I've been pretending I'm 65 all day

"GeorgeyBoy" (georgeyboy) 12/23/2014 at 16:03 • Filed to: None

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AMA

Buttons? Ergonomics?

Still trying to figure out what this is for. Pepto bismol? Tums? Metamucil? Not big enough for sunglasses.

Cheapest part of the interior IMO. This hard shiny black plastic.

deekster_caddy > GeorgeyBoy 12/23/2014 at 16:07

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GM has some serious ergonomic issues to work out. All the bits and pieces are there, but they kinda suck. The touch screens are awful UI design too. Otherwise they are building things pretty well these days.

How do you like the rest of the car?

TheElephant > GeorgeyBoy 12/23/2014 at 16:09

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I do not understand the point of this car. Is it just for people who really like the idea of a rolling sofa but are so stuck up they want to avoid saying "I drive a Chevy"?

I bet most of these are corporate leases for EVP's at smallish companies. The kind of thing people would describe as "not as bad as I was expecting."

Coty > GeorgeyBoy 12/23/2014 at 16:11

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Have you been using the restroom on your own or with assistance from a younger relative?

Moves-Like-Senna > GeorgeyBoy 12/23/2014 at 16:22

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Ouuu! Finally someone else on here who's driven or had one. I had one for a week recently and I believe that the tray you're looking at is an ashtray.

Do you find it's fairly quick as well? I was pulling pretty darn close to my friend who had a stage 2 Passat (2006).

Do-Rif-To > GeorgeyBoy 12/23/2014 at 16:23

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Jesus, those buttons look like a nightmare. What demographic would like that, other than the bean counters?

PatBateman > GeorgeyBoy 12/23/2014 at 16:23

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I actually like the Lacrosse.

Come at me, bro.

jkm7680 > GeorgeyBoy 12/23/2014 at 16:25

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Is it actually any good?

Pessimippopotamus > TheElephant 12/23/2014 at 16:25

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Why do people buy Lexus ESs? They're upscale Camry/Avalons afterall, but people do keep buying them. The same holds true for the Lacrosse.

They are generally nicer though. The new one even gets real wood, and soundproofing is pretty amazing.

GeorgeyBoy > deekster_caddy 12/23/2014 at 16:25

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Honestly the most comfortable car I've driven. Really really solid. Little GM quirks here and there.

spanfucker retire bitch > GeorgeyBoy 12/23/2014 at 16:26

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They fixed this in the Regal, thankfully. I'm guessing the Lacrosse is just behind in updates.

JGrabowMSt > GeorgeyBoy 12/23/2014 at 16:27

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Is this the S? Not going to lie, I really like the new Regal S, and nearly considered it, but it just wasn't enough.

GeorgeyBoy > TheElephant 12/23/2014 at 16:28

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Just a luxury car. People that don't care about rwd or how much r&d went into making it fractionally better than other luxury cars.

There's definitely a market for them. Lincolns, Lexus, Buicks. My dad's a retired banker if that helps putting this somewhere.

GeorgeyBoy > Moves-Like-Senna 12/23/2014 at 16:30

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3.6 really hauls. Maybe not down low, but it pulls hard.

GeorgeyBoy > PatBateman 12/23/2014 at 16:30

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Same.

GeorgeyBoy > Do-Rif-To 12/23/2014 at 16:31

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Not even sure. Asians? They designed the interior.

Vicente Esteve > GeorgeyBoy 12/23/2014 at 16:31

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Can you hear the clock at 70 MPH?

GeorgeyBoy > Vicente Esteve 12/23/2014 at 16:33

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I can hear my heartbeat. But really, it's scary quiet.

Viggen > GeorgeyBoy 12/23/2014 at 16:34

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How are the AARP benefits?

GeorgeyBoy > jkm7680 12/23/2014 at 16:34

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Yeah, really good. For it's purpose.

GeorgeyBoy > JGrabowMSt 12/23/2014 at 16:35

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Not sure, but it's fully loaded. Touring? It has the magnetic suspension and biggest engine.

GeorgeyBoy > spanfucker retire bitch 12/23/2014 at 16:36

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I haven't seen the new one in person but it looks a lot less busy in pictures.

Vicente Esteve > GeorgeyBoy 12/23/2014 at 16:36

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Is your heartbeat oddly loud?

GeorgeyBoy > Viggen 12/23/2014 at 16:37

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Haha, my dad likes the coupons.

GeorgeyBoy > Vicente Esteve 12/23/2014 at 16:38

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I actually have low blood pressure.

jariten1781 > TheElephant 12/23/2014 at 16:46

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These sell in droves to mid-level real estate agents, bankers, lawyers, doctors etc. Nice enough that the client thinks you're good with money/good at your job but not so ostentatious that they feel they're being ripped off.

My brother is a financial analyst and father is a lawyer. Their firms are mostly Avalons, these guys, Azeras, and Cadenzas. My brother runs a TT-RS on his time but a Avalon to/from the office and my dad had an M5 for him, old F150 for towing, and a Buick something or other for the office (he recently switched to a high-trim Expedition for triple duty)

Vicente Esteve > GeorgeyBoy 12/23/2014 at 16:52

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Sorry. Im going to stop being "funny"

Sn210 > GeorgeyBoy 12/23/2014 at 17:00

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this or an MKZ?

