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http://www.fast-autos.net/pontiac/pontiacgrandprixgxp.html
Look for it below the photos, under Specifications (General Information). It's probably a mistake on their part. It should have been listed as FWD, not RWD. I wonder what the final MSRP will be?
I remember when the 3.8L 2000 impala came out some reviewers mentioned it takes 7.7 sec to 60mph.
I currently own a Five Hundred SEL AWD with the CVT.
I am telling you the Five Hundred IS faster but SEEMS slower! Honest.
Before my Impala, I had a Pontiac Grand Prix GTP with the supercharged 3800. Now THAT car could run rings around both of the others. But I'd still rather have the AWD. GM is missing the boat here...at least for customers like me.
Could this be because the previous owner had the theft deterrent system installed after he purchased the car? If so, how can I make sure it's functional? Is there a way to set it off by accident?
-Nixed
If you really want a Buick instead of a Chevy then you might want to look at a LaCrosse since it has the same 3800 engine or better yet a 3.6L DOHC engine.
I have a 2004 Impala and could not find the tire pressure on the owners manual. Would anybody be able to inform me?
Thanks.
I have an '04 Impala LS with 27K troublefree miles. One reason for my decision to buy the Impala was good reliability chatter from friends and boards like this one. All indications are that it should be just as reliable as any Toyota or Honda.
American cars got a bad rep in the 70's and 80's. We earned that bad rep, so it's been very hard to shake despite the fact that current American cars are equally reliable to their import counterparts. The production processes and quality controls are the same. Basically, by choosing a domestic make you get more car for your money making it a better value... until you start talking about resale. So it really boils down to personal preference and how long you intend to keep the car.
Keep in mind, there are other options besides GM. The Ford Five Hundred has received good reviews. So has the Chrysler 300 which has made a big splash in the full size car market. If you consider the Chrysler 300, look at the Touring edition with the 3.5L engine. You will be disappointed with the 2.7L in the base version. The Ford is available with AWD.
Each of these three are most directly comparable to the Toyota Avalon. Honda does not have a direct competitor. The Camry and the Accord are more comparable to the Malibu, Contour, and Sebring Sedan.
thanks in advance
poles
It's time for a new vehicle. I'm looking into getting a new truck for my home business. I've been cross shopping between Nissan Titan Crewcab, Tundra Double Cab, and Ram 1500 crew cab. I"m leaning towards getting the Titan crew cab. Man, what power!!!
Anyway, it was nice knowing all of you. I'm stop by every once in a while to see what's the next hot topic is.
Take care!
Poles
Sorry, but in this worldwide marketplace, the concept of a purely American, or foreign, vehicle is just about a dinosaur.
Oh, yeah. That import--the Ford Crown Victoria, assembled in Canada with engines from Mexico. Or the upcoming Ford Fusion, assembled in Mexico, while Hyundai is building plants here....
I had 173,000 miles on my Chevy Impala when I let her go. I now drive an "American" Ford, with transmission composed of nearly all German parts. Had I gotten the other transmission available for it, it would have been from Japan!
hvan,
It's kinda funny that you're selling your Impala in favor of a truck. Last May, I sold my truck and bought an Impala! The biggest reason was fuel economy.
Hey, I'll be helping the folks at Missisippi with the Titans....Made in America!
Why not save some money and just go buy the Corvette you really want?
It can definately be done, and if you do it you have to post pics!
(other things you may have already thought of include re-programming the computer/BCM and getting better rotors than stock. Most stock impala rotors have a better chance of warping, but if you have a V8 I can reasonable assume you will be flooring it from time to time. Good rotors will save you from having to replace/turn crappy rotors every 9 momths).
WHAT crappy rotors?
Sheesh.
I traded the car off after 46k because the noise from the sub frame was not fixed even with a replacement sub frame from GM at 42k miles
What about the fair fax plant, kentuky plant, detroit hammtrammak plant? These are all GM plants. SO what, gm has a few global alliances and its a foreign company, but when the japanese stick there pinky finger in the us, all of a sudden they are more American than GM!
this whole "worldwide marketplace" is a bunch of crap. your marketplace is were you live. and in this marketplace.
