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Gay group: "Caliber" Ad is anything but cute
Intrepidation replied to BrewSwillis's topic in Chrysler
Oh now this is just sad. It's a damn commercial, get the rod out of your asses and lighten up. It's funny and clever (the dog mooning the other dogs was hilarious too). You know I didn't even think of the guy as "gay" when tinkerbell did that to him. At least Dodge is creative and puts some humor/life into their commercials. If you don't like it then switch the channel next time or get a sense of humor. Let's humor the people bitching about this for a sec and assume that the commercial was making a stereotype joke (which I didn't think it was). Why get offended over a commercial, or a stereotype? Stereotypes exist and sometimes it's fun to poke fun at them. Have you ever watched Carlos Mancia? Hilarious stuff. He pokes fun at everyone and it's funny! Still don't like it? Buy a Ford -
Well damn, GM finally learned what Chrysler has already learned. Why do you think the 300, Charger, and to a lesser extent, Magnum sell like hotcakes? Not everyone likes their styling but no one will argue that they are distinctive, bold, American machines. The Camry and Accord wish they had 1/2 the balls these cars do. They create an emotional reaction. Not just "meh it's ok" but "Damn that's a sweet looking car" or even "Man that's ugly". The designs create a strong opinion about the cars and THAT (along with RWD, Hemi power, and great performance) is why they sell. Congrats GM on finally relearning the formula.
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Chery wishes they could make a car that nice. You guys think red is a domestic humper? Then you haven't met Domesticated and his G6 he swares is the best car in the wold lol. Red just doesn't like many cars...at all..
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You're posts are so entertaining to read In that marginaly faster G6 I assume? Probably 2 seconds faster...I bet you an SRT-4 would blow the doors off it As for the Aveo...hmm I have to agree that it's at least better looking, but I doubt it handles as well...Perhaps the redesigned Aveo handles better...gotta wait for a road test on it.
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The Aztek's design was more "cohesive" if you wanna enterntain that word. But it's still uglier. The Compass at least looks OK from the side and rear...not great but not Aztek ugly. Nothing is uglier than that...unless it's from another country. 16k for the 2.4 huh? well that sounds like abetter deal than the Caliber actually...though I think the Caliber looks far better.
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Dodge gives Durango a face-lift, preps for hybrid
Intrepidation replied to Derek77's topic in Chrysler
I do agree with that, but the budget probably went to the front end and modifying the floor plan to incorporate the hybrid system. Look how much smaller the gap is between the bumper and grill/fender/headlighs -
Dodge gives Durango a face-lift, preps for hybrid
Intrepidation replied to Derek77's topic in Chrysler
No contest. It's a huge improvement. Even if people say it looks more like the Aspen I don't care, it looks way better than it did and better than the Aspen IMO. -
Dodge gives Durango a face-lift, preps for hybrid
Intrepidation replied to Derek77's topic in Chrysler
Not really, the headlights are totally different and the Aspen has a more rounded shape. The front end is deffinetly differentt. -
I wasn't kidding. Oh agree that it's a nice car and far better than the XJ and Avalon. But at some angles it's rear end does look a bit out of proportion. Not a bad looking car overall, but not quite perfect either.
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Dodge gives Durango a face-lift, preps for hybrid
Intrepidation replied to Derek77's topic in Chrysler
Hurray! Dodge finally fixed that front end. IMO it was the worst one in the Dodge lineup, thismakes it look much better. -
Personally I think it needs more than a new front end, but that would certainly go a long way.
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I coulda sworn I replied this alread...Oh well Are you familiar with the term "living in the past" that's how I think a lot of the naysayers from the Charger community were looking at the Charrger. ALso because this car is indeed quite a departure from the original. Still most have learned that griping about door numbers is stupid and that the car indeed does the name proud, since it can perform better than the original Charger, looks good, annnd since it has some practicality will seel well and not dissappear like the original. I myself neer cared about the 4-door bit...the styling took some time to warm up to , but after sseeing them in person ands eeing the SRTR-8, I was sold. So no, it doesn't have 2 doors to be a proper muscle car, as long as it looks cool and performs. ALthough if it were a hatchback...well then that's be odd. Besides, the Charger has it's place, and to all thhose who want a munal coupe with a hemi, the Challenger will satify them.
