Everything posted by Paolino
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Toyota VP Frustrated by Negative Media
Yeah, but how long before they add 400K Corolla/Matrix and X-amount of Tundras and whatever will be recalled next week, to the 3.8 million they have already.
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A Long Island oddity
Haha, I know that's what you were talking about but another offensive thing I see around is portholes on EVERYTHING from a Camry to a 300 to an Elantra, etc.
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A Long Island oddity
Now you've said too much. Be on the lookout for a black Towncar with 3 rounded Buick Park Ave portholes on each side...
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Armchair product planners, unite!
Wow... I had to talk to a 13 year old about how that is inappropriate Only, he was saying the word "riga" which means "ruler"
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A Long Island oddity
Hopefully there's an "exception" to the rule behind that smilie!
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A Long Island oddity
People are "special" out here...
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2011 Regal: A Buick bred on the Autobahn
I'm thinking "Rivera" was a typo.
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A Long Island oddity
Wait... it's not common elsewhere?
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World Car Fans: Baby Buick Spied With Less Camouflage
+1
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Automotive News: Buick to get new tag line, ad campaign
Wait a year or two and you can I'm considering either a new Regal or 2008 Lucerne CXL.
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Happy Birthday Viper
Happy Birthday man.. hope it was a good one!
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Yet another C and G nudity thread!
I like built guys with a brain who aren't afraid to express emotion.
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Movie lines that made an impact on you
FAVORITE game of all time... still waiting for them to decide to remake it One line that stuck with me was from Good Will Hunting, and it's when Robin Williams was telling Matt Damon repeatedly, "It's not your fault."
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What Are You Listening To?
A recent cover of Jump.
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You've got a reputation to maintain.
I've only had to ignore one person (which is pointless because when someone quotes them their post appears in the quote), but I think I will like this system more.
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Seen any cars with giant red bows?
1994 Buick Century... oh wait... ... New black Camaro SS.
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Yet another C and G nudity thread!
RIDICULOUSLY hot science teacher/lacrosse coach/soccer coach who happens to be purely the nicest guy you'll ever meet in your life. Football coach from h.s. My friend Marco.
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Taillight tinting
Yeah, my friend was in a bind... he grew up in NY and had his front windows tinted. When he moved to NJ, they wouldn't pass his inspection because the front windows can't be tinted. Each state has has its own little nu(is)ances.
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What car are you dreaming about at the moment?
2011 Regal CXL 2.0L Turbo, cashmere interior, either black, dark blue, or some other color I don't know of yet.
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Motor Trend: Buick Regal Prototype First Drive
I didn't try polarized lenses and did try sunglasses at night, but became too concerned that I may not react to something in time (person/animal in road) if I couldn't see them. I've had close experiences with people crossing illegally and not wearing any sort of clothing to make them stand out at night, and with oncoming traffic I almost didn't see them. My scariest moment was when I was a new driver and a child wearing army clothes playing on his stomach in the street of a residential neighborhood. Because the light was filtering through the trees and creating dancing little spots on the road with breezes, he blended in very well. It wasn't until a friend said, "You see the kid, right?" that I slammed on my brakes.
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Motor Trend: Buick Regal Prototype First Drive
In his defense, I can understand partly what he's saying. Years ago I was on a medicine which made me very sensitive to light at night and headlights were at times blinding to where I felt uncomfortable driving and would hand the keys to a friend. I would occasionally be in a very dark area divided by a large group of trees/shrubs so you couldn't see oncoming traffic and have someone's rear fog lamp blaring in my eye, and although it didn't really upset me as much as oncoming headlights (especially HIDs!), it was a distraction to me.
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Motor Trend: Buick Regal Prototype First Drive
When my friend had his S4 years ago, he put the bulb in the other rear fog lamp and anytime someone was tailing him, he flipped them on to simulate a brake light... worked every time.
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Motor Trend: Buick Regal Prototype First Drive
Deal
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Motor Trend: Buick Regal Prototype First Drive
Okay, so apparently you can get the TSX in a neutral color, but no wood.
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Motor Trend: Buick Regal Prototype First Drive
It has a very rich look to it, I'll admit. When I first saw the "cashmere" color in the Lucerne, I was impressed because it was anything but "tan/beige", it had a very warm, inviting color to it--very creamy and rich. I'm not a fan of "gray" on interiors... I've seen way too many of them in the past decade, so I'm done with them in modern cars. Example, my friend has a red C240 Wagon, and the interior is light gray. There's dark wood, but man, the interior looks so cold to me. Ebony I love for sportiness, but sometimes (as in the ebony interior pics of the Regal), it can get too monochromatic and dark for me. I admit, the piano black is nice, and yes, I'd have to see it in person, but it's not my idea of "warm", but more it reminds me of sportiness. I'm hoping for some creative "ambient lighting" like there is in the LaCrosse. If not, I still like the interior enough--although I will have to reserve final judgment until I see it in person.