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Throatwarbler posted:Good news for those who want a Wrangler but hate reliability and not-being-on-fire, Bringing back? It's still on sale in the real world!
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Throatwarbler posted:Good news for those who want a Wrangler but hate reliability and not-being-on-fire, That's pretty cool. Let's hope it comes in not-too-expensive, but that's a tall order for Land Rover in NA. We won't be getting the diesel or the stickshift, will we?
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A production model 4C has been spotted. Hopefully the car makes it here next year and not the year after. When you consider the depressed state of Europe's car market, maybe Sergio is going to announce a greater emphasis on NA product, which could include an accelerated schedule for Alfa Romeo's reintroduction. http://www.autoedizione.com/major-scoop-alfa-romeo-4c-production-version-finally-spotted/
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The new Opel Cascada is going to make for a pretty nice looking Buick. I actually really like the way this looks.   
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It's still a little bath tubby IMO, but that's just kind of how most 4-seat convertibles tend to look. It's still a huge step in the right direction.
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Tekne posted:A production model 4C has been spotted. Hopefully the car makes it here next year and not the year after. When you consider the depressed state of Europe's car market, maybe Sergio is going to announce a greater emphasis on NA product, which could include an accelerated schedule for Alfa Romeo's reintroduction.
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SouthLAnd posted:The new Opel Cascada is going to make for a pretty nice looking Buick. I actually really like the way this looks. I don't know, I'm not that big a fan of the Eclipse Spyder.
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Just finished a survey for my new car purchase and found this article...hmmmm not sure what this is saying as I almost never see Civic Hybrids, C30's and Leaf's and thought most Mustang Cab's were rentals.....I guess this really just shows "desirability" as opposed to sales. ----------------------------------- http://www.strategicvision.com/press_release.php?pr=42 The following are from the study's most recent results, showing the Top 5 most popular models by political party choice: Democrats 1. Honda Civic Hybrid* 2. Volvo C30 3. Nissan Leaf* 4. Acura TSX Wagon* 5. Ford Fiesta Sedan Republicans 1. Ford Mustang Convertible* 2. Audi A8* 3. Mercedes GL 4. Ford Expedition 5. Ford F-150* the Honda Civic Hybrid, Acura TSX Wagon, Nissan Leaf, Audi A8, Ford F-150 and Ford Mustang Convertible were also all ranked number one (*Total Value Index™ segment leader) in their respective segments _____________________________________________________________ Keyser_Soze fucked around with this message at 17:39 on Oct 18, 2012 |
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Oct 18, 2012 17:16
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Keyser S0ze posted:Just finished a survey for my new car purchase and found this article...hmmmm not sure what this is saying as I almost never see Civic Hybrids, C30's and Leaf's and thought most Mustang Cab's were rentals.....I guess this really just shows "desirability" as opposed to sales. Hahahah, wow: "Large SUV, Republicans, 76% vs. 5%"
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I am somewhat unsurprised Republicans have the lead in luxury SUVs (53:22), Sebring convertibles (69:18) and full-size pickup trucks (51:24). Minivan is a bit of a surprise (40:24).
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Minivan is a bit of a surprise (40:24).
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Sebring convertibles (69:18) The Republican favourite Mustang cab also starts at $26k, same price as the 200 Cab actually. That's probably what it is. The Miatas and VW Eoses are all in the 18%. 
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InitialDave posted:Opposition to birth control and abortions tends to have a logical conlusion. Yes, this is truly representative of all republicans, much as bad teeth all of Euro..nevermind. I'm sick of GBS leaking into my AI. How about them new cars? BMW is sending more of their cars to the US, Asia, because of the lovely European economy..
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Viggen posted:Yes, this is truly representative of all republicans, much as bad teeth all of Euro..nevermind.
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InitialDave posted:Someone who relies on Saabs to get to work should probably have more of a sense of humour. Self Employed Sole Proprietor. They're all for play. 
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grover posted:Hahahah, wow: I was part of the 5% from 2003-2006 when I had a Chevy Tahoe and BMW 330. I actually miss that big thing.
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Flash Gordon Ramsay posted:The second part isn't legal is it? I thought they made some law a few years back so that dealers couldn't require you to get routine service done at their shops to keep your warranty intact. Not sure about America, but in Canada we have Right to Repair. More or less says independant repair shops will have access to software to diagnose and repair cars. In practice, dealers still don't release their specialty tools or diagnostics for purchase.
