trinacriabob

Well, I would agree that the 2005-2008 LaCrosse is not particulary innovative, but the proportions are to my liking. It's well-balanced. I know people mention the overhang and I now see what people are talking about, but viewed in profile, the hood's relationship to the trunk lid seems better proportioned. I also like the rear view with the crease between the lamps and the C-pillar with the roof rails as well as some sense of verticality. Look at how the timeless proportions have sold cars. The 76-77 Cutlasses, the 81-87 Cutlasses, the 88-96 Grand Prix in coupe form, the 98-02 Intrigues, and others. Even the DTS which harkens back to a more notchback type of sedan picked up in sales over its predecessors...I would have never looked at a Cadillac and then, seeing them around, took note...that's a beautifully proportioned large car. I think the LaCrosse hasn't sold as well because of our crappy economy, the fact the more and more people think American cars are not cool, and, to a point, because the W-platform has been around for a long time. I think the vernacular of the new LaCrosse is trendy and won't be timeless. The roof that's gone through the flattener, the scrunchy greenhouse and the overly angled rear backlite that flows into nothing of a trunk lid will be a passing phase.

Exactly what I think. It's such an also-ran.

Well, as a 2008 buyer and one who likes more conservative styling, I give it an "eh." The two things I like are the front grille (nicer than mine) and the dash is kind of interesting, though I don't like the "strapped in" astronaut feeling. The things I don't like are the flattened roofline, and resultant shrinking of the greenhouse, and a rear end that looks like a combo of a Lexus and a Yaris. I like mine way better.

wino breath

A true minimalist and everything is organized into boxes / organizers / containers and hidden away so it makes my place look minimalistic. I like it that way.

martini

I like the front that is presented in the sketches better. Sportier and I like the even spacing of the grille slats. I like the rear of the actual production car better. I think the Corvette-ish 2 round taillamps has shown up on too many Chevys - Corvette, Cobalt, etc. and the actual configuration is unique to the Malibu. It's a good car. I like it in 4-cyl form just fine, from what I got to rent.

Why are these ladies so unhappy? They're rolling in fame and dough. Beer...maybe had a dozen beers...in my life. I'm probably allergic to the hops or barley, so that's a taste I'll never acquire. Poon is ok, as long as you don't have to maintain it. Maybe, if like beer, you can pay $5 and get poon and then walk away when finished, that could be a good thing.

Coca Cola

igloo

You ever made any pita pockets with pizza ingredients? That might be interesting...

push

pudding

QUOTE (Dodgefan @ Jan 6 2009, 03:58 PM) I dunno if I would take that as in insult. You know me, DF, I'm General Motors "to the bone."

jealous

A few people have said (the front of) the LaCrosse looks "kind of like a Jaguar." What an insult to my LaCrosse.

response to thread: good comeback

Yeah. I went from $1.53 at Safeway, with club card, to about $1.76.

procrastination (universities in the south of Europe are 'effed up...the stories my cousins have told me...wow)

dissertation

Doolittle (white trash has to do with brad pitt)

white trash

Well, not knowing what you do, how much you had taken out in withholdings, and what kind of deductions you have, it's hard to put together a picture for you. Naturally, you will want to take the exemption for all family members. If you can itemize deductions (mortgage interest, med and med insur over a certain amount, contributions, taxes you paid for a residence and to the state of MI) as long your deductions exceed the STANDARD deduction, then you should do that...if not, then you take the standard deduction. Also, certain contributions to retirement accounts are deductible and the stuff you put into the 401K or other type of plan they have at work usually lops a chunk off the top of your earnings, so it's a good deal for saving on taxes and then you don't get taxed while the investment is gathering interest (or dust, in the last few years....but they tend to cycle back). Usually, people strategize at the beginning of the tax year or even before that...you need to plan proactively, so you should already be planning for the next couple of years and figuring out where to push earnings or where to spend to get a deduction you can use...that's what I do. Also, it's a combination of things...watching how much you have taken out in withholdings, planning your affairs to take more deductions, and yada yada. Hope this helps some...

I don't think I've ever bought any...even when I was in my 20s. One can always find a cheap place to go to pick up a slice of pizza and a Coke...even Costco. For some reason, in Canada, cheap slices of pizza were everywhere I went. As far as chains go, I've never been to California Pizza Kitchen, but I have been to Xtreme Pizza and thought it was pretty good.

Gibraltar (think I've used this one before)