Archive for the ‘Suburban’ Category

Even in these green, economically troubled times, the Chevrolet Suburban has at least one fan: Mary Cheney, politico and daughter of "former" vice president Dick Cheney. A new book by Ronald Kessler claims Cheney demanded that her Secret Service detail chauffeur her around town, and she was particularly envious of the spankin' new Suburban allotted to her sister, Elizabeth. Says Cheney of the book's allegations: "These stories are simply not true, and I have nothing but the utmost respect for the men and women of the Secret Service." Okay, but what about the lust in your heart for Suburbans? [NYPost]

Given their international, jet-setting lifestyle, their super-fit physiques, and their tendency to adopt children from anyplace beyond U.S. borders, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are about the last folks you'd expect to see zipping through a McDonald's drive-through in a Suburban. But then, as someone else at TCC pointed out, "When it comes to crying kids versus ethos, guess which one wins?" Which is true, although it's also possible that someone paid them beaucoup dollars for the world's easiest publicity stunt. [JustJared]

In an effort to keep the wheels of (re)invention rolling, General Motors has released plans for a "72-Hour Sale", which starts today and runs through July 6. By our calculations, that's considerably longer than 72 hours, but we're going to give GM the benefit of the doubt and assume they mean business hours. Besides, calling it a "144-Hour Sale" wouldn't be quite as catchy.

To drive home the "72" theme, GM is offering shoppers a shot at 0% financing for up to 72 months (see what they did there?). There are two small caveats: to get that deal, you'll need to be a "well-qualified buyer" (i.e. meet certain credit requirements), and you'll need...