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Keyser S0ze posted:Just finished a survey for my new car purchase and found this article...hmmmm not sure what this is saying as I almost never see Civic Hybrids, C30's and Leaf's and thought most Mustang Cab's were rentals.....I guess this really just shows "desirability" as opposed to sales. What this tells me, with maybe the f150 as the exception, is that the vast majority of Americans are neither Democrats nor Republicans.
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So this thread is sort of the hub for Focus ST news, a Ford head honcho was on Autoline After Hours talking about it. One thing he mentioned is that the rear sway bar mounting is very far outboard). Is this just a matter of giving the sway bar maximum leverage for precise control or what?
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Viggen posted:Yes, this is truly representative of all republicans, much as bad teeth all of Euro..nevermind.  Thank you. Any news on the 2014 WRX since the mule was photographed hot weather testing? I''m about to order a 13 and I really want to know if I should wait or not. War Bunny fucked around with this message at 11:35 on Oct 20, 2012 |
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Throatwarbler posted:So this thread is sort of the hub for Focus ST news, a Ford head honcho was on Autoline After Hours talking about it. One thing he mentioned is that the rear sway bar mounting is very far outboard). Is this just a matter of giving the sway bar maximum leverage for precise control or what? Weird, but seems to be the best location that doesn't present issues with ground clearance (if you put it under/in the front edge of the lower arm) or strength (that tiny stamped link or somewhere on the 'control blade'). This C170 SVT rear suspension shot shows my first alternate proposed location, and it does eat into ground clearance a little bit: http://i.imgur.com/4GjWH.jpg
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letgomyAgo posted:Not sure about America, but in Canada we have Right to Repair. More or less says independant repair shops will have access to software to diagnose and repair cars. In practice, dealers still don't release their specialty tools or diagnostics for purchase. Not the case in the UK - and do they ever redefine stealership here. $500 for an oil change? why not, because warranty!
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Cream_Filling posted:Other than that, the only other car Suzuki even sells here is the Kizashi, which is supposedly pretty decent, but nobody has ever bought one to find out. I can confirm that the Kizashi is pretty good. It's built pretty well, reasonably quick and the interior is drat nice. I didn't get a chance to let it stretch its legs out because the lady who owned it was in the car when I drove it but overall it stuck to the road well. The only thing I have to compare it to is a new Chevy Cruze which is about the same size and a tick more expensive. The Kizashi definitely has more balls than the Cruze. And awd vs. fwd, different strokes and all that. I had more fun in the Cruze, partly because it had a mantran but mostly because I got to poke it a little. Turbos are fun.
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So has anyone here actually driven the Chevy Spark? My dad was getting a recall done on his Z06 and test drove a Spark to pass the time and thought it was the best thing ever. Initial sales are impressive for what it's worth, 6300 in the first three months. I've read some reviews but nothing really seems to get to the point.
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NOTinuyasha posted:So has anyone here actually driven the Chevy Spark? My dad was getting a recall done on his Z06 and test drove a Spark to pass the time and thought it was the best thing ever. Initial sales are impressive for what it's worth, 6300 in the first three months. I've read some reviews but nothing really seems to get to the point. The Spark looks absolutely incredible for a commuter in-city car. I think that having one of those and one larger car for road trips / highway commutes could be perfect for a couple.
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When I was buying my Sonic, I saw four pretty tall sales guys all easily pile into a Spark and go on a drive. The amount of passenger space they eeked out in that car is amazing. Of course, it's at the cost of almost all the cargo room. At least my Sonic has a decent amount of room behind the rear seats. The Spark has barely enough room for some groceries. However, after sitting in one myself I've got to say that if you want a really, really small car for around the suburb/city driving, it's the one to get. It's fulfills everything a Smart car is attempting to do and doesn't feel like a death trap. It's also got more room than a Scion iQ and a Fiat 500. Just don't expect it to perform as well on long highway trips.
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NOTinuyasha posted:So has anyone here actually driven the Chevy Spark? My dad was getting a recall done on his Z06 and test drove a Spark to pass the time and thought it was the best thing ever. Initial sales are impressive for what it's worth, 6300 in the first three months. I've read some reviews but nothing really seems to get to the point. I'm kind of in a toss up between the Spark and whatever they call the Panda when it shows up in Canada in a few months. The only downside for the Spark is that it can't break the 40mpg mark.
