sanity check ...

Thu Oct 27 13:13:41 PDT 2011

It is indeed a badge-engineered Opel.  The Regal manual trans is supposed to
be horrid, though.

On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 4:00 PM, Danton J.A. Cardoso
<djacardoso at gmail.com>wrote:

> Isn't the new Regal an Opel? No wonder it looks good, it may actually be
> German!
>
> Danton J. A. Cardoso
>
>
> On Oct 27, 2011, at 15:40, Dan DiBiase <d_dibiase at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > I have to say, I think the Buick LaCrosse and Regal are really
> fine-looking cars. I had a LaCrosse when it was first redesigned
> > as a rental when taking a day-trip to Maine and thoroughly enjoyed it.
> And the Regal GS with 6-speed manual has me very interested.
> >
> >
> > Dan D
> > '04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
> > Central NJ USA
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Mark Rosenkrantz <speedracer.mark at gmail.com>
> > To: Hayes Myers <hayesmyers at gmail.com>
> > Cc: quattro at audifans.com
> > Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 3:22 PM
> > Subject: Re: sanity check ...
> >
> > GM used to be CRAP products.  My father had an 1989 Sedan DeVille which
> went
> > through 3 engines in 100K miles.  I mean total crap.  But starting in the
> > early 2000's and certainly today... they seem to be producing world class
> > products.  One of the really cool features on that 1989 Caddy- you could
> use
> > the climate control interface to pull codes.  Built in code reader!  My
> Z06
> > has something similar... I don't know why GM stopped doing that.  Really
> > cool... because it's a built-in code scanner... not just OBD2.
> >
> > Why the Escalade?  Nice styling (for a truck), comfortable ride.  It's a
> > pickup which can take 4-5 people out to lunch in business suits and tow
> my
> > cars and haul dirty track tires, too!  Oh, and it's been TROUBLE FREE,
> save
> > for some age related items, like an alternator at 120K miles, wheel
> bearings
> > at 135K miles.  Two window regulators around 110K.  Seriously, trouble
> > free.  I broke it in, Mobil1 since 1000 miles.  5K intervals.  Change
> other
> > fluids every 50K miles.  Oh, and grease fittings everywhere... it still
> has
> > the original ball joints!  That truck is the most trouble free vehicle
> I've
> > ever owned, including my family vehicles.  Did I mention we had TWO
> > brand-new A8s which were lemons?  One a 1999 and one a 2000.
> >
> > Oh, and at winter driving school one year, I had the fastest time (I was
> on
> > studded hakkas) driving the Escalade.  Really miffed quite a few Audi
> > drivers!  LOL
> > (Had I had my S4 on studs, I would've been faster, of course!).  =)
> >
> > Mark Rosenkrantz
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 11:43 AM, Hayes Myers <hayesmyers at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> my bud has 99/2000 GMC 2500 fully loaded with Allison and Diesel.  It's
> a
> >> boat anchor <2000000 km on it.  10k to do the head gasket fix. Scary. So
> be
> >> happy you don't have a new GM diesel!
> >> Yeah, my dad worked at GM and I'll never buy one.  Tundra would be tops
> on
> >> my list of big trucks.  As for Cadillac...well I guess one lives and
> >> learns.
> >> Z06 I understand, Escalady I don't.
> >>
> >> Cheers!
> >> Hayes,
> >>
> >> On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 10:07 AM, Vincent Gelinas <vrgelinas at gmail.com
> >>> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I would never own a GM product... I've had lots of family members that
> >> have
> >>> had nothing but trouble from them.
> >>>
> >>> Has anyone really lowered an A8?  I can imagine with the right (very
> >> mild)
> >>> body kit it would look like a missile cruising the freeway.
> >>>
> >>> V
> >>> Scoffing at Prii since 1989!
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 9:52 AM, Mark Rosenkrantz <
> >>> speedracer.mark at gmail.com
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> OK, so yeah, I have a Z06.  Best mileage car I currently own- 28 MPG
> on
> >>> the
> >>>> highway, all day long.
> >>>>
> >>>> My daily driver is a 2003 Escalade EXT.  14-15MPG, owned it since new,
> >>>> currently has 165,000 miles on it!  I'm looking for a new vehicle, the
> >>> GMC
> >>>> Acadia Denali is on the short list, primarily due to the 24MPG highway
> >>>> rating, 7 passenger seating, and 5000lb tow rating.  Wish I could get
> a
> >>>> manual transmission and a TDI (type) engine.
> >>>>
> >>>> You want low carbon footprint?  Go old, light, low power, low handling
> >>>> econobox (with no airbags, crash structure, ABS, etc.), or even
> >> something
> >>>> like a 1980's Rabbit GTi.  Save the planet.  After all, I need fuel
> for
> >>>> track events, so I thank-you in advance.  =)
> >>>>
> >>>> Or a Lotus.  Just don't bring more than a suitcase.
> >>>>
> >>>> Bottom line- weight is the enemy, and safety requires weight.  More
> >>> weight
> >>>> means beefier suspension, stiffer chassis, and wider tires to support
> >> it
> >>>> all.  Ultra light weight materials aren't commercially viable for most
> >> of
> >>>> us.  Audi does lead the way with the A8, but stops short.  Where's the
> >>>> carbon fiber, or TDI engine?  And that's an expensive chassis.
> >>>>
> >>>> I'm sorry, pretty much any Audi owner can't complain about others
> >>> wrecking
> >>>> the planet.  ;-)
> >>>>
> >>>> Oh, and lowering a car usually yeilds +2MPG.  One of the few
> >> performance
> >>>> items which RAISE fuel economy under all conditions.
> >>>>
> >>>> Mark Rosenkrantz
> >>>> PS- Steve, my 1987 Bertone (FIAT) X1/9 (which I still have in pieces),
> >>> has
> >>>> cast magnesium 13" rims.  Super light...  In high school, about 4 of
> my
> >>>> friends grabbed the rear bumper (mid engine car), with me in it... and
> >>>> almost raised the suspension fully so the tires were off the pavement.
> >>   I
> >>>> looked back and said, "do you really want me to spin the tires right
> >>> now?"
> >>>> LOL  It got 35-38 MPG with that 1.5L NA engine.
> >>>>
> >>>> On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 4:00 PM, Tess McMillan <tessmc at eskimo.com>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> ha ha ha ha! &:-)
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Good point (made by the guy with the Z06)
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Wed, 26 Oct 2011, Mark Rosenkrantz wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>   "creating more friction on the road" is an interesting way to look
> at
> >>>>>> it.... But isn't that the point?
> >>>>>> I'll take my luxury and performance, thank-you,
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
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