I suppose this is a start.

Just Found My Enclave in Santa barbara.
Whoo-hoo!.
Gotta wait ’til Lunchtime and call them befor I drive 3+ hours to get it!
Yeah!

Good luck JJT!!! Congrats!

oh hell yeah, major congrats on that jack.

Too bad it isn’t spring, JJT. If it were, the inter-sorority volleyball tournament might be going on over there by UCSB. We used to skip class and watch the real show on the beach there.

My alma mater has the best-looking collection of Coeds in the nation.

My undergrad was awesome, also, JJT. But grad school was a different story – we used to joke that our grad school was “where the women are few and the horses are scared.”

good

This is a start. I guess that shrinks the unfair competitive advantage that imports have from about $2000-$2500 to just over a $1000 something. And if the dollar keeps sinking and/or Asian currencies rise, that would shrink Toyonda’s money advantage even more. Good news

And congratulations JJT!!

jackjimturkey, I’m showing that Hughes Buick in Santa Barbara has one, a Platinum Metallic. Did you decide to go with a different color?

Commodore – not necessarily. About half the Japanese cars are built here stateside mostly sourced in dollars. On top of that many made in Japan/Korea cars source components from the USA so the dollar drop benefits them.

Was reading some stats earlier. USA auto component imports are down 8% in the past year, and component exports are up 10% or so. Was also surprised to see that, including components, the USA is now a net auto exporter to Canada now. It’s a trip to see how quickly business can react to the changes, but that’s the natural flow of things in relatively free markets. Given that Opels are slated to be built here now, the ratios with Europe might change up a bit soon too.

Sure, increasingly imports have opened factories here (mostly to make themselves seem less “foreign”) but remember that these factories are operated by non-union workers. No matter where they go, imports have an advantage because whether they build their cars in Japan and export them here cheaply or build them here without union labor (or build them in overpopulated countries like India and China where labor is near free) they always have a monetary advantage. That won’t stop unless the Asians stop playing with their currencies or the unions get off the Big 3’s backs.

has LLN run out of news to report?????????

Bryce: I’m still awaiting word from them. Buick.com said they had 2, the other being my preferred 7-seat glue-gold CXL. Maybe I’ll just settle for a caramel-colored one. I just don’t want a bland greyish brown like my tempo and cavalier or toyota, or a dull white like my civic or mazda. I want a distictive color this time around, damnit!

Caramel looks damn good, JJT. You can’t go wrong with either. I’m stoked for you!

‘ Oh lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz. My friends all drive Enclaves, but they wear Depends…’

Exactly. This is a start. I’m glad the UAW decided to look past its greedy intentions and negotiated a better deal for the Big 3.

I’m supposing Chrysler’s going to go for lower production than Ford or GM. That may turn out to be interesting…

Commodore- Yes, but even the union now threatens Toyota

JJT- Very nice, probably the best SUV currently out there for the buck. Hope everything goes well. Personally, I’d go for the gold CXL, I know what you mean about colors (my Taurus, being the blandest vehicle out there… just plain old gray and white, but gets the job done better than anything out there).

“lack of future promises” – kudos to Cerberus for screwing the union. One of the (original) big 3 had to. Freedom in the future beats measly savings.
And kudos to JJT for the purchase!

Volleyball tournament? I’m an UCSB alumni and there’s nothing like the banned Isla Vista halloween party. It’s basically an every year riot!

I’d rather the UAW was crushed and dismembered, but I’ll take this as a start.

Congrats, ‘jjt’ … nice choice.

Congrats Jackjimturkey!!!

I know what you mean. I just picked up my 08 CTS (crystal red) last night after work.

You are idiots! With all the posting about coeds playing volleyball, my man JJT probably drove his Buick into a tree already staring at young poong. Monday we’ll read obituary.

Ok Deanster. “CONGRATULATIONS YOU ****KNOCKING BALLJUGGLER!”

Thanks! LMFAO!!!

And Richt62167, congrats on the CTS!!!!
Congrats JJT!

Oh yes, and to keep this on topic, the fastest time I ever made the 280 mile run from UCSB to San Diego was 3 hours, 18 minutes.

JJT, be careful with those trees. It’s one thing to ram your branch thru a coed, and quite another to get a branch rammed thru you. Just ask Deanster.

A week ago Deanster wrote:
…….”I’d rather **** myself in the ass with a branch than buy this…” (about a Tiguan)
so now that we know Deanster didn’t buy a Tiguan, then he clearly has ****ed himself in the ass with a branch. And he owes us the video.

Why don’t you come over and I’ll give you a demonstration, live?

You’ll **** yourself in the ass with a branch live?

RicardoHead, that’s about right. After graduating I moved from SB to SD and had to do roundtrips moving my stuff. My best time was 3 hours 5 minutes, of course this was before I got my 6 speeding tickets.

This thread has made me laugh out loud, literally. Loving it.

Deanster, congrats on the Sahara … as for the branch thing …

I understand that there needs to be some major negotiations with the UAW, but who will the Detroit 3 blame for all their problems when there are no union members left?

I think I’ll go down to Tijuana and see if they now have “Deanster’s Branch Show”
next to “Juanita’s Demostración del Burro”

Here’s a pic of me in TJ!
http://www.fugly.com/media/IMAGES/Dumb/Donkey_Show.jpg

Awwww.. Dick.. looks like you finally found someone who appreciates your RicardoHead!!

Good deal,deantj.
don’t go congratulating me yet. Bastards already sold the Blue-gold.

I’m probably the only Olds-to-buick driver not ready for depends.One of my co-workers was in an Acadia, and he said what I already know: the lambdas rule!

I gotta ask JJT, but does Detroit still do factory orders?

Well it seems everyone is getting cool new cars around here. I just got a new old car to build and add it to my Muscle Car collection. It is a 1969 Dodge Charger. I was out town when i saw a blue car sticking out behind a house and when i checked it out there it was a 1969 Charger. I nocked on the door of the house some stupid teen came to the door and next thing i knew he was sining the papers of the Charger to me. I bought it for $2000. It has no motor or tranny and one side of the car has no rocker panal, but sine i got it i bought a crate 383 with a old 4 speed tranny i had in the back yard. I think it will be 6 months before i finish rebuilding the car but it will be sweet.

Deanster congrats with new ride and hopefully same to jjt. Don’t get tickets and may you never need to see the dealer.
Deanster don;t use tree limbs, come to see my doc. Every time I get physical it is the thick finger violating me checking for enlarged prostate. You are welcome to join. I am ready for colonoscopy without general anesthesia by now.

Did I miss something? Is everyone all of a sudden buying new GM cars(one one Chrysler)? Never thought I’d see the day. Even 1115 isn’t posting.
I guess I’ll add to the excitement by saying this: with my near perfect credit I’m lookin forward to buying the new Solstice GXP I’ve always wanted within the next 1.5 years.

“a move that will save Ford money by not paying employees to do nothing.”- couldn’t have said it better myself.

BTW, good luck with your car Classic-auto! I’m working on a car myself. A 1974 Pontiac Luxury LeMans. I see a blown Pontiac 400ci in it’s future.

C6 – Wranglers are good bang for the buck, and never more so with this current generation. But let’s be honest, if I had $150,000 kicking around it would be an S550.

johnnyc: I don’t think so, The dealers wouldn’t like it. We should be buying cars online.

Well good luck on the Enclave, JJT. I see in today’s LLN they’re selling well which obviously explains why you can’t find the one you want.

grammar check: (and one Chrysler)