Drew Dowdell

Shoulda left it a Buick, it'd have more cache that way.

Is it bad for GM that I like this better than the new CTS?

H. O. T.

I actually kinda like it.... but I've always had a soft spot for the very last Cateras anyway.

but remember, Pushrods are teh sucxors!

There is a good write up on these in "Setting The Pace".

What engine would that use? The 5.3? Sadly, has more power than the N* right now.

I know how to act.... *jealous*

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There is a big difference between failing to meet a very very specific crash standard and your ball joints falling off.

It's kinda got that angry chipmunk look thing to it.....

As long as GM continues to source their higher end truck transmissions from Allison, I don't see it as a bad thing. These transmissions are selling points in the HDs.

While I can believe Honda was surprised by the Outlook and now concerned about the upcoming Pilot, I doubt that this situation actually happened.

What he said.

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still 400,000 behind Toyota YTD

Compair it to the 5-series. Their weight, size, and power are nearly identical. Just because Cadillacs base sedan is bigger than the 3-series doesn't mean it should be expected to perform like the 3-series. It's not like Cadillac gets a pass on the laws of physics.

step 1: more 4-cylinder turbos all around. start pumping out 300hp turbo 4-cylinders like Subaru does. No car should be sold by saab that doesn't have a turbo. Turbo and Saab go together like AWD and Subaru or Quattro and Audi or Toyota and Fly's car. step 2: drop the 2.8 turbo and use a 3.6 DI turbo instead. they take up the same physical space... only on a RS/M/V-series level car though. AWD must <out of necessity> be standard. step 3: more Combis and hatches. This is what made a Saab a Saab. just cause it took 3 years for the epsilon 9-3 combi to come out means that there were 3 years of no wagons available in the 9-3 series Step 4: A small A3 sized hatch Step 5: A proper replacement for the 9-7x. You've already proven there is a market for it. Now go make something that will beat the snot out of a FX45. Don't forget to turbo charge it. Dropping a turboed Atlas I5 or I6 in here would just reek of quirkiness. Step 6: All the other guys are doing it... so a premium small crossover for you too. Just try to make it not suck gas like the RDX. Theta is usable if you mod it enough. It already has the center mounted window switches. AWD and turboed I5 would round out the package nicely.

Toyota is going retro.... they're going to bring back the Trabant!

In the Bush v. Kerry election.... remember out there were a bunch of Republicans who boycotted Heinz ketchup.... even though the company Heinz gave large sums of money to the republicans AND Teresa Heinz Kerry has no actual involvement with the company? Petty eh?

No.... That guy is an idiot. The car was in limp home mode. If it dies after that, press the little blue Onstar button and have Cadillac come pick it up and give you a loaner... or heck, get an Onstar advisor to do a remote engine diagnostic to see if the car should even be driven at all. One time, my CTS was running poorly and the check engine light came on. I pressed the blue button, Onstar did a diagnostic, he say there was a low fuel pressure code being thrown. Told me to go check to make sure my gas cap was on all the way. I went and checked and sure enough, I hadn't put the cap on fully. If you were driving a new M3 around and it was acting like that CTS was....would you keep driving it? Hell no! You'd call BMW roadside assistance. You wouldn't keep beating on the car and recording it for BMW to use against you in court.

He seems to be following a path similar to JFK...... 'cept for the "richer than Roosevelt" part. Young, dynamic, well liked, not much experience, "new face", outsider, optimistic.....

No more Aurora parts for you!

but isn't it a curve? How does BMW getting a pass for major mechanical and electrical failures and still taking first place not indicate a curve?