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Re: Veritably nice dreams [dewey]

by anthonyp on Mon Nov 17 14:31:41 PST 2008

Hi Dewey The older Mercedes were quite plush in an elegant sort of way...I don`t care for too much chrome, but back then even with the large amounts of chrome, the cars looked good, and carried the chrome well.....I remember one moder, a convertable that a friend of mine owned, had leather on the inside of the glove box....It was a very expensive car in it`s day.... I as you am interested in the hy-brid, but when I really though about it, most of the miles I put on a car are interstate roads....so comfort is important to me....I get around twenty five -six mpg, and my wife twenty nine on her bmw 5...I drive a bit faster than her, her engine is the streight six with 255hpor 265 I don`t remember, but her mpg is accurate, so I don`t really understand why the 1 series is as Tagman says ( not doubting him), and Howard if you read this, didn`t you want a car that your bike could fit in? If so, you needed the 3 to be big :) Tony

Re: LS Choice [bmlexus]

by ljflx on Fri Nov 07 19:34:19 PST 2008

Have never liked the X5. It's an SUV - so interior comfort, quietness and plusher ride rule over sport. The LX scores 10 to the 10th power in all of those (dealer let me hold it about 3 hours yesterday so I checked it out thoroughly). As well we need a third row for the bigger family occassions when we need seating for 6. We initially thought we'd pass on that as my son is off to college next September, hence the ML had some consideration. But we re-thought it (which is why the LX started floating around). So you see I've got too many limiting factors. I liked the MB GL a lot but if I'm taking that size I'd opt for the LX. Before this LX then I'd have preferred that GL. But all that is irrelevant as both are too big. We have a nice mix of cars now - the super plush LS460L which I love, the GX which is plush and a great SUV, but I'm tired of it (plus I hate taking any last year model of anything) and great sport luxury in the G35. I loved the 3 series for that spot too but the interior of the G35 was a lot better to us, hence our decision there. Money was no issue and in fact BMW had deals so great at that time that the 3 was a tad cheaper.

Re: Investment? [andre1969]

by lemko on Fri Nov 07 16:12:59 PST 2008

That last RWD LeSabre was a really nice car with a really plush interior. I remember that sharp example we saw at Carlisle about two years back. Funny that the Park Ave/Electra didn't do as well as the LeSabre in the quality reviews. It's basically the same car with nicer trim and a more upright back window. I was surprised how much rear seat room the '88 Park Ave had when I first got it.

Re: ZZZZZZZZZZ> [andre1969]

by boomchek on Thu Oct 30 11:14:44 PDT 2008

I'm gonna guess it's an '86 Cutlass Ciera. IIRC, they went to composite headlights for 1987-88, and then got a new C-pillar for 1989, which was a bit more rounded and eliminated that rear quarter window. Nice analysis Andre, I was thinking of the exact same thing. It got me thinking.....good thing we can discuss these matters here (composite headlights, changed C pillars) without fear of ridicule from wives, family, and non-car-buff friends. :P I conditioned my wife to these things BEFORE we got married, so if I talk about stuff like that she's not surprised anymore. And on a side note, BEFORE the wedding I told her ALL of my car stuff (brochures, die-casts, magazines) comes with me as one package, no exceptions. Myself, I had an 86 Celebrity in 96, which I truly enjoyed driving. It was so comfy, with a plush bench seat in the front, and overboosted steering that you could turn with your pinky. I didn't care for it much so I left it unlocked with open windows wherever I parked it. Surprisingly nobody tried to steal it. :lemon: As for these cars, I think Buick built their's for the longest time, up unitl 92 or 93 iirc. And yes, you'd mostly see retired folk in them. .

The Lone Ranger 2008

by loneranger2 on Sat Oct 04 23:56:25 PDT 2008

Hello All, I'm new at this so I may be on the wrong Forum! I am a retired Army Helicopter Pilot living in Belize Central America. I just bought a 2008 Ford Ranger, 2.5L 4 cyl Turbo Diesel, 4x4, four door Crew Cab with 5speed man Trans. This Ranger is not sold in the U.S.. It's built by Ford/Mazda in Thailand .Its built on a Mazda B4000 truck frame and looks nothing like the U.S. built Rangers. Hyw mileage between 55-60 mph is giving me between 28 and 30 mpg!!! It's rated as a 3/4 ton pickup and is very plush inside. I am quite a DIESEL FAN as my other vehicle is a 2007 Isuzu D-Max, 3.0L Turbo Diesel, 4x4, four door Crew Cab with 5 speed man Trans. The D-Max, also NOT sold in the U.S., has been superb and also gets 27-30 mpg at 55-60 mph. Both Turbo Diesels are ideal third world vehicles and are big sellers in most all third world environments. I've driven up to Texas in the D-Max and no problems in the first world except getting oil and fuel filters. The U.S. Isuzu Dealers had never seen my Turbo Diesel D-Max. They punched the VIN # into their service computer and it said that vehicle did not exist!!! I'll be driving my new Ford Ranger up to Texas in 3-4 weeks and you can bet I'll have oil and fuel filters with me as I don't think U.S. Ford Dealers will carry filters for vehicles they don't have. Thats why I will call myself The LONE RANGER....

Re: The pursuit [mark156]

by grandtotal on Tue Sep 30 05:14:48 PDT 2008

You have been around here long enough to know that dealers don't take email seroiusly. Bentley dealers, like any others, want you to "come on down". Don't expect a discount either. They sell very few and have to spread the cost of all that plush infrastructure and those hefty commissions over very few sales (and some pretty costly maintenance) so they have to make every sale count.