oldshurst442

Debbie Downer. Negative Nancy. Pessimistic Patty. Bitchy Betty. Party Crasher. Kill Joy. Although I agree with what you wrote....

Yup. Yup. and more Yup. Especially the part where one car needs the other to keep going well into the 21st century. Like the Coyote and RoadRunner. Like Smokey and the Bandit. Like Superman and Lex Luther. Like Batman and The Joker. Like the Boston Bruins and the Montreal Canadiens. Sure....other cars come to join in on the fun...but its the original rivalry that keeps the fire alive...and if that fire dies out... And it did...in 2002...I dont know about you folk...I dont want to go back to 2002... The Camaro amd Mustang are even pushing cars ABOVE their class to perform better...th BMW CEO fainted because of it... The thought of a Mustang GT350, Camaro SS and an upcoming Z/28 beating up on his M4 scared him...the reality of an Alfa Romeo Guilia based Challenger/'Cuda down right took his breath away...

NOW....I wanna know who is the other chicken shyte who down voted that other post... Now...I get it...you dont wanna this out in the air like that...but as long as you mofos HIDE under a down voting system...I WILL ALWAYS CALL YOU OUT!!! Be a EFFIN MAN and REVEAL yourself and STATE why YOU down voted!!! So I could actually EXPLAIN myself to you and others... And YOU could do the same to me!!! WTF is this???!!! Down voting because I EXPRESSED MY OPINIONS ON SOMETHING THAT BOTHERS ME!!! AT LEAST I MADE IT PUBLIC ON TO WHY IT BOTHERS ME!!! WHY DONT YOU DO THE SAME???!!! GROW UP....ALL OF YOU!!! DOWN VOTE BUT REVEAL YOURSELVES AND EXPLAIN AS TO WHY!!! CHICKEN SHYTES!!!

And of course you down vote my post where EL K up voted... Anthrope to Theou...For Christ's Sake...GROW UP!!! What...you are gonna go on a down voting rampage???!!! Let me remind YOU....'twas YOU that cried to Drew about your EFFIN' Rep in the FIRST EFFIN' PLACE abut the EFFIN DOWN VOTES...

And at the end of the day... Its a Camaro thread...inevitably...Ford WILL be mentioned one way or other by somebody...be it a Chevy fanboy...or a Ford fanboy...hell...even a Mopar fanboy will inevitably mention Mopar AND Ford in a Chevy Camaro thread...

I down voted you Wings... Its an opinion...HE IS ALLOWED TO HAVE ONE.... And you know what? I MIRROR HIS THOUGHTS on where the ecoboost 4 cylinder is with the Mustang versus the V6 and how GM decided to go on about it... Its a different marketing strategy...that I believe SUCKS because...although I LOVE my 1.6 ecoboost Fusion...I too...think its STUPID for Ford to keep PUSHING ecoboost the way they do...with no effin' logic!!! Why not an ecoboost V6 Mustang? Why not drop money on a direct injected V8 and put ecoboost on it and drop it in the Ford GT? it still has the ECOBOOST nomenclature that Ford wants to throw down our freakin' throats... Hell...Ford is thinking about dropping a 2.7 liter ecoboosted V6 in a Fusion and call it an ST....so it aint ALL ABOUT the ECO after all!!! Wings...we ARE allowed to criticize Ford without YOU having a hissy fit!!! And our CRITICISMS are NOT BASHING Ford...its us saying...WTF is WRONG with Ford???!!!

I up voted you because I find its FREAKIN' ridiculous for someone to have down voted THAT!!! I think I know who it is... Why downvote???!!! At least tell us why!!! I have a feeling its because El K talked about the 4 banger being the ENTRY level engine choice rather than how Ford has made it a mid pack engine... THAT does NOT deserve a downvote...it may deserve a DISCUSSION though!!! So....DISCUSS!!! The rest of El K's post is just another opinion....he IS allowed to say that there might be hoonage over an Ecotec 4 cylinder Camaro... The Cobalt SS had a decent following from the tuner crowd...why not the Camaro? An turbo 4 cylinder is also what Ford is counting on to entice a certain demographic that likes a certain type of car... *cough* Subaru BRZ *cough* So...why on earth would that somebody down vote that post? At least be a man about it and give us a bloody DISCUSSION!!! THAT is what I hate about the voting system...the whole thing is childish... There have been other posts too...yours and mine...and others...that have been downvoted with WTF remarks from me...without the explanations to go along with the down votes... Its just that... I now...decided to go ape shyte on that observation...

