Re: [MBZ] New Father

2005-11-11 Thread TimothyPilgrim
I agree. Check out those 60's Rivieras for awesome styling. I even liked the 90's version. But today, the Lucerne is the best thing they've got going although I don't think they went far enough. http://www.buick.com/lucerne/index.jsp My mom bought a new Rendezvous. Boring... Tim 1982 300TD Moby

Re: [MBZ] New Father

2005-11-11 Thread David Brodbeck
On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 13:02:54 -0600, Don & Teresa Merriman wrote > But you get jipped when you buy one, only one spoke in the steering wheel. Yeah, that sucks. Where am I supposed to hang my thumbs? ;)

Re: [MBZ] New Father

2005-11-11 Thread David Brodbeck
On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 12:46:11 -0600, Hans Neureiter wrote > Don't know about the Rivies. More like a 2-door battleship. Oh, yeah, they're huge. But I love the bent-glass rear window and the sheet metal contours in back. It's sad to look at the bland Buicks of today and realize they used to sell i

Re: [MBZ] New Father

2005-11-11 Thread Alex Chamberlain
(But then, I like odd-looking cars. I also think > DeLoreans, Jaguar E-types, and '71-'73 Buick Rivieras are good looking.) Who DOESN'T think E-types are good looking??? I thought they were universally regarded as one of the best-looking cars ever, a serious babe magnet. Alex Chamberlain '87

Re: [MBZ] New Father

2005-11-10 Thread Don & Teresa Merriman
But you get jipped when you buy one, only one spoke in the steering wheel. On 11/10/05, David Brodbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sunil Hari wrote: > > It's like an ugly baby - objectively, it might be hideous, but to its > > parents it's the most beautiful baby in history. > > > > I dunno. I

Re: [MBZ] New Father

2005-11-10 Thread Hans Neureiter
Don't know about the Rivies. More like a 2-door battleship. On 11/10/05, David Brodbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sunil Hari wrote: > > It's like an ugly baby - objectively, it might be hideous, but to its > > parents it's the most beautiful baby in history. > > > > I dunno. I think it's actu

Re: [MBZ] New Father

2005-11-10 Thread David Brodbeck
Sunil Hari wrote: It's like an ugly baby - objectively, it might be hideous, but to its parents it's the most beautiful baby in history. I dunno. I think it's actually a gorgeous car, in a really eccentric sort of way. (But then, I like odd-looking cars. I also think DeLoreans, Jaguar E

Re: [MBZ] New Father

2005-11-10 Thread Sunil Hari
oh god, the worst part is that it's one of those cars that I see and say, "I could see myself owning, driving, and fixing that." It's like an ugly baby - objectively, it might be hideous, but to its parents it's the most beautiful baby in history. On 11/10/05, BillR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >

[MBZ] New Father

2005-11-10 Thread BillR
Message: 7 Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 23:55:48 -0500 From: David Bruckmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [MBZ] (OT) I'm a new father To: Mercedes List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" Hello gang, I'm proud to announce the