wildcat

Nah, Satty, that's being completely and successfully consistent! Perhaps your best option is to lock yourself in the car with them.

I thought that was funny.

inhalant

Ummm... I picked 1997 as a sample year. The Regal nameplate began production in 1973, and that would make for an "ancient" car. The point is, I'd say judge the car companies by what they've got out now or intend to have out in the future. The past is full of failure (for everybody), so let's try to be optimistic about the present and future.

Poor Cerberus is in worse shape than we thought! They can't even afford enough fabric to cover that girl's be-hind :wink:

Whoo-hoo! Don't mind if I do! I mean... gentleman's club

What picturesque language! A personal face on the news, very interesting to read. Kinda sad, too.

"Desperate Housewives" (hey, they wear petticoats, too, don't they.... no... oh, ok)

Green Acres (... is the place to be... )

Eddy Arnold

Ow-ow-ow!!!

I truly believe that EVERYONE needs to have joy and hope in their life, and it sounds like your return to California has provided that. Best of luck to you!

I'm glad to read that you're alright. Thank you for sharing this personal story and even some photos. You can get always get another car.

Happy birthday! I hope it's whatever you want it to be! P.S. Your screen name reminds me of when, years ago, I went to my hometown Buick-Chevrolet dealer, and test drove a used, powder blue 1979 Buick Riviera. As much as I liked it, the car was beat, so I didn't buy it. The salesman then said to me, "You look like a Caprice man." And I said, "No, I'm not." I wound up buying nothing from then at that time.

David Gilmour

You're right, the LeSabre was the top-selling large car for however-many years. Until they let it get stale. And they threw away all the quality awards that the Regal earned by dropping it. But I feel that going back to the name makes it look like you're admitting a mistake. The Regal, to me, is over and done with. Does GM admit mistakes? What about Ford and the Taurus and Taurus X I agree, GM needs to listen to their customers, absolutely. Why in the world (other than having no marketing money) would GM leave the LaCrosse name on an all-new platform that seems to be quite a step forward? The "W" body LaCrosse was no world-beater. Especially with having LaCrosse and Allure, no consistency. And everyone's comments I read or heard asked that they use the Invicta name. Why oh why, GM? A "volatile" market? GM can't stick with a decision, for better or worse? And, Brougham-Holiday, you've asked some great questions. Would they respond with the truth? Would we accept the truth?

I know, ocnblu, not so hot. (Did I mention that I've been ill all week LOL) But, come to think of it, the all-new Buick Uno ("oo-know")... the one Buick you've been waiting for!

Please, no 1997 or thereabouts past anecdotes. Buick no longer makes a Regal or a GS. Chevrolet ISN'T the same as it was 10 years ago. Buick ISN'T the same as it was 10 years ago. Cadillac ISN'T the same as it was 10 years ago. I'M not the same as I was 10.... there's more of me to love

And the opposing team takes to the field in the "Name the New Buick" Superbowl I'll have to make a blanket statement then (this is painting with a broad brush, which I don't normally like to do). With but a couple of exceptions, if it's a new car, then it needs a new name and image. Buick tried the "Buick Somerset" already and it's over and done with. I'm not going to spend $40-50K for a Buick Somerset; I could pick one of those up on Craigslist for $500 (or is it $50 LOL) or whatever. I want a 2012, modern, premium, class-leading, aspirational, curvy sweepspear NEW Buick Oscorna Oshawa Obama Oh Calcutta whateveh! P.S., AFTER I SAW PC-S' UNIBROW (YET) AGAIN... Call it the Buick "Uni," only pronounced "ooo-knee"! If it's a small, fresh Buick, I'd rather have "Uni" than Somerset!

I thought it might mean Camaro, too, so I scrolled over the headline on the "Forums" listing page. The way Mark Reuss talks of not wanting to mix Cadillac into the Saab - Hummer franchises makes me think they're confident of a resolution for Saab and Hummer. Then , if other conditions are right, GM can introduce Cadillac to Australia.

As a present and future Buick owner, I can say that I appreciate as nice a car as Buick can be. If the way I drive doesn't push the car to the limits, so be it. If it's got reserve power or handling or whatever, so be it. That's not a bad thing. Besides, if GM does it right Cadillac should be so obviously better than anything else, there should be no question about a Buick vs. Cadillac Alpha. Two different beasts.

I don't think Buick and Cadillac buyers are the same; each subset is looking for something slightly different. Very nice, refined, yes, but different in execution.

Size isn't the key factor here. It's the type or feel of the car. I'm just guessing but the Delta II, I imagine a FWD sedan, basically will hold the role of a small Buick. Whereas the Alpha, a RWD coupe and/or convertible, is the variation Buick needs (so they're not all 4-door sedans) and the appropriate platform for a new Riviera. Delta wouldn't be.

I think I could see Buick using the name "Gran Sport," as long as they didn't EVER shorten it to GS (as in Lexus IS, ES, GS, BS), even if Buick was using that nomenclature before Lexus. Or maybe instead of calling the Opel Insignia the "Regal" in NA, either say Buick Gran Sport or -- hey why not -- Buick "Insignia"? If it's a much more taut suspension, tighter handling, more responsive than other recent Buicks.... is that what people who think that way like? Maybe it's the right car for the Gran Sport name? Not "GNX," we're not returning to the "hi-po" days of the '70s. Maybe for a convertible, simply "Buick Roadster" (a slight homage to Roadmaster in name, rather than type of vehicle or weight) if it's got any kind of performance edge.

oldsmoboi: Thanks to you and Albert. If Buick again makes a "Riviera," is one French-sounding name enough? Particularly for a brand of car that was traditionally thought of as American? Or doesn't that matter?