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  1. ccap41
    Isn't that what every manufacturer does? MT has a "first drive review" and then a "first test review" on about every car they get minus the 200k exotics. That's just "the way she goes".Maybe. But consider this (because the writer in the R&T article spelled it out there as well): from the GT350's public debut to its first (non-instrumented) test took roughly eight months (ten when you add in publishing lag times).From the Camaro's debut this summer on Belle Island to first instrumented testing?... whole lot less. To me, that's a definite red flag. Yeah and the NSX is going to take another 7 years to debut but that doesn't make the car itself any less magnificant(supposedly, as it isn't finished yet lol). Didn't it take the Challenger something like 2 years after showing? That didn't make it any less of a car. So Chevy hid their car longer under a bed sheet longer than Ford did with their GT350. If you want to look at times(now I don't keep as close attention to all makes so that's why this is another Ford) but the GT showed recently and it will be racing this coming season at LeMans. If I recall, it was only about a month before the race last year so it's only about a 13 month show to race. Point being, there is no reason to look any further into show time to testing date. Every manufacturer does their time tables differently.
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    Isn't that what every manufacturer does? MT has a "first drive review" and then a "first test review" on about every car they get minus the 200k exotics. That's just "the way she goes".
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    I've never understood why when you pass somebody because they are going below the speed limit they then speed up not only AS you're passing them but then they speed up to where you would'nt have had to pass them. It happened this morning(if you didn't assume already). I was behind some a-hole(probably not really.. but they frustrated me so now they are an a-hole to me) who was first going 45 in a 50..wasn't bad because of where we were at. I was okay with that. Then we left town and because I'm an avid cruise control user I set my cruise at 52 then 53, then 54 thinking we would go the speed limit. I was behind the damn Chrysler 200(previous gen pos, imo) for about a mile slowly gaining on them at 54mph(in a 55) so I say screw it, I'll just pass them so I can at least go the speed limit. They then accelerate slowly as I pass them and I get back over and I slowed back down to 58 and they were behind me the whole time! If they would have at least gone the damn speed limit I would have been fine, I wasn't in a rush. But they weren't! THAT grinds my gears.
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    "Those could potentially include paying cash restitution to the affected car owners and forcing VW to buy new national ads admitting the company lied to customers." Ouchy. forced to admit vie national ads that they lied. Now that'd be embarassing!
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    Why do you think the 2.0 will be right on its ass? It's off by 60hp and most likely even has LRR tires on it as it is the fuel economy model. It seems like a 14.5 car. I know it makes more torque than the v6 but I can't see it running a 14.1-14.2 to the V6's 13.9-14.1.
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    Nice call! Well I said that because if it was a rebadged Fram E-core those used to not have an anti drain back valve. See I could see some of his issue being just a cheap filter with repeated use wearing down. Those cheap valves aren't made of the same material the higher quality ones are.
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    Actually, I don't think those "e-core"(as they are called, if I remember correctly) don't have the anti-drain valve. Those are the cheapest of the cheap. I would HOPE they would still use the regular PFXX filter if he's paying for an $80 oil change but that doesn't reall mean anything other than they could take an extra couple bucks by using the "e-core". Well I started a thread over at Bobistheoilguy.com because I'm on that forum as well.. I'll see if anybody has anything other than what I was thinking. Confirming or disproving.
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    That knocking sounds more like an oil filter issue not an oil issue. Cheap filters with cheap anti-drain back valves or none at all will allow more oil to drain back and you'll start your vehicle with little to no oil already in the system. What oil filter do you use? GM, My wife drives it mostly since I take the bus into work, so the local Cadillac dealership who also does my Escalade which also has the same knock does both Mobil 1 synthetic oil changes. $79 dollars everything else checked, washed, vacuumed and ready to go. The wife likes it so why bother with Grease monkey or Oil Can Henry. For the small difference, might as well keep it GM serviced. Not trying to be a jerk but that had nothing to do with what oil filter you're using. If it is their standard "pro" filter then it might not have any anti-drain back value. If it is the conventional one you can buy off any Walmart shelf then by the time you change your oil the valve may have wore out the slightest and allows oil to slowly drain over night while it is parked for extended periods. I understand what you are saying, I do know as I did crawl under both and check that they are stamped GM on the filters, so they are not a 3rd party filter, but the actual GM filter for the vehicle. Figure in todays world, might as well keep GM accountable for my auto. I guess what I'm saying is I would try a high end oil filter and see if it changes anything. Also, wouldn't AC Delco be a 3rd party? As far as I know GM doesn't produce their own filters they use AC Delco. But, I'm not saying AC Delco makes poor quality filters, just maybe they aren't suitable for your application as well as others.
