Drew Dowdell

Change "black Jetta" to "Red Passat" and you saw my Chas.

They found the Olds in Ohio, the Benz in Buffalo, NY and Maxima in LA. The Benz was in terrible shape and needed work before they could get it to run. $1400 The Olds was owned by a Dubya Dubya 2 vet and they picked it up for $750. The Maxima had 235k miles on it, but Nissan SoCal gives the car a free going over before the race. $1500 The guys in the Olds won the race/scavanger hunt. All of the cars will be for sale on E-bay starting March 21.

It could be worse, we could get a Buick HRV

OK... so I know it's not the original criteria... but I think I'm going to go for an '07 Avalanche. I really liked the current Avalanche that I test drove* and I think the improvments on the new model are significant enough to wait for it. The selling point for me was the versitility. It is fairly rainy here in PGH so I need something with a cover over the cargo area. I also need to haul appliances, so the cover needs to come off easily <no truck with a cap>. The bed liner is good for hauling dirt and such and I can hose it out when I'm done, <no safari van>. and when I need to haul larger stuff, I can fold the rear seats down. One thing I really liked is that I can fold the rear seats down and still leave the rear glass and bed cover on. This means that I can still haul 8 foot sheets of drywall in the rain. So, I'll let you guys know when I make my move. Thank you for all your advice.

.... and the faint sound of dueling banjos plays softly in the distance......

People complain about the looks of the Lucerne and you guys are going Ga Ga over the Statesman?

Yoi! That think looks like it'd be a bitch to get in and out of. I'm always banging an arm or a leg on the dog leg of my friend's '57 Century with Skew-View windshield. That thing would take your leg *off*!

The GTO makes sense if you think about it. They need it to help make the business case for the Camaro. It's your lucky day guys, you got a two for one special.

Sigma is too small for the DTS. From what I recall, the STS is about as far as Sigma can be stretched.

Clue

can we get an increase on the number of e-mails we're allowed in our boxes?

Only 2.5% down during a major series of most popular model change overs while also increasing actual retail sales and descreasing fleet sales.... uh... what's bad there?

68, you should check out this issue of C&D. They took an '83 Datsun Maxima diesel on a Michigan to California trip along with an '82 Olds Royal diesel and an '80 Benz 300SD diesel.

shush you

Could you lemme know when the Avalanches come in?

Page 93 of this month's C&D in a review about the new Mitsu Eclipse Spyder. Uh... guys, Mitsubishi is number 26 on JDP Vehicle dependability. Right below Nissan at 25, Subaru at 21, and Mazda at 19. Lets get this clear C&D. Mitsubishi != Toyota

*western PA

Anyone? Bueller? Bueller?

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I've never been fond of the interior of the high end 300Cs. The ergonomics and visibility are poor, the materials feel rubbery. I don't see why a charger would be that much different. The ergonomics and interior materials of the GTO seem top notch.... but the whole design seems dated.

I've never had complaints from any of my...."passengers".... before. :ninja: Besides, they know they can get a ride anytime they want. :AH-HA_wink: :smilies-38096:

Oh please... as if you don't proposition me twice a day. :AH-HA_wink: :ninja: *edited for accuracy*

Ah, that makes sense.

Walmart already sells gas.