I have a philosophy...that involves Facebook...indirectly. And no...I dont have a Facebook account. Never did...never will...never say never...as my kids grow older, and one day move out...and they have a Facebook account or something similar...I may finally give in... So...I think Facebook is great to keep in touch with family and friends... But about that friends part...there is a reason why some friends have drifted apart from me...from anybody...its because its the natural evolution of growing up and moving on with your life...from High School...to College and University...to finding a job...from finding another job...to finally getting married and so forth and so forth....your circle of friends and entourage change...it grows and becomes thinner...only to grow again...with DIFFERENT people in different stages of your life...such as life... And you add to the fact that there are only a handful of friends that one person, ANY person could REALLY call a friend...then there is NO NEED to Facebook when there are other means of communication available... Sure...Facebook makes it easier to post pics and stuff...but E-Mail is just as simple... AND...a phone call is STILL the easiest and you actually get a PHYSICAL contact...voice...but still...you actually KNOW its the ACTUAL person you are talking to...and then there is SKYPE... Like I said...its a great tool to communicate with that high school buddy of yours...he lives in Melbourne Australia while you live in NYC...cool...but what about the actual people that SURROUND you...maybe its time for you to form NEW bonds...instead of clinging to OLD ones...like I said...friends come and go...its a natural occurrence...its great that its easy to track long lost friends or to keep up with friends that have gone...but...we must learn to let go also... I got re-acquainted with a high school buddy about 6-7 years ago...long story as to how we got together again and an even longer story on how we drifted apart...the point is...fate and destiny brought us together again...and TRUE FRIENDSHIPS survive the test of time...you dont need Facebook for that. Ive got REAL friends that live in Houston and NYC and Norway...and when the come back to Montreal...well...they visit me at my restaurant...THAT would be the OLD WAY to do it... Am I itching to talk to them on a daily basis? NO! Why? Ive got other things on my mind...like running my restaurant...catering to my family...catering to some NEW friends I made along the way...sure...I could ditch CheersandGears and Motor Trend Forums to talk to them...but...they dont share the same automotive interests...so...hence why Facebooking is not a thing with me... How do I know that these guys are REAL friends? Because when my daddy died...two of them came to my dad's funeral while living abroad and the other guy sent flowers from Norway... so...we dont talk on Facebook...and?

We never got the the Pontiac GTO up here in Canada. So...for me... Ill take a Monaro CV8/Pontiac GTO with the LS2... Pictured below is a Vauxhaul VXR...Id be happy with this version too...supercharged LS2 @ 500 horsepower/500 ft. lbs torque The 500/500 club seems to be more rare for a sporty coupe, even by today's standards. The 400/400 club is a dime a dozen... So...in retrospect, Id take Vauxhaul VXR instead... Hmmmmmmm..... Yes... Yes...Im sure. But in LHD...a-and the Vauxhaul badges and fascias remain...

Yeah...I was just clicking randomly on the mouse, for fun I guess ..when the pointer drifted on the voting box thingy... I was trying to find an explanation why manufacturers grow their cars bigger and bigger...and came up with a theory, then I realized all that I was saying was just...jibber jabber I have no clue as to why they do... CCAP's explanation IS the best..."its just how it goes" I prefer to use the cliché that I ALWAYS use outside of the internets...It is what it is! (high lighted in blue and silver..just to kick off the 2015 NFL Football Season!)

Oh CRAP!!! I downvoted this post by accident... I did not want to....and I thought it didnt register, but it did...SORRY!!! Could you please reverse it Drew?

Its a far cry? Not really...its much closer than you think...its just that you have blinders on... Its OK...Ive stated my case...there is no use in continuing because you just have a set agenda and you ALWAYS stick to it... YOU are NOT interested in discussing and coming to a conclusion and middle ground...all YOU want to do is just press on through with your biased agenda...

about independent rear suspension I gather...your post is referring to? And yeah, I agree. And Chevy/Cadillac engineers have done the most they could have with the rear suspension of a BOF truck... The reason why I say that...its because...its a BOF truck that weighs 5000 lbs or so...and handling...up until now, was not an issue to be addressed as handling was not a quality that GM nor its customers of these behemoths were asking...

