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Buona fortuna Bon chance Buena suerte Boa sorte How the hell do you say Good Luck in Deutsch? Sorry, no German flag icon on the site. Yeah, I have a gnawing feeling in my stomach about GM as well. Will you like living over there? I guess you probably identify as more European than you do American. I wish you the best. I'm sure you'll always have one foot in the U.S.

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Agreed. Can we spell "I-n-t-r-i-g-u-e?"

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Nice to hear you're driving a GP. They have turned out to be reliable and the Series III 3800 is a good powerplant. Again, my 2 favorite automotive brands in one decade - Olds in 2000 and Pontiac in 2009. Very sad. I was more saddened by the Oldsmobile announcement since I had owned 2 Cutlass Supremes and was in love with the Intrigue, thinking it would be my next car. However, I am also saddened by Pontiac as I have been pawing their windows and sitting in them at dealerships since I was a teenager...and renting them since I graduated from college. Since I don't plan to buy a car for a while, I'm taking a "wait and see" attitude and feel kind of ambivalent to GM at this point. Nothing in their slate of offerings enthuses me, though I plan on remaining loyal.

Have a great birthday!

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Hey, are you sure you don't want that silver LaCrosse in the background? :AH-HA_wink:

Probably what you don't want to hear - I've heard the flushes are not good. I use the drop/drain fluid/filter method. So what if they don't get all the fluid out? Just do it more often, with that same method. Make damn sure you are vigilant about a warranty on this kind of work - 3 years is now the standard for overhauled transmissions. Stick to the stock trans. Don't switch.

No. Not really. While I am always scouting for deals (see ocn's comments on how cheap I am), I still keep my quasi-absurd maintenace schedule (oil changes every 2,500, trans fluid every 20,000 and tune-ups every 30,000 to 40,000, regardless of fluid color or spark plug condition) for the Regal. In fact, tomorrow AM it gets its oil changed. I feel that I'm economizing by stretching out the car's longevity.

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What am I listening to? The washing machine!

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I think that without an albeit more streamlined, but still existent, Pontiac line, the GM stable becomes weak. That "segment" is not anchored. Growing up, Pontiac was always equated with provocative. The earlier Firebirds and Grand Prixs were very popular and well-received cars. Movies always "cast" Pontiacs as cool cars. What happened?. People got "too cool" and graduated to Japanese and German iron. I say that with a smirk. The signature Pontiac snout, alongside that of Cadillac, was probably the most recognizable in GM and possibly of all American-made cars. I, too, think that this division is more likely to be axed than the others. They will need to add a model to Chevy or Buick somewhere down the line, so this will free up some "room." Thus, within a decade, I've watched my 2 favorite car brands of my childhood - Oldsmobile and Pontiac - disappear. I'll never forget the Oldsmobile announcement...it came a few weeks before Christmas 2000 and too close to my birthday. It sent a shudder through me. It was like a "quick erase" of all my childhood memories and stories. I was entertaining buying a new Intrigue at the time.

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Wow, you could have had a G8! Just kidding with the play on words. I see a lot of similarities in the rooflines/greenhouses of the G8 and the BMW 3 series. The color and the wheels complement the car. I've always thought of red as a car color for people who want attention...assuming the car is bought new and that color was chosen over others. Enjoy.