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8525 messages, Last post on Nov 30, 2009 at 3:34 PM
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Replying to: lemko (Jul 01, 2009 10:46 am) The last time I got some, I got the 4x12s. They fit in the back of my minivan, but the hatch wouldn't quite close. The trick is to put a 2x12 or two underneath to support any rock that's hanging over your tailgate - if the old Buick VistaCruisers were wide enough, they'd haul 4x8s or 4x12s just fine. Keeps most of the drywall out of the weather too. GM just needs to make a compact minivan with disappearing seats that'll handle 4' wide sheet goods, and offer a manual 6 speed option. Me and six other guys would buy one. 
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Replying to: nippononly (Jul 01, 2009 12:02 pm) That's fine. There are almost twice as many people living in the Northeast Corridor (from northern Va to Maine) as Cali. We'll take care of that. |
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Replying to: steve_ (Jul 01, 2009 12:53 pm) Ummm, they were OLDSMOBILE Vista Cruisers. Buicks were Sportwagons and Estate Wagons. The '57 version was a Caballero
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Replying to: cooterbfd (Jul 01, 2009 1:02 pm) Stuff like that led to GM's demise. 
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Replying to: m4d_cow (Jul 01, 2009 11:35 am) Are you suggesting that GM *incrementally improve*? Oh the humanity!
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Replying to: steve_ (Jul 01, 2009 1:05 pm) You laugh, but when I look at my '29 Buick, there are quite a bit of similarities between it and a Chevy, Olds, or Oakland of the same year. In fact, the body manual I have is a Fisher Body, and not a Buick/ Fisher Body.
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Replying to: cooterbfd (Jul 01, 2009 1:22 pm) 
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Replying to: nippononly (Jul 01, 2009 12:02 pm) Do west coast people have open minds? What if new Lacrosse gets grand slam home run reviews - will CA people ignore it? Certainly the styling on the latest Buicks is not stogdy. The Enclave has better styling than the snobbish Beamer crossovers they call SAVs. |
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Replying to: steve_ (Jul 01, 2009 1:24 pm) In a few weeks, I'll go look at a Lacrosse with the same engine as a CTS AND the Malibu. It is amazing that something like this will dog GM, yet 40 yrs ago Ford and Chrysler were putting corporate engines in their cars. Now, I know an issue like this is only the tip of the iceberg, and there are far bigger problems dogging GM, but giving the brands back some form of individuality and character will go a long way towards a recovery, along with quality, reliability and price.
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Replying to: xrunner2 (Jul 01, 2009 1:45 pm) Of course they will. Whatever Hollywood does, the rest of the Fashonista's blindly follow.
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