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riviera74

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  1. riviera74
    Do cars really need 9 or 10 speed transmissions? Or does that sound better to justify higher prices for when they need replacement? Color me skeptical on these. Now on a tractor-trailer with 18 speeds, that works just on torque alone. But a 9/10 speed on a car, really? Pass.
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    Exactly, Dwightlooi. I have never, for the life of me, understood why anyone would settle for a subcompact car in the USA ever. There is no point, especially since a three year old used midsize car could handle that and you save yourself a lot of tiny car hassle. BTW, what are the fuel savings of a Chevy Spark vs a Sonic anyways? They don't seem large enough to justify going subcompact. Dropping from a large truck to a midsize CUV or sedan makes far more sense at every level. Subcompacts, no. I am very pleased that customers are increasingly rejecting the false choice that is the subcompact car.
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    A refined Camaro? Since when? Maybe it is a bias from the F-body era, but a Camaro is not supposed to be refined..... is it?
  4. riviera74
    I am curious as to how GM will price the new Colorado/Canyon. The last generation was priced much too close to the Silverado/Sierra. A $5000-7000 distance between the midsize and fullsize trucks should help immensely.
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    Ponchoman49, I could not agree more. The newest Lucerne is nowadays a Cadillac XTS. I would still make the argument that the XTS should have been a second-gen Lucerne, but GM did not see it that way. I kinda like the newer LaCrosse; it just seems more like a midsize car than a large car. The 2014 Impala seems to otherwise fill the bill for those of us who lack Cadillac $$$ for the XTS.
  6. riviera74
    I would like to know the answer to this Q: Does GM currently have a supercharged 3.6L V6? If so, in which vehicles? If not, why not? Would a supercharged 3.6L V6 not be better than a TT3.6?
  7. riviera74
    Depending on your needs, either go for the Escalade EXT or wait for the next-gen Sierra. Hummers were a questionable idea even when they were selling like hotcakes.
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    Fantastic idea to put a modern diesel in these midsize pickups. Expect good sales if they follow through.
  9. riviera74
    A 1980 Cadillac Seville is UGLY?! WTF?! You CANNOT be serious. As for the rest of the list (both of them), I could not agree more about those exterior turds on wheels. N.B. The 2001 Trans Am looks way too butch to be a car (and is somewhat misshapen).
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    Wrangler aside, I actually agree with that list. I would not touch any of those vehicles with a 10 foot pole. GM for the most part has superior vehicles that would easily displace these antitheses of all-stars. As for the likes of the Spark and the Smart ForTwo, why buy one?
  11. riviera74
    In this era of satellite nav systems and Google Maps on smartphones, is OnStar really just obsolete in some respects? Are Nav systems just plain obsolete in the smartphone era? It seems that there are only two advantages of nav systems: one can use it without being distracted AND a car nav uses an 7-8" screen, rather than the 5" or smaller smartphone screen. Is that enough anymore?
  12. riviera74
    Radical change at Toyota? With one of their flagship products? LMFAO
  13. riviera74

    SYONARA SUZUKI

    riviera74 replied to ocnblu's topic in Suzuki

    Suzuki is leaving a market where it can make no profits. Good. What was the last Suzuki that was good enough for people to buy 1000 Suzukis in a month? I have not seen a Suzuki around here in a few years now. I do not really miss them either.
  14. riviera74
    Selling 5000 cars in a month can work . . . . if you are Bentley or Rolls-Royce. Goodbye Suzuki. Please take Mitsubishi with you.
  15. riviera74
    I do hope that the new Impala does not make the same mistake the current LaCrosse made and claim to be fullsize when it really is a midsize car. Am Impala should be actually fullsize once inside the car.
  16. riviera74
    Interior is what will sell this new Enclave. The New Enclave: better interior and now $4000 higher!
  17. riviera74
    Nice color combo. Is it just me or does the Encore look like a strange combo of a Vibe and a poorly-shrunken Enclave?
  18. riviera74
    So what does the 2014 Impala actually look like? An XTS or a new Malibu?
  19. riviera74
    This is a very nice luxury car, as intended by Lexus for its audience. I have no issues with this car from a features standpoint and the interior looks very nice. The grill is a chrome version of the Predator. That's not good and too undignified for a Lexus. B+, maybe.
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    What is right for GM is to kick Opel to Peugeot for as much as possible, bring the tech back to Detroit, take the cash and go home. The European car market is in freefall and is not fixible until real economic changes are made, struggled through and then growth returns. For the Continent, that could be several years from now. GM's long continental nightmare that is Adam Opel/Vauxhall must end ASAP.
  21. riviera74
    dfelt, take a look here.
  22. riviera74
    Everybody needs to see this and read it. This may be great news for all.
  23. riviera74
    Conspiracy?! Remember that CNG filling stations are extremely rare in the real world. A lack of infrastructure does not a conspiracy make. If gasoline and diesel triple from current prices, then you will really see sound viable alternatives like CNG out on the marketplace. While I am NOT a fan of small cars, be glad this is not 1980 or 1990 when small cars were penalty boxes. GM and Ford lost a lot of young market share when they decided that small = $h! and large = good. Now they are putting resources into smaller cars because they want long-term brand loyalty.
  24. riviera74
    Not surprising given that Audi wants more sales and profits from another luxury crossover.
  25. riviera74
    There's an expensive brake rotor job in his immediate future. Ouch.
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