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Rocky
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I don't think you'd fit in an Evo-X, and if you did I don't think you could get back out on your own. :sick: Hold out for the G8; your wallet and your chiropractor will both thank you.
Oh it was.....I forgot about that. I do have some Canadian heritage on my grandmothers side and have been to canada, a few times and it reminds me of the U.S. I do support the CAW, and do like Canadians as they remind me as just being another state rather than another country.
I don't think you'd fit in an Evo-X, and if you did I don't think you could get back out on your own.
Well I'm 6'2 245 lbs. so your probably right.
Hold out for the G8; your wallet and your chiropractor will both thank you.
Good advice bumpy, but I don't like the G8 that much. I like it alot but not enough to buy one. I'd personally would rather have the Holden, styling. I also want more of a sport-lux car and I know a CTS-V is dang expensive but I do get a GM employee discount and it's one of a few cars that grabs my heart, mind, soul.
Rocky
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Hope they keep their car lot well lit at night. No body wants to shop with a dim Witt.
Does the 3.9 engine have a different intake manifold than the 3.8 engine?
I am sending you an email.
The 3.8 and other V6 GM engines I have owned have been able to match or exceed the EPA figures, which is a good thing. So much talk these days of those figures being way off. I have yet to have that happen, though the PT was off most of the time, as it is a bit boxy and subject to head winds, and other issues. My new car, I think will hit the mark once it has some miles on her. Kinda like the model you got compared to the current as it is a bit more Impala looking. Should be a good ride overall.
Loren
Rocky
The wife wants to go out for some dinner in our new ride. I'll be on later.......
Rocky
Rocky, the link above is great. You can also enter your own gas figures and mix of usage between city and highway. See modifications link on the site once you look up a car there.
And that is blind and not blinde.... only if you are blonde or should I say blond.
Loren
20 city/ 30 highway
All humor needs to be kept to the puns discussion.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
:shades: Loren
I have no plans to buy Chevys again. I may lease.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
Speaking of humor. I am liking the new Honda ads. Maybe GM needs to switch again? I know they just changed, but are the new ads working? Sad thing is, some of the really - really good ones GM had back over the last couple of years got pulled. Ads, like the kids driving the Corvettes, were interesting -- well done. Pressure to pull the ads ended that one. VW use to be the best at finding good ad companies. Ford, poor ol' Ford, same ol' type of ads. Maybe all three of the ad companies the three use for GM, Ford and Chrysler do have some great ideas which are not accepted by management??? Who knows. Seems like lots of tallent out there. The Geico ads are great! GM has had some good ones, some good ones got shot down after release, and some I am not too sure about. The Honda salesman ads are pretty darn good.
Loren
I remember that the salesman told me when I bought the car that you need to change the oil often, gee I guess he was right.
Junk. They have PO'ed mainstream America, their bread and butter, the baby boomers. Old Mike
To be honest, I've been to Pontiac/Chevy dealers recently, but only in "looking around mode". To be honest, none of their cars other than the Vette spark any interest at all. I'm more of a sports coupe/sports car kind of guy and my wife is more of a 5 door wagon kind of gal. The Vette is out of my price range ATM and the Malibu Maxx is just butt ugly.