  9. ccap41
    That knocking sounds more like an oil filter issue not an oil issue. Cheap filters with cheap anti-drain back valves or none at all will allow more oil to drain back and you'll start your vehicle with little to no oil already in the system. What oil filter do you use? GM, My wife drives it mostly since I take the bus into work, so the local Cadillac dealership who also does my Escalade which also has the same knock does both Mobil 1 synthetic oil changes. $79 dollars everything else checked, washed, vacuumed and ready to go. The wife likes it so why bother with Grease monkey or Oil Can Henry. For the small difference, might as well keep it GM serviced. Not trying to be a jerk but that had nothing to do with what oil filter you're using. If it is their standard "pro" filter then it might not have any anti-drain back value. If it is the conventional one you can buy off any Walmart shelf then by the time you change your oil the valve may have wore out the slightest and allows oil to slowly drain over night while it is parked for extended periods.
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    Isn't the vehicle basically 9/10ths of a half ton anyway? Fantastic freakin' mileage. And as a truck I think the low end would just be how a truck should be driven anyway. Trucks shouldn't have 7000rpm redlines but a boat load of torque under 3000rpm.
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    All depends on your definition of "well equipped".
  12. ccap41
    That knocking sounds more like an oil filter issue not an oil issue. Cheap filters with cheap anti-drain back valves or none at all will allow more oil to drain back and you'll start your vehicle with little to no oil already in the system. What oil filter do you use?
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    Impressive, indeed. Oh the comparisons will sure to follow..they always do!
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    Both the SS and Shelby dyno'd at a 12.x% drivetrain loss. Impressive that they are down to such a small drivetrain loss.
  15. ccap41
    Damn. Is that 2 or 4 wheel drive? Regardless, it is impressive.
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    I posted this earlier in another thread I thought I'd place it here as well. "I'm actually not sad about that anymore. When it first left us I was..but I honestly just don't care about the Viper anymore. At that price point there are just so many better choices out there that the Viper wouldn't even cross my mind if I was 100k car shopping. If it was priced closer to a regular Stingray(and went up from there) I think it would appeal more to me. At 100k though.. Not as if I would buy it if it were 60k but it just seems more like a 60-100k car(like the Vette) rather than a 90-120k car. Other than the heating issue the Vette has been plagued with what does the Viper do better than it? Make a few hot laps behind the wheel of a professional driver(which Randy Pobst doesn't even like)? That's about it and even then the Z06 would be on it's rear bumper. Interiors? Hands down Vette. I just don't know why anybody would buy a Viper in 2015 unless the sole reason was to have something somebody else doesn't have."
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    I read somewhere today there have already been 1500 preorders in the UK for it. http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2015/10/ford-focus-rs-orders-reach-1-500-mark-in-the-uk.html
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    If one does not have factual evidence they should not accuse somebody of doing something.. just sayin'.. That's a dick move.
  19. ccap41
    Well, if they've sold 96,225 through September that's only 9 months. 10,691 averave per month. I wouldn't expect November or December to maintain those high of sales though. Tough to sell RWD sports cars anywhere near north in the US when there's frost on the ground and knowing snow will be here soon, if it already isn't. My bad. I apologize. I was thinking Oct. Hence 96,000/10months which brought me to my incorrect tally. I'm even more impressed now! At first glance I did the same thing. Then when I went to GoodCarBadCar.com to look up the actual number it clicked that it was a total through Sept..obviously not October..
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    Well, if they've sold 96,225 through September that's only 9 months. 10,691 averave per month. I wouldn't expect November or December to maintain those high of sales though. Tough to sell RWD sports cars anywhere near north in the US when there's frost on the ground and knowing snow will be here soon, if it already isn't.
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    ^ I have to ask, What are your hobbies then? Or passion?
  22. ccap41
    Yeah, I saw that too. I'm actually not sad about that anymore. When it first left us I was..but I honestly just don't care about the Viper anymore. At that price point there are just so many better choices out there that the Viper wouldn't even cross my mind if I was 100k car shopping. If it was priced closer to a regular Stingray(and went up from there) I think it would appeal more to me. At 100k though.. Not as if I would buy it if it were 60k but it just seems more like a 60-100k car(like the Vette) rather than a 90-120k car. Other than the heating issue the Vette has been plagued with what does the Viper do better than it? Make a few hot laps behind the wheel of a professional driver(which Randy Pobst doesn't even like)? That's about it and even then the Z06 would be on it's rear bumper. Interiors? Hands down Vette. I just don't know why anybody would buy a Viper in 2015 unless the sole reason was to have something somebody else doesn't have.
  23. ccap41
    I've wanted to drive one of these little guys since hearing the first review and them raving about how much fun it is...and then every once after that. Good review.
  24. ccap41
    I don't think there is one thing on that that doesn't look great. I als dig the Maserati front end with the way the grill sits in and the headlights. Even without the matte black they still give off a "mean" look.
  25. ccap41
    You guys don't get the actual Renegade up there? Just the 500L? To me, the Renegade looks 10X better than the 500L. I think the 500 looks good but the L just looks like a bloated 500 but not in a good way.
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