. Few, like 1% of the people buying the CT6 will consider it a performance sedan. And the XTS sells a lot because it's a fleet queen itself, and it's been on market for 3.5 years. Don't forget that. XTS or MKS/MKT is the vehicle you ride, because you're probably going to ride to the cemetary anyways.
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    It's not the seasoning of the chicken, it's just I just can't eat meat every day. I just don't like doing that. Not really related to saving animals or reducing carbon footprint or trying to be more vegan more often. It's just not very tasty to eat chicken 5-7 days a week for me, and every time we usually cook it different. Sometimes greek. Sometimes middle eastern, shwarama style. Sometimes tandoori. Sometimes Turmeric yogurt and lemom base. Sometimes satay paste..... Like too much chicken if just too much for me. Love me some black chickpeas. They are yummy.
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    egg whites and oatmeal for me
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    What performance brawl? You will try to beat modded Miata's with your CT6 plat on a track? Is that what it is? Nobody buying a car that large is into performance brawls. If you want performance, the Lincoln will deliver, surprisingly. If you want badge performance, go elsewhere.
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    20 lbs in 3? Hmmm yeah, I got around 18 lbs in 3, and last two was 10 lbs. But I'm 175 cm or 5' 9". And I can't eat chicken all the damn time. Stuff gets bland for me if I eat it for 3 days in a row. So I eat lentils with rice, or beans with rice or egg whites. Yogurt here and there. Milk. Chickpeas too. Mostly I have stopped eating store bought bread. Even store bought flat-breads. I just eat rice now with the legume or pulses/lentils for complete protein.
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    The most important information here is that I did not know these highly profitable, labour intensive trucks to build are manufactured in Mexico. Trump....do yer jerb dammit. Put 35% tariff. Thnk u.
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    Ehhh, the more I see the XTS, the more I see a whale as well. I mean, the only good angle on that car is the rear....where you end up thinking it's a CTS or ATS. Much better looking cars than the whale the XTS is. Compared to the MKS, the XTS is most definitely trim. But compared to everything else, yup it's also a whale. The Lincoln Conti is damn good for what it the company is trying to do. And it is a bonus that it drives so well, even with 59% of the weight on the nose. If you want the luxury snob badge, and look for capability you most definitely do NOT need, then don't go for Lincoln. And I do not see much resemblance to the 200S. Well, the floating controls, that's riff of Audi A8 to begin with, so if Chrysler copied an Audi, and a Lincoln looks similar, it's not the 200 that the Lincoln interior is inspired from. Also, all the lower parts of the 200 are nasty cheap. You don't find that in the Lincoln, I'm afraid. And yet most critics have said the Lincoln does most definitely have an authentic American luxury interior. I dunno. the Lincoln Continental is conquesting over buyers, and it'll be a while to see what it's range of sales per month should be still.
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    Well, I'm at 158 pounds. Yup, 30 lbs lost before the end of 2016. I did not think that would be possible. This time, I went all out, full assault one the workout today. For example, I was doing forward lunges with alternating legs, with two 22.5 lb dumbells. I also started my first real dead lift, it was a 22.5 lb dumbell which I used. Endurance is showing up. People at gym now look at me different. I am no longer a NOOB. I have not been 158 in a long time. LONG TIME. Also, this 158 makes no freaking sense. I am muscling up, and yet losing weight. And the last time I was in the 150's I had no muscle to speak of. So that was all fat. And yet I was slimmer then, now it's like I lose weight, but I don't get smaller. Well actually, the weight loss is still mostly from the gut. You know, when you stand upright, but you let your tummy sag....yeah, that just doesn't really do much now. Yeah, my gut expands like 1 inch. But before it was like 6-7 inches. And the cut lines becoming more visible around my legs. I dunno. I might just have to post some before after pics, once I am done, and reach 15% body fat, which means peak fitness (but not athlete level of fitness).
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    They keep making the cars bigger though, which makes the price creep somewhat explanable. But really, a Sonic sedan for example, has good enough packaging to have been like a compact form like 12-15 years ago.
