G. David Felt

Seems the Love Affair with Korean built auto's is still going strong.

Like Mitsubishi, this is another company I feel should merge with mitsu and Mazda. Then those three would have a much better portfolio to compete in the global market place.

Surprised with these double digit growth numbers as this company seemed to be on the ropes for dying and merging with someone. Yakuza must have decided they needed to keep their cash laundering business going.

Is it not that all asian car makers should be up big time in comparison to last year when they were all shutdown? I wonder if they are just not on par with what sales trends would have been if mother nature had not thrown them a curve ball. Also, maybe it was also due to people holding off due to the slow economy that is finally nudging up.

You can Thank Sandy for lower gas prices with all those people not using it. Course I would be worried right now about all the contamination in the underground gas tanks. I would rather have a diesel right now to burn it than a gas car. Someone is going to make a freakin fortune. Sucks to be a person who gets stuck with a water logged car that has supposedly been dried out. I saw the picture of those hundreds of yellow taxis flooded and all the oil/gas slick on the water around them. WOW, Guess it is time to replace them all with new Ford Transit CNG taxis More Frackin coming up.

Just add AWD and you got a perfect Storm Chaser!

Now you can shut this deal down when you need it off that is not an issue. Also there is a button on the side of the shifter to choose what ever gear I want in a manual mode. It is not there for performance driving. Note they just built the1 millionth Nox/Terrain 2010. I feel many do not really understand how well this vehicle is selling. Very Cool to hear they built the millionth unit. I assume you meant 2012?

I am very happy for you with your two Tahoe Rides.I do have to admit that I love me the GMC Yukon GT version best.http://www.autotrade...lerTypes=b&mmt=[GMC[YUKON[]][]]&doorCodes=2&modelCode1=YUKON&showcaseOwnerId=100000308&makeCode1=GMC&startYear=1990&searchRadius=0&bodyStyleCodes=SUV&listingId=331297043&Log=0 Auto Trader has a great list of them http://www.autotrade...arch=true&Log=0 Rock On GMC!

Different segments...the Malibu is the midsize, the Impala the fullsize. Same reason Buick has the Regal and LaCrosse, Ford the Fusion and Taurus. Not everyone wants a small 4cyl midsizer. Though I'd take a Charger or 300 over any of GM or Ford's weak FWD fullsizers. But having them on the lot they do not come across as one is mid size and one is full size. They look the same. Guess based on other comments here I will have to go back and look at them again as they both came across as being in the same size just two tweaked options. There won't be anyone who sees the Malibu and Impala next to each other in the steel and make a mistake on which one is bigger. Even w/ the current Impala and previous Malibu, it was pretty clear which was bigger. Maybe it's because dfelt is so used to full size SUVs that all cars look small to him.. I will for sure have to go back and take a look as Lee Johnson Chevrolet in Kirkland has them lined up at a 45 deg angle in two long lines and since then made the lines impala, malibu, impala, malibu they all just blended in when I went by them in my trailblazer and to me looked to be about the same size in width and length. Just different front clips. So yes from the Guy with all full size SUV's and a mid size SUV these cars do look about the same to me, no different than when I see a camry and avalon. See my response above, being on the lot looking at them, they appear to be in the same category, interior can truly be different, but when they look the same size, you have to ask why. If I remember correctly, I believe GM gets to make the "full size" claim on a technicality that includes the size of the trunk. That is just sad!

Different segments...the Malibu is the midsize, the Impala the fullsize. Same reason Buick has the Regal and LaCrosse, Ford the Fusion and Taurus. Not everyone wants a small 4cyl midsizer. Though I'd take a Charger or 300 over any of GM or Ford's weak FWD fullsizers. But having them on the lot they do not come across as one is mid size and one is full size. They look the same. Guess based on other comments here I will have to go back and look at them again as they both came across as being in the same size just two tweaked options.

WHY WHY WHY? Am I the only person that really does not see the need for the Impala and Malibu? I am totally turned off by the overly busy interior and the blah exterior. This is not a car, not even a hazbeen. Why keep both, why not retire this ugly car and focus on much better Malibu or retire the Malibu and focus on a much better Impala. What is so hard about accepting the fact that you have two cars in the same bloody segment. Personally, Malibu has a far better perception I believe. They should expand and have a full line up of this car and then do a Special edition of the Malibu that is performance oriented and call it the Impala SS. No other options other than a fully loaded tuned Impala SS. So line up is as Such: Impala SS - Top of the line Malibu LTZ Malibu 2LT Malibu 1LT Malibu LS Malibu L Malibu Eco 7 Models to rule them all.

Correct as to why in my 3rd sentence I state that some models just suck even in AWD.

