Drew Dowdell

completely disagree.... seeing as I owned some '85s. My 85 Toronado had a leather steering wheel with brushed stainless steel spokes. And *real* stainless trim throughout the car. Sure there was plood, but it was at least attractive looking plood. A sleek gloss black panel crossed the dash and lined up with the intrument pod. It was a bitch for fingerprints, but looked great when polished up. A stitched leather like material covered the dash and it was soft and padded. I had 8 way power adjustable seats. The leather of the seats was soft and supple. Ergonomics weren't great, but that didn't come about till the early 90s anyway. My 85 Continental had some of the sportiest seats to ever grace a Lincoln. Real wood everywhere. Soft padded dash. Great trip computer and climate control. surprisingly good ergonomics. Clean, attractive design with a nice European flair. As for some more recent examples. Aurora, Intrigue, Alero, GTO.

Hello 1979.....

The best way to tell the quality of a concept is if you can tell which brand designed it without looking at the badges. Take the badges off the SIXTEEN and you can still tell it's a Cadillac Take the badges off the G8 and you can still tell it's a Pontiac Take the badges off the Charger and you can still tell it's a Dodge Take the badges off the LaCrosse <concept> and you can still tell it's a Buick Take the badges off this..... and what is it? It's a G.A.S.

So... a profitable.... but not as profitable as we had hoped GM is still a downer. What'd they lose two years ago... 10 billion?

"We are moving to Uni-body full size SUVs while the domestics remain behind in technology using BOF trucks and SUVs" </nissan press release>

anybody notice that Volvo is now using 4 catalitic converters and 2 O2 sensors on the new models in an effort to keep emissions down?

That carbon was removed from the atmosphere by the plants that were using in biodiesel production. Hence, it's not "new carbon" Carbon released by petrol diesel is "new carbon" because it was sucked up from the earth. From www.E85Fuel.com B100 Biodiesel is even better because it uses no petroleum.

Around 5% of Jettas are diesel..... yet there are waiting lists for them.

Thank you. That is good for getting to sleep I'm sure. I've got prescription drugs for that. It's the stuff in my mind all dday that I'm trying to get rid of. It's the stuff that keeps spinning in my head while I try to do anything and everything.

A properly done, RWD or AWD Astra type vehicle with the appropriate appointments would make a good A-class for Caddy.

that's why I said new carbon

I'd love to know. I know you've been through a lot recently yourself and tips from you could be quite useful.

not an option in this case..... if you've been following some of my other threads.

It was my impression from Lutz's email that the additional cost was in making the engine emissions compliant. Otherwise, it'd be fine for sale in the states.

already on it

Let me put it this way.... I've been to a clothing optional gay resort and I was still unable to "let go" mentally for 4 days.

In my case it would guarentee that I bought another CTS. I like my current car, but I'm not thrilled enough with the '08 CTS to say for sure I was going to get one. I am considering other options this time around. I was absolutely certain I was going to get a 1st Gen CTS the moment I saw the concept. It was a "gotta have" car for me. A CTS Diesel would be another "gotta have" car. edit: and with all that torque, I wouldn't need the Avalanche to tow my non-existant boat.

[speculation] If the Northstar costs about $5000 and a 2.9 litre diesel cost the same.... perhaps the cost is too much to justify putting in a Malibu, CTS, etc.[/speculation] Evok, I invite you to shoot me down.

With all that has happened to me in the past two years... especially in the first 2 1/2 months of 2007... I need to find a way to relax. My mind spins faster than an NOSed S2000 engine peddle to the metal. I find it very difficult to clear my mind. I'm starting to make mistakes... very simple mistakes... often. The constant mental distraction is.... well... distracting. Any advice you guys might have could be helpful.

I would like a CTS diesel as described in the article so that I could have a great looking, great performing car that could run completely on BioDiesel. Advantages: 1. greater range; I assume they wouldn't change the fuel tank, they almost never do. I can get 360miles out of a tank on the CTS now. 700-800 miles to a tank would be awesome! 2. Not burning fossil fuels; biodiesel doesn't release any new carbon into the atmosphere. My vehicle becomes as close to carbon neutral as one can get. 3. Not burning foreign oil; My partner and 2 of this brothers already served in the middle east. I don't want them to have to return. 4. Longevity of the engine; diesels require a fuel filter change every 50k miles or so and are known to last hundreds of thousands of miles. Fuel filter change costs about as much as an oil change. Hybrids require a battery change every 100k miles or so. Costs = about $2,000. How many 300k mile Pruises are there out there? $6000 in battery changes to do 300k miles? No thanks.

Onstar only captures a "snapshot" of your current information and only when you give them permission to do so. If you're on the the phone with and OnStar rep, you'll sometimes be asked to allow them to updated your vehicle information. The maintenance monitor service they offer is just a once a month snapshot.

It's not the onstar that does that. There is a black box in many cars today. I don't know if GM does this though.

Not everything is based on money.

you mean like who we can marry when we can die whether or not to have an abortion amongst other things....

compromise?