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  1. regfootball
    like a lot. like a lot.
  2. regfootball
    german marques whore out their cheap cars for the poseurs
  3. regfootball
    Cruze diesel was overpriced. There is interest in the car clearly if you read it on the net, but no one wants to have a Cruze with a 30k sticker. VW sells enough diesel that 5-10,000 cruze diesels a year should not have been a problem. GM needed to offer a version in LT trim and kept the MSRP at about 22 or 23 grand to get people into the showroom. Now all those diesels are sitting as leftovers and actually are getting close to being cheaper than the gas LTZ's etc. Still not cheap enough yet I say..... Problem is now Chevy will have the Malibu hybrid. So that will base out close to what the Cruze diesel did. Chevy's best bet for a diesel now would be to make an Impala diesel. I don't consider the Cruze diesel a failure other than pricing. And diesel fluctuates so much. Last week one place i saw it was only .15 difference. Last couple months it has averaged about a 20-30 cent difference. We need to fix the diesel tax. In general GM has a big problem and so do other makers. They have pushed the limit too far with the rising MSRP's. The market doesn't have enough people making enough dough to support it. The leasing deals can only get them so far and that comes back to bite when the lease turn ins come back en masse. The notion of a Cruze of any kind with a 29k sticker is absurd and so if GM didn't deliberately set up things to fail like only lux trims for the Cruze diesel, or same deal with the SS. I see my hometown dealer moved its new 14 SS over to the used side of the lot. They must have titled it and used it for demo or something. I can see why. SS is a great car but not 45k great. Tying this to Cadillac, we already know how stupid MSRP pricing has hurt Cadillac.......
  4. regfootball
    I finally had a chance to get a short test drive in a v6 Impala today. It was a pre-owned LT 3.6 with about 25,000 miles on it. So that is what I will do. The v6 Impala was a nice drive and therefore, I see reason enough to give the car an A-, even though there is some minor nitpicks left. Overall, it does a very good job of interpeting what a large family sedan could be at this time in the world. Here's a modified HIGHS and LOWS HIGHS sexy shape? yes, even FOUR DOOR COUPE like Nice details Makes good on the promise and premise of a full sized sedan, lots of room and space, front and back and trunk great highway cruiser, in the vein of so many other GM sedans, you can be king of the cornfield states Seating all around is very comfortable. Love the drivers seat and the lumbar Flashy interior Big touchscreen Smooth powertrain with good power Pretty quiet Not a floater, not a sports car. Good blend of cushy ride and handling but not a boat. LOWS Even though it bothered me a lot less this time, it still has a low roof and a bit of a bunker feel. Smaller windows, including a mailslot rear window. Knowing it is for the styling forgives it to a point. If i got one, i would need the moonroof to help with the smash down roof feel. Side windows don't help with that, they are not tall. still the feeling of........ 'dashgasm' Still feels like some cheapness inside. I know its not a LaCrosse or XTS...... Wouldn't mind some more torque from the v6. Maybe a turbo 4 would be the right fit in this car. A diesel would be FANTASTIC in this thing. Crossovers and trucks keep making sedans less and less relevant, maybe the sedans need to evolve to sit a bit higher and have taller roofs........ Depreciation is already a problem with the new body style. Lots of used ones on the market, and selling cheap. Really is a great car, would recommend this just about anyone.
  5. regfootball
    grille on the ATS v needs to lose chrome
  6. regfootball
    XE center stack and continental center stack have the same blocky squarish deal going on
  7. regfootball
    Caddy shoud not be allowing pics of the V cars in white. Check out the ATS V writeup on C/D website. It has the dark gray ATS V coupe. Stunning and expensive looking, the white ruins it.
  8. regfootball
    i'm one of the biggest Ford fanbois on the site here...the Continental is a puffy MKS meets Bentley yuckathon. Its one of the worst Fords in the last 10 years. It's tacky, unoriginal, where do i stop. The dash is no more evolved than most ford products in the last 10-15 years. MKz and MKr concept are beautiful. COntinental in fell swoop throws it into the trash. I guess I wouldn't call the Genesis hugely prestigious but in the right colors, and with far better proportions of length, width, hood, greenhouse, wheelbase, overhangs, just looks far more the part of tasteful luxury car. Now i will also say the Avenir concept and CT6 look better than both. Sidebar, not that is directly related, but i am starting to see a few new CTS' on the road lately. I think the price adjustments are making place in the market. The one I saw last night was killer, shined about as well as a car could be. Black, premium wheels. WOW it looked fantastic in that combination. I just struggle with how the Lincoln looks in comparison to the new Cadillacs.....The Hyundai doesn't have the weight of the world on its brand and so therefore even if it has some faux about its look, at the end of the day, it looks more expensive than its brand and won't be grossly out of place in a parking lot of other better marques.
  9. regfootball
    attractive. genesis is long lean and attractive. the lincoln is most certainly not
  10. regfootball
    i've come around a bit on this car. An AWD V6 in lower trim at a good lease or good price OTD would be a great value. Not a huge fan of the dash, but it is better than lots of stuff in similar price ranges (i.e. BMW's) Why isn't the new continental more like this?
  11. regfootball
    I don't believe the world economy can support the German marques and they way they build. The more likely future outside of autonomous cars is we devolve into having to settle for Tatas and Suzukis due to world regulations and lack of enough world spending power to drive anything else. VW is saddled with the German overhead. Maybe I can reincarnate my old Suzuki sales self in the future when you want to trade in your Mercedes S class for something you are allowed to own in the future. Sort of like how American car companies have to rely on pickups and SUVs to turn profit, we know the Cobalt, Focus, and Caliber weren't paying the bills. VW brand does really well elsewhere in sales, just not here. Profit per car on a VW globally is only like $700, not that much. I don't see Peich just retiring to Austria to drive his Veyrons, the guy is going to come back with a vengence because he is a narcissist. But that's not the case anymore. GM and Ford have learned new tricks and are putting out small cars that actually compete in their segments. Chrysler is a little bit further behind in the Dart powertrain, but the vehicle itself is a solid buy. I wonder if this move seals the fate of the VW Passat.
