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A Buick Level of Build Quality

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"Without struggle, there is no progress" I "May not look like much but got it where it counts, kid" | software dev, lover of puns, and unrepentant dork | BLM & he/him

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A Buick Level of Build Quality @buicklevelquality.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
VW XL1 even though I heard it was unpleasant to drive.
A white, right hand drive (I think) VW XL1, parked on the street like a commoner.
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A Buick Level of Build Quality @buicklevelquality.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
My favorite
A parody of the Gadsden Flag (AKA, the Don't Tread on Me Flag) that appears to be a hand drawn snake with a crudely lettered saying which reads:  No Step On Snek.
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A Buick Level of Build Quality @buicklevelquality.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Gary Larson Far Side cartoon where a crazy person has labeled himself, his pants, his dog, his cat, his house and its front door and garbage can, and the tree in his front yard with the words "The America".
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A Buick Level of Build Quality @buicklevelquality.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Post something random or you'll have an awful September
The cover of the July 1983 issue of Road & Track magazine.  The cover reads, "Fight new car sticker shock!  The 10 best enthusiast cars for under $5000".
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A Buick Level of Build Quality @buicklevelquality.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
And a third uncle of mine had a burgundy second generation Chevy Corvair. I don't know too much about that car though.
A left side three quarter view of a burgundy second generation Chevy Corvair.
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A Buick Level of Build Quality @buicklevelquality.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
One of my other uncles did well for himself and drove a black 911 Carrera from the mid-80s.
A left side three quarter view of a black 911 Carrera from the mid-80s.
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A Buick Level of Build Quality @buicklevelquality.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
One of my uncles had a white 1980 Toyota Celica Supra.
A right side three quarter view of a white 1980 Toyota Celica Supra.
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A Buick Level of Build Quality @buicklevelquality.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Yep. Yep, yep, yep.
Cell phone photo of the June 1983 edition of Road and Track with a red Isuzu Impulse on the cover.  The blurb on the cover reads:  "ISUZU IMPULSE Sensous show car hits the road"
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A Buick Level of Build Quality @buicklevelquality.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Same here.
A 1996 burgundy Buick Century soldiering on with white wall tires.
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A Buick Level of Build Quality @buicklevelquality.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Hi Lexus, my parents named me Buick in hopes that in spite of my maladies I would endure.
Right side, front three quarter view of a  burgundy Buick Century (1996) Left side, front three quarter view of a burgundy Buick Century (1996)
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A Buick Level of Build Quality @buicklevelquality.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
2028 can't get here soon enough, not only for a number of very important reasons but also for things like this.
Front three quarter view of the 2028 Hyundai Elantra N.  It's blue with sharp angles and glorious fender flares.
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A Buick Level of Build Quality @buicklevelquality.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
pictures working again post something stupid from your phone
A cartoon drawn on a napkin with two fighters on the left saying, "We who are about to fight, salute you!" A floppy haired guy in the center,  wearing a suit, says to an underling, "Shouldn't it be 'Die'"?  The underling says "We're keeping the tigers a secret."
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A Buick Level of Build Quality @buicklevelquality.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
The kestrel chick community frowns on your shenanigans.
A group of fluffy kestrel chicks huddled together in their cave- like nest.
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A Buick Level of Build Quality @buicklevelquality.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Memories of Summertime trips to Galveston's sh*tty beaches were literally burned into me.
Two GM metal chrome seat belt buckles from the late 70s.
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A Buick Level of Build Quality @buicklevelquality.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Me, a waiter, "Hi, this car over there just bought you this drink." The car, grinning like the Cheshire Cat:
A black '79 Porsche 930 Turbo, at dusk
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A Buick Level of Build Quality @buicklevelquality.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Maybe somebody at Ford wanted to do a reboot of this ...
A promotional image of a late 70s kid's cartoon called "The Funky Phantom"
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A Buick Level of Build Quality @buicklevelquality.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
What's your sign
Yellow caution street sign showing a bicyclist going head over heels over the front of their bike because its front wheel is caught by a street car track.
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A Buick Level of Build Quality @buicklevelquality.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam or Alice In Chains.
Album cover for Tom Petty's Wildflowers
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A Buick Level of Build Quality @buicklevelquality.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam or Alice In Chains.
Album cover for Dave Matthews Band's debut studio album, Under the Table and Dreaming
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A Buick Level of Build Quality @buicklevelquality.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam or Alice In Chains.
Album cover of Lucinda Williams' Car Wheels on a Gravel Road
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A Buick Level of Build Quality @buicklevelquality.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam or Alice In Chains.
The Cover of Dwight Yoakam's first live album, Dwight Live.
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A Buick Level of Build Quality @buicklevelquality.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Ask and ye shall receive... = ) (post a perfect album from the 90s)
Cover of Willie Nelson's album, Teatro
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A Buick Level of Build Quality @buicklevelquality.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam or Alice In Chains.
The cover of the Black Crowes first album Shake Your Moneymaker
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A Buick Level of Build Quality @buicklevelquality.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
F1 driver Danny Ricardo, smiling l, in front of an orange-ish background Fozzie Bear, smiling, in front of a reddish background
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A Buick Level of Build Quality @buicklevelquality.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
I know falling for a render is like falling for a chatbot but, damn, do these renders ever speak to my wants and needs.
