Spotted: XLR and a Buick

"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
10/08/2014 at 11:46 • Filed to: spotted, xlr, buicklopnik, buick

Never seen one of these parked before. Dear lord why did they stop making this?!

Also saw this 2005 Buick LeSabre Celebration Edition. Dat blacked out grille. Dat pearlescent paint. Dat sport suspension. Dat embroidered leather seats.

DISCUSSION (24)

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
10/08/2014 at 11:47

I have an update of my concept scheduled later today. Keep an eye out

Takuro Spirit > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
10/08/2014 at 11:51

Nobody wanted to pay $80k for a Corvette with a smaller motor and slightly better interior.

JGrabowMSt > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
10/08/2014 at 11:55

You should park the Murdersofa next to it, and then you'd have Murdersofa and Resurrectionsofa

ly2v8-Brian > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
10/08/2014 at 11:58

That boys and girls is how you build hype.

ly2v8-Brian > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
10/08/2014 at 12:00

Dat Buick. Only white car I'd ever consider would be a GM product in white diamond tricoat.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > JGrabowMSt
10/08/2014 at 12:08

Kinja'd!!!

Been there, done that :P

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > ly2v8-Brian
10/08/2014 at 12:10

White Diamond tricoat. I knew there was an "official" name rather than "pearlescent".

ly2v8-Brian > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
10/08/2014 at 12:13

You can get it on everything above compact now, but when that Buick was made it was fairly exclusive to Cadillac and Buick.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > ly2v8-Brian
10/08/2014 at 12:16

I wish they had those colors back in the 90s on the Riviera. A Riv in that color would be stunning.

ly2v8-Brian > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
10/08/2014 at 12:18

They did do that.

Dusty Ventures > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
10/08/2014 at 12:22

Kinja'd!!!

That was a well-timed share

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > ly2v8-Brian
10/08/2014 at 12:28

Oh. Hmm. I'll have to keep my eye out.

Jobjoris > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
10/08/2014 at 12:31

Dear lord why did they stop making this?!

Because it didn't sell all that well?

The XLR didn't really offer that much more than a fully loaded Corvette (on which it was based), which was about $20,000 cheaper when new and packed 110 horsepower more. Furthermore the XLR came up short in terms of maximum performance and interior detailing when compared to its similarly priced rivals from Germany and Great Britain.

So the answer should probably be: 'Bad business-case'?

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Jobjoris
10/08/2014 at 12:51

But it looks like sex.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Dusty Ventures
10/08/2014 at 13:28

HO-LEE-FUK. That was completely unintentional

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
10/08/2014 at 13:44

However, there's an advantage to the fact they were low-demand cars. They're rare, and relatively cheap, all things considered.

This one stickered at $99,999 brand-new

6cyl > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection
10/08/2014 at 14:07

Good luck getting parts when that GM plastic falls apart :/

ly2v8-Brian > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
10/08/2014 at 14:19

Mouthwatering noises. Forced induction Buick v6

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > ly2v8-Brian
10/08/2014 at 14:29

There's a totaled Park Avenue Ultra with a good engine for sale for $600 and I want it so bad to dump the engine in the murdersofa.

ly2v8-Brian > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
10/08/2014 at 14:32

or get a turbo.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > ly2v8-Brian
10/08/2014 at 17:52

hahahahahhaha money

ly2v8-Brian > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
10/08/2014 at 18:18

You know you want to.

ranwhenparked > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
10/08/2014 at 19:00

From what I remember, the XLR sold horribly. It might have done better the first year or so, but it was one of those things where it had no staying power after everyone that wanted one bought one. It was also substantially more expensive than a Corvette, but offered no performance or quality advantages.

Jay Lauer > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
10/09/2014 at 21:48

Eh, they stopped making the XLR because it was crap.

Wasn't that quick and it handled like a SUV. All the inconveniences of a Corvette without the speed, practicality, gas mileage, or handling ability. It was the car manifestation of a trophy wife. Looks good and only bought by old people.