GMTruckGuy74

Congrats on the find and good luck with it. I wish my wife was more open to GM's mid-'90s large car offerings. Happy motoring!!!

gm4life, those are factory chromed wheelcovers - an upgrade over the painted plastic version. I have those on my midnight blue AURA (see attachments below). They are on the online ordering guide as this: Q9A - Wheel trim, 17" (43.2 cm) five-spoke chromed

Happy 4th of July!!!

Anyone else? Thanks to those that already posted!

While I'm located in the area, I won't be in the Philly region on the 4th otherwise I'd drive over to meet you Fly. I have plans to be in Allentown, PA on the 4th and maybe the 5th too. Such a shame I can't meet you - maybe you'll just have to take me along as a guest to the next Saturn Brand Advocasy meeting! Good luck with your trip!

1996 Olds 98 Regency, 43k original miles, $5,995: vs. 1999 Olds Intrigue GLS, 58k original miles, $7,990: Assuming you were in the market for a used car and were considering these two, which would you choose and why? Any pros & cons of each would also be helpful. TIA!

I saw the one attached back on June 2nd at the Perrine BPG All-GM show. It's used by the Cranbury (NJ) police dept.

Any updates to share???

I noticed when I wanted to upload my pictures recently I was unable to upload them from my computer. Over a week ago while I was at work I could do this; from my computer at home I can't. Anyone know why?

Camino, it sounds like a plan. I'll try to get some info from Carlisle within the next week or two on club participation. On a totally separate note, here's a picture of a DIVCO (milk) truck I took inside of HERSHEYPARK: Of all the DIVCO trucks I've seen, none have been as large as this one. It's part of a singing "Milk men" entertainment group that performs in the park (didn't watch them). It caught my attention and I thought maybe some others here would enjoy seeing it too.

(taken at the Carlisle Fairgrounds All-GM Show on 6/23/07) My parents had a '95 Monte Carlo LS that was pretty nice, and my dad kept it for 10 years. I wasn't too crazy about the M/C when it came out in 2000, and it was due to the headlight design mainly. The 2006 redesign caught my attention, but having a family with a 22-old month toddler means a 4-door is a necessity. I will miss the 2006-2007 Monte Carlo SS in particular, as I thought it was the best looking of the line.

Thanks! There were over 150 that I downloaded from my digital camera's memory card. Those are only 46! Thanks for your concern! Yeah, I didn't get home until later Monday night; we stopped by my parents house on the way home (the "kids" bought them some goodies from Hershey) and my mom told me about the accident then. What a nightmare - 3/4 people dead, a loss of 4 vehicles, and the PA Turnpike closed for a long lenght of time. Boy am I glad we didn't have to go home from Carlisle. That would explain the traffic that I experienced getting off at Harrisburg/exit #247 to go to Hershey. There was a long line of traffic on 283 North and also on 322 East. Well Camino, I can't take on the full responsibility alone, but if you're willing to help out, how about we co-chair the event for 2008? I'd love to see more GM owners/enthusiasts here get invovled in the show. We'd have to decide whether the participants would enter their class (i.e. I'd park my SKY in the "SKY" catagory) or if we'd be in a non-judged car club area. We'd have to start working on it in the fall/early winter I guess. What do you think?Ocnblu, my mom had a triple burgundy (burgundy exterior, burgundy half-vinyl top and burgundy cloth interior) '83 Grand Prix LJ that I absoulutely loved (she kept it until June '93; it had 70K on the clock). That was one strong car! There's one similar to it I pass from time-to-time in Moorestown that has the T-top option and looks like it needs work. One of these days I'm going to stop and see if it's for sale!!!

