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8652 messages, Last post on Dec 07, 2009 at 2:34 PM

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#6918 of 8652 Re: G8 lives on!!!!!! [fintail] by ingvar Jul 13, 2009 (9:36 am)
Replying to: fintail (Jul 13, 2009 7:49 am) Everything in the US is dumbed down Objection!!! Not everything, McDonals has a good coffee like Starbucks. Replies to this message: andre1969 (Jul 13, 2009 9:43 am) m4d_cow (Jul 14, 2009 6:53 am)
#6919 of 8652 Re: G8 lives on!!!!!! [ingvar] by andre1969 Jul 13, 2009 (9:43 am)
Replying to: ingvar (Jul 13, 2009 9:36 am) Yeah, but we were also dumbed down into believing that a $5 cup of coffee from Starbucks was worth it!
#6920 of 8652 Re: G8 lives on!!!!!! [gagrice] by jae5 Jul 13, 2009 (9:44 am)
Replying to: gagrice (Jul 13, 2009 5:19 am) Don't forget the 20 cup-holders (with half of those able to swallow the Big Gulp) and 30 cubby holes for drinks, snacks, phones, iPods, crumbs, used wrappers and the like. No cup-holers, the vehicle's no good. I remember one magazine article years ago giving BMW a slight simply because they didn't offer cup-holders on their cars, particularly the 5-series. Then they came out with a cupholder but to their credit they made it so horrible it wasn't worth using. BMW felt a vehicle was supposed to be driven, not used as a place to hold drinks, go figure right? Replies to this message: fintail (Jul 13, 2009 11:34 am) lemko (Jul 13, 2009 11:53 am) bumpy (Jul 13, 2009 6:51 pm) dino001 (Jul 13, 2009 4:59 pm)
#6921 of 8652 Re: G8 lives on!!!!!! [jae5] by fintail Jul 13, 2009 (11:34 am)
Replying to: jae5 (Jul 13, 2009 9:44 am) MB was the same way - I think most models didn't get cupholders until the mid 90s, and the ones they did introduce were terrible - delicate and hard to reach - just a new way to discourage the distraction altogether. No problem for me, I don't drink in my cars. Replies to this message: lemko (Jul 13, 2009 11:53 am) bumpy (Jul 13, 2009 6:51 pm)
#6922 of 8652 Re: G8 lives on!!!!!! [fintail] by lemko Jul 13, 2009 (11:53 am)
Replying to: fintail (Jul 13, 2009 11:34 am) Me neither!
#6923 of 8652 Caprice by tomcatt630 Jul 13, 2009 (12:55 pm)
I'll believe that the G8 [Commodore] lives on when it is for sale in Chevy showrooms. Also, with the way things change so fast at GM, who know what name it will end up with after all. Regarding the old RWD Buick G cars, back in 1980-82 MPG was king, and Buick was calling themselves 'The V6 brand'. Buick got a lot of buyers trading down from big cars to V6 Regals, Centurys, and Skylarks. OTOH, buyers who still wanted V8's stuck with full sized cars and that market came back huge in 1983-84. [But it was too late to cancel/postpone/rename the boxy FWD C and H body replacements]
#6924 of 8652 Re: G8 lives on!!!!!! [lemko] by iwant12 Jul 13, 2009 (4:12 pm)
Replying to: lemko (Jul 13, 2009 4:26 am) Lemko, can I get your take on the new LaCrosse coming out? I know you're partial to Buicks. Me, I never really considered one until I saw the '10. I must say I'm intrigued. Replies to this message: cooterbfd (Jul 13, 2009 5:07 pm) iwant12 (Jul 13, 2009 5:46 pm) lemko (Jul 14, 2009 6:52 am) and 1 more... gagrice (Jul 13, 2009 6:40 pm) cooterbfd (Jul 14, 2009 12:57 pm) lemko (Jul 14, 2009 6:45 am) andre1969 (Jul 14, 2009 7:09 am) lemko (Jul 14, 2009 7:16 am) and 1 more...
#6925 of 8652 Re: G8 lives on!!!!!! [jae5] by dino001 Jul 13, 2009 (4:59 pm)
Replying to: jae5 (Jul 13, 2009 9:44 am) Yeah, I have seen some car commercials actually boasting cupholders as it was the most important feature in a car. There is this not-so-nice stereotype of an American, as this fat guy wolfing a hamburger and big-gulp drink in a boat-sized car overflowed with of wrappers and plastic cups that has a turning radius requiring and eight-lane highway to make a U-turn, suspension made of chewing gum.
#6926 of 8652 Re: G8 lives on!!!!!! [iwant12] by cooterbfd Jul 13, 2009 (5:07 pm)
Replying to: iwant12 (Jul 13, 2009 4:12 pm) What's not to like? The CXS has the 3.6 with 282 hp, mp3 capable, bluetooth, Harmon Karden stereo, Heated and cooled seats, Variable dampening shocks, Entertainment system w/ 2 headrest mounted screens, ice blue backlighting. I'm waiting on a call from my local dealer so I can test drive one. I WILL be buying one. No questions asked. Replies to this message: iwant12 (Jul 13, 2009 5:46 pm) lemko (Jul 14, 2009 6:52 am) iwant12 (Jul 14, 2009 9:50 am) gagrice (Jul 13, 2009 6:40 pm) cooterbfd (Jul 14, 2009 12:57 pm)
#6927 of 8652 cupholders and more by tomcatt630 Jul 13, 2009 (5:08 pm)
The cup holder stereotype I think of is an Angeleno [person from Los Angeles] trying to multi-task while sitting in the parking lots they call 'freeways'. Other is suburbanite sitting in an SUV in a fast-food drive-thru, just to get an ice creme cone or frapaccino. All while "multi-tasking". Replies to this message: lilengineerboy (Jul 13, 2009 5:14 pm) andre1969 (Jul 13, 2009 6:05 pm) lemko (Jul 14, 2009 6:49 am) m4d_cow (Jul 14, 2009 6:58 am)

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