Bringing this up is like comparing fuel economy to cup holders. Gasoline packs the highest reasonably safe power density.Electricity/Batteries do not. The Volt marketing does not tout the ability for the Volt to forsake the electrical cord and run on butterfly farts because, at present, you cannot buy a Volt ready to run on butterfly farts or the parts to convert the Volt to use butterfly farts. And it will take a decade for GM to engineer these changes and get the EPA and PETA to play along. In the meantime, somebody discovers a way to make economic synthetic gasoline and all GM's Volt technology becomes an overgrown E-Assist (for butterfly farts). Sythetic gas is like cold fusion, not a true thing yet and we have a far superior logical step. NATURAL GAS, or CNG. The Volt is a perfect way to move to auto's that have a kinder foot print on the planet and what really needs to happen is for GM to do the Volt in Car, CUV, MiniVan and Small Truck platform but use a CNG Generator. This way you have a very high density of power since CNG is 130 Octane right from the ground and is very clean only 1/3 the polution of Gas. The US has the worlds largest reserves and we can get long distance auto's with very clean emissions. Such high octane also allows for smaller yet more power dense engines because they can be run at much higher compression. The GM 4-cylinders in Brazil all run 12:1 compression ratio (same as the M5 V-10) because they run alcohol in their engines down there. Could we not have a Generator that is about half the size and weight of a traditional 4 banger running at 20:1 powering these auto's and with the lighter weight the MPG goes up more.

WOW, both are such pathetic actors. The script is totally comedy funny, but the poor Impala! The comment "Think you can still see Russia from your house." is too funny. Sad that they send home a message of give up American products for sending your money over seas. Yes there are jobs here on the production line for Asian companies, but they still send the profits back overseas where it helps out their motherland more than ours. Kid Rock, why did you not show going to a Chevy Dealership and getting a Volt! that would have really made a solid message of Americans United.

They can get away with new front clips, skins and taillights as long as the interior is world class leading. If all they do is minor interior update tweaks, then GM is falling into old bad habits.

WOW, totally cool, but I am concerned this will die on the vine as with this global economy, I question is now is the right time to offer a kit like this. Many of us would love to have a hummer kit to go on our favorite 4x4 setup, yet I am in no position to spend money on a project like this till I see stability in the national and global job market. Rather sit on my money and save it in case I need it to live.

Just think of how much gas is polluted by the water. Hope they have good fresh filters to install on the pump systems... Land Rover looks like the wave pushed it around and I agree with the nasty NY City Seweage looking water.

Probably due to the Climate change and the reduction in the northern polar ice pack and increase in the southern polar ice pack. Southern hemisphere is reporting milder winters and falls than they had in the 80's to 90's. Makes one wonder if the planet is just swapping storms in a normal cycle of climate adjustment. So in otherwords, you can expect these storms through 2020 before it goes back south unless you like Climate change than it is here for good till we have a total IceAge happen.

You must be glad to have done the cement work on the shop, not only warmer, but probably kept the rodents out who might have gone looking for warm safe dry place to live. Glad to hear you are OK as with everyone. Hope you can make some good money on the clean up work that is needed.

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So after chopping it up and getting a year of drying out, next winters fire wood?

WOW, Either the other Auto Companies are truly using the storm to destroy this company or they really have an electrical problem. I know there are news stories from the electrical company about shorts in the underground electrical vaults that have been submerged in salt water as to why they turned off other vaults to keep them from exploding. Yet here you have a new car, not charging and when saltwater touches it, it goes boom and burns down. Sounds like a Total Recall for a re-engineering of the electrical system. I would be surprised if the Gov allows these fire bombs on the roads.

I would have to agree to disagree with this comment as it depends on the auto. I can say I have driven FWD and RWD with traction control and it actually caused more frustration in select situations than when it was turned off. I have also had entry level AWD cars that just suck due to poor sensors, quality, etc Just a piss poor implemenation of AWD. Then you have the Caddilac/Subaru's AWD that just seems to be freakin amazing on ICE, Snow, Excessive water, etc. I have yet to find a weakness in these AWD systems even when pushed in poor weather situations where most people would not push it. I have played with the Caddilac system and can say that the setup of AWD on ice or snow is amazing and does give one far better confidence when driving knowing how the auto will react and that the electronic system can respond faster than a human. Traction control when properly implemented can be a blessing to maintain control.

Can I have a Cuda and Road Runner Please!

Have to say that while I know they need to sell an A and B class cars to get buyers in to step up hopefully, I just do not see Luxury being FWD. Call me a snob, but Luxury cars should be at the ATS/BMW 3 series and above. Focus and stay there, do not try to be all things to everyone. Mercedes should use their Smart line to have the subcompact to small entry size cars and let Mercedes be the medium and higher level. Same with BMW, let Mini be the subcompact up to Small and let BMW be the 3 series and above. Their 1 series should be in the Mini house not BMW house.