Flybrian

Razor, You know what you posted, you know why it was edited, and you know why the last thread was closed. This is childish. And if you or anyone else wants to be a smartass over a typo, do it somewhere else.

Okay, c'mon guys. No personal attacks.

Honestly, a fullsize Riviera would be far more befitting and worth the effort than yet another tiny Kappa car with the same faults as the current ones. The Reatta was pretty cool, but even that had a decent trunk.

WTF?

Good to see my $.80/gal increase in gasoline over the past few months is going to something worthwhile.

...but carries a hefty sticker price" Link Some excerpts... ????? 15mpg is conserving fuel? This chart says it all to me, especially in the power and price fields...

Says it all...

Good to see someone still like the Intrepid.

1994 Ford Powerstroke - Nevermind that the truck itself is hideous... ...but the interior? Please. Sure, some concepts have weird, ugly, and downright stupid interior designs, but at least they're trying something out. Where's the 'concept' of this concept? --Brought to you by 3:14am. 3:14am - What the hell are you doing this late?

So, I notice yesterday that I'm driving one of those crapbox Lincolns with the busted air shocks. The air shock on the right rear strut finally gave out, so I felt like my Olds was riding on just the springs as that part of the car rebounded jarringly after hitting any small deviation in the road surface. I take it to my buddies at Goodyear/Gemini and they run it up on the perch for me. Yup. Its the shock. Not only that, but the left rear is leaking. Not covered under my ValueGuard (of course) and they quoted me a price of $249 for a set of shocks, labor, tax, etc. I decided to just do it myself and enlist my father to help me (worked out the other way around :P ). I picked up a set of Monroe air shocks at Advance Auto for about $75 and we put my car up on ramps and did it today for the cost of our own labor, which was $0. A nice net savings for me. I've got that smoooooth Oldsmobile ride back now and the rear isn't sagging like before. Here is just how bad those old shocks were... Note the inch-wide gash in the air bag on the top (right rear) shock. On the new problem side, I noticed my left rear center cap was loose. I removed it and broke one of the six retaining clips that held it in place, which left only two remaining as the other three were broken previously. That sucks since I never had to remove any center cap since buying the car. I'd show you a picture of it, but its in pieces strewn across US19 after getting creamed by either a Quest or a Sprite delivery truck. I had my windows down and heard something striking the ground and getting run over and thought, "Ha! Some asshole lost his wheel cover." Well, that asshole was me. Off to eBay to get another one. Good thing today was payday.

Its mainly to make (mostly) soccer moms and executive men who buy luxury trucks and SUVs feel like they're in a car.

If the Sonata wins, this 'award' loses all credibility.

WPBHarry. Had. PMS. Regularly. Sattypoo./

The 4.0l V8 in the Aurora is the Aurora V8. Not Northstar, Aurora. I know its derived, but still... Hey, you expected it from me. :P http://www.cheersandgears.com/public/style_emoticons//AH-HA_wink.gif I love those Park Aves and was at the top of my list with the Aurora when I was car shopping. However, nice, non-white non-landaued Ultras were harder to find at the time. The biggest problem with the PA was the price. As said, I love 'er, but she wasn't worth MSRP and I'm sure that turned a lot of people off to them.

G-bods rock. Period. And am I the only one that though there should've been a worldwide safety belt awareness campaign centered around Princess Di's death? According to traffic investigators, she was sitting in the safest position given that impact.

Rendezvous is an awesome name as it really does befit the vehicle - a meeting of a car, a van, and an SUV. The other names I could go back and forth on, but the real disappointing thing to me is all this talk about Buick being Lexus and so forth. Perhaps its just me who realizes that Lexus was the Japanese Buick and I say that with complete sincerity and belief. To borrow from a George Jones song, Buick was premium before premium was cool. It was the poor man's Cadillac - and that's not derogatory. It had the style, the class, the panache of a full-blown luxury car without the haughtiness and especially the price tag. And though many Buicks approached Cadillac price ranges, the vast majority delivered a truly 'premium' ride for a bargain price. Even as recent as the late 90s, there were Buicks that lived up to that reputation. The Century is derided by all for a 'wheezy' 3.1l and 'stodgy' styling, but remember this was a car that cashed out at significantly under $20,000 at a time when that price was shared by midlevel intermediates or stripped midsizers with 4-bangers. Besides, a $20k Camry or Chrysler then looked like a $20k car; Century didn't. Regal GS set the standard for horsepower in midsize cars back in 1997 with 240/280 from the blown 3.8l. Remember what else had numbers that high for under $30k (loaded, btw) in 1997? Not Acura's flagship RL, which was 70% more and had far less performance. Not Nissan's flagship Maxima, which was a little more with a LOT less power. For an affordable sleeper, Regal above all others. But back to my point. Buick doesn't need to be Lexus. Let Lexus be Lexus with boring, derivative styling, high pricetags, and a total lack of personality. Where is all the talk about Buick being B-U-I-C-K?

The Electra is an easy fix.

Harry was a chick. I feel bad for him, though, because he had spastic menstruation.

You're telling me no one in the advertising agency though that using "Colonel Bogey March" made even more famous from The Bridge On the River Kwai to advertise a Japanese car company was even slightly ironic? I personally don't find it offensive, but laugh and think, "Wow. Are you for real?" in the same way I thought a few years ago when my TV blared "MITSUBISHI ZERO! ZERO! ZERO! EVENT!" That's two now. I'm just waiting for an xTerra commerical that talks about climbing Mount Nitaka. Then, I'll have my triumverate of inappropriate Japanese ad campaigns and I can laugh to myself.

Oh, c'mon guys, shutting off the engine really raises fuel economy!

Exactly, except for Chromium. He was cool, but a man of few words - words that happened to be NOT ENOUGH CHROME.

F- It Again, Tony!

Yeah, the split fogs were so much nicer than the chintzy fog-naw-just-kidding-they're-really-only-DRL-lamps.

Chrysler.

I can tell you already that its ugly. Not enough chrome. Also, needs a 2-stroke diesel version known as the Camaro Club Sport. Also, the rear sunshades on the next Camaro will need to be better. So. They don't. Break. Too often. Anyway, coupes are dead. Its 2006, not 1976.