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Autoline Detroit today just said that the French might want to put Alfa Romeo and Maserati on the block if the merger is going to go through. These two brands are bleeding money and they deem them not to be worth the effort trying to promote them since their sales are dismal as well... just click on that link. I hope it starts when John McElroy is talking about it. https://youtu.be/NmUdAWdb6ew?t=177

Chevrolet loyal owners? The Impala once sold 1 million copies per year... The Impala has died 3 deaths... From Citation II to Celebrity to Lumina to Impala. From Chevette to Cavalier to Cobalt to Cruze...and Cruze is dead? I think?...all because the Japanese (and now....Koreans) keep all the loyal Chevrolet owners to themselves... The Chevrolet fullsized pick-up truck is now in 3rd place in sales behind the big bad Dodge! A lifetime, the Dodge was in 3rd place.

I think just fine! You still didnt answer me how have YOU been... Ive missed you...NOT!!! ?

3 people on my street all just acquired Tesla's Model 3. Am I going to see firetrucks in my neighborhood anytime soon? But then again, I own a Ford...Fusion...with the 1.6 liter ecoboost... From the UK...just last year...after I googled 1.6 liter ecoboost fires. 1st thing that popped up... https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-46180703 Yeah... Tesla is in the shytes. Could be true. But what is FoMoCo's excuses. This is a century old car maker... Not to pass the buck...but Tesla just suffers from the same shyte that all car makers suffer from. NO EXCEPTION! If we wanna just point the finger at Tesla because they evil, well, that is quite hypocritical of us, doncha think?

Actually, humans know also. This time changing thing phoques with our biological clock. I cant stand this daylight savings time change twice a year. We are currently on standard time right now, right? Let's keep it there!!!

GREAT! YOU?

Diesel pollutes the air. Like...a lot. It seems no matter how many articles Id post, a denier, a naysayer or just a person with un-phoquinging-beliavable bias would not believe and just ignore. But its OK. Thank the little Lord Jesus "unjust laws" exist to wipe diesels from civilian use from the face of God's Green Earth to really force change... (awaiting a down vote)

This type of technology? The Hellcat already uses this tech. On a V8. With a Gi-normous supercharger. The Hellephant 426 Hemi crate engine makes 1000 plus horsepower. Reliable horsepower. But that is NOT the point. Horsepower is NOT what makes a Hellcat a Hellcat. Its not cylinder count either. What???!!! Its BOTH combined. Plus... The whole muscle car image of adolescent names and logos and visceral acceleration and V8 sounds. The total package. Remember, we are talking about HELLCAT as a name. There is nothing wrong about retiring the Hellcat name and leaving it to history and remembering it as a legend. An AWD TTV6 should be something else on a Challenger. Even if an AWD TTV6 Challenger (smaller and lighter and newer platformed car) could be quicker and faster than a Hellcat, I think it should be something else to carry the MOPAR lore. Remember, there was no other Hellcat (at least I dont think) in MOPAR history before this one. There was several Demons and Super Bees, but no Hellcats. There is no need to carry that name going forward. MOPAR could just as easily create another legend with another awesome name and Id be fine with it. That is all Im sayin'

The French made the Italians scrap the mid-engined Alfa Romeo 8C in order for this merger to happen is how I understand this whole thing. Knowing that the French always loved the Dodge Viper, here is hoping that the Americans and the French will come to together again like with the |Revolutionary wars and give us a mid-engined Dodge Viper instead!

I dont really have an opinion on a PSA/FCA merger (other than almost nobody in North America gives a shyte for French cars...therefore a return for any French brand in North America is gonna be a flop) (EDIT: I take that back...PSA has some nice, stylish CUVs that maybe they could seduce North Americans with...) And I do not really oppose a TTV6 AWD Challenger and Charger nor 4 cylinder turbos in those cars, but I do draw the line in calling a TTV6 a Hellcat. I mean... 707 - 717 - 797 (Demon not included) horsepower figures on supercharged V8s with just about as much torque is the reason why a malevolent feline (with a red eye on one model) was given as its name. TTV6s could be baaaad, I aint disputing that. Lookin' at you Buick with the GNX and that is with only 1 turbo, but as baaaad as that GNX was in relation to its era, a Hellcat and a Demon is just...downright....HELLISH. Lord Vader is a pu$$ie with his Buick as compared to the Prince of Darkness and his choice of Mopars. Therefore, I am down with AWD and twin turbo 6 cylinders for a next gen Challenger and Charger. I aint down with that power train be called Hellcat, because it simply...aint... Id settle for...Wraith. The Challenger SRT Wraith. I dig that. With a nod to the car below.

