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No freakin' way. Pics or I call BS. Sorry I was too busy picking my up my jaw from the ground. You son of a... lol jk, that's friggin' awesome though! Super jealous.
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I'm not disagreeing but I am surprised they never even had a second engine option for either the Acadia Denali or top trim Buick Enclave. Mostly the Denali stood out to me but I would think if a GMC got a second engine then a Buick would as well. Keep it away from Chevy in hopes of an upsell of the other two.. I'm pretty sure you're correct, average buyer doesn't know anything about torque and its importance.
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I literally never would have thought this was anything special. But, it's pretty awesome actually. Nice eye. Anyway, I saw a black Porsche Mecan S today. Looked super sharp!
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No freakin' way. Pics or I call BS. I don't see what we're looking at.
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That'd rock. My PSN user name is the same as my screen name here if you wanted to add me, same for you 'Bong if you do decide to hook up the PS3.
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The MKX and Enclave share a price point and much of the options list is similar. The Enclave punches above its station in life though as it ages, that is fading. The primary difference between the two is in the rear where the Enclave has 3-row seating. Years ago when I drove the MKX, I called it a Lambda with the ass cut off. It feels that big. Ahhh that makes sense then (to you too 'Bong). A friend of mine's dad has an Acadia and we took it on a float trip one year and it fit 6 guys and our luggage surprisingly EXTREMELY comfortable. He also said when we got there that he had gotten 23mpg and that is including an hour and a half of mountains and he does NOT have a light foot. It got sketchy in those mountains with a heavy footed driver lol. His is FWD though. Either way it did its job extremely well. Today, looking at the center stack... it looks very aged, but only in the center stack. Everything else has aged very well imo.
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Except for the loathsome Sync system, the Enclave is already starting to fall behind on the powertrain. However, Enclave has 3-row seating. Given that the Enclave has spotted the Lincoln several year's worth of potential for tech and engineering advancements I'm still content with the Buick's chances. And let's face it, when Lincoln's small SUV sells only a fraction of even Cadillac's SUV offerings (including the Escalade!) it doesn't exactly bode well for this one, even with the aggressive pricing. Well you do have a point there. The Enclave alone sold 62,300 units in 2014 where as all of the Lincoln SUVs (MKC, MKX, MKT, and Navigator) combined sold 52,305 in 2014. However, I want to see some more powerful engine options and some updated tech in the Enclave. Yeah I see a TON of the Enclaves in my town. They look alright, not my style at all though. I actually think they don't really have much styling to them but they are a clean design and could see somebody seeing the value in them.
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Am I the only one not understanding the Enclave's comparison to the MKX? I realize some think of Lincoln as half-assed lux and they compete with Buicks but aren't they sized quite differently and engine options and such..? I would think the MKT(top 3 ugliest vehicles on the market right now - if not THE ugliest. Quick! try and name an uglier vehicle!) would compete with the Enclave because it is larger, correct?
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Looks really sharp, too bad all soft tops look like garbage when the top is up, which is 90% of the time.. But it does look really good with it down.
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A comparable ML400 starts at $63,000. So that $8K discount is already there. And then some. GLC is the GLK replacement, not the ML replacement. ..fyi.. I was not sure, and since the GLC is turbo I4 only, I thought it better aligned to the MKC. MKC is a bit smaller, so GLC is somewhere in between the MKC and X. Yeah I think the MKX is in the middle of the two. I look at it like the MKC = Escape = Lifted Focus.. And the GLC = C Class.. C Class is larger than a Focus.. I realize that is a very rough way to look at it but it's "generally" correct.. If not correct me.
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When I first put it back in a few weeks ago after not playing for over a year there were 15 updates.. luckily I did it at night and just let it do its thing while I went to bed. I checked on it about 45 minutes later and it was only 3/15 updates though.. No clue what got updated though. I think you can read what each update does.
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A comparable ML400 starts at $63,000. So that $8K discount is already there. And then some. GLC is the GLK replacement, not the ML replacement. ..fyi..