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Thwomp posted:When I was buying my Sonic, I saw four pretty tall sales guys all easily pile into a Spark and go on a drive. The amount of passenger space they eeked out in that car is amazing. Of course, it's at the cost of almost all the cargo room. At least my Sonic has a decent amount of room behind the rear seats. The Spark has barely enough room for some groceries. How flat do the rear seats fold? I'd keep it in 2 seat mode until I needed more seats, I need cargo space more than extra seats but something that size would be fine.
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Cakefool posted:How flat do the rear seats fold? I'd keep it in 2 seat mode until I needed more seats, I need cargo space more than extra seats but something that size would be fine. It looks like they fold "flat" as in the space behind the seat is a cover/lid that you can slip down for more depth behind the seats or even with the seats folded to get a flat space.
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The new teaser preview for the 2014 Corvette is up: http://youtu.be/lZ0JGkjtZXQ Not a lot to say about it right now other than it looks like it'll have some massive vents somewhere (probably on the hood).
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Cream_Filling posted:LOL at this part, though: This looks like Tesla's 'us vs. the car industry' mindset at work. No dealers, run like a tech startup, looking to disrupt the industry - they probably think that anyone that's not a Tesla employee will damage or sabotage any Tesla they get hold of. If it's anyone with GM, UAW, or car dealer ties, they might be right. Roadster drivers have looked outside to see an unasked Tesla guy working on their car because it phoned home by itself. $600/yr isn't a problem if they'll continue with such remarkable service.
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Devyl posted:The new teaser preview for the 2014 Corvette is up: http://youtu.be/lZ0JGkjtZXQ Also it's going to be mid-engined, have a twin-turbo V6 and be AWD. Just like every Corvette for the last 30 years was going to be 
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KozmoNaut posted:Also it's going to be mid-engined, have a twin-turbo V6 and be AWD. Just like every Corvette for the last 30 years was going to be One could only wish. That's what the Nissan GT-R is for. Hate to burst your non-existant bubble, but its' engine stays up front with an LTx variant V8 pushing power to just the back wheels. Although it does have a side vent that's similar to the current GT-R. Devyl fucked around with this message at 09:45 on Oct 23, 2012 |
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Schindler's Fist posted:This looks like Tesla's 'us vs. the car industry' mindset at work. No dealers, run like a tech startup, looking to disrupt the industry - they probably think that anyone that's not a Tesla employee will damage or sabotage any Tesla they get hold of. If it's anyone with GM, UAW, or car dealer ties, they might be right. I think there's something they're not talking about, like it'll explode of the battery cooling system isn't given a special tear-down cleaning, or you have to cut the car in half to get to certain maintenance components, or something along those lines.
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$600/yr servicing for a high-performance car doesn't seem that unreasonable to me.
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2ndclasscitizen posted:$600/yr servicing for a high-performance car doesn't seem that unreasonable to me. Except it's illegal for a car manufacturer to void your warranty just because you let anyone else service the car. Let's keep in mind that this wouldn't be the first time Tesla has stepped onto shaky legal ground. Personally, Tesla strikes me as kinda of a shady company that plays fast and loose with the legalities of the automotive world. All we need now is for Elon Musk to get caught pushing coke to fund his Tesla dealings.
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One of the guys I work with was looking at a Tesla roadster 2 or 3 years ago. He ended up not getting it becuase the Tesla rep said that all major servicing had to be done in the US. That means that the car had to be shipped from Canada down to a Tesla service centre in the US at the owner's expense.
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The King of Swag posted:Except it's illegal for a car manufacturer to void your warranty just because you let anyone else service the car. Let's keep in mind that this wouldn't be the first time Tesla has stepped onto shaky legal ground. This would fall into anti-trust legislation, correct? The Magnusson-Moss Warranty act would have some sort of say with it, but I'm not sure exactly what. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnuson%E2%80%93Moss_Warranty_Act
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Devyl posted:One could only wish. That's what the Nissan GT-R is for. Hate to burst your non-existant bubble, but its' engine stays up front with an LTx variant V8 pushing power to just the back wheels. Although it does have a side vent that's similar to the current GT-R. *whoosh*
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Schindler's Fist posted:This looks like Tesla's 'us vs. the car industry' mindset at work. No dealers, run like a tech startup, looking to disrupt the industry - they probably think that anyone that's not a Tesla employee will damage or sabotage any Tesla they get hold of. If it's anyone with GM, UAW, or car dealer ties, they might be right. If I was the kind of paranoid nut who worried about unions trying to break my car, I would freak out about unasked for people sneaking around to secretly work on my car because of a hidden signal sent by built-in telemetry transmitters.
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