HarleyEarl

I've been exposed to countless hardtops in the family and had the pleasure of driving them and washing them as well. I don't ever recall a leaking problem. I had an Oldsmobile sedan with pillars and it leaked from the top of the driver's door in car washes. So there you go.

Thank you and we'll welcome you with open arms. A fun time is in early July during Stampede...everyone gets into it. Also, we're a nice stepping off point to Banff. Stunning scenery. It's only about 1.5 hrs away. For me an hour.

I'm of the opposite way of thinking. I say, Cadillac should build the most incredible Cadillac and have other's emulate it.

Here's a little about Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It's located in the southwest part of the province of Alberta. Semi-arrid, weather can be extremely hot like today, or bone aching cold in winter which is relieved by warm chinook winds. We are a 1,000,000 people and counting. Hyper economy(it's slowing somewhat as of late), growth in the last few years has been insane. There are countless construction cranes everywhere, traffic is nuts...I'm growing sick of it. Oil and gas is the big thing here because Alberta has much of it. People migrate here from all over Canada and other parts of the world. Some areas of the city are quite diverse. It's become a very wealthy city. Increasingly younger professional in makeup. People work hard here and play hard. Calgary was designed around the car, it's sprawling in nature. So car culture here is alive and well. A mix of every car maker you can imagine. Porsches, Mercedes and BMWs are just so everyday now. Exotics are the thing. I see Ferraris, Lambos, Maseratis, Bentleys, Rolls, Aston Martins, Audi R8s and others frequently. About 475,000 is the average selling price for a house right now. Million dollar plus houses are common. While many are living a Beverly Hills life here, many common people are getting pushed out of their city because of high costs. I like Calgary alot inspite of it's growing pains. It's close to the mountains and the National Parks in Banff etc. The Calgary Stampede is famous with many people in other countries. It's 10 days of booze, women, men and dancin and my favorite, pancake breakfasts, it's like Christmas in July. It's an exciting place to be, never a dull moment. Calgary is on the move and in transition to become one of Canada's great cities. For now, I plan to stay. One day, perhaps Canmore and Banff, just down the road in the mountains. I grew up in a very rural area in the mountains, so they often tug at me.

I saw a real estate show on TV and they had great things to say about Columbus. Made me want to live there.

In a word, dumpy. This design takes Buick in the wrong direction. GM wows us with some great recent cars and then goes mentally insane.

I like those as well. Very clean design. Nice little coupe.

Very interesting stuff. I haven't been to many smaller American towns and cities, but I've always had this image of them having a town square, like in many movies I've seen. I find that image very comforting somehow. I think Back to the Future had that feel.

Never saw that before either....I may have to study up on Opel I think. That one has a hint of Chevy in the profile?

I found these photos of two Opels and for some reason I like them. Does anyone know the years? I had never seen these before.

Facinating. It must be my curious nature, I luv stuff like this. Of course, at the risk of flattering you, you are always an interesting read.

I wonder if it would have done better as a pillarless hardtop? But seriously, maybe the GXP thing would have been better on the hardtop convertible?

The 2008 Pontiac G6 GXP. I just saw one for the first time on the road. There doesn't seem to be much buzz surrounding this model. When did it hit the dealerships?

We've done this before, but there may be some new members wanting to share and heck I can't remember what you guys said last time. So here goes. Tell us about your area, population, attractions, industry, car culture etc and do you like living there, do you want to move, where? Maybe even a bit of history of your neck of the woods. Did you grow up there? I'd enjoy photos of the villages and hamlets in which you live.

I voted one other thing: Interiors...just some of the most ghastly car interiors in history.

Ohhhh man I luv it in white. I tried to find a good photo of a white one....thanks for that. I have to have one of these.

mutton

I think what's so ironic, those big, thick posts that are supposed to save us, are so intrusive on vision out that it's actually going to cause accidents in the first place. Those front pillars are getting so wide, it hides cars and pedestrians. >Bring back postless hardtops >Narrow those pillars >Stop the blacked out fakery around the glass area, from the outside it looks all lean and clean, you get inside and it's like being in a frickin cave. I just can't imagine anyone actually defending a post and pillar. Are there internet trolls on here, Nader deciples?

Insane when you can get a brand new 2008 Hyundai here for 9995.00 cash. Thats no frills, but still.

flamer

There is no debate. A pillarless hardtop is car sex. End of discussion.

gnome

In honor of one of my favorite opinionators at C&G, here is a little pictorial of the 1962 Buick Skylark.

That little Buick is a rare sight in these parts. I like them alot. Almost forgot about them.

Have you ever heard of the Sears Allstate? It was built by Kaiser, a rebadged Henry J. Some background about this car: http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=htt...:en-US%26sa%3DX