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I went to a private Pre-K, public K-12, although when I was in 8th grade, my parents toyed with the idea of sending me to Catholic school because they didn't like the "corruptive influences" of a public school. :rolleyes: But since I got good grades they let me make the decision. THANK GOD. (no pun intended)

Got my BA and MA in Italian at University at Stony Brook.

I'm incredibly surprised that I've already seen several 06 Civics. I see MANY 06 Impalas, which I'm pleased to see. I've seen a few Chargers, not that big of a fan of them though. I've seen just 1 new Malibu, which the front just looks so much better without that horrible veritcal bar. I've never seen a Fusion/Milan/Zephyr. I am FINALLY started to see some 500's on the road.

That avatar is HYSTERICAL!!! LOL I have felt like that sometimes! lol

That's because those are the only 3 cars that don't really suck. :rolleyes:

Well, I believe that they're upping the Toyota cars to look like Lexus because Lexus will be getting it's own "sleeker" design scheme. I forgot what they called it.

Whoah whoah whoah... what?!

Interesting. I haven't seen many pics of the Azera interior, because the Hyundai website only offers like one or two. I agree regarding the chime speaker... that shouldn't exactly be a focal point in a car of this stature, or any car for that matter. Will have to wait and see--I have been wrong in the past. I thought the Azera would be a nice car, but we'll see. I thought the Sonata was ugly, but the new one is really nice in person.

I dunno, I'm just anxious for it to come out and a refresh to be put on the car.

Whoah, what's wrong with the Azera? I haven't seen one, but it looked like it would turn out to be a nice car.

Fly, any idea what the upgrade might be? I'm wondering if it'll have anything to do with what Acura has, with the live traffic updates built in or something.

Wow... the interior is GORGEOUS. Immediately I noticed 2 things that were going to be complained about by critics, and it seems people have beaten me to it here: the climate controls on the center stack--too jumbled. In the 2nd row, too generic... I can already see a comment like "Looks like it came out of a Cobalt" in a mag. But overall, the interior is just HOT as fucking hell! OMG, I love that interior!

Okay, I'm finally addressing this post! :) Thanks BV for the okay, cause if I was around I think it'd be fun to teach ya a new trick or two ;) Z28 and aaaantoine, we should meet some time. I need Z28's help to get my Century pimped into an STS somehow LOL Okay... let's see if I can do this: Nick cause he's a really nice guy, drives a Bimmer, fucking adorable (sorry man, you are), and kinda knows what I'm going through and has beaten the misery! ocnblu cause I want to see if he's really that funny in person LOL I just have a feeling our senses of humor would mesh perfectly and we could have everyone in a room in tears. Either by bad jokes or some really good ones lol CD/BP cause I have such a difficult time keeping a secret--I'd love him to show me a picture of something and then just say, "Now don't tell anyone!" Sixty8 and Sofia cause both are cute in different ways. Sixty8 has some awesome posts and he told me I could drive the Deville if I went up north B) LordStafford who isn't on the new C&G and I miss! He was my friend who still appreciated a nice large, floaty ride. Now I hear he has a MarkVIII? I LOVED THAT CAR! Venseattle cause I think I'd love to finally get it through my head that he's not middle aged, he's young. I don't know why I can't seem to remember that. Cananopie cause I'd need him to scream his name at me so I would stop reading it as "canopy". Northstar cause he has a really cool avatar that just makes me want to take out a mortgage and get an XLR-V Mike the Canadian cause he's obsessed with Buicks and that's the way it should be! Wildcat cause he could teach me a lot about the history of Buicks. My car history only extends back to about the late 80's early 90's. staceface cause she is JUST SO DAMN SWEET! But a closet-bitch (I'm not calling you one, I just have this feeling that if push came to shove, you'd knock me out on my ass! LOL!) Satty cause he's a nutjob. Flybrian cause he's an awesome moderator, has an Aurora, and is just an all around nice guy. FOG cause he would hurt anyone physically if they ever said anything negative about GM. I'm sure there are tons more, but man, it's Saturday night. I am not going to spend another minute doing this when I could be doin' something like drinking and getting laid!

I still love the Riviera and miss the Regal from 2 generations ago--always loved that one for some reason. I really do love the Lucerne. Would kill to have a CXL V8!

I'm DYING to see the interior!! Can someone at least describe it? Is that against the rules?

I thought it was already discussed in length how this is not the next gen CTS in any way?

Oh yeah Wildcat? I was a fetus inside my mother's womb, and she LOVED Buicks. So I've loved them before you so nyah! :P :lol: :lol: :lol: Seriously though, this is a great sign. I really hope we can see some real-life photos from happy owners. Those are the best--because you see them as the owners see them.

I will say this, that Nav screen is HUGE! Especially compared to the ones in the other GMT-900s! That's hot. I am so anxious to see more pics of this... would love to see the gauges illuminated in the dark! So, if Caddy gets blue-illuminated gauges, what are the chances we'll see white-LED lit gauges in Buicks soon? It'd be nice to bump up the quality of all of the IPs for GM. :)

Can you take some pics and post it? I'd like to see other images of the slatestone metallic... I liked it on the website and figured I might like it in person :) Would like to see :)

Wow... I really don't like the exterior. I like the interior, LOVE the gauges, but overall, I'm a little disappointed. I think I will like the interior a lot when I see more pictures, however, I don't care for the exterior much.

I have a great game, but I have to ask a friend the rules again before I post it--wouldn't want to get it wrong :)

Arg! I'm away this weekend!!! :angry:

Hmm... I wish these were more obvious on the website when you look at color changes. I'm wondering what the chestnut looks like :)

Well, here's my take: NAV - coming Telescoping wheel - yes, stupid to not have it standard, or even offered at all in a BIG car. 5-6 speed auto, yes, absolutely. Autostick, well, maybe on the CXS if it had more than 275hp. Give me an Ultra Lucerne or a Lucerne Special or whatever you want to call it, with 350hp, and then I'd like to see autostick. Handbrake - absolutely not. 3.6L - I feel that in maybe a year or two, it should be standard. Bluetooth - I've never really heard it being essential to a car--actually, I have many tech-freak friends who really never missed it when they decided to not get a car that offered it. I would like to see DVD Audio as this is Buick's Flagship sedan right now, however the H/K will do fine. I love the tuxedo interior, but I feel you should have a choice of a few types and/or shades of wood. What about rear-seat climate control? You have vents, why not add a fan switch or something? How about rear-heated seats? Seat massagers?

I'm a Im-pah-la guy. I guess if I was from different regions I could understand how the pronunciation would be different. On Long Island and in Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan... I'm "Pawl". In NJ and parts of upstate NY, I'm "Pahl". I even have heard accents call me close to the word "Pole"!