trinacriabob

Rosie

LAME. LAME. LAME. These f@#kers are lame. Kudos to the LaCrosse for adding equipment I would have ordered as standard (leather wheel, telescoping wheel, cargo net). Then, they take a feature that would just make too much sense to have it be a stand-alone option for those who want it: the folding rear seat ...and force you into an option package. Ever tried to bring home a load of baseboard from Home Depot in a conventional car? Those f@#ks. They did the same thing with the Grand Prix. A person cannot order the front passenger folding seat as a stand-alone item. The other bull$h! is the colors. Why have all these base cost and extra cost variants of red and burgundy? A nice steel blue and a rich sapphire blue aren't even on the palette and Buick owners (particularly the Geritol set) often opt for Buicks in shades of blue. Blue, when first introduced on the LaCrosse, was a flattering color for the car.

white trash

And, dude, I agree with you often but not this time. To me, these cars say "Gotham City" caricature. They are such a "period niche" product that they will not hold up for the long haul in terms of styling. Then, I don't think any of the available powertrains (especially trannies) are as long lived as their GM counterparts in the cars we refer to.

bath water

Overall, I like the car, and some of the comments you bring up are totally valid - you are not the first. If I recall your photo in the Pictures thread or somewhere, you are not a small guy. Therefore, the side bolsters and low seating position do not work well for you and they don't work well for me, either. It's too bad, because in restyling this car, they could have done a great job without swinging the pendulum too far over from the 1997-2003 model run. Here's my list. Seats: They should have kept the seating profile (flatter) and the softer touch materials of the previous model run. They were comfortable enough and there was nothing wrong with them. Backlite and roofline: Again, they could have hit a "middle ground " in the roofline and backlite department between the last model run and the current one. Sometimes, and extra inch of height and a "not as flat" backlite could have done wonders for the feel of the interior, particularly the back seat. Dashboard: The materials at the sides of the console and underneath the dash are indeed rickety. These could have been nicer, as they are even in the less expensive Malibu or an Impala. Front end: Again, they went overboard with the "cat eyes" in the front. They should have been more G6. Grand Prix's strong points are: the powertrain, the overall rakishness of the styling, the handling compared to other W-bodies, and the overall shape and cockpit feel of the dash, and the longevity of the car. My only gripes are above where they got too far away from the good points and 1997-2003 run and made the car less user friendly to a load of 3 + people. It's these gripes that have made me pause about buying one ....while I paused at the 1997-2003 because of those stupid effed-up "pumpkin" lights in the rear...good riddance to that stupid styling feature.

combi aircraft (like when a 747 has passenger cabins in the front and a cargo area aft)

Bulls eye! Frowned upon! Where the heck do you guys (especially WMJ) get that "B" that's supposed to be an "ss." Like StraBe instead of Strasse. Can my keyboard do that? I'm just a dumb Sicilian, after all!

Yo, P-C-S, that has to be the Burbank (the original) location. I think I remember that palm frond and the color/style of the building articulation behind it. Whenever relatives come to visit and I take them to Cali, we go to THAT Bob's and order "the combo." Now, if Rosie were there, I would probably VOMIT "the combo."

Dead Head

geek

Hong Kong

And that's exactly the point. While I thought it was definitely a pleasant car (even with the 2.7 litre engine), it's the styling that takes it out of the conteder list for potential purchase. I design(ed) things for a living (up to 2 months ago), though not cars. I require a car that is aesthetically very balanced and pleasing to the eye. The 300 and Chargers do not qualify, IMO. On the other hand, when I see a new GP drive down the street, or the new MC with the updated 2006 + front end, I take note. To me, those are good-looking cars! And they are mechanically sound, as well. Plus, most of us here are rabid GM fans!

No, but you'd like to! See, you forbade me from speaking in another language, so the smart-aleck in me now has to find another way to vent! ocn, ocn, ocn...

Park Avenue

I just can't stand looking at her, listening to her tough-guy voice and watching her brusque (read: less than feminine) way of carrying herself. I'm sure that there are "normal" off-the-radar screen lesbians out there, but unfortunately, she comes right to the forefront when you think of the "packaging" of the bad attributes. I seriously hope her entertainment "shelf life" is limited, thus opening the way for somebody more worthwhile.

crosswalk

Yeah!Response to thread: Thomas Kincaid

OK, an 8-year old car with the 3.5, which was relatively uncharted territory at that time...how is the engine holding up for however many miles it has?

GM1, do you actually live inside the Philadelphia city limits as you list on your profile or in one of the 'burbs?Every Philadelphian I've ever known lived in one of its suburbs - namely Upper Darby, Villanova and Media.

disco

At slightly over $ 20K, I will be getting a base GP or MC or something to that effect...with a 5 yr/100M warranty. Also, I need to use up my GM Card earnings, now at over $ 2,000.Now, if I do get an Intrigue, it will be as a second car and it will probably be a 1998 or 1999 that a Medicare Mabel has pampered and hardly driven. It would be interesting to know what the color of that Intrigue final 500 is.

Landis, I have ONE reaction to the bench seat in a touring sedan:

house

complexion