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You and I know that US and Canadian workers can certainly BUILD excellent long lasting vehicles. My son's 94 Civic has well over 260,000 miles on it, and it was made in Canada. My bosslady's CL has been almost flawless. The only "problem" was a noisy moonroof, for which Honda created a TSB fix almost immediately. It's made in Ohio. The NUMMI plant, here in Fremont CA, puts out numerous GM and Toyota branded vehicles. It is well known forproducing high quality vehicles, regardless of what badge they stick on.
Lets not forget all the US branded pickup trucks. I would imagine that Chevy/Ford/Dodge must show up there somewhere. Does anyone know which trucks CR recommends? I'm curious, but I don't subscribe.
It is almost as intense as the bright blue metallic on my IROC.
garypen:
You have a boss lady? hehe
In other words: bosslady.
She'll be so happy and interested to hear about post #10,000. About as interested as I am when she tells me about the free gift with cosmetic purchase at Macy's.
COME ON DOWN!
(oops, I think that's the wrong show)
(but OTOH -- the price IS right, yes???)
So far so good. I'm happy with it. The symptoms weren't exactly the same as the bulletin described, and actually were similar to another bulletin's symptom description, but I think it's fixed. Teo said it was the ISS a year ago. I hate to admit he's been telling me the right thing all along but I'm glad to have my new Impala back.
It now acts like the car that convinced me I wanted to own one.
BTW garypen, I did get the Impala because I really liked it, not because there's a bazillion of them on the road...
Impala plant is the most efficient in North America according to JD Power. Quality is also high. GM can compete, they just have to get the next batch of models (like the 04 Malibu) out right the first time. Sales will follow I guarantee it.
Remember the good old days on edmunds when after about 6-700 posts we would automatically switch over to Impala VII or whatever the next number was?
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I am sure all the cars will be fuel cells or borax powered or a hydrogen something.
It must have been ordered by someone because it has the leather 60/40 seat and the spoiler delete.
It was still almost $27,000.
The color is not as bad as I originally thought.
It makes the car look more youthful. especially next to my more elegant looking navy blue car.
I can tell you that my Impala LS still turns heads. especially among the younger set. Everyone sees it as a sporty car not just a family truckster.
The anti-gravity unit will no doubt be otional, but only available on the LS.
While I love blues, dark greens and black, they are hard to keep clean.
Have you also tried Tires.com? They have pricing competitive to tirerack, and you can also check prices availability at your local America's Tire/Discount Tire chain store, if there is one in your area, in addition to having them shipped.
I'm thinking for an all-season tire, I'll see a world of difference between the Avid T4 and the GA; but I'm not so sure I'd get that much more out of the AVD dB in my daily commute.
The car will corner a little better and have a quicker turn in(quicker steering response).
It is also less likely to have a blow out due to its ability to handle heat better.
The downside is a slightly firmer ride and possibly more tire noise.
Personally I wouldn't go any higher than a H rated tire. And maybe a V or Z if I were turning it into a road racer.
My replacement tires will be Michelin Pilot XGT H rated. I am a Michelin man(no pun intended).
The tech guy told of, among other things, the reinforced sidewall to protect against curbing.
Sounds convincing, but I don't know how such a tire will perform in the great white north this winter until one of you makes the plunge and reports all.
My problem is do I buy new all-season tires, or do I bite the bullet and buy winter rims and winter tires? Winter here in Southern Ontario can vary from hardly any snow to mounds of snow and ice. I know I would also end up having to replace the "summer" rubber (possibly as early as next summer), but since I plan to keep this car for at least three more years, I figure I would be finished buying rubber anyway.
Has anyone else out there gone the separate snow tire route? What did you buy?
Thanks!
Brad
Yokohama really makes some nice tires. Reasonably priced, too.
Does the Impala really top at at 108? I've been close, but not quite there. The CHP officer was nice enough to put 90 on the ticket, so I wouldn't have crossed over into "excessive" speeding.
A bummer in some ways that the car won't go faster, but then again, it does curb my efforts of cars past to "push the envelope" and see just how fast a car will go. Having reached the upper limit that one time, I've never had a desire to do it again, which is probably a good thing.
Thank you for any information you can give.
hvan3 - At least we're sticking to oil changes and tire changes in the Impala, so technically we're still on topic. ;-.)
Also, I saw a "sport appearance" package Impala yesterday for the first time - I really didn't like the tail light treatment once I saw it in person (this was on a silver model). Somehow (and this may the reason they did it differently to start with) the back end looked too big with all that silver back there. The Impala has a BIG trunk, but I think somehow the standard big tail light section helps hide that somewhat by breaking up the lines.
BTW Does anyone know were we stand on that Indiglo Instrument Cluster - I'm really itchin to get one soon.
Well, I got some pictures of the taillights and the last show posted on my site
http://members.cox.net/2001impala
Is this normal for the rest of you guys?
Is there a manifold leak somewhere that should be checked out by the dealer or is this a result of the warm weather and evaporation.