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Buick Planning Orlando-Based MPV For Shanghai
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MushyHeirloom
04/14/09

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Wait, you can only fit seven Chinese in there?
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Boosted Lego Wagon
04/14/09

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From each according to his ability, to each according to his lack of taste.
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engineerd
04/14/09

@boosted-lego-wagon -> now boosted to 350hp: Is that from Chairman Yao?
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engineerd
04/14/09

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I've been thinking about this for quite a while. Buick is a very desirable make in China. So much so that the new Riviera is designed for China.

So, I have this theory: China is all old people. Yup. 1.4 billion old people. Sure, you have a few that buck the trend and hoon delivery trucks, build F1 cars out of scrap, and build their own helicopter, but it's all old people.

The next article, about the bus driver running over the motorcyclist, probably while yelling, "Get off my street!" proves that I may be on to something.
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Ash Clutchem, Pokey Master
04/14/09

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GM China Family to Showcase 37 Vehicles

Psst, it's really the same 3 cars (Szechuan, Canton, and Mandarin) in 12-15 slightly different configurations each. Pass it on.
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Pessimippopotamus
04/14/09

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Is there a more ironic thing to sell in China than a Family MPV?
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Ash Clutchem, Pokey Master
04/14/09

@Пессимиппопотaмус Паркингтониус: Everything should be a 1+2 coupe like the Scion concept.
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Number_Six
04/14/09

@Пессимиппопотaмус Паркингтониус: I know dozens of home-grown Chinese folk and not one of them lacks a sibling. I think they may have overstated the effectiveness of the one-child program. Either that or my acquaintances' parents got a bit grabby with some other peoples' kids...
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Pessimippopotamus
04/14/09

@Number_six: What was clamped can apparently be unclamped.
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Gearhead_42 - Nibbles ate my garage!
04/14/09

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WTF is the Buick Regal 2.0 Turbo
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The Auto Insider
04/15/09

@Gearhead_42: Opel Insignia w/ 2.0-liter turbo motor
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leavethegun-takethecannoli
04/14/09

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I think it looks great, and it would probably sell well in America, if they offered it here.

Meanwhile the U.S. auto manufaturers have told me to pound sand while I wait for them to offer us vehicles as good as the vehicles they sell outside of the U.S.

(letting out a sigh and pouring sand onto my desk)

I commence pounding.
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.357
04/14/09

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Isn't China a funny place? There is so much that goes on there. Brothers who make F1 cars out of scrap. A man that tries to build his own helicopter. There are cars like the BS4 which have 0 out of 5 stars crash test ratings. There are extremely rich businessmen and very poor servants. But, the funniest thing of all about China? A Buick competing with an Audi.
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Mobius
04/14/09

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Well, the Buick Enclave is imported into China, right? My holidays in China with Chinese car mags tell me basically that they have insane import taxes which more or less rape buyers. But locally produced cars are actually pretty good value, expect this car to become ubiquitous amongst the entrepreneurs of the rising dragon.

hehe... dragon...
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Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. .
01/23/09

In reply to Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: 500-Horsepower 2007 Mercedes-Benz R63 AMG For $48,991?
Oh yeah, I'd definitly buy this thing. That 6.3 make up for "most" of the R's failings. I'd take this over a Gl550, most def.
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VicVegas84
01/23/09

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I played with one of these on the highway and got thoroughly spanked. It was being driven buy an older guy and what appeared to be his son. The question has to be asked though why not just get the E wagon? I guess thats why they were special order and phased out so fast.
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Ash Clutchem, Pokey Master
01/23/09

@VicVegas84: Good question. By and large, the R cost about the same as the E in all the variou trims.

But if you want three rows of bucket seats big enough for adults, this is the only thing on the market.
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DoctorNine's D9 Cat
01/23/09

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BWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!

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Elhigh
01/23/09

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Second-row entertainment system doesn't sell it for me, it's the front-row entertainment that matters. And it's still not good enough.

500 horsepower is an awful lot of ponies for any ride short of a Caterpillar or the Nimitz, and AMG really rocks the MB product line when it comes to upgrades. But when you come right down to it, nothing will ever change the fact that you're sticking your foot deep into a reserve of minivan muscle. And that's just not good. It might have the stickiest rrack shoes on, but it's still an elephant in the shoes. Nimble, but ponderously so. It's got a big nose, a big middle and a great big ass that I would be ashamed to be hauling with any kind of alacrity.

This is a car intended for people who can afford to be indecisive. It is neither a sports car nor a minivan, not beautiful or ugly. If it were ice cream, it would be Neapolitan.

It is a crack pipe at any price.
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maximum-sienna
01/23/09

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Just for the record, this does NOT have sliding doors. Half the utility is gone if it doesn't have sliding doors, and therefore I consider this thing a station wagon with a tall roof line.
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seoultrain
01/23/09

@maximum-sienna: uninspiring utility. Now in pearl white.: And that's exactly how it retains any semblance of cool.

/runs
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Tomsk sez so long Ash78, and thanks for all the fish!
01/23/09

@seoultrain: Absolutely. I say nice price, though I disagree that it won't go lower with time.
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Graverobber
01/23/09

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In my neck of the woods, these are typically driven by small Asian women wearing odd welding mask sun visors. I'd think this price would be of great appeal to that group, although I think they most often lease rather than purchase, as the cars are licensed and insured under the family import-export business.
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