Ford CV and mercury GM are as American as ever. and so are the other examples you mentioned, here is why:
its not about where something is made, it is about controll. Who is in control. If you drive a japanese car. A japanese businessman is in control. If you drive an AMerican car, an American is in control.
for example, at the nissam plant where your beloved titan is built, workers were told to take off their wedding rings and other jewelry because it scrathes the cars. you would not see this at a real USA plant.
GM does work with the UAW, people that are killing the company and forcing it to pay excellent wages and benefits that Nissan and toyota do not to there US workers.
FOr nissan, america is just another market. THey alwayse have japan. FOr GM, USA is there home market. They lose this, they lose. and if GM loses buddy, you lose.
THey do many many things with there tax dollars and with contributions to the community. GM is the largest private buyer of insurance in the USA. They have a massive pension fund debt, and you chastise them for saving a few bucks by importing an engine from china!
the point is this. When a people begin to value there privleges above there principles, they will loose both. (Eisenhower) you can alwayse buy the titan. you can alwayse crap on someones head.
just remember your actions have concequences that will in the end affect you. Like if GM dies the govt will seek to makup the lost tax revenue by taxing you.
I cannot begin to mention the scale of what we are dealing with in terms of pickups. THe japanses will donimate everything. All with a confortable cushion that is there home impenetrable market as a base if anything goes wrong. THey can afford to play, GM can't.
And BTW, Ford makes a better pickup anywhay. Why would you choose the nissan over the F-150?
Back to the impala discussion. Can we talk about the 2006 impala here? I wonder how the rear seat room will be. Cops told me they hate the current impala b/c its too small for there needs. Would this one (surely it will see cop duty) have more room?
And its American, BTW. when buying it you support America. BTW, if it weren't for the unions, we would not need to say stuff like that b/c our products would be even better than they are today. IMO it is the unions fault that (today) our automakers cannot compete on a cost basis. but this is for another topic. Sorry for the rant.
http://www.forbes.com/business/global/2005/0314/029.html
They have been here so long, if we do not respect our past we will not have a future.
This is why some people buy American.
IF I could own a pick-up, it would be an F-150. Not once have I ever said anything wonderful about the Titan.
And why SHOULD workers be allowed to mar the surfaces of new trucks? For your information, the same rule exists in many of what you call "US" plants.
If your argument is about control, there is NOTHING American about DaimlerChrysler. Things are really not that simple, and never were.
I, too, wonder about the next Impala. Does anyone know anything wonderful or less than wonderful they can share with us here?
but how can you not see the importance of this? America has enough roads to go the the moon and back 4 times, it is insulting to think we cannot make the cars to drive them.
BTW, that article i posted explins allot of the reasons behind the cost cutting. And while we are on that topic, i never heard of any rule were workers take off wedding rings at GM plants. It could be, but meybe our plants (American) are just made better.
Oh no, i said something American was better than something foreign. Watch the Liberals attack me! *dogging flying sushi rolls from the tofu cannon*
So John, do you see the current Impala as a future replacement for your five-hundred? You know that small block V8 has to answer alot of power issues heh...
303hp, Displacement on Demand... If only they could do an interrior as nice as the Five Hundred...
Its imposing from allmost all angles, just not the front face in a light color. That's fine. The interrior is gorgeous, the engine is powerful and smooth, it has the best structure, and is very Acura in its packaging, you get everything standard.
Meybe they should add larger brakes all around. I find it inappropraite for the XLR to have stopping distances twice that of the SL500. At this price, the brakes have to be bigger, plus it would look better,
I think this car is amazing and will defenitly lookinto one as soon as i am in the market
I'm sure there are appropriate discussions elsewhere in our Forums (try News & Views for example) for the conversation that doesn't fit here.
Thanks.
PS for you 90's impala SS fans, myself included, I might end up scraping the stock transmission and going for a full v8 RWD configuration, complete with red bow tie and SS emblems.
While a bit more intensive than the engine swap I had origionally planned on, I feel that a RWD, 5.7L 2000 impala would be one hell of an awesome project. Unless anyone knows of a FWD transmission that can accept a 350 GM v8, it looks like it's a RWD mod for me. Also, if anyone has any info on swapping out a FWD system for RWD every little bit helps.