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"Logansteno: Bought a VW?" (logansteno)
11/10/2014 at 23:39 • Filed to: None

It's supposed to be really cold starting tomorrow until like Thanksgiving here. Gotta make sure I remember to turn my defrosters on full blast when I get out of the van so my remote start actually, you know, defrosts the windows when I turn it on.

Have some snow hooning Regal GS AWD.

And a beauty shot, because it really is a pretty car.

I still laugh at the fact this was originally gonna be a Saturn. It was going to be the new Aura.

DISCUSSION (21)

ly2v8-Brian > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/10/2014 at 23:40

Shame there isn't a GS RWD

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/10/2014 at 23:42

Remote start is probably on the list of 5 features I think my car ought to have and I want but it doesn't have.

cuts_off_prius > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/10/2014 at 23:42

It was going to be a Saturn? Interesting. I always wished they kept Saturn, I thought they were getting somewhere with the Opel cative imports. If they still existed, I imagine they could have been importing small, youth oriented Opels, while the higher end Opels went to Buick.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > ly2v8-Brian
11/10/2014 at 23:43

Shame we don't get what Europe gets. 2.8T, AWD, and a manual.

ly2v8-Brian > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/10/2014 at 23:44

That's fine. WE NEED RWD BUICK. not FWD biased AWD. RWD

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
11/10/2014 at 23:45

You're telling me your fancy A8L doesn't have remote start but my clunker van does? Oh boy Germany.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/10/2014 at 23:46

Did it *come* with it, or did you have it installed?

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > cuts_off_prius
11/10/2014 at 23:47

The amount of later, opel-based Saturns I see on the road is fascinating. Hell, my mom drive an Antara-based Vue. They seemed to be building a customer base again, it was just too little, too late.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > ly2v8-Brian
11/10/2014 at 23:48

I will almost guarantee we will never see another RWD Buick. Unless they end up making something for them on the Kappa or Alpha platforms.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
11/10/2014 at 23:48

It was on it when we bought it, that's all I know.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
11/10/2014 at 23:51

I never felt the need for remote start when I lived in Pa. I would go outside, cut the ice out of the key slot, break the door open, force the key in the frozen ignition, start it, crank up the heat, and then go back inside for about 20 minutes.

Inb4 idle warm-up doesn't work, high-idle in the cold is wonderful.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/10/2014 at 23:51

See, the last time we had a remote start installed on one of our cars, it resulted in the car being stolen. So we don't do that anymore.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
11/10/2014 at 23:53

Erm, whoever installed it didn't do it right then. There's supposed to be a system that kills it when the key isn't in the ignition and someone goes to press the brake to shift it into gear.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/10/2014 at 23:55

You just copied and pasted an excerpt from a remote-start installation ad, didn't you?

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/10/2014 at 23:56

The key was in the ignition. It was stolen while the system was being installed, not because of the system, but that's a story for another day.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
11/10/2014 at 23:57

Oh.

ly2v8-Brian > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/11/2014 at 00:06

Then the only Buicks I'll be buying are old ones. I like the feel of RWD better, no supposed performance bullcrap or anything like that. I just prefer it.

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/11/2014 at 00:21

Bro, it's going to be snowing here in Wichita... count yourself lucky ;) Also, is the wind blowing in your area?

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen
11/11/2014 at 00:28

There was snow in the forecast, but last I checked it changed.

It's so windy, the whole damn house is creaking.

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/11/2014 at 00:32

LOL yep... the wind is blowing from the north at around a steady 35MPH :(

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
11/11/2014 at 00:33

No, I was serious. Unless the car came with it, I wouldn't waste my money on it.