I ran out of time so this post is in conjuction to the post I made above... I think GM with GM performance parts and Chevy with the Police Vehicle Programs and Corvette and Camaro Racing Programs along with Cadillac engineering technologies such as magnetic shocks and the like...I wouldnt worry too much about an Escalade V handling all that V8 power... The Police Pack Tahoe seems to have gotten the handling down pat... Let us not forget that it was GM and Cadillac that developed the Presidential Beast...this one and the next generation... and that the Beast is on a HEAVIER DUTIER Truck platform...and I betcha that the Presidential Beast handles the twisties...like a Beast...not too mention all the CIA Suburbans that go along with it...

Are we seriously arguing what a bonafide BOF truck platform can and cannot do with high speeds and cornering? Seriously...that is some effed up shyte... And Im the first to say WTF regarding high center of gravity SUVs and manufacturers turning them into speeding freight trains... However...SMK...I wouldnt UNDERestimate if I were you...its not as if GM/Chevrolet havent done something similar before where they could learn how to do a 'Slade V properly...to handle the speed and the cornering... I WILL SAY THIS THOUGH...MAYBE THIS IS WHERE INDEPENDENT REAR SUSPENSION COMES IN HANDY...but that quibble is meant for another poster...just enjoy the vids...

Ill agree that the name Malibu is NOT damaged goods... The late 1990s-mid 2000s Malibus are not bad vehicles, ugly exterior and cheap materials inside aside, they were not disaster vehicles like the Hyundai Sonata you mentioned...and quite honestly...this model Malibu is an honestly handsome car that quickly changed the minds of many wiith its chic styling and very nicely appointed interior as opposed the generation before it... THAT Malibu restored any bad perceptions the Malibu name plate may have had on a dime...and the momentum Chevy has in this segment is because of that Malibu's effort... The last 2 generations...there really is NOTHING bad to talk about...only that the rear seating area is not fit for family haulin' duties...the raison d'etre of this vehicle in this segment...but the Equinox takes care of that...and the Chevy Trax...and low and behold...all cars in the segment are giving way to CUVs anyway.. This next generation Malibu...in my opinion, will soldier on and be a successful hit along the same lines as the 2008-2012 model...but it may not garner any sales topping charts NOT because the CamCord are what people are choosing over the Malibu...but because not only will people be choosing the next generation Equinox over the Malibu...but the next generation Equinox will be the people's choice over a CRV and RAV 4... In other words.. the midsized CUV will be the next bread and butter midsized family haulin' segment battleground and .the next generation Equinox is gonna be that vehicle to put Chevy on top of the sales chart...

And THAT is another reason why I hate downvotes... A discussion and/or arguments are had because of OPPOSING opinions...its NATURAL to PHILOSOPHIZE these differences...and to come to some sort of conclusion or middle ground... Like you said...if you cant do that...why are you even here???!!! PS: I dont mind the downvotes...I WANT the downvotes to remain...but I want explanations as to why the downvotes... PSS: Ive trolled in the past regarding downvoting...as I explained....but as you see...I AINT afraid to REVEAL the REASONS why I DOWNVOTED!!! And with a certain poster...it was all about the childish trolling... I dont downvote as much anymore...there is no need...because Id rather just explain to you why I dont agree with you...I havent come across a post that REALLY desreves a downvote though...but trust me...if I downvote you...it WILL come with an explanation...

Like in this post here... I got downvoted...without any explanation... Oh I get it...the person did not like that message I made... The thing is...IT WAS A SINCERE POST ABOUT THE TRUTH of WHAT I DID... HONESTY does NOT garner ANY respect? Just that this person does not like the fact that I downvoted a certain poster in the recent past... Doesnt THAT put the person that downvoted me for THIS post in the same category as his downvoted logic? Or is it because this person does not like to discuss things because THAT was the other aprt of the message I made... Id like to know and discuss with this person on how ihs thought process works???!!! I get it though...this person is too chicken shyte hiding behind a downvote to express his/her thoughts... Not me...I let it flow...