Moves-Like-Senna > GeorgeyBoy 12/23/2014 at 17:00

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Yup! It's lack of torque is really disappointing though. I found myself flying around 100 mph and felt zero torque at any point in the power band. At one point I outran my friend's Passat but I thought we were around 50mph as it's all HP no torque.

Too many M's > GeorgeyBoy 12/23/2014 at 17:04

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Are you shopping for Stannah Stairlifts?

GeorgeyBoy > Sn210 12/23/2014 at 17:06

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New MKZ.

Haven't driven the new Lacrosse yet, might be close.

GeorgeyBoy > Moves-Like-Senna 12/23/2014 at 17:10

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Yeah it really needs to rev to do anything.

Almost an odd feeling at first. Quarter throttle has it shifting at 5k or something really high.

sellphones2493 > GeorgeyBoy 12/23/2014 at 17:37

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Can you turn the heated seats and the cooled seats on at the same time? You can in BMW's and it's weird. It's like sitting on a heated air hockey table.

GeorgeyBoy > sellphones2493 12/23/2014 at 17:54

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It doesn't do anything. These are only ventilated.

On my Lincoln it turns into auto mode. Those are actually cooled though.

Sn210 > GeorgeyBoy 12/23/2014 at 18:48

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my father in law is cross shopping the two. We sat in a Lacrosse, he liked it but I thought it was meh

wrblue11 > GeorgeyBoy 12/23/2014 at 19:05

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my girlfriend's car was in the shop an we borrowed her grandparents champagne 2003 acura 3.2cl. I drove it across the PA turnpike, and have never been cut off/ pulled out in front of, so many times in my life. it was terrifying. people thought i was an old-timer just poking around and literally didn't give a fuck about running me off the road.

jkm7680 > GeorgeyBoy 12/23/2014 at 19:11

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For carting old people about?

GeorgeyBoy > jkm7680 12/23/2014 at 19:27

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No I'm not sure how old people can drive these.

GeorgeyBoy > Sn210 12/23/2014 at 19:30

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The 2014+? Buick seems to be the better value. I would pick the Lincoln though.

jkm7680 > GeorgeyBoy 12/23/2014 at 19:57

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Ok, Gotcha.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > GeorgeyBoy 12/30/2014 at 17:35

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SEAT COOLERS. yissssssss

GeorgeyBoy > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/30/2014 at 17:41

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Only ventilators :(

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > GeorgeyBoy 12/30/2014 at 17:49

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Why do you say that?

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > GeorgeyBoy 12/30/2014 at 17:51

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Oh, hey. This is an AMA. I should ask questions because I adore this car.

1. What most surprised you about it?

2. What is one feature that you really like?

3. What's something you'd change?

4. How is the handling? These have magnetic suspension, right?

5. Space? Rear legroom? Trunk space?

6. Will It Hoon (tm)?

7. Does it make a good noise?

GeorgeyBoy > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/30/2014 at 17:56

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Extremely complicated to work anything. Terrible terrible visibility.

GeorgeyBoy > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/30/2014 at 18:11

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1. Ride. Being built like a bank vault.

2. Tie between heads up display and heated steering wheel.

3. Ergonomics, some plastics, visibility.

4. Ride firms up in sport mode, as does steering feel. It's a big heavy car, but it feels composed and controlled. Understeers heavily. Yes it has magnetic suspension.

5. Trunk, small. Gooseneck hinges contribute as does a pretty complex rear suspension. Rear leg room is great. Front interior space is pathetic, very little storage throughout.

6. Yes hoons, lots of torque steer.

7. Eh I guess. I will say it sounds tons better than Chrysler's 3.6.

Svend > GeorgeyBoy 01/01/2015 at 13:54

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It's a coin tray for coins and passes or whatever you want to use it for.

GeorgeyBoy > Svend 01/01/2015 at 13:58

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I guess it's better than not having anything there, just an odd compartment.

Svend > GeorgeyBoy 01/01/2015 at 13:59

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It's a good honest everyday practical car. Which can't be undersold.

GeorgeyBoy > Svend 01/01/2015 at 14:05

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Good way to put it.

I like it. If something were to happen to my father, God forbid, I'd DD the crap out of it.

Svend > GeorgeyBoy 01/01/2015 at 14:05

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Most Vauxhall/Opels have hidden compartments strewn about the place.

Not sure if yours will as it's a very different car to a friend's Vauxhall Astra, but does the LaCrosse also have a hidden compartment underneath the cupholder in the centre console?

GeorgeyBoy > Svend 01/01/2015 at 14:07

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Under the cupholder is a space for the key fob when the battery is low. Not sure what you call that.

Svend > GeorgeyBoy 01/01/2015 at 14:15

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Not sure if this one has a name but is good for keeping a security pass or door security fob for access to secure parking garages or secure sites safe and out of sight yet with the vehicle so not to losing it around the house.