Paolino

My problem is, I don't want to see certain things disappear when they switch to the NA plant. I don't want the colors to go, they're very upscale looking and complement the car well. I don't want the quality of the materials to decrease. I'm fairly certain I'll be getting a 2011... if for some odd reason I have to put off for a 2012 lease, I don't suddenly want to know what "could have been". Although truth be told, I'm not too worried. GM has been moving in the right direction and it seems each new car just gets better.

I have a few pictures of it on my computer... it looks so rich and classy. I know it's plood, but it's good plood. And there are so many textures and colors going on--cashmere, cocoa, a satin-nickel finish for the door handles, the wood trim, etc. It's very warm and inviting to me. I actually care more about the interior of a car than I do the exterior. It's why until recently I couldn't entertain ever owning a Ford/Mercury. Lincoln barely made it on the list. Right now my biggest beef with Ford/Mercury/Lincoln is the startup chime. I guess it's cool to have a retro-sounding Gameboy Advance dinging when you start your $50,000 Lincoln or your $16,000 Focus. If I'm not mistaking, the Regal is heavier than the Insignia because of QuietTuning and some other minor changes. It may receive a higher city rating in Europe.

True, cars can get up to temp fast, but I will say, you had to see my dad's reaction (the most conservative man on the face of this earth--doesn't want power windows because it's another thing to break, doesn't use the auto climate control because he wants the control over it, doesn't use heated seats, who needs it, etc., etc., etc.)... ... but when we had one of our million heavy blizzards this winter and I started his car from the living room, it turned on the front and rear defrost and heated the mirrors, his jaw dropped. He just couldn't imagine that he could get in the car and drive off. That is something that is essential to me... I have to leave the house at 6AM to get to work... it helps bigtime if my front/rear windows and side mirrors don't need scraping... I can just scrape the sides which are loosened because the interior is now warm, and go. I, too, have very green friends. Ironically, the one feature he doesn't have on his Prius that he had on his Lexus that he greatly misses, is the remote start.

See, I don't understand the problem with that as you have to have your car warm up anyway... I know on the icy mornings of Long Island I can't drive until the windows are scraped and the fog has been defrosted sufficiently or I'm blinded by the sun. That has to happen with the car idling. And as Oldsmoboi mentioned, most cars are manuals in Europe... it's very true. A lot of Italians think automatics are for "pigri" (the lazy) and they feel disconnected from the car when not shifting.

Buick got back to me a week ago and said it wasn't an option at all. I can't imagine what would prevent it in Europe. Never know what crazy laws they have. I mean, in Italy, they don't allow anything but public transportation every other Wednesday (at least they did last time I was there) so maybe they feel remote start has the car idling while not being used.

Auguroni!! Congrats man, dream come true

I really hope they get rid of Midnight Blue Metallic on the LaCrosse and add the Majestic Blue Metallic. Midnight blue in person is nothing what I thought it'd look like--it's not dark at all. I was hoping it'd be very close to black, but in reality, it's lighter than navy blue.

It's interesting you bring that up--if/when I get mine, it'd be majestic blue metallic and have a cashmere/cocoa interior. But Buick.com only shows the ebony interior which in my opinion (and apparently yours too), just doesn't do it. It's hard to tell the beautiful lines in the car when it's so monochromatic. For the LaCrosse, I was annoyed that Buick.com only shows the gray interior, which is my least-liked interior color. I wish the site would offer some more interior photos of various colors (and while on that note, I wish they'd offer a unique interior color for the LaCrosse. Hell, Hyundai offers a "wine leather" interior for the Sonata.)

I don't know. I'm not sure how leases work (I would probably lease the Regal), but I know my trusted mechanic of 35 years (that's how long my family has been using them), throws them in for $150. I wouldn't mind adding it, but I don't know if you can modify a car without getting in trouble.

It doesn't have pushbutton start either. I'm very bummed about the remote start. That would help me out in the morning so much to be able to start the car on a cold morning so by time I get out, I can just wipe and go.

I agree... Oldsmoboi texted me an ad he saw for a Regal lease, and I have to say if I get the job I'm waiting for, in some time, that'll be my Century replacement. ONLY thing I'm very upset about--no remote start--not even as an option.

I'm curious--what about the stereo makes it inferior? Is it sound quality? Simply the display? The fact that it doesn't have a USB input?

Yes, but understand this is not badge snobbery.. the Accord and Camry have bigger followings... but I guess my question is, at that price/trim, how do Malibu sales compare to the competition? I would imagine them significantly lower.

Partially. I mean, it's a midsize Chevy. Granted I like it a lot, it has its flaws. And at $33,000, well, why wouldn't someone get a better car? There are a lot of things out there that are nicer for around the same price. So what I'm saying is, if Chevy wants to charge that much, they really have to bring a little more to the plate. Yes, yes, I know it has the rear seat entertainment. But we're talking $33,000 for a midsize that doesn't even offer Nav. And I only bring that up as a fault because there are people who would make that more serious than it really is. And yes, I'm aware that you like OnStar better.

It bothers me that this car is almost $33,000.00

If possible, I would like to see: 1) 0-60 video 2) Video or photos of interior illumination at night 3) Video of general around town driving I'd like to know average highway fuel economy. How does the 3.6L feel here? How loud is it? How quiet is the interior in general? Any rattles?

Eww

Interesting you brought this up... on Sunday my friend (an owner of a Cobalt) posted on Facebook, "What the hell does Service Teaction mean?!" Turns out it was supposed to be "Traction".

Happy Belated B-day ocn! I'm sorry I am late with this--been a weird past few days! Hope it was alright and the sinuses cleared up. Mine have been so bad, I have been on a daily spray and use the neti pot.

Happy belated B-day Dodgefan... good luck with the move and the new place

I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess they won't be using the current 2.4L--and will probably use the DI version instead, which by then hopefully will see a slight boost in power (which by the way currently puts out more power than the 2.5L engines in the Altima, Fusion, Camry and Accord LX.)

I think it looks great. Only changes I'd made would be to add ventiports and fix the taillamps. Would love to see more cashmere interior shots.

I knew a woman with the last name Kutz... she pronounced it Kootz. Maybe it's pronounced Koontz.

Let's just hope we don't see her on tv with her child and the child says, "We did it for the show."

I just don't get it. I'm doing what I can to slim down... I know the difference between now and what it was like when I weighed less. How could she not be aware of the differences?! See, then what's going to happen is, one day we'll see a special where she was removed from her house after they took the wall down and 10 men spent their work day lifting her.