Drew Dowdell

But what was the point of Edsel? Why did Ford feel they even needed it? How was Mercury not mid-priced enough? In 1957, Packard was on the ropes. Nash and Hudson were basically gone, merged into AMC. Desoto was pushed down market by Chrysler and Imperial, so now Chrysler was competing with itself in the mid-priced market.

till the interior bits started falling off.

lowering the credit score requirement is just one piece. I'm sure the people here who work at dealerships can verify, but there are going to be stricter requirements for proof of income and minimum down payment.

you can get ugly gray plastic in a jetta also.

How is the view from up there Turbo? What do you see that we mere mortals down below cannot? None of the companies mentioned produces desirable design and quality across the board. Does anyone? Nissan has the goods in the Altima and Maxima. Sentra is a mixed bag. Quest, Titan, Armada, QX56, M, and Q are all flops Toyota has the perennial Camry, Highlander, and RX. Corolla is old and sells on reputation alone. Sienna has never been great. Avalon is outsold by the Lucerne. VW has the Rabbit. The Jetta and Passat have lost their luster, I'm not sure why they're still bothering with Touregg. Beatle is soooo 1998. Hyundai has the Sonata and Elantra but only the Oddssey thunder stealing minivan is noteworthy.

It seems though that people can forgive VW, Hyundai, and Kia. You don't see the venom directed at them that you see directed at VW. A VW breaks down and aw shucks it's just that quirky German engineering..... you see a Hyundai break down and well that's why I bought a Hyundai for the warranty.... you see a Toyota break down and well owner must not have followed the recommended service interval....but you see a Chevy break down and ZOMG!!@! GM IS TEH SUXORS!!! NEVER BUY ANY GM EVARER.!!@!!! ELvieBINTY!!

Then don't buy it. It's not supposed to be a sporting car. It's supposed to be a 2009 replacement for the Continental. You never say anything positive about any domestic vehicle. It is, however the likely closest direct Aurora replacement out there.

The current Impala is the best W-body since the Intrigue

I've never like these in pictures but once I saw them in person they are very handsome.

Audi Nissan VW Hyundai Even Kia All back from the dead and all except Audi make unremarkable and certainly not the most reliable cars.

I can translate for you then. Bigger V8, 6-speed auto, AWD.

It fits the proportions description....

LOL I like to spot when people tart up cars in retarded ways. I saw a mid-90 Grand Prix sedan with 4 portholes on each side..... but wait! There's more. It also had Regal GS wheels and a Buick stand up hood ornament...... who says Buicks aren't aspirational! :neenerneener: And in a disturbing way, a 2001ish Dodge Dakota who's grill was replaced by an early 80's Benz grill.

Special Speedster?

GMAC is now lowering minimum credit score from 700 to 621.

I am now less qualified to do my job.... thanks.

my head spins.

Most of the gay friends who aren't just e-friends drive imports. Of the domestics, Ford has been better with courting GLBT dollars than GM with Jaguar and Volvo spending a lot of money in related advertisements. The Volvo ad that always sticks out in my head is one where they show a silhouette of a driver seat and the hand brake is pulled. The caption said "We know. We're excited about pride too!" My BF bought the CRV because he wanted to be able to "haul stuff". He doesn't know what he wanted to haul, but he just defaulted to a silver Japanese CUV appliance. I'll give him credit though, ever since he saw the Astra, he's wanted one. I told him we could get one in Germany.

It does to me..... The International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service has announced that a leap second will be added on December 31, 2008 at 23h 59m 60s, meaning that this year will be exactly one second longer.

You mean it isn't the cashmere headliner, power rear sunshade, and power trunk pull down? Wow!

To steal from Satty... or Reg... or whoever said it. "Yes, it's a shame that Cadillac is pandering to the people with money who buy these vehicles"

I didn't make a statement on the "looks". There was nothing wrong with the materials from a quality standpoint. They don't photograph well. That was about it. Again, it didn't look any more wagon than the competition.

GM has the new Lacrosse to address the ES350. Even if the SRX sells only three quarters of the RX, it'll do better than everything else in the market.

would you be my mommy?