Drew Dowdell

CPAP, it's a breathing device for him to use at night to releave sleep apnea. It forces air through his nostrils. In his case at about 9 cm of pressure.

He has to sleep hooked up to one of these every night now... I was complaining about being stuffed up from allergies at dinner last night and he called me a hypocondriac... I replied that not everyone has forced-induction. He nearly spit his water out at me.

After I took the CTS out of storage, I said "I've missed you old girl."

Of course you'd rather buy an IS over a Buick if you're looking for a fun to drive car... your compairing apples to oranges. Would you rather buy an ES over a Lucerne though.... that would be a much harder decision to make.

That was probably all they could fit in that nose since it was OHC and all.... had they used an engine with pushrods.... wait... what's that noise? <14 black foreign luxury sedans pull up and fire machine guns into Oldsmoboi's house>

Some of us aren't quite as insane as you. Here's another RWD, BOF, Pushrod, manual transmission for you. Link

Oddly, Pontiac just sent me an e-mail today saying that the G6 Convertible was now available.

"Because it bases at 27k"

15 city/18highway..... if you're gentle.

Loaded is fine....it's the fuel efficiency I'm more concerned about. I'm a year and a half away from replacing the CTS <leased> anyway. I'd like to stay with GM. Other then a short stint with a Lincoln, I've always driven GM.

I'm proud to be Sentra-Free.

LOL... um.... as I've said before.... size matters :AH-HA_wink:

Why would you issue a recall for 1000 vehicles? Just warrenty them out, treat the customers like gold, and for god sake keep it out of the press.

You're probably right....but the point stands. I don't want to go too much smaller then the CTS, but I'd like to stick with a 4-cylinder. If I go non-premium, my choices open up widely. Accord Mazda 6 Camry <yeah right> Malibu <can you get a Max with a 4?> Fusion/Milan <definately Milan over Fusion for me> Passat Legacy Some of those might be OK. I could probably live with a Legacy or Milan.... but I've got the money, I'd like I higher end car... I just don't want to waste gas with my new driving patterns.

If badging an Impreza as a 9-2x turned out to be a bad idea.... what Savant thought badging a Cobalt as a 9-1 was a good idea? seriously, didn't they learn their lesson with the original J-bodies? I have a better name then 9-1. Cimmeron by Saab

Quoted for emphasis... and a few extra laughs.

What's wrong with retro? Some cars can be retro <PT Cruiser, Challenger, Mustang> Some cars can be modern <Fusion, Milan, Sky, Caliber> Some cars can be neither <Lucurne, Sebring, Camry> All I see here is that I have lots and lots of choices..... what's wrong with that?

What about just trading down to a 300 with the 3.5?

At that point the size difference would be noticable. I'm willing to accept minor differences in room.. like going from a CTS to a 9-3. Going from a CTS to what is essentially an Audi Golf would proabaly be too big a jump.

after never seeing an FJ Cruiser in person... I saw 5 today... each in a different color... I wonder if Toyota is paying people to drive them around the trendy areas to increase visibility....

Malibu SS Aura GMT 900s - Avalanche especially CTS The thing about main stream vehicles is... they're usually bland anyway. Seriously... how many main stream vehicles can be considered exciting? A few Mazdas and Chryslers. The Fusion is only exciting because it's not a Tempo.

I think sigma might be a bit heavy for a 4-banger... the 2.8HF is just adequate in the CTS. That Buick on an Epsilon with a BAS EcoTech would get my dollars. In just around town driving I don't care if it's FWD or RWD. I kinda feel like I'm under using the CTS now.... it was made to run and run fast. I barely get above 45 most of the time. I've had it in storage for the past two weeks while I've been getting my two most recent building purchases up and running. Fly: I think a 4-banger BTS could work if they did a performance hybrid model. All the power of a V-6 with all the efficiency of an I4. Make the BTS rwd and the Skylark fwd and you satisfy both camps.

I borrowed a friend's Alero 4-cylinder today. Pleasent little car, decent power, decent interior. With gas hovering at $3.00 a gallon and only going higher, I began thinking about alternatives to replacing my current CTS with an '08 CTS and instead finding a 4-cylinder premium car. I'm considering my options: Audi A4 2.0t Acura TSX 5-speed Saab 9-3 2.0t Volvo S40 I'm not entirely thrilled about any of those choices... the 9-3 would be ok, but doesn't light my fire. I know the Aura is coming, but my concern is that they'll package the Green-Line in a way that you can't get a loaded one. What I want is a completely loaded premium car with great fuel mileage. The ecotech in the Alero, with some Buick Quiet Tuning magic, could really do well in a premium Cadillac BTS or Buick Skylark. My point is... just because people buy in the premium segment doesn't mean they want only so-so fuel mileage. The Ecotech is a great enough engine and I'd like to see GM use it to it's most profitable potential.

OMG I FIGGURED OUT WHO YOU REMIND ME OF!

but will it be on the front page?