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Detroit, 3:16 AM
Mon Nov 23
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Of course, since I don't expect them to offer another full-sized RWD wagon ever again, all bets are off for any future purchases.
04/02/09
But yeah, you're completely right: they offer nothing really good anymore.
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I said it before, I'll say it again. They don't need the "nice" car that is the next LaCrosse/Allure. They need a car version of the Enclave. Something that will actually make you say "wow" when you sit in it, which the Enclave's interior does.
Buick is a one-trick pony right now, that's why their traffic is so low.
04/02/09
Hey, at least they can still get people to pay them for that trick.
I'm down to giving tricks away.
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Think of it as an image builder and a way to gain the trust of potential customers. Give them a free sample, loaded with GT-Rius, and they'll be coming back everytime.
Once you go pauljones, you'll never want any other sack of bones.
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And I don't see why the Enclave is so great either. The only remarkable thing about it is that they got Tiger Woods to shill for it.
04/02/09
And, by that definition, there is not a damn thing cool about any car that doesn't share a platform with another car.
Maybe you need a little pauljones lovin' to get the idea. It's on the house today, and it even comes with a free case of GT-Rius.
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That said, is that one nice interior enough to justify a brand? Nope, sure ain't, and that was my point above.
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What I find amusing, though, is the claim that so many people hate Obama and hate his ideas. It's almost as if he voted himself into office.
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I think people liked the idea of change and the image of a young/different president a whole lot more than the man himself. Frankly, I consider Obama's win the result more of a vote against Palin than anything else. $0.02.
04/02/09
Different areas, I suppose. Those in my area were very thorough in the analysis of the candidates; they had already been screwed by the times of the Bush administration, and so they scrutinized the hell out of the two candidates. The end consensus was that they would have preferred a more experienced candidate from the Democrats, but even relative inexperience was better than their perception of McCain as Bush Jr, part III.
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Ash, you are dead wrong on the last part.
Think about it. He got nothing but good press ever since about 2004. No one heard anything bad about him from the networks or the papers. People had to do their own research to find out what he was actually about. Therefore, you have an electorate who sees nothing but bright shiny colors and unicorns and rainbows in the form of obama, while the same media that paints McCain & Palin as some old eccentric and a soccer mom with no experience.
As far as Palin goes, I cannot understand what is so wrong with her. What are you crazies so afraid of with her?
04/02/09
About half the people in my family seem to worship her, though.
Agree with you on the media coverage. I'd like to think people are smarter than that, but hey. I'm a fan of introducing a Poll Quiz (like a Poll Tax, but legal!) to help separate the wheat from the chaff.
Weighted voting, perhaps? ;)
04/02/09
With the Enclave, the LaCrosse coming, and a following vehicle that is even cooler than the LaCrosse, Buick will have one of the best lineups out there. Unfortunately American perception lags reality by about 15-20 years judging by most of what I read about domestics, the UAW, etc.
04/02/09
Their only hope is that they can slowly move the demographic age down.
04/02/09
/rant off
04/02/09
As opposed to any other dipshit that goes out, buys an Audi, and then wakes up the next morning to realize that they paid real money for a tarted-up Volkswagen?
Or perhaps the fact that BMW has changed its image of being a low-cost Euro import by building cars that are pragmatically improved from generation to generation? (current monstrosities notwithstanding)
I think to may need to reanalyze a few of your key points, here.
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04/02/09
Appearantly you are mostly or completely unaware of the Enclave, which has moved Buick's average age downward.
The new LaCrosse is a lot more than just a "pragmatic improvement" as well. There are always going to be the insecure clowns afraid to buy a car because they are afraid it's badge says too much about them. The rest can consider the LaCrosse an awesome alternative starting at $26K. But I guess these days everyone has an extra $10G's to blow on a Japanese brand competitor, or $20K for that Eurosnob appeal.
I'd personally very much consider the LaCrosse, but even more so the next gen Buick. A co-worker of mine who's 26 has flat out claimed his next car will be the next Buick (after LaCrosse), and he has had some nicer cars/trucks.
04/02/09
The biggest problem I see is that GMC and Saturn came out with theirs at about the same time, so differentiation is tough (to this layman). I hope it doesn't become the next Rendezvous afterthought, because that would be a shame. It's a nice car.
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So pretty much she just cashes in her loyalty points for buying Fresh Step kitty litter. No, I'm serious.
04/02/09
Appearantly she's hipper than I, as she has a Mac.
04/02/09
marketing ftl.
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All new Chrysler FWD vehicles qualify for BOTH the "new car tax credit" AND the "Cash for Clunkers" programs.
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I hate politicians. We need term limits. 6 years in office, then its off with their heads!
03/30/09
OFF WITH THEIR HEADS!
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/scratches head, wonders how he hadn't done that before...
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March 24th: "US stock markets surged more than 3 percent after Geithner's announcement."
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Focus, Gwosshoppah.
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