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Let's see.... 3 tickets for $20. Number of tickets available: 2,000 So that should come out to: $13,340.00 for all 2,000 tickets Car is appraised for $19,000. Sounds like a steal!

Paulie... a 275hp full size Buick sedan with magnetic ride control has to be some-what exciting for you :)

So, NOS, what did we learn from Ocnblu today? "Nips" are good but watch out for the "tucks" (Reg pic)...

I'm so glad the Lounge is not visible to visitors

I like the contrast... I think an "all blue" interior would make it look as dull as an "all gray" interior. However, one of my mother's previous Park Avenues had an all blue interior... very nice. Regardless, I think all Buicks should incorporate contrast piping into their interiors. It looks very nice on the Terraza and in the Deville pic.

It looks Subaru-ish to me... front and back... like a down sized Tribeca... maybe Tribeca B-6? or B-3?

Martha Stewart still has a very large (age 30-50) female following along with an upscale reputation. I think this could help Buick if her return as the "Queen of Domesticity" is widely accepted.

Here's the Antares concept for reference:

Heh... the RR badge on the side looks like the new GM badges that are being placed on all of GM's vehicles... The first thing I thought of when seeing the pic was "It's made by GM" :lol: I've always liked Rolls. The Phantom does look better in person and puts the Maybach to shame in prestige & presence. Every time I see the Maybach I just think bloated S-Class. I'm sure several S-Class owners think/feel the same.

Okay, so a Rendezvous change.  Whoopie.  I want a sedan.  And I doubt they're going to give the LaCrosse some more edge stylewise or some more features (besides maybe a freaking NAV and the 6-speed auto), to pursuade me otherwise.

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Yeah... I think he's referring to the LaCrosse and Lucerne receiving some changes/more standard equipment by 2007.

Things I would like too see happen on the 2007 models:

LaCrosse:

• 4-Channel Stabilitrak at least available if not standard on all trims(CX,CXL,CXS)
• 6-sp Automatic standard
• 2.8l V6 standard on CX, CXL (210-220hp)
• Increase HP of 3.6l V6 to 250-260
• HID headlights standard or available.
• Memory seat package available on the CXL & CXS trims
• Nav system available on CXL & CXS trims
• Tailights updated to LED (Hey, Honda can do it in a mid-life Accord refreshening)
• 18" wheels that the LaCrosse debuted with become available/standard on CXS
• Real wood available with wood accented steering wheel

Lucerne:

• 6-Sp automatic standard
• Power tilt/telescoping steering wheel becomes standard on all trims
• Heated rear seats available on CXL; Standard on CXS
• restyled airvents on center console for backseat passengers (they look cheap)
• HID headlights become standard on all trims
• LED tail lights become standard (similar to Phaeton's. Why change the taillight pattern now?)
• 3.6l V6 becomes standard on CX & CXL trims (with the revised HP from above)
• 4.6l V8 hp increased to 300
• Real wood available with wood accented steering wheel

*edited to add request for real wood

It doesn't look bad at all. Different but attractive IMO.

Good lord... after seeing turbo's pic, I have to post a more flattering pic (the first makes me look like I'm trying to hide my weight.) This was taken over the weekend.

Okay... so he still has me beat... eh... I'll let the testosterone calm down

Looks good... but GM should just sell SAAB brand & the SAAB plants/HQ to Fuji Heavy instead of continuing joint ventures between the two brands. Their airplane history would compliment each other. It just seems like a natural marriage.

Yeah... I found that little discovery about the manual tilt to be kind of annoying. the DTS & Lucerne should be sharing the same power tilt/telescoping steering column.

Am I the only one who thinks Ford Focus when looking at the Kia Rio?

This topic is to list all those promminent C&Gers who have failed to return from the big crash or are still MIA.

Unfortunately, 98 did not disappear because of the big crash. He left before it. So he's not MIA either. He left on his own free will.

If Buick's Theta was going to be a rebadge like the Torrent then wouldn't it be out sooner than 2009? I thought the Buick Theta was supposed to have more in common with Cadillac's Theta instead?

the last place GM needs to debut their new SUVs is in California :P

I pray to God he doesn't have any sheep.

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No, but he has a fondness of Goats :lol:

Oooooooooooooooh okaaaaaaaaay...

About 8 months ago at the "Festival of Lights" in Bellevue's Botanical Gardens (it's one of the few pics I have of myself actually smiling):

Oh come on... someone try a horizontal Infiniti-like grille on the front :)

I just don't see how your father got "grandma's car" out of driving the CXS. A CX or CXL with the bench but not the CXS. What is your father's normal preference?

Hmmm... wonder if it will debut with the same 4-sp automatic that the new Eclipse and current Galant have? I figure if there was a 5-sp auto available for this platform that Mitsubishi would have debuted it in the all new Eclipse. Still only a 4-sp in an all new car.

Funny as hell about the moon.google site. Thanks nick!

Well, if GMC is getting the Lambda minivan then I don't mind the Terraza disappearing. Ditto with Rainier since the Envoy will be moving further upscale. I actually prefer Buick to keep the Rendezvous name on the Lambda Crossover though. It's been very successful and has continued to maintain as a premium competitor in the Crossover market.

Won't this be the first time that a German company will market a vehicle in the US on an American brand developed platform?