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Its kind of funny how everyone seemed to write off mid priced car lines – you have to go to the two car Asian model like Toyota – Lexus. Now all of a sudden Buick seems to be doing alright as a mid priced line (except they call it near lux now I guess). I remember growing up in the Chicago burbs I recall seeing lots of these 55/56 Buicks and Olds as well as mid pricers from other companies like the Mercury or Chryslers. One of the primary (and forgotten) reasons Ford brought Edsel out was to move Mercury up into Olds/Buick/Chrysler territory and the big square Lincoln Continentals closer to Cadillac. Then they all seemed to kind of peter out around ’58 – probably recession and looks. In 61 Ford moved Mercury back to a gussied up Ford. They had high lines, but the base Monterey was the volume model. Soon after that, they started promoting them as almost the same price as an Impala in the local newspaper ads. The Chrysler Newport then followed this same strategy. In 63, I recall Buick starting to promote the LeSabre with the same aggressive pricing approach. You began seeing more Mercury’s on the road around then too. Some attributed that to the new breezeway styling with the opening rear view window, but I think GM’s decision to price promote LeSabre is what got these mid priced lines moving again. Then in 65 Ford shot back with the LTD, soon followed by the Caprice and Fury VIP. But really, cars like Buick and Olds did well into the 80’s. So I’m rooting for these new Buicks to do well. Personally, I like something a little upscale, but not blatantly so like a Cadillac or Lexus. In the old days I would have taken a LeSabre over a Caprice (of course kids don’t have money or a driver’s license!).

This is a really handsome and solid-looking car: Red '69 Newport Convertible I like it, but the white interior strikes me as a bit odd. It has black door panels which seems wrong to me. The black and white steering wheel also seems strange. I know Mopar did white steering wheels back then for their CHP fleet cars but I have never seen one like this. Regardless, I like it.

Actually the largest Hyundai dealership in the United States for the last 12 years is Atlantic Hyundai in West Islip, NY (Long Island). They are followed by Newport Richey, FL then Brad Benson comes in at #3. Brad Benson became #1 for one month in 2009 during clunkers when they did not participate in the program and everyone was out of cars.

I don't know if the van will make it to 200,000, but it'd be a fun milestone to reach. I'm getting pretty insufferable about it already, having passed 150k in October of 2010. I've had two vehicles that had surpassed the 200,000 mile mark, although not completely under my watch. First was a 1968 Dart that I bought with 253,000 on it, and finally retired at 338,000. I had let it sit around too long, fuel pump went bad, and it wouldn't start. I didn't have the time or money to mess with it at the time, so I just let it sit, and it deteriorated pretty fast, unfortunately. The guy who bought it from me though, got it to start back up, and it sounded great, for the few seconds that it ran! The second was a 1979 Newport that I bought from the junkyard, with 230,000 miles on it, for $250. Got rid of it with 250,000 on it when the water pump went out. I replaced it with the '89 Gran Fury I mentioned previously, a car that, 10 years newer and with roughly 30% the miles, I figured HAD to be more reliable. Alas, it wasn't. Although it was easier to live with, as the a/c worked, it had power windows, and a nice stereo. And was a lot quicker! I seriously doubt any of my current fleet will make it to 200,000 miles, simply because I don't drive enough. My '85 Silverado has about 137,000 on it, but it's such a guzzler that we try to drive it as little as possible. I think it only went about 2200 miles last year. Mom gave it to me back in October 2002, over 9 years ago, with 109,000 on it. With the way the body and suspension are deteriorating, there's no way it'll make it to 200K, although the engine and tranny probably could. The Park Ave had 56,372 miles on it when I bought it in December of '09, and is currently around 78,500 or so, so it's averaging out to around 11,000 per year. But, at that rate, it's going to take 11 years to get to 200K. And I just don't think I'll have the car that long. All the other cars are antiques, under 100K miles (although my '67 Catalina is suspect), and rarely make it over 1,000 miles per year, so I don't see any of them ever making it to 200K, either. Now, one of my friends has an '06 Xterra with 85,000 miles on it. The way he drives, I guess he could see 200K. His previous vehicle was a '98 Tracker that he traded for the Xterra, at 134,000.