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    One last quip about TV's. Still rocking a Sony XBR2 Silver, huge ass bezels and porky flat screen TV from 2006. It still works. Besides, who watches TV anyways? Most often, it's just a decoration to signify you're somewhat civilized. TV/monitor same thing.
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    Are they skipping the show entirely, or not making a debut?
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    People who buy compact cars usually are looking for frugality. That's why the Corolla and to a lesser extent, the Civic dominate. I appreciate the gesture, but this is one expensive compact car. That's too bad. They have to make money, but they'll just start offering rebates for the year-end of 2017, for 2018 models. I'd wait until then. But there's plenty of car that you can get for around $25k realistically buy and still get a lot of fuel for, before you get the diesel.
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    I am now starting to muscle up. I have a starter pack. Just 1 big beer can, not 6. I can fully manipulate my abs, moving them up, side to side, even down...but the last is still like what the up movement was like a week ago. I was lifting weights yesterday. Most controlled I have ever been, completed almost all of the sets. Starting to recruit more muscles. I can now contract muscles in my back, again like the last week and the discovery of abs that I can manipulate, and I have the starters for obliques going. More endurance building too.
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    Look, VW may have TDI gone forever, but regular folks really aren't upset that much with VW, especially those folks that had much interest in VW, that wasn't solely tied to TDI. Existing customers of the affected vehicles must be angry. But fairly recently Toyota recovered from unintended acceleration, GM recovered from ignition switch, and VW can and will recover from Dieselgate. I mean was VW cheating, yeah. But their gasoline vehicles are to my knowledge, compliant with the regulations, and their cars are really good cars to drive and the European models brought here are also having pleasing interiors. But they do have other downsides, but that was there anyways.
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    I've always been a big fan of the LS, especially the first gen and even the recent generation. Lexus perfected what was the hallmark of American large sedans. I know people rag on it for not having power relative to the class. But it's the last of it's kind to offer naturally aspirated V8. And that has some prestige because it's a rarity. And it probably is the most reliable car one can drive, and it probably doesn't depreciate like it's peers. One thing Lexus knows for sure, it's the build quality of interior in the GS and LS. And the rear-seat executive package is still a generation ahead of what is available for rear-seat passengers on the CT6 or Continental.
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    Look at what happened to the Explorer. The Acadia is basically what used to be the Envoy. What's better for enthusiasts sometimes just isn't in line with market realities. Most people drive their trucks (the ones solely for personal use) the same way they do cars the vast majority of time. They want the image, but better FE, and better driving dynamics, and a more compliant ride, and a vastly more space efficient utility. So automakers are giving people what they want. Most Jeeps are FWD based off of a platform used to make the Dodge Dart and 200.
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    I'm sure it'll be a fine car, and give plenty of value and excellent engineering for the price. But it kind of lacks the emotional appeal, I was expecting it to make. Or maybe I'm being just too harsh on what is, on all accounts a gorgeous car. Fully would lick 10/10. It does reminds me of the Opel Monza concept. Maybe Opel will make a liftback too, and I think that should be a Regal variant offered in the U.S. Because that is surely something that will make Buick look more youthful. Audi A7, Tesla S, Panamera, BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe. And you can always just upsell the Lacrosse to those who came to Buick because they wanted the classic Buick experience. And with the decklid being so short here, it already looks like a liftback.
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    I'm not saying this is a badge-engineered car, but for all intents and purposes, THIS is the more premium Malibu that will get AWD and possibly a more powerful tune of the turbo engine or a V6 option. And it's Buick. I think the exterior sure looks great. But the last Insignia/Regal really did have a very original look to them, I never considered any one design detail out of place, except the stupid ventiports that every Buick simple needs to have, right?
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    Well the secret is that I get my sugar craving done and over with in the morning. I take like 10 grams of added sugar in breakfast. And the rest of the day, each meal has fewer and fewer carbs, but protein. And then dinner is now usually an egg or egg white with raw veggies. Plenty of water. 5 months ago, my sweat tasted like extremely bitter and salty bacon fat fresh from the pan. Now the sweat is tasteless, and has barely an odour.
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