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I was there on Saturday, and since it was the beginning of a three-day getaway, we had an early start (and thank God too, as I missed the accident completely). Before I post my pictures below, I want to add a different perspective about this show. To put it simply, I was disappointed. If you're a Camaro or Chevy fan, then this show was for you. Most of the rest of the GM brands didn't have a great following. Out in the showfield, there was one '57 Olds 98 coupe, one '07 SKY Redline, one Solstice, just a handful of classic GMC Trucks... and this was on Saturday, the main day of the show. I told my wife I should have entered the SKY - I would have taken either 1st or 2nd place!!! The same sentiment was felt by the '57 Olds owner... when I told him he'll be taking 1st since there was no other competition in his group, he replied, "Where's the fun in that?". Even in the vendor area, they could have put all of the vendors in three or four rows rather than spreading them all out. In the T-Building where the Camaro Convertible Concept and invitational cars were, it was predominitely CHEVY (I understand that the '57 model year and the Bel-Air were the guest, but the only other '57s were a Caddy Eldorado and an Olds 88 sedan). Even GM only showed Chevy cars from it's heritage collection... there are other cars & trucks they could have brought too (like the Pontiac G8, Buick Supers, Yukon Hybrid, etc). I got the feeling that this show is losing it's interest outside of the Chevy folks, which is a darned shame because how many other large all-GM shows are there? I know next year I'll definitely be taking the SKY, and I suggest that many of us C&Ger's that attended the show this year do the same. We can even enter as a club. How about it guys??? About the brand new vehicle displays... there were more than in the past, and this is a good thing. The Saturns (OUTLOOK, SKY RL, AURA) were from the local Saturn dealership (in Carlisle). I spoke with several of the sales staff and Saturn event staff there - I had my Saturn hat and a SKY t-shirt on, so they started the conversations with me! They were impressed that not only did I have a SKY, but an AURA too. They were disappointed that I didn't enter the SKY, as they stated there was only one in the whole group (competition). Over at the Chevy event tent, I test drove the brown Silverado Crew Cab LTZ 4wd Z71... I have to say I'm very impressed with the way it rode, performed and felt and my 13 y-o stepson was impressed with the rear seat comfort. It makes me want a Sierra just a little bit more than before going to the show. As for the other brands, the wife liked seeing the Acadia and Enclave pretty much side-by-side, and she still likes the Lucerne. She sat in the OUTLOOK and likes the Lambdas all together, so I forsee getting a Sierra won't be happening any time soon (but I'm an optimistic person, so who knows?). Overall, it was a beautiful day with unseasonably great weather (all past shows have been too hot, humid, and in some cases thunderstorms and rainy). For a Chevy show it was great, but for a GM show it needs to get better. Enjoy my pictures, and feel free to ask any questions you have about them. Btw, how many of you saw the swarm of bees at the wooden tables behind the Grandstand? There must have been a 1,000 of them! There was a nest under one of the tables and someone must have disturbed it. I quickly got out of the way since I'm allergic, but a half-hour later the ground crew had the area sprayed and taped off - no more bees!

Well, as long as a convertible model is offered, I'd be happy (assuming I like the design). I love my SKY and would like to keep it a long, long time, but honestly a 4-seater convertible would be much more practical for my family (and would get driven more). I like the new Camaro, but not enough (atleast yet) to part with my SKY. I attached a picture of someone's Trans Am chop - if a convertible version of that car was available, I'm sure the SKY would have a "For Sale" sign on it waiting for my ordered T/A convert to arrive

The mystery has been solved... while waiting for my AURA to be serviced, I cruised the lot and low and behold there were a half dozen AURA XE's with the GTP 18" polished rim. Taking a look at the window sticker revealed that this rim is part of a factory "Special Edition" XE package, in which leather (black or morroco brown), leather-wrapped shift knob & steering wheel, heated seats, and the 18" rims are included at a discounted price. There was no print info (brochure) available; this must be a "spring" promotion, much like what Chevy has been doing with the HHR, Aveo, etc.

From my experiences attending the All-Truck Nationals on Fridays, you won't see many showfield cars/trucks on a Friday. If you're going to primarily see the GM display(s), Carlisle Invitational display(s), and vendors, then you'll be alright. There will be vehicles in the show fields, just not as many as on Saturday (I think many plan just one day - Saturday - for this event to showcase their car/truck). I do the truck show on Fridays, as there is another show in Macungie (PA) that I value a tad bit more on the first Saturday of every August.Again, I'll be there on Saturday with my family in tow.

Scott's discussion session last year was filled and it was a worth the hour of my time spent at this part of the show.For the woman in your life, if she's like mine she'll claim she's being dragged to the show, there's the "Women's Oasis": undefinedhttp://www.carsatcarlisle.com/highlights/oasis.asp For the small children in your life, there's the "Kids at Carlisle" area:http://www.carsatcarlisle.com/highlights/kids.asp I know that the wife will spend some of the time at the Women's Oasis and then take the little guy over to the kids area, which allows me more time to cruise through the vendor & car corral areas without her watchful eye Here's a link to the gallery of winners from the 2006 show.

It appears as if it will be another great year for the All-GM Nationals; check out the link below for a list of event details: http://www.carsatcarlisle.com/gm/details.asp I can't wait! This is definitely one of the better shows I attend all year (how can it not, seeing as it's a GM-only show!!!).

I'm going to my Saturn dealer tomorrow for regular maintenance on the AURA; I'll check the lot to see if they have any AURA's with the G6 GTP rim as pictured in Satty's post (2nd pic). One theory is that it could be a leftover item, now that the GTP model is no longer going to be offered, that is being distributed down to the other divisions (much like when the Buick Century started showing up with the Intrigue's chrome rims). The first pic that Satty posted is the optional aluminum rim for the XE models, and they sure do look like the same ones my dad has on his 2006 G6 V6. Pontiac offers this rim (RPO PFF) in 17" size, which is the size rim & tire that comes on the AURA XE models: But I don't see it listed in teh AURA's online guide for 2007 OR 2008, nor the GTP's 18" rim.