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Hmm... a 5-pound bag of ice in your crotch? I wonder if Buick made it standard we'd see a Toyota commercial next year with the Avalon featuring the "Crotch-freeze standard on Avalon XLS. It takes 0.05 seconds for you to realize your crotch is hot in the summer... with Avalon's standard bag of crotch-ice, you're that much closer to comfort, as well as saving future sperm which can breed future Toyota buyers."

The Avalon commercial made my friend and I laugh out loud... they start going on about how it takes like this absurd fraction of a second for the human mind to respond to the falling raindrop that hits your windshield... like the computer doesn't also take a fraction of a second to pick up the drop!? And that they made it a life-or-death situation when this SINGLE droplet fell on the windshield! LOL I would have approached the commercial at a completely different angle, say, a man driving with the wipers on intermittent and then a car splashing the windshield or something and the wipers coming to his rescue. But hey, it's just me.

Funny, I saw a Lucerne in the front. It must have just been the headlights.

God no, they'll say the Impala is loud and obtrusive compared to the serene quiet cabin of the Camry.

I think this commercial is a good start--what would be nice is if these commercials aired close to one another... for example, you have the heated washer fluid commercial, then another commercial then maybe another Buick commercial. Or one Buick commercial at the start of each commercial break in a show's hour (or half hour). I just think this commercial would work best as if it were in a sequence of commercials.

Well, you have to admit, from the pictures the interior is at the least impressive.

The interior and drivetrain of a car are my two top selling points... exterior comes third. Only because, I drive the car, therefore I want to enjoy it's ride, pickup, etc., and I sit in the car, therefore the interior is very important to me. The Malibu and G6 interiors are junk in my opinion compared to this. And the Impala, although the refresh is MUCH better than the previous interior, still is not equal to the Camry shots we're seeing here. However I have not felt the quality of the materials of the new Camry as it is not out yet, I am going to assume it is as previous Camry's were, substantial.

I disagree. The LaCrosse and even the Lucerne can benefit from some minor tweaks to make it really competitive. I'm sorry, but the Camry due out in a few months blows the LaCrosse out of the water--take a look at the interior, the available 268hp V6 + 6-speed auto, not to mention that the Camry is also known for it's quiet soft ride... That's more than enough competition for Buick. Oh yeah, and it has Nav for those who want it and a hybrid variant for those who care. Buick needs to stop aiming for the passing grade of 65 and start leaping towards an A. The Lucerne is an EXCELLENT vehicle, which shows that Buick wasn't just looking for a good car, but a great car. The LaCrosse, albeit far superior to its predecessors, was still just average with the competition--competition that was to be replaced in a year or two with something even better.

Yeah, but people seem to crave that recipe.

Still can't say I'm a fan of the whole knee-airbag--have felt this way since it was standard on the LS430. As a tall driver, my knees hang close to the dash in mid-size cars. Not sure I'd want my kneecaps blown out before they impact the dash LOL

Well, this isn't good. 6-speed auto w/ a 268-hp V6? That's a tough one to beat. I am a bit disappointed the 2.4L only gained 4 hp... I thought they would have bumped it up a bit more.

Well, I imagine the 6-speed will help with that.

He's not worth my puke LOL Feeling any better blu?

I've been fortunate to never have a hangover.. I think once I got close, I had a dull headache. But since I can never sleep through the night (thanks insomnia!), I'm always up drinking water and peeing--helps bigtime. Not that I've had a single sip of alcohol in the LONGEST time! <_< Well, maybe I should go to my work christmas party and get drunk and puke on the principal? Nah... would never happen--I never puke LOL

I had a slightly interesting thought towards portraying Buick's quiet... maybe a family in the car, and a mom in the seat sewing... while sewing, a pin falls out of her blanket, and in slow motion, you see it falling, and then chime as it hits the center console on its way down (I'd say wait til it hits the floor, but you can't hear it on a carpet). The mother looks down and says, "Hmmm..." Then they could have a voiceover say something like, "Buick. Silence keyed by QuietTuning." and then have the same chime sound that the pin made. Okay, so my ideas need work. How about this one? Rappers with boomboxes walking down the street, pounding music--people in cars around are covering their ears because it's so loud. But the confident Buick driver has a smile on his face. The a voiceover comes up and says, "Buick... mutha fuckin quiet yo." LOL or something to that affect :lol: :lol:

No, I'm not talking about Sandstone, I'm talking about Slatestone.... and now that I reread your post... I am reading Standstone... I don't know why my brain read "Slatestone"! lol Nevermind :)

The burning of the tree?! Oh, wait, nevermind... I'm thinking of the burning BUSH! :lol:

How did you like the Slatestone color? Regarding the gauges, they are very nice in the LaCrosse, elegant, however, I still hate the way they are illuminated! Ditto on the illumination of the Lucerne although the blue color is more pronounced there. Not sure I'm fond of the red needles though.

They aren't seriously going to call it the BS, are they?! My God, that's worse than what would have happened if Buick kept the "LaCrosse" in Canada. :P

Thegriffin, Having spoken and studied Italian for MANY years, it is very common for 1 word in one language to mean an entire phrase in Italian or vice-versa. For example, the word "piacere". We say it means to "like" something. It doesn't translate like that. It's literal translation is "to be pleasing to". When one says, "Mi piace..." we tell kids it means "I like." In reality, if you look at the structure of it, it's the third-person singular form of the verb... and "mi" means "to me". The whole phrase means "It is pleasing to me." Another example... a word that I've been trying to find a definition for in English.. the closest I can come to is "Chalkboard shelf" (the shelf that holds chalk, chalkboard erasers, etc.) In Italian, it is "cimosa", which is just one word. And yet another example.... how many times a student will say to me, "Mr. Guastella? How does this mean "I am eating" if in Italian it is only 1 word?" In Italian, if you say "mangio", you are saying one of 3 things: "am I eating" if there's a question mark, "I am eating" or "I eat." Languages to not translate word for word. Hence why many online translators do not work correctly. According to your second definition, "2 donna molto bella: Cara beltà che amore / lunge m'inspiri (LEOPARDI Alla sua donna 1-2)", it refers to a woman ("dear beauty that I love), who is very beautiful and then quotes lines from works of Giacomo Leopardi (an Italian author from the time period that I can't think of the name of! lol (1800's in Italy)), so therefore it is not unheard of the world belta` meaning a phrase to take or give pleasure. After all, I may be gay, but I am sure many will agree a woman can give a man pleasure ;)

*music and scenery resembling the show Cheers* "When the weight of the world has got you down and you wanna end your life. Bills to pay, a dead-end job, and problems with the wife. Well don't throw in the towel cause there's a place right down the block... where you can drink your miseries away. At Fla-ming Moes... Where liquor in a mug, can warm you like a hug. Happiness is just a Flaming Moes away.... Happiness is just a Flaming Moes away." *music ends and Barney walks in* Crowd: "BARNEY!!" Woody-type character: "How's the world treating you Mr. Gumble?" Barney: "BELCH!!!!"

Damn, I like it a lot. I would like to see that offered on the CXL too.

AWESOME Episode!!!!

Okay, so beltà means something along the lines of a beauty that gives someone pleasure. Something like that... it's one of those fun little Italian things where they have a word and a verb tense for LITERALLY EVERYTHING.

Okay... "belta`" does not translate to "beauty" that is bellezza. Secondly, "belta`" is a word, you MUST put the accent mark. Thirdly, Sicilian is WAY different than Italian--so different it's considered another language. I'll have to look up belta` in my dictionary (the one I bought in Rome--not an Italian/English dictionary, but an actual dictionary which defines things) and get back to you.