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Shiny means clean. Duh.. Didn't you know this? YES! My hardest part of getting back into it is tuning.. I feel so damn clueless all over again. And at first it didn't matter how I changed the suspension settings unless I could run a consistent lap anyway.. Practice practice practice.
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Yet you do not comment on one very IMPORTANT Fact! Most people are terrible at driving manual transmissions. I know for a fact. While I required both my son and daughter to learn and drive in Highschool a Manual Pickup truck. This limited having to many people due to it being a standard cab so 3 tight, but really only 2 people drive and 1 passenger plus their bags, books etc. My son is a terrible driver and never could get the feel for shifting compared to my daughter who would get EPA rated MPG on the Manual, My son always got 10-15% less or more depending on highway versus city driving. My wife and I could always exceed EPA MPG. The reason I believe Automatics do better for people is most people do not want to have to think about how they drive, the sweet spot for shifting and dealing with a clutch plus break and gas. Add hills and people fear the roll back and freak out. Manuals have their place but in limited applications due to human nature. Consumer Pickup trucks should just stay automatic as it would be best for everyone as is most auto's. Performance and econobox auto's can have a manual option but I still believe most people will go with an automatic. I am not saying your wrong about Manual being better than automatic, but the electronics today are faster than human response time and I think it does end up with most automatic auto's out performing manual transmission auto's. Very good points, sir. There is so much more room for error with a manual that if you really don't know how to drive it correctly you will be wasting even more fuel just out of pure ignorance. You could slip the clutch too much on every launch and never get city mpg because of it or conversely, slip it perfect and put it in neutral and coast to a stop and blow the ratings out of the water.
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I'll just elave you with this line..which I believe is why manual transmission vehicles get better mileage than their ratings. The people driving manuals tend to know a thing or two more about their vehicle and how things actually FEEL while driving rather than just putting their right foot on the floor and expecting to get the ratings. "But when the engineers conducted further tests on those unnamed models, they found the vehicles' fuel economy met EPA estimates. With no apparent mechanical shortcomings, they focused on driver behavior as a possible culprit for the poor numbers."
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Mercedez Benz News Debut: 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class
ccap41 replied to William Maley's topic in Mercedes-Benz
How often does our dash get hit by things?!?!? It would get hit as often as any other screen in that location. -
^ Sometimes just putting their name across multiple "classes" of cars will open enough eyes to realize what great products they are producing. Because pre CT6 why would anybody even look towards Cadillac as a top tier lux when they only stop at E Class sized vehicles and nothing more? Well when you double up on that you're doubling your audience too(okay the math isn't accurate but you get the jist of it). Because even people who don't know cars or Mercedes much know when they see an S(Number) that it's a high end luxury car and then correlate that all the way down to their CLA. So just having it, I would think, would help out the rest of the lineup get recognition(well deserved, at that) Sorry mine was directed at Wings.
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One of my favorite things to watch/listen to. I highly suggest giving it a listen.