  12. regfootball
    funny how the Germans have to rely on being lux car makes to be successful. When they need to be everyman cars, it becomes difficult. I know VW does well in other parts of the planet, but i have a feeling the German POV in building cars isn't completely well suited to VW increasing share in the US.
  13. regfootball
    true. But if they sell a few thousand of each base model and leave the seat out of it, they save the 200 bucks extra, or so would be their reasoning. "Those few people that don't care won't miss it and we can make extra $$$$ on it being an option". I have the same bitch with cruise control on things like the LS Cruze, etc.
  14. regfootball
    Yup! That!
  15. regfootball
    All the new cop vehicles here are explorer or taurus Ths new one solves the cabin claustrophobia and rear seat room issue by the looks of it. I'm not totally convinced this is on the fusion based platform. I know that makes sense for a lot of reasons, but this is chunky like the current taurus, and the front end looks relatively unchanged. Ford has tested these old Volvo chassis on the taurus and explorer now for police use and they are solid. I can't see them giving up on it without making a long term payback before testing out a new chassis for police use. Continental concept aka MKS has the same chunky proportions. If they lengthen the wb for Taurus and continental they can reuse the chassis for a longer explorer too which it needs the length badly for the back seat. A new edge passed me tonight. At first I could hardly tell it was all new. Ford is really trying to blend in these days.
  16. regfootball
    MkZ so much nicer.....this is a dud Where is this? http://preview.netcarshow.com/Lincoln-MKR_Concept-2007-hd.jpg
  17. regfootball
    I feel an original Azera vibe here and I am not sure why. Like a muscled up and squared off Azera. Well, this might bode well for Impala sales now! It's like Ford has its Focus / Mondeo 'world design language' programmed into a supercomputer now, and they just enter in design parameters, length, height, 'target age of buyer' etc. They push a button and it just spits shtuff out.
  18. regfootball
    very non Avenir....... don't forget the upcoming Envision, Buick has really gone down bland boulevard by trying to blend in with cues of other makes....
  19. regfootball
    Ding ding, the cop car part will probably be the case and a lot of why they are even planning to bother with this here. The current Taurus is popular in these parts and I really like it. This just loses a lot. This just doesn't do much for me.....yet. Maybe I will warm to it. I don't know. Ford has really farted out some bland stuff recently. All that said, I leased a 500 once over the Fusion because of the extra room. So who knows, this is probably destined for my garage if I got a good deal on it.
  20. regfootball
    me too. very chinese, very hyundai. Very dongfeng Might as well make our American icon Buick Chinese now. China will become the world currency and they will own us in the future anyways. They might as well take our car style away also.
  21. regfootball
    Power hatch was being difficult last night. Almost kept us from our trip. Second leg of our trip on fresh filled tank was 26mpg over about 100 miles. Not bad. Most of that was under 70mph though. First leg of trip at 70+ was around 23.5 mpg. In town driving is hitting about 19-20 consistently. Had another trip recently where I refilled the tank with E85 for a 1.23 a gallon. Got almost 20 mpg out of that tank and it was under 20 bucks to fill it. Mpg early on and through cold temps was BAD. As it's breaking in, it's getting fairly good and at least in line with EPA ratings, which is all needs to do. For a huge barge with brick like aerodynamics, that is not bad. Family members love it. I enjoy it too, but the ride and drive are not great. Trade off you get. There is road noise, the suspension isn't good, steering is alright though. Feels every bit it's size. My taurus x weighed the same but felt like a car. This is definitely more like a bus. The standard touring L leather is about perfect for this type of vehicle. Heavy grain, won't show dirt , durable. The Napa leather on the limited is the soft shiny stuff that will be shot Ina few years.
  22. regfootball
    Great mpg. !
  23. regfootball
    I still am interested in your posts. There have been some good prices on new remaining 14 diesels, but not 'rock bottom'. I still think there is a ways to go yet. The used ones I see listed are of no big price advantage and have lots of miles on them. With diesel now only about 30 cents apart again, the diesel can make financial sense for awhile too. Truth is if I felt confident about my job with 45 mile commute lasting, I would have probably done a deal on it. My fear is I get a new gig and it's 10 miles away and it's hard to get the mpg out of it I need. Really my wife and I would like a larger car too. Used Gas passats and new body style impalas are available for under 20 grand and it makez it hard to go small and diesel when those choices are out there. Despite mpg and all. My dad was visiting and even went and took another test drive in one again. He is a diesel fanatic and even tried to work some numbers for trading his DTS. Not good enough numbers yet either. Plus he too thinks the larger passat gives more room. The 15's are coming in but the 14's have a warranty advantage. I think if a person were serious enough and spent enough time doing it they could probably find a dealer who is willing to sell the car to get rid of it. Great car though. Malibu diesel 2016 with less weight would be perfect but theory have hybrid instead. New volt and other EV's make it hard for diesel to regain a niche here. If I did get a cruze diesel I might also think about getting it from a dealer that has free lifetime powertrain warranty.
  24. regfootball
    Awesome vehicle. I see several new suburbans and escalades. Not so many Tahoes.
  25. regfootball
    The Car and Driver I just got has a road test on the new Renegade. Which version? 1.4 Sport, MANUAL TRANSMISSION, ALL WHEEL DRIVE. The test is not yet available on the website, but when it is, I will post it. A pretty complimentary review. I so wanted to post it, I thought ocnblu would like to read about it.........
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