USB key or Acura radio memory equals music for the traveling or the trusting AM dial listening to sports talk radio equals decent commute for me. I wish T-Tops was still an option for cars. *SIGH*

I thought not having your T-Tops leak while driving in rain equaled a decent commute. My my...times, they have a-changed...

I honestly think it could be a great thing. Depending on a couple of things though.If the Giorgio platform could be scaled up to Dodge Charger/Challenger midsize(fullsize?) levels because as is, its a compact. At best, its a tweener compact but not as big as a midsize and that is no bueno for Challenger and Charger (and 300) The Maserati Quattroporte and GrandTurismo could easily be platform mates with Dodge Challenger/Charger and Chrysler 300 and the key to that is if the Giorgio platform could be scaled up in size. The Giorgio platform has got some pretty nice performance oriented bones. I imagine Auburn Hills engineers doing wonders for a Challenger with this platform. As of now, like now now...this engineers are up to the task to making the Challenger a track oriented car to compete with the Mustang GT350 and Camaro 1LE. Challenger ACR is the next Challenger to be unveiled and that is with the porky platform its currently on. 2 things Im cringing at is: 1. sedans are not exactly the "in" transportation 2. I do not know if Giorgio is robust enough for Challenger/Charger duties. I mean, people that own the V8 versions of those cars, beat the crap outta them. I mean...American Muscle and all...its what you do with American Muscle, yo.

Ill tackle it again on a different angle... Since the Empire's army (and the First Order for that matter)is quasi-based on Nazi German soldiers and the like...and ummm...the mustachioed dude rode in a Mercedes and along the lines of Vader shuttling himself in a shuttle from place to place... I present to you...Vader's shuttle bus:

If memory serves me correct, I think a car mag along the lines of Car and Driver or Motor Trend ran an article saying exactly that about a certain sinister G-Body from Buick. The best I could do is this pic, but I swear I remember the GNX being called Vader's ride before the Impala. I could be wrong though and selective memory is kicking in. I remember that Impala commercial too though...

Why electric muscle? The Dark Side of the Force!!!

And not once did I say you dont pay for it. Alls I said is that new car depreciation does NOT affect me as I AMORTIZE a new car purchases PROPERLY... Everything depreciates...even properties...(this is where @dwightlooi told me his story about some people he knows that have bought big homes because properties usualy appreciate in value but they cant afford said huge home so they sleep on matresses on the floor and eat wet from water noodles...) All this rambling because I CHOOSE to buy NEW cars... Its OK to refuse to buy new...and only to buy used. Its an economic stupidity for NOT taking advantage of this era of used market... Yet Balthy, you dont seem like the type to try to one-up your neighbour by buying a used Bimmer showing him up and other shallow souls... @Robert Hall also doesnt seem like the shallow type to do this. I dont know @dwightlooi, but his story of his acquaintances about sleeping on the floor on matresses and eating noodles JUST to be in a big house for appreciation purposes actually sounds shallow to me... And THAT does not impress me... And yes...in Quebec...or Michigan for that matter, Buyer beware when it comes to buying used luxury vehicles... Its the rust that'll get ya! Short lifespans for cars. We could talk about depreciation all we want ...but regular maintenance on high diva Bimmers on such mundane shyte like ABS brake sensors or what not take a toll on the wallet, and these things tend to breakdown more easily in bad weather areas more often than say...California... Chevy Malibus have those same ABS brake sensors like those fancy shmancy Bimmers... Except, a new, or used Malibu costs you mainstream Chevy prices to fix 'er back up. Bimmers...even 2 Series Bimmers, costs you diva prices... On a car that will NOT last you a lifetime...unlike if you were living in...CALIFORNIA!!! I got all night... Why dont you do like I do...right a paragragh or two... I wont complain...unlike what you do about my posts... That makes 2 people in here that have complained about my tooo long of posts... Is there a secret word count Im not aware of... Its OK... I wont be posting in here much longer. Normally I dont advertise that... I dont need the sympathy...or the "Good, dont let the door kick you in the ass when you leave" speeches either. Have a nice life guys...