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What We KnowThe 2016 CT6 is not Cadillac’s flagship, General Motors product chief Mark Reuss says. That role will be given to an even larger rear-wheel-drive sedan coming within four years. While the Cadillac CT6 is a bit bigger than a short-wheelbase BMW 7 Series, we expect the so-called CT8 to be slightly larger than the long-wheelbase Mercedes-Benz S-Class. The CT8, like the CT6, will ride on the new Omega platform, which employs GM’s patented process for welding aluminum. If the CT6 is any guide, the CT8 will be hundreds of pounds lighter than the S-Class. But the CT8 will be more than a long-wheelbase version of the CT6. Its styling should be more stately and upright, and it should put greater emphasis on ride comfort than handling dynamics. Engine choices will likely include the CT6’s new twin-turbo, 3.0-liter V-6 and a naturally aspirated, 3.6-liter V-6. Also expect a new V-8 from the same engine family, perhaps a twin-turbo, 4.5-liter example that will make 500-plus horsepower, as hinted by the Cadillac Elmiraj show car. The transmission will be an eight-speed automatic, unless the new 10-speed GM is developing with Ford arrives in time. Why It MattersAlthough it doesn’t show on sales charts, Cadillac is enjoying a renaissance thanks to new models that match or beat their BMW and Mercedes-Benz rivals on many metrics. The CT8 promises to take these advances even further, making this car worthy of a window sticker that reads $95,000 or higher. Expect the CT8 to come with all the technology, safety, and luxury features Cadillac can muster to take on the Mercedes S-Class as the standard-bearer in this segment. Just as important, a big, long CT8 will give Cadillac a much-needed status symbol, a car worthy of shuttling important business and government leaders to global conferences. Potential PitfallsAs much as Cadillac has improved, it has yet to achieve Lexus-like overall quality or Audi-like interior execution. The CT8 must do both. Specifically, its new engines must idle more smoothly than the engines we’ve experienced in the ATS and CTS, and the CUE infotainment system must respond quicker to user inputs. Even if Cadillac achieves all this right out of the gate, GM will have to be patient, as the CT8 will not achieve Audi/BMW/Mercedes status overnight. When to Expect ItSometime during calendar year 2019, possibly by spring, as a 2020 model. http://www.automobilemag.com/features/magazine/1508-cadillac-ct8-will-be-the-brands-first-true-flagship-in-modern-era/ I hope I didn't quote too much but that really is all the little article was so I thought it wasn't worth cutting it down.. Anyway, just some more exciting news coming from one of our D3!
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Good point actually, Originally when I read this I thought of just buying a used modified car over a stock car. Then I read and it seemed more like a Shelby America/Hennessey kind of tuner that you meant. Which were you thinking of? Honestly, it won't change my answer but I'm just curious.
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Low Cab Forward Truck Market gets New Old Player
ccap41 replied to G. David Felt's topic in Chevrolet
I was always kind of surprised the D3 weren't really in this market..- 8 replies
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They have one, I believe, in Europe, just can't remember the name off the top of my head though. Semms like i was a decent looking litle thing, but can't remember for sure. You're thinking of the Ford EcoSport which if I remember is a Ford Fiesta on stilts. Are there plans to bring it to the US though? I mean it isn't my cup of tea but I feel like they're losing out on the huge swing to the micro CUV.
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Ahhh, Pontiac. I've never heard of SLP before. Are they still in business? http://www.slponline.com/ I'm with the majority, and for the same reasons. I'd prefer a stock car or my flavor, and do things that I like and/or find necessary. Most tuners will do something, whether small or big, that I'm not a fan of and the price paid for the tuner package is usually outrageous - Example: Shelby Super Snake. For the most part I think it's a great car, but the hood looks attrocious to me. And if I'm spending 50k or so on the package I don't want ANY part to not be of my liking. Especially a hood that probably costs a couple grand.
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Mercedez Benz News Debut: 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class
ccap41 replied to William Maley's topic in Mercedes-Benz
I think it looks great for its class. But I also like MB in general and their "bland" theme that some like to call it. It appears to be 5 steps ahead of the old GLK. That thing was deinitely showing its age in their lineup. I would definitely drive one of these. -
Isn't this the same every election for ANY politician..ever. ? They are all crooks and liars. Well it would help if we all stopped voting incumbents back into office. My state is incredibly guilty of that. Plus all Gov jobs should have term limits. House and Senate should be able to do no more than 12 years or what equals to 6 terms for house and 2 terms for senate or we change both to be 2yr jobs or 6yr jobs and reduce the waste of time for elections. Agreed. Term limits are absolutely necessary. 110% agree. I also think their pay should be cut in half, if not more. NOT because I don't think they deserve it or whatnot(I honestly don't know how much they do or don't work so I'll leave that aspect of it out) but because I want somebody who genuinely wants to help make things better, not for the fat checks.