A front 3/4 view of a fictional future Hyundai Accent parked in an imaginary dealership.A rear 3/4 view of a fictional future Hyundai Accent parked in an imaginary dealership.
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A Buick Level of Build Quality @buicklevelquality.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Since someone else already said first gen Buick Riviera I'll say second gen Corvair Coupe.
A 1965 - 1969 Chevy Corvair, front 3/4 view, photographed slightly above, on a brick driveway on a what looks like a nice Summer's day.
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A Buick Level of Build Quality @buicklevelquality.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
I mean, c'mon. This is a sharp lookin' little car.
The front 3/4 view of the MG Go! concept carThe rear 3/4 view of the MG Go! concept car.The left side view of the MG Go! concept car.
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A Buick Level of Build Quality @buicklevelquality.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Me, waking up: Wow, you know what would be great today? Going to go see a race. It's too bad there isn't any happening near---
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A Buick Level of Build Quality @buicklevelquality.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
My Uber is here.
A very blue 1971 (I think) Buick Riviera parked on the street on a nice Summer day.
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A Buick Level of Build Quality @buicklevelquality.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Thanks @theautopian.bsky.social ! ! = )
Four Autopian t-shirts laid on a bed.  The center shirt has a Citroen 2CV labeled 29HP, a Bugatti Chiron labeled 1479HP, and a caption which reads "ALL THE SAME TO US"
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A Buick Level of Build Quality @buicklevelquality.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Good.
A grumpy cat with a furrowed brow and earnest eyes looks back at the viewer.
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A Buick Level of Build Quality @buicklevelquality.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Shoot. This is all I got on me. I hope it's enough. Please, save me, Gail.
A printed sign with little tear off tabs at the bottom says "These are Tearable Puns".  One of the tabs says, "A butcher backed into a meat grinder and got a little behind in his work."
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A Buick Level of Build Quality @buicklevelquality.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Post a random cool car photo you took on another year, with no explanation. 2022
A random Buick Reatta parked in some folks driveway
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A Buick Level of Build Quality @buicklevelquality.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Post a random cool car photo you took on another year, with no explanation. 2022
A right side view of a 1950s Kaiser Darrin in a color that can only be described as key lime pie.  Its distinctive sliding door is open.
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A Buick Level of Build Quality @buicklevelquality.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Far side cartoon where a farmer greets a group of aliens that all look like hands with small legs.  The farmer grabs one hand and shakes it like he's shaking its hand but he's actually shaking its head.
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A Buick Level of Build Quality @buicklevelquality.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Hey there cousin!
Profile view of a second generation Taurus Station Wagon.  It beats a striking resemblance to the Elantra Wagon.
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A Buick Level of Build Quality @buicklevelquality.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
My Bluesky engagement strategy
The trash compactor robot from Pixar's movie Wall-e is shown here contemplating a diamond ring and its box that he just found.
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A Buick Level of Build Quality @buicklevelquality.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Best Star Trek crew, wrong answers only
Claudia Grant, Lisa Hayes, and Henry Gloval on the bridge of the SDF-1
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A Buick Level of Build Quality @buicklevelquality.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Thank you for your attention to this Mammoth.
A life size painting of a Mammoth on a wall at the Waco Mammoth National Monument.
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A Buick Level of Build Quality @buicklevelquality.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Counterpoint: He was just good enough to stretch the war out long enough that the South got annihilated. You ever seen pictures of Richmond after the war?
Ruins of Richmond, Virginia, after the Civil War
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A Buick Level of Build Quality @buicklevelquality.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
I thought about getting one but changed my mind when the second gen came out. I felt like it lost what made it special. How many times has that happened in automotive history? www.playcardle.com
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A Buick Level of Build Quality @buicklevelquality.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
A photo from the left field bleachers of Fenway Park.  It's a sunny day and you can see the Green Monster (Fenway's famous left field wall), the entire outfield, the right field bleachers, and the buildings beyond.
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A Buick Level of Build Quality @buicklevelquality.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Share a movie 🎥 that holds a special place for you, yet nobody seems to remember…
Movie poster for the 1980s movie, Fandango.
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A Buick Level of Build Quality @buicklevelquality.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
80s icon Mr. T posing in front of an ornate Checker yellow cab.
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A Buick Level of Build Quality @buicklevelquality.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
I loved the Rothmans livery so much that when I finally got to Europe in the 90s I specifically sought and bought a pack of them even though I didn't really smoke. They were awful.
A Porsche 959 in Rothmans livery swinging through a turn on a dirt road.
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A Buick Level of Build Quality @buicklevelquality.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Absolutely not
Movie poster for the 1981 movie Victory starring Michael Caine, Sylvester Stallone, and Pele.  Yes, Pele.
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A Buick Level of Build Quality @buicklevelquality.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Would
The villain of the movie Cars, Chick Hicks.
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A Buick Level of Build Quality @buicklevelquality.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Me, watching The Rockford Files, as one does: D'YOU JUST SEE THAT!?!?
A screenshot of The Rockford Files where a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO just randomly shows up in a character's garage.
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A Buick Level of Build Quality @buicklevelquality.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Or, how about it's grandparent, the F4F Wildcat?
A Grumman F4F Wildcat, parked, with its wings folded.
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A Buick Level of Build Quality @buicklevelquality.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
How about an F8F Bearcat?
A Grumman F8F Bearcat, parked, under a grey sky
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