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oRenj9 posted:GM hosed their chances for a hybrid truck a decade ago. Replying to an old post but I have to say, that decal makes me (and did when it was new) angry in a way I can't put words to GM earned its bankruptcy
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my childhood infatuation with the 4x4 AMC Eagle means I'm probably the only person who actually thinks the BMW X6 looks awesome
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Volvo's Seven Shades of Grey
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Feb 15, 2017 20:17
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KakerMix posted:Is GM going to ever go to the Transit/Sprinter style? Around where I am every work van is a Transit, Sprinter or sometimes the Chrysler one that's ugly but a similar build style. They just seem so much more practical than the old style Express or Econoline. They make a little one: http://www.chevrolet.com/city-express-small-cargo-van.html A big one is probably inevitable.
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Feb 25, 2017 17:59
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Didn't GM design a really good straight six for the Trailblazer that they could chop one or two cylinders off for smaller vehicles, then close that plant and stop making them?
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Feb 27, 2017 00:14
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I just use cruise control as much as possible it's cool
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Feb 28, 2017 06:26
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All modern CUVs owe their existence to the Aztek
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Mar 14, 2017 16:33
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Disgruntled Bovine posted:I think you mean the Subaru Forester. that's a modern AMC Eagle
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Mar 14, 2017 18:10
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The Aztek's only sin was being hideously ugly. It's just a minivan without sliding doors. It and the Avalanche were both the product of some GM designer who could probably only get an erection from black plastic.
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OXBALLS DOT COM posted:Also it's a gmt bof chassis so technically not a cuv we'll never get the Equinox-based H4
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Mar 15, 2017 13:59
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Gas prices will never be high again! 
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Mar 15, 2017 18:26
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KakerMix posted:I don't want to have to park such a giant thing tho so Good news! https://owner.ford.com/how-tos/vehicle-features/convenience-and-comfort/active-park-assist.html (I don't think the automatic parking is available on those trucks yet, but it probably will be sooner or later)
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Apr 1, 2017 15:31
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I see lots of Ford Fusions and Edges out there and that chrome slab grille they had just looks so awful.
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Apr 6, 2017 16:16
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Not all pickups are driven by crazed redneck yahoos But all crazed redneck yahoos drive pickups
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Apr 8, 2017 17:33
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OXBALLS DOT COM posted:Then what about Jeeps and old Camaros? That's their second car. (cars 3-7 are rusting in the yard)
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Apr 8, 2017 18:05
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My dad spent years going to car auctions trying to find a manual trans Lincoln LS. He gave up on that eventually.
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Apr 11, 2017 20:17
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Throatwarbler posted:Bob Lutz harps on endlessly about making Corvette a brand in the rest of the world. There will definitely be a Corvette Sierra, Corvette Tahoe and Corvette Equinox before you see a Corvette sedan though. I could see the normal Vette, a mid-engine supercar, and maybe a tiny roadster like the Saturn Sky (RIP) and any more than that and the brand is worthless
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Powershift posted:Would GM really do such a thing? GM can be trusted to always make a bad decision and run it into the ground
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Apr 15, 2017 21:33
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I remember seeing pictures of a 4-door Wrangler concept in like 1995 or so. Chrysler could have printed money selling it then, during peak SUV. Idiots.
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Apr 21, 2017 05:40
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We're more in the era of making AWD minivans and marketing them as SUVs now
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Apr 21, 2017 13:59
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Popular Mechanics once turned a Roadmaster into an Impala SS wagon, I though that was pretty cool in 1995
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Apr 23, 2017 23:43
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Cadillac and Buick are old people cars and always will be. No one young will ever want them and GM really should give up on that.
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Jun 5, 2017 02:47
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My dad bought a CTS as a 65th birthday present to himself.
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big money big clit posted:Nobody drives sedans, especially large ones, which is why "Cadillac needs to make a big v8 sedan, it's what they're known for" is such a weird argument. That's a market that barely exists, why dump money into it? So they can put the bodywork from it on a heavy duty truck chassis with ballistic windows and keep the Presidential Limo market on lock.
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Jun 5, 2017 17:37
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Young people drive 15 year old Tauruses and Malibus and Camrys and Accords because young people don't have money.
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Jun 5, 2017 19:12
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Some 20-30 year olds do indeed have the money for new cars (or don't care about debt) and they either buy pickup trucks, dumb sports cars, or good cars, not Buicks.
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davebo posted:Yeah I don't think Toyota says you can tow with any of the Prius models but if I had one I'd probably throw a tow bar on it to use those bike racks that hook into them. I always liked those but never put a tow bar on my car because they're pretty ugly, but Priuses come pre-uglied so no harm done. The Japanese version of the normal Prius is rated to tow 1250 pounds IIRC and I think the only difference with the American model is they don't trust us to actually stay within those limits. With the right hitch installed, they should be able to tow a little trailer no problem. A bike rack would ruin the aerodynamics but whatever. FuturePastNow fucked around with this message at 16:26 on Jun 24, 2017 |
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KakerMix posted:Isn't this a common thing? It's the North American market that doesn't get tow ratings on the same vehicles that are sold with them overseas. This is highlighted by old top gear episodes when they knock caravaning and all the cars towing around trailers that you "can't" tow with in the US. Yep. It's probably a liability thing. Maybe they also figure a load of whale-like Americans will max out the GVWR already. Hnng that wagon. We need some cool wagons again.
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Jun 24, 2017 20:24
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KakerMix posted:Black plastic cladding can loving bite me. Yeah, the plastic fender flares and the "chrome" trim piece that runs across the top of the doors down to the taillights really ruin the looks. I guess it wouldn't be GM if they didn't design what could be a really nice car and then let their styling department poo poo on it.
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The current Explorer is the Taurus wagon.
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Jan 1, 2018 06:13
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The Ford Flex concept looked a lot like the final product except it had a weirder interior and suicide doors.
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Jan 3, 2018 02:43
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I like utilitarian boxes, so I thought my '92 Explorer looked pretty good. Until it turned into rust. I do like the new Explorers, though. Wonder how long until used ex-police Utilities start getting auctioned off?
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angryhampster posted:What's in the police package on those? http://autoweek.com/article/chicago-auto-show/2016-ford-police-interceptor-set-chicago-auto-show quote:Ford’s 3.7-liter V6 producing 304 hp and 279 lb-ft is standard, while an available 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 makes 365 hp and 350 lb-ft. All-wheel drive is standard. The standard six-speed automatic has what Ford calls Pursuit Mode, automatically switching from normal/fuel-saving operation to Pursuit Mode when it detects aggressive driving situations. It then produces quicker upshifts and downshifts, returning to normal mode when it senses the aggressive driving is complete. And from Mr. Regular: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPSsQ6b7pGg
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Powershift posted:
I get a laugh out of car sites calling this "sleek"
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ExplodingSims posted:At long last, I finally understand what non-elucidian looks like: it looks like a Guild navigator
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Jan 22, 2018 02:06
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Are all the full-size pickup trucks designed by focus groups of Bros and other douchebags now?
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The Bronco will presumably also have a Raptor version.
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Feb 22, 2018 06:18
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I know what's wrong with the VW Atlas, it's made by illiterates in Tennessee
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I don't know why they keep making truck beds higher off the ground with each model.
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The Malibu is a commuting appliance and always has been.
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