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The only thing I've heard about G-Bodies is that the brakes suck and wear out prematurely.

Bonneville or 300M in my opinion.

I like how they put wood in it instead of the dreadful plastic the V-Sedan gets. Unfortunately when I hear "Black Diamond" I immediately think of this:

Nope that flight of fancy never happened.

Honestly I liked the Taurus when it came out but then I drove one, and I can say as a current Impala owner that despite the better materials I would still pick the Impala. Better outward visibility, more room for the driver to stretch out during long drives, less claustrophobic, I got 37MPG in the 3.5L V6 on a trip from Calgary to Vancouver recently. Also I don't like the "command seating". It feels like you sit unnaturally high in the Taurus for a car. Yeah more refined engine, more cogs in the tranny and better plastic... but still not enough to make me wish I had it instead of my Impala.

I really like the new 9-5 as well, wouldn't mind owning one. I especially like the digital speedometer in the center of the analog one that mimics the artificial horizon of an aircraft... I'm a plane geek and I really thought that was cool. This auto show cycle and the next one will be big for me since I'm going to be deciding on the car I'm going to buy myself as a graduation present in a couple years... So far I'm impressed with the Regal, Terrain and Cruze RS but I'm wanting to see the Verano, new Malibu, and 200 Convertible in person, wouldn't mind having a Hardtop Limited model.

If anyone's curious- here's Canada's numbers 1. GM - 14552 2. Ford - 14314 3. Chrysler - 13520 ... 4. Hyundai/Kia - 9'723 5. Toyota - 9'051 http://www.desrosiers.ca/Monthly%20Updates/sales.pdf Domestic manufacturers are still on top here.

I was expecting this ever since the marketers said they'd be focusing on the Cruze all year.

Make sure you go out and test drive the Buick of your choosing.

I've had three myself (97 Cavalier, 08 Cobalt, and now 07 Impala)... I might send a pic of the Impala and see where it goes but I get the impression they're not looking for W-Body freaks

Speak for yourself, Lotus Land...

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The letters and correspondence used as proof of legitimacy were forgeries. The Rear Admiral quoted in them left the USN in 1961 and was serving as the head of the National Psychiatric Assn. at the time. I mean whoever wanted to forge it obviously did some research but still.

Naw, FAPTurbo lives in Vancouver... it's not that cold there at all. After a couple weeks of -30* windchills it was actually seven above zero today which was nice. Nice above freezing weather is supposed to stick around for about a week but things generally start to melt around here in late March, but it's often not all melted away until early May.

So I unplugged the trunk solenoid and then plugged it back in, reprogrammed both remotes again, and took them apart and put them back together again and the problem seems to have stopped for some reason. I'll have to keep an eye on this though. Weird.

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Some sweet stuff this year but it kinda sucks that the Kennedy Ambulance was pulled for being a forgery.

I've had all our cars registered with TrueDelta for years.

I don't understand why the leather equipped 2LT models don't get the vinyl trim.

I'd rather have an Equinox too... This is akin to a Kia Rondo, the Equinox is at least akin to a CRV or Escape.

Yet still no word on when the Canadian model will debut... perhaps we'll hear at the Montreal or Toronto autoshow.

I don't know if it's been happening elsewhere... As for the other car, other remote theory, we're actually the only ones on our street who have a GM car of any kind (neighbors have a Sierra HD and a Yukon which don't have trunk releases) so I doubt it's that. The remotes were cleared and reprogrammed when I bought a new one months ago since the previous owner lost one of his fobs. It's a real head-scractcher

There's this annoying and pseudo worrying thing the Regal has been doing lately... I've been noticing a trend where as I'm leaving or coming home and I park next to the thing the trunk is always popped. Of course every time I see this I just open it and close it nice and firm but my brother says that he simply hasn't been using the trunk. Just in case it's simply a hair trigger keyfob I took the batteries out of both of them and sure enough as I'm leaving for class today, there it is nicely ajar again. I also checked that there wasn't some sort of an obstruction in the glove box depressing the button there. Any idea what would be causing this? I'm thinking of disconnecting the solenoid for the trunk release until I can resolve what the problem is. In addition... there have been some teething issues with the Regal since it joined the fleet in October (perhaps worth mentioning)- Oil Pan Gasket, Front Axle Seal have been replaced and now it looks like maybe the Lower Intake Gasket will need to be done sooner rather than later.

I'm left wondering just when the hell we're going to see a production XTS.

As an aside, maybe I'm crazy, but why cant' we get this: I'd KILL for one of those.