Drew Dowdell

No, We just don't have a need to talk for the sake of talking.

Are you purposefully obtuse? Jaguar's tagline in the past was "Grace, Space, Pace". That is what Buick should strive to be. They should not strive to be a super quiet refrigerator on wheels <Lexus>. They should NOT strive to be a BMW or Mercedes fighter. I'm sure it was no mistake that the last generation Park Ave had very XJ like lines.

Very attractive entry to the compact market.

Crude jumped 4.19 a barrel today on U.S./Russia tensions. RBOB Gasoline up 10 cents.

You aren't listening </surprise> I'm saying Buick should aim for what Jaguar was, not what they will become.

Toyota spent $1.2 Billion dollars to build that truck plant in Texas to open just at the start of gas prices spiking....... they weren't caught off guard at all..

XJ and S-type aren't exactly the most athletic. Those, at a lower price point, are what Buick should try to emulate. But still, "Grace, Space, Pace" should be Buick's definition.

I actually like the Citroen.

isn't that just a refreshed euro civic?

Rather than trying to be the "American Lexus", Buick should strive to be the "American Jaguar". If you were going to apply the tag line "Grace, Space, Pace" to any American brand in their "ideal" state, Buick would get first dibs.

Ten Most Beautiful Cars Currently for Sale Link to Jalopnik The CTS comes in 5th after two Alfas, the DB9, and a Maserati. Only American on the list. Honestly, that the CTS is playing in this league in terms of attractiveness says a lot about how far Cadillac has come.

VM? edit: And there's going to be a "next Blazer"?

Cutlass coupe over the sedan any day.... same with Regal. LumiCarloPrix..... well, depends on the year.

Economics should be mandatory starting in 6th grade.

I had to clean out a number of irrelevant posts from this thread. Lets move it back on to topic. If you see that a post of yours is missing and have questions or wish to challenge the validity of the deletion, please take it up with me directly through PM and I will re-review the post in question. Thank you.

Globalization is reversible.

It's only been what... 7...8 years since the concept was revealed?

The 2.9 litre diesel would be great in the small trucks. 250hp and over 400ft/lbs of torque.

If by "die" you mean "sold off"... then yes, I agree with you. Killing a brand costs money. Selling a brand doesn't.

Molter, I'm tossing you a joke, can you catch it?

It's ok I guess, but it'll never run with the 5-series. It doesn't have 27 way seats with power reach around, 19.1 surround sound <for those surround sound CDs that no one makes>, the leather is corinthian instead of the nicer bavarian kind, it doesn't have that "teutonic"* feel, it's pushrod V8 will never be better than the BMW V8, and the 5-series already outsells it. </SMK> *Teutonic = Germanic.... why one would look for this in an American car is beyond absurd.

ZOMG! GM! UR TEH WURST EVAR

In response to F-O-G: Pontiac should consist of: Vibe - same as now Solstice, Solstice Coupe - Alpha SWB Tempest Sedan/Coup/Hatch - Alpha SWB - G5 replacement Grand Am sedan, coupe, convertible, wagon - Alpha LWB - G6 replacement G8 gets shipped over to Chevy to be sold as the Impala, produced on same line as Camaro. Sold in sedan, truck, and wagon configurations. Buick should consist of: Skylark - EPII SWB, definately quiet tuned and built for comfort over speed. Invicta - EPII LWB, basically the coming LaCrosse Park Ave - Zeta Enclave - keep the current one, why mess with success GMC would consist of: Everything now except Acadia That should fill out the Pontiac/Buick/GMC showrooms with very little overlap. Saturn: Just lift the best sellers from the Opel lineup and sell them here. Drop the SKY and Outlook Cadillac: CLR - Alpha SWB coupe and roadster, think SKY that has been reworked appropriately for Cadillac. BTS - Alpha SWB sedan CTS - same as now, add hard top convertible STS - SWB Zeta DTS - LWB Zeta SRX - coming one will sell even if it's not our tastes Escalade - just keep it, add diesels Saab: Set a low reserve and "Buy it Now" price on Ebay.

OMG TEH PUSHRODS R TEH SUXORZ!!@!12!@!!!!ELEVENDY!!!!!!

I understood <correct me if I'm wrong> that one of the big dings against Kappa was it's relatively limited platform sharing flexibility. Chevy *definitely* should have gotten the Nomad concept.