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Post a picture of your wife so WE can decide!Nice sled. I think I already posted that my Dad had the following year's coupe with an inline six. Like some of the moronic things he said and thought, he had always affirmed Pontiacs were duds because a close friend of his got a lemon. Turns out his LeMans coupe was the BEST car he'd ever owned...it NEVER stranded him...not even once.

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Agree with your list, except for this. The general angularity of recent Cadillac models has increased their visual appeal...and sales. Twenty years ago, would we have ever thought that 20- to 40-year olds would have aspired to an Escalade or CTS (true, those models didn't exist)...but to a Cadillac? Cool. That's progress!

PB, babe, the reason why I think the vinyl top helps is because the bottom part of the vinyl top assembly aligns with the greenhouse's beltine. On the coupe, particularly, the beltine of the fixed "opera" window was way off that of the doors and, "architecturally," it didn't flow. The vinyl evens it all out, though they are prone to rust at the edges......back to the Buick

It's not being financed by a company. I'm on my own, and that's expensive. Plus, I don't have AV type money (!)...I was in SD last week and thought about you, bud!

Thanks for the response. The thing that sickens me in the gut is a repair in the middle of nowhere. I've driven a Cutlass Supreme in the mid 100's back and forth across the US to go to school and only had (1) a flat, and (2) a busted radiator hose between Las Vegas, NV and Saint George UT, and it was hot outside.

You tell him, my Croatian friend!

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Well, it's time to roll up the sleeves, scout out the few places I've identified I would live and go look for a job (since I finished this night time degree just before the summer). Monday, I leave for Atlanta and Florida via plane. If I get the vibe and it's a go, I was thinking of taking my car down first (since that's the diciest) and then move myself down and job hunt (can't do that from Portland). Ok, so, what about the car...my Regal 3800 coupe some of you like to rag on? At 238,000 miles, I'm thinking of bringing her, or actually, having her cart my ass down to Atlanta. New stuff (within the last year to 6 months): all brakes, all tires, all struts, spark plug wires. Tonight, for the hell of it, I checked the mpg to tell me how "tight" the engine is. I gassed up in Eugene OR (don't get me started), had him round up to the nearest 25 cents. I did the same in Portland 97.7 miles later. This was the most unruffled trip: set cruise at 60 mph, that's 1700 rpm, no A/C and never stepped on the brake once, plus it's pancake flat on I-5 in that stretch. It took 2.67 gallons, as rounded up to the nearest 25 cents. That's 36 mpg. Can that be real? Unbelievable. Thus, I will NOT be doing the tune-up as I had planned. So, would you do it with the car? Any advice or caveats? Help me out. What would concern you? The proposed route: 1 - Portland to SLC 2 - SLC to Denver 3 - Denver to KC 4 - KC to Champaign, IL (to see my alma mater) 5 - Champaign, IL to Indianapolis 6 - Indianapolis to Atlanta

Good idea for a thread: Smallish greenhouses (i.e, how the 04 + GP went vs. 97-03)...just not safe Hefty C-pillars...again, just not safe Bulbous, rounded lines (yes, that includes the Enclave) Rear headrests on small cars that already are hard to see out of (just lived in a G6 for a week) Aggressively bolstered bucket seats Gray, tan and black interiors only, if that Seat fabrics that are NOT soft to the touch Blingy chrome tips on exhaust that stare you in the face 18" and 19" wheels and skinny tires Engine deco shrouds that cover the ENTIRE engine bay

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Ok, ok, I'm tempted to say Intrigue but I will defer to my childhood love, even prior to my being able to drive one: The 1975 or 1976 Olds Cutlass Salon coupe with buckets, console, rally gauges, the color keyed rally wheels. and the ultra-quiet and long-lasting Olds Rocket 260 V8.

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Thanks, I probably would...more so than Sharon Bush...LOL. Response to thread: mortgage

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I used to have the brochure and remember the Bicentennial themed names of colors. Yours is Musket Brown since my Dad's Regal coupe of the same year with the funky firing 3.8 2bbl. V6 was Musket Brown with a tan landau top. Other interesting names included Colonial Cream, Potomac Blue, Independence Blue, among others. I do like the full size RWD GM cars of that era but the Bonneville Brougham and Grandville Brougham, particularly in coupe form and with a vinyl roof, go to "the head of the class."

K.C. dude, I can't possibly be trendy driving a 92 Regal coupe...just practical! Response to thread: caveat

Not much on Sat. and Sun. except getting ready to hop on a plane. I'll be in the air on Monday, going to ATL. No more fun trips. Going to ATL and Florida for a week apiece to check them out for relocation. If those don't "work out" then I will default to the West. But somehow, I think I will in fact make the cross-country relocation to the East since I loved living in ATL when I was there for 2 years.

Pricing seems ok. The "in person" test will enable buyers to decide...will I pop almost $ 20 K for the base model and so on? The only disappointment I see is that the hybrid does NOT churn out that much more gas mileage over the base 4 cylinder. Why is that? I would have expected a leap in mpg to justify the price uptick. Don't Prius's get mileage that's way better than that?

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Have you seen the color chips for the new Buicks, particularly for the LaCrosse? Disappointing. The Dark Mocha is basically a dark root beer brown and not a sable type shade. The Midnight Blue is almost black. The Gold Mist looks like a urine sample. The 2 reds are pretty mainstream; that is, no deep burgundy or a "cool" shade like Mulberry seen on Cadillacs and SUVs in years past Lastly, the absence of a Light Quartz equivalent is bad news for a brand that sells well in light blues. Overall, I find the color palette too dark. Do you agree?

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It seems like you can't see your own doctor anymore. The last 2 doctors I've had both used their physician's assistants extensively. What a pain in the ass. Both of the doctors had not-so-great P.A.s - at the first doctor about 4 years ago, I had to battle to get the antibiotics I needed for a laceration that had gone south because she was too busy concentrating on blood pressure (which reads normal when not at the doctor). The second doctor had a P.A. who screwed up some prescriptions. You have to SPECIFICALLY make an appointment to see your MD because nowadays they use their P.A.s for more routine stuff. Just took my Mom to the doctor she has had for at least 10 years. She has, as of late, been seeing her P.A. It's Portland, so ... surprise, this chick is most likely a "carpet muncher" who actually came across as kind of flakey. (Also, carpet muncher right before helping us at the new organic food market and then another pumping my gas after the doctor's appointment...any wonder I don't plan to stay around here. ) I told my Mom it's time she gets a new MD because the 8 mile trip is no longer justified to see a garden-variety P.A. Have you had to deal with the onslaught of physician assistants (basically, nurses on steroids)? Are you happy or unhappy about it?