I dont like downvotes if one is gonna downvote without actually explaining to the poster why he/she downvoted... I know it aint "mandatory", but to me its childish when someone downvotes...by demonstrating he/she doest like this post...but offers no reasons as to why... I equate that as modern society self importance...as a spoiled brat society whining all the time to get their way...stomping their feet...and throwing hissy fits...and I do mean the adults...not the toddlers... This is what I mean Downvoting poster: (in a whiny voice) "I dont like what you said" , (in an even more whinier voice but in a condescending kinda way as well) "so Im gonna down vote you" TSK TSK TSK!!! Oldshurst: OK...so I got a downvote because he/she, whomever it is, dont like what I said...Why? WTF is it that he/she dont like about my post? Who the hell disagrees with something without explaining him/herself? He/she dont like the fact that I dont like green cars? (subjective) or is it because I made a mistake regarding facts? Or could it be that HE/SHE is mistaken by the facts? We will NEVER know because downvoting seems like the easy thing to do...

I was born in 1973... So Malibu for me is a sucky nameplate... This is my first memory of a Malibu... and although I always thought they looked cool... THIS is the model I will ALWAYS associate Malibu with... Ugly and cheap. This was a cheap and smaller knock-off of bigger brother Caprice/Bel Air/Impala... The square boxy look of the B-Body looked handsome and chic...this looked clumsy. and then no more Malibu...I learned about the Chevelle/Malibu of mid 1960s muscle car fame and was quite excited by the nameplate...only to be disappointed again with the arrival of this mess... Only to have a badge engineered Cutlass spoil it some more for me for that platform and the name Malibu...because I never once believed this was an "Oldsmobile Cutlass"... Plus...knowing that the Alero/Grand Am was on that same but improved platform and were much much better cars...the Malibu name plate just continued to leave me with a sour taste in my mouth... And then this one comes along and its like WTF???!!! But the last three iterations are not bad...but they arent great...albeit a helluva lot better than every single Malibu since 1978... This new one promises to be a looker and a better car all around including quality, fit and finish and performance in handling, acceleration and driving enthusiasm... So for me...although the nameplate is just crap in my eyes...I dont see a negative if GM/Chevy wants to use it...its a good nameplate...it fits Chevrolet...(and not because its a crappy nameplate therfore Chevrolet is crappy...if that is what you folk understood...its a good nameplate because Malibu is a nice honest name about a nice honest place that befits a nice honest car company...)

OK...I think I got it...because I dont do trucks...so bare with me... Take this exact same truck...powertrain and looks...(yes....SRT-10 ) But we use the Quad Cab and we make it into an Avalanche...we keep the Ram's V10, hood, front clip, headlights and front fenders, and we mate that unto a Chevy Avalanche GMT 900 body.... Frame? Whatever frame is better suited to accommodate that V10... With Ford F150 aluminium panels...for lighter weight...to go even faster... There...I took traits from all three Domestic trucks...and Im quite happy with the result... (that is me being all smug about it!)

Yeah...its the Nismo I think. I couldnt find a decent side profile pic of a regular trimmed production Maxima. And I was desperate to show some sort of proof as to why I think the way I do...so...Voila! Nismo concept it is.

I remember a Honda Civic when it was sooooo small, it would have probably fit between the front and back wheels of this 2016 version. Also, the side profile reminds me of the side profile of a Nissan Maxima And my final thoughts... I never really liked a Honda Civic...ever.

I wanted to guess Albertans... Quebecois...yeah, Ive heard quite a few tell me that Arizona is the place to be...dry weather...no humidity. The St-Lawrence Valley, very humid. I will swing by your way one these days...Barret-Jackson is but one thing that I wanna experience. Its the Old West that I really wanna see and feel. Fort Sumner NM, Okay Corral Az. and all that jazz....

migration... yeah...its almost that sad time of the year around here where the birds fly south... But...Football and Hockey season is almost here...and THAT alone is worth the leaves changing colour, the ghosts and goblins asking for candy and the birds leaving for a warmer climate. Don't forget half of your fellow Canadians migrating to my neck of the woods (Phoenix, AZ) over the next month or so. Makes the "wonderful" traffic here that much more fun. From what part of Canada? Because Quebecois go to Florida starting from November.