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#2 of 14582 Sounds good... by rsholland Mar 25, 2002 (9:42 am)
Now I have to think of something to discuss...   Bob
#3 of 14582 Maybe to kick things off... by rsholland Mar 25, 2002 (10:04 am)
I just posted this over in "Future Models," but I guess it could go here too...   rsholland "Subaru Crew - Future Models II" Mar 25, 2002 9:36am   And as a follow-up to this post, since Oldsmobile is disappearing, maybe GM should take the 4.0L V8 from the Aurora, and stick it in the Park Avenue, and then add a fourth porthole; then give the other six-cylinder Buicks three portholes? That way they'd at least be (somewhat) consistent with older Buick heritage.   Bob
#4 of 14582 by ateixeira Mar 25, 2002 (11:58 am)
One porthole per cylinder?   The Solistice had a porthole trailing the shape of the Pontiac logo. A small but clever detail I liked from the show car. Range Rovers will have them..Are they making a come back?   -juice
#5 of 14582 Yeah... by rsholland Mar 25, 2002 (12:14 pm)
one porthole per cylinder. Now all older Buicks, or at least the ones I grew up with, were all 8-cylinder cars. However, 4-portholes was always reserved for the premium Roadmaster. I don't think we'll ever see "all" 8-cylinder Buicks again, but now that the Aurora is going, I could easily see that engine going in the premium Buick model, which is the Park Avenue.   Bob
#6 of 14582 by ateixeira Mar 25, 2002 (12:17 pm)
Now that I think of it, doesn't the Range Rover has 4 vents per side, along with a V8?   That Aurora engine was expensive to produce, so GM may drop it. It's a baby Northstar, basically.   Then again, doesn't the IRL require a production version of the V8 engine to be available to the public? I'm not sure. Infiniti has the V8 in their Q.   -juice
#7 of 14582 I'll have.. by lilbluewgn02 Mar 25, 2002 (12:20 pm)
one double espresso please... found this on Autart's 1/43rd scale website....scroll down almost all the way...the subie models... http://www3.autoartmodels.com/pages/oldpage/street_43.htm Ah got to gets me one of dem wagons!
#8 of 14582 New RR has by rsholland Mar 25, 2002 (12:22 pm)
shark gills...   The Aurora engine is probably expensive, like any DOHC V8 unit. Since the Park Avenue is marketed as a "premium" car, it makes sense. It's positioned just under a Caddy DeVille.   Bob
#9 of 14582 by ateixeira Mar 25, 2002 (12:27 pm)
For some reason GM is addicted to that big 3.8l engine. I guess they have it figured out and it's cheap to just keep making it.   It is nice and torquey, but Buick will have older buyers as long as GM doesn't offer something in that price range comparable to the G35 (3.5l, 260 normally aspirated horses).   -juice
#10 of 14582 1:43 scale models by rsholland Mar 25, 2002 (12:31 pm)
I've never cared for models that small. I've never found the detailing to be very good. It's just too small to get it right. Although, these models look pretty good for 1:43. I much prefer a larger 1:18 scale model.   BTW, I saw in London in Sloane Square, a few years ago, a gorgeous British Racing Green Jaguar XK SS, like the model displayed.   Bob
#11 of 14582 by ateixeira Mar 25, 2002 (12:33 pm)
AAK! Still no Forester models. I've seen countless catalogs and not one single Forester model! Yet it's the 2nd best seller in the lineup, what gives?   -juice

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