Drew Dowdell

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From the pics we've seen so far, it looks like the '08 CTS will be your next car.

Me and two of my co-workers kidnap my awful boss after I mistakenly poison him with rat poison, except it turns out to be skinny and sweet. He finds out about the rat poison and tries to blackmail my blond co-worker into sleeping with him. She hog ties him with the phone cord. He gets loose and the redhead co-worker tries to shoot him. We kept him locked up in his house, attached to a garage door opener while we try to find a way to reverse blackmail him. While he's locked up, we make a bunch of changes at the office which everyone loves. Productivity soars. He gets loose and comes back into the office, awarded a promotion and sent to work out of the country.

I like the current one better...

If it makes people trade in their cars more often....doesn't the math work out? I'd trade up to a 900 Avalanche if I could get the 0% on it...

Isuzu has been alive these past 5 years the same way Terry Schiavo was for the past 10.

900s, Kappas, Sigmas, Deltas, Thetas <= 3 years old 360s, Epsilons, W-bodies, G-bodys, Mini-vans, >= 3 years old

The Chinese have more than a few hard feelings towards the Japanese. Toyota and Honda will have a harder than normal time selling there. The Chinese will likely go American, European, or Korean before they'd buy Japanese.

Do it on any vehicle based on a platform more than 3 years old.

Years ago, one of the most premium vehicles one could buy was a Lincoln Continental 4-door convertible. Looks like Mercedes is going to have a go at it.

I'd argue that all of those cars were left to wither in coupe form so they were no longer even competative with their sedan counterparts <when there was one>. Prime example... The 98 STS was a great improvement over the previous version, yet the Eldorado didn't get the same treatment.

Was that the hooker supplied by Ken Lay or the one supplied by Diebold?

but seriously, I only use Mobile 1

Wet

Discovery channel to air Addicted to Oil documentary..... by Thomas Friedman

That's cool... but will it tow my boat once a year?

At least test drive a CTS with the V6, the 3.6 has been a great engine in a great car. I've had no problems other than a flakey sunroof dial fixed under warrenty. The 3.6 will get you in trouble with the law if you let it.

There are always going to be exceptions to the rule.... but look at it from GM's perspective. The buyers of the BOF midsize trucks are moving elsewhere. Not just from GM vehicles, other makes also. Why should GM invest in a new Rainier or 9-7x when a Lambda would suit the buyers of either of those vehicles just fine. And seriously, if you're going to drop 40 grand on a Rainier, wouldn't you much rather have an Enclave? GM hasn't said they are canceling the TB or Envoy, they still sell a ton of them. Gm is just taking a wait and see attitude and measuring response to the Lambdas.

For starters, other than the H3, GM doesn't have *anything* that competes directly with the FJ or xTerra. And yes, people will go off road with their 900s, I do in my 800 and so have many others.

A pair of jet skis on a trailer is about 1,000 pounds..... something even a Cobalt can handle. I'm sure the Lambdas will be able to handle it. To put this in perspective, the Terraza can tow 3500 lbs. That's about the size of an 18 foot sport boat. Anything larger than that, and you probably want a 900 over a 360 anyway.

Assuming the 360s are phased out The Lamdas and Thetas cover group 1. This is currently where 98% of the 360 buyers are. I don't think any of them look rugged and offroad like the xTerra, Jeep, or FJ... do you? The H3 covers group 2 The 900s cover group 3 The EXT 360s were about as big as a tahoe anyway... they were really just overlap.

maybe those are out of the CTS. mine can hold those..

you have that old thing? I'd wondered where that got to.....

They can still run seatbelt checks where they stop everyone.... much like a sobriety check.

I just wrote an article related to this on my blog.