We also tend to buy new and drive our cars until it's no longer an option (totalled out or repairs go through the roof), so long term reliability is important. That's where the Honda's and Toyota's really shine. The 3 Honda's and a Toyota in our family's past all made it way past 100K with no mechanical issues other than an A/C repair (accord) 2 break-ins (accord and civic), and brake work (RAV 4). The American car I'm driving now (Mustang) has mirrored my past experiences with American cars: designed obsolescence. As soon as the warranty goes, stuff starts breaking, wearing out, falling apart. I would be interested to see a JD powers survey showing 6 or 8 year reliability. Consumer reports has something like that in their '07 New Car issue. It looked pretty much like I expected (except for VW, who did much worse than I would have figured)
Loren, yes for most it would be more than adequate. I don't mind breaking the law pal when it comes to speeding. I don't usually speed but in the Acura I did have it over 140 mph a few times. If I got a CTS-V I would try to max it out which will be in the neighborhood of 190 mph. This is Tejas, not California. Would I try anything that stupid on I-5 hell no !!!!!! I am willing to do it on some of our Farm & Market roads that are pretty empty. There is no race tracks for average folks thus we need an autobahn. I do not understand why we don't have a Autobahn system here in the U.S. yet ? We are suppose to be a Free Society and now in Germany, they are trying to put speed limits every where on the Autobahn, which I think is a shame. :sick:
South of me about 6 1/2 hours in West Texas around Odessa, Midland their is enough flat space to build a Autobahn system. The speed limit was moved up to 80 mph and my pals tell me it should be a lot higher. Montana had a unlimited speed limit for a while but the idiots shut it down. Why ? So a few people got killed oh well. You can get killed going 70 mph in Chicago, with those crazy drivers but on roads that are pretty much traffic free why not give us drivers a place to say we are free. I here story's of friends that have driven the Autobahn in Germany, and they said it was one of the best experiences in life they ever had. Many americans buy cars with limitations that far exceed our laws. It's ashame they have to risk going to jail to get that experience of pushing their highly capable cars to it's limits. :sick: This is the risk I will take if I buy a high performance car like a CTS-V or Vette.
Rocky
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Hope this is not part of the offensive -- just kidding. :P
Loren
20 city 30 hwy for the 3800
Rocky
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http://www.eliteautowerks.com/spin_kits.htm
As LIL Troy would say "I wanna be a baller, shock collar, 20-inch blades on the Impala" :P
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fv9qoaUI3JE
Rocky
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCP7RqcQukw
Maybe after watching these video's you might see why I want a 09'
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
This discussion is about GM the corporation, let's keep it that way please.
I can't understand why GM needs to kill a motor like that for us conservative drivers. Keeping these good motors with good reputations is a plus. Hopefully some of the new designs with tricked up valve timing schemes can do as well for those of us who don't want the low torque/high horsepower output like some other companies advertise.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
Any ideas about what will be shown? We already know two Buicks will be there and possibly the '08 STS. That's three down and three to go. I think a CTS coupe will be shown and an Aura Redline. Look for Escalade hybrid as well.
They will have several cars from GM. The Malibu is a little more rounded looking Aura and the CTS gets a more stretched out, less vertical edgy look to it. I guess this is good? Opel arrives as a Saturn in a hatchback. And they will have the G8. Sort of a cross of retro Pontiac front, with more Aura like roof line to the back pillar. So far it looks like nice, evolutionary styling, while being non-offensive, as not overly styled or bold. None of the in-your-face boldness of the Chrysler 300, which is both good and bad. Seems to be a careful, somewhat overly control evolution of style, more so than an American Revolution. It truly is An American Evolution. From a sales stand point, this may be a good thing. No retooling every three years to keep up with bolder, on the edge styling. Eventually though, to make a splash, something really fresh and exciting will have to be produced, I would think, or everyone will fall asleep. Maybe the show stopper is the Impala? Or maybe the Camaro. I hope they trim the fat on that one. The Astra, from the Opel division, may be something people stop to look at. The hatch will mainly sell well with the younger set. As always, just opinions...
Loren
Hey?!
You ought to come up now Rock. We've had road construction on most of the express-/highways up here (particularly I-94), so the roadways have been jammed up. So we don't drive as fast (69mph)!
Buick General Manager Steve Shannon on Wednesday said GM has received more than 6,000 orders, more than twice what the automaker is able to build by the summer launch date.
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070322/AUTO01/703220345/1148-
Peter Lord, executive director of GM's service operations, said oil can last 12,000 miles or even more for many drivers who don't run their vehicles in extreme heat or cold or tow heavy loads.
"It really does depend on the individual customer and how they've used the vehicle," he said.
Ford Motor Co. became the latest manufacturer to extend its oil life guidelines, making public that it is raising the recommended oil change interval from 5,000 miles to 7,500 on its newly redesigned 2007 models and all subsequent redesigned or new models.
GM has been here awhile.
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070322/AUTO01/703220325/1148-
Can they say that? Yes. Are they foolish enough to say that? No.