Drew Dowdell

Welcome to Cheers & Gears.

The RX is the first result of Toyota's purchase of controlling interest in Subaru. I looks like they borrowed the Impreza designer for a week.

CTS has rep and cred. SRX does not.

no, even there.

If C&G is any example, you'll probably find more GM fans on foreign car sites than on domestic ones.

Here is the only question that should be in anyone's mind regardless of if you'd ever buy one or not. Will it compete favorably with the ES? I think that is a resounding yes. Any comparisons with any BMW will be summarily deleted.

who let you out of your cage? You know why the contour on the side of the car is unique? BECAUSE IT'S A FREAKING BUICK TRADEMARK!

Where is the headline article that Toyota is finally catching up to GM in technology 15 years later?

from the front it looks too much like a badge engineered Dodge Charger

I could understand if the SRX was some legendary car with a large following..... but it's not on Sigma again because no one bought it. If you're all such enthusiasts of the first SRX, why didn't you buy am original one? We're not talking about switching the Camaro to FWD or anything..... it was an also-ran, one generation, SUV that handled well. I wouldn't buy this SRX.... but I wouldn't have bought the previous one either. However, I CAN see that this will be a better seller, economic conditions aside, than the current SRX. It will bring more people, more women, to the Cadillac brand. That is what is important.

It's thought that Israel is gearing up to attack Iran before Obama takes office.

I saw a dealer locally with a sign out front that says "GM is back in the lending business!"

My Great Grandfather passed away quietly in his sleep last night. He was my friend and mentor. He had a calm, steady, intellectualism. He spoke 7 languages fluently and has been on every continent except for Antarctica. He was highschool educated and rose to become President of the Okonite Company, one of the oldest wire cable companies in the country, where he demonstrated pioneering leadership and understanding that taking care of the company's workforce was in the company's best interest. Just prior to his retirement in 1976, he arranged the following: He was a quiet man who's life centered around taking care of others. He never commanded but always suggested. My whole life I have wanted to be like him and when in difficult situations, I ask myself "What would Jack Wicks do?" Rest in well deserved peace and thank you for wisdom and guidance. I hope I can be even a quarter of the man you were.

Ok...so are we going to have this same retarded discussion for the Regal? The Lambda Escalade? Forget the name for a bit just discuss the merits of the vehicle in relation to it's targeted audience and targeted competition.

I knew you had it in you to speak poorly of GM. You never let us down in that regard.

So, if it were BRX and the SRX was just canceled in favor of the CTS wagon, you'd be cool? Is this really down to a name thing?

The thing has the closest modern equivalent to fins you're gonna get and you think people are going to mix it up with a Saturn?

If the ICE will only take the batteries to 80%.... and the plug will only take the batteries to 80%... doesn't that make 80% the new 100%? To your last point, that only matters if you're at full throttle all the time.

A man can appreciate cars from all eras and still have good design sense and STILL, by nature of good design sense, not like the RX. From the rear, the RX looks like they jacked a Subaru Impreza. The interior would be at home in the Camry.... hell, the Camry's interior has more design cohesion.

Mmmmmm turbo DI 3.6

The biggest difference between Electromotive and the Volt is the battery. In a locomotive the engines never shut off* *GE has developed a hybrid locomotive and I'm not sure how that technology works yet.

What is your issue with the interior?

well pricing is supposed to be the same.... so hopefully just higher volume.

I thought this was going to be a post on Crosley! Looks like I wasn't far off.