Its simple...dont read them... Yet you do. No...you downvoted because I touched a nerve. I bruised your fragile ego about used cars and depreciation.

Geez...I wonder why it wouldnt make sense for you to buy a used car from Ohio? \

Nah...I aint whining... I just proved that you phoqued up on this... You bought a California car....you downvoted me because I said Quebec cars rust...you bought a California car... You tried to school me that Canadians could be lazy for NOT cleaning their winter grime off their cars... Yet...you bought a California car... Yeah...insult my intelligence even more...

Should I downvote you here? Because quite honestly...with your downvotes...you are really acting like a child!!! I had high respect for you...but now.... With your smug and ignorant post that your sense of smell is poor. You happen to not be interested in new car smell. I am... Im not allowed? You too... You think rust is not a problem in Montreal for cars? You think that California cars are rotted by rust on the same level as Quebec cars? Montreal being the warmest and least cold and inclement weather areas of Quebec... Shyte dude!!! Downvote me all night long... Its you that looks the part of an ignorant soul. Not me. And here you are....buying a car from California... Why didnt you buy it from Vermont? OK...Massachusetts... What about Illinois? Michigan? North or South Dakota? Yeah...you got it in sunny California... Get the phoque out, dude!!!

Hello... I live in Canada... There are rules and laws and regulations that an American car has to go through to get Canadianized...and this was BEFORE Donald Trump became president... You can google to see what an American car has to go through to become Canadian. These laws have been placed there to prevent Canadians to travel to the States to buy the cheaper price tags than what Canadian dealerships offer us. Not worth the price and hassle and Canadian upgrades needed to be done just to get a modern car... But you knew that right? Because you are smarter than me... It must be your high priced private California school system as compared to my poor and dumb public Canadian, French at that...public school system... But...seeing that @Robert Hall and yourself deem yourselves smarter than I... Its OK... Like I said... You do you...I do me... Contrary to what you think of me, I think its fantastic that you could do what you do... Unfortunately for me and other Montrealers for the most part...THAT aint possible... You could choose to ignore me, and make fun of me...that is OK...and @Robert Hall to downvote... But..not my problem if both you guys are blind and dumb to the whole thing. Even if Robert lives in Ohio...its a shame for him too...that he choose to be ignorant on my plight...

Like I said...you live in a bubble called Cali-for-nigh-aye.

Yet...you called me stupid... But...YOU are the one that told ME that you knew people that slept on matresses and ate wet from water noodles because...well...money... The thing is...YOU live in sunny California. YOU got some cherry cars you could choose from...even used. 1. California is a big state. Very populous. Shyte. Los Angeles has 33% the population of Canada... Canada has 37 million folk living. Los Angeles county has about 10 million folk. Living la vida loca. Looking all nice. Quebec has a population of 6-7 million people. 2. Sunny California has niiiiice weather. It seems you've never been outside sunny California...I dont think you've ever seen rust on a car before... I think you think rust is a lovely colour called petina on a rat rod... Its a shame...

Camaro dead? Not dead? New Camaro held back? Until 2023? or whenever? This is what it reminded me of: Hopes and dreams...ironically in the same timeline. But in reality, its bad news for Camaro guys (and enthusiasts in general) as saying that a new Camaro is just being shelved for now, to me at least, means...yeah...say good bye, because she is done if there is no reversal for the love for a Camaro because we at GM, have no real enthusiasm in spending for a new platform....hell, we dont even want to commit in utilizing the upgraded Alpha platform that will underpin the new Cadillac CT4 and CT5 for a new Camaro that we ALREADY invested in for Cadillac's low selling sedans...we wont even attempt in squeezing out a tad more sales through Camaro...because we deem even that to be not worth it... Like the Tampa Bay Rays, this "shared" agreement between two cities just means to the Tampa Bay area citizens, yeah...your beloved Rays are gonna be in Tampa and in Montreal for a couple of years and when its officially official that Montrealers are truly commited to a baseball team....say goodbye. Because also... we dont really trust Montreal either...so...the Rays could even end up in Las Vegas or something... Eerily the same message I get from both news...that are now 2 weeks old.