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I actually like how the new LS looks. Quite nicely done IMO
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I agree, both it and the Evo look odd without their spoilers.
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Hmm...crosseyed...maybe that's why it looks so odd. Better call in the surgen! I agree that if I had to choose a Japanese luxry brand Infiniti would get my vote. Real RWD performance cars that can really handle. I hope that coupe concept goes into production unchanged cuz it looked great.
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Hmm...crosseyed...maybe that's why it looks so odd. Better call in the surgen! I agree that if I had to choose a Japanese luxry brand Infiniti would get my vote. Real RWD performance cars that can really handle. I hope that coupe concept goes into production unchanged cuz it looked great.
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Still a small car. And since they through in a Caliber into the test, which I'm sure is bigger than the other cars, my point remains valid.
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A real muscle car isn't determined by the number of doors it has. That's stupid to still be harping on the damn thing cuz it's got a couple extra doors. So by your definition all it would take to have a mucle car is a stick and 2 doors...so guess the Omni was a better muscle car? Spare me. The Charger SRT-8 has got craploads of power, badass looks IMO, great brakes and handling. That seems like the prerequisites for a good muscle car to me. So it has a couple extra doors? OMFG it's practicle for families now so Dad can convince the Mom that it's practicle for the family and still get to smoke most of the cars on the road. Heaven forbid! Get over the damn doors, jeez. I do agree about a manual tranny...having one as an option would be nice, but I hear the 5-speed autobox is quite good so at least it doesn't suck.
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Holy crap that looks good! If the CTS looks as good uncovered as it does so far it'll pwn the 3 Series and IS in the looks department, probably performance too (at least the IS)
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Agreed, aside from he lame Ford corporate cener stack controls I think it's a great looking interior, on par with Camry and Accord. I like the Sonta but the interior isn't nearly as nice looking (but it's nt horrible or cheap, so I'm not bashing it). The interiors of the Sonata at least are pretty good I think, my neighbor got one recently and he loves it. I saw an Azera for the first time last week...looks alright but the rear end looks too narrow thanks o the wannabe "Bangle butt" Still it looks alright..better than that PoS it replaced. I saw a Camry on the road this past weekend (first time seeing one too). It has a HUGE butt. Looks like it could generate a gravitational pull and suck smaller cars into it. I'm really dissapointed with Edmunds on this comparison test....usually they are pretty good/fair but not with this one.
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I'm not sure if you happen to think it's just the Fit or all small cars will, for example, break a control arm on the first pothole they hit, can't do more than 10k miles a year, won't survive a couple winters, are all underpowered, and can't keep up with highway traffic. I got news for ya: they can and do. My Shadow qualifies as a subcompact...it's not the turbo model so the 2.5's speedo only goes up to 85mph but that's fine for now. I take that car on 30 minute drives (an hour total) to college and from every day of the week, going 45-70 depending on how slow the traffic is in front of me (and how many cops are around ) I probably average 55mph on the trips. I take it on the highway, easily keeping up with traffic. It may not accelerate like it's on fire, but again, it does a fine job. The area I live in is full of potholes and road imperfections..and I've probably hit the vast majority of them at one point or another...but nohing has broken. And as for the "not surviving winter" bit...It's been through 17 years of New England winters...snow, ice, sleet, freezing rain, sub-zero temps, rocksalt...yeah aside from some rust on the driver's door I think it's done pretty well. The whole point of that little story isn't to portray my Shadow as like the ubercar...just that small cars can do just fine, even the older ones. The Fit's got a 5-speed auto...2 more gears than what I've got...roomy interior, sporty handling, and more hp than my 2.5 has. I think it'll do fine. Would I buy it? nah...While the power it has is fine for most people, the 300 hp Caliber SRT-4 is what I want..plus it looks cooler than the Fit. You may think the Fit needs more power for your tastes, which is fine, cuz that's how I am...gotta have more power But at the same time it's got plenty to get the job done. Highway or city.
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Sketch Competition #3 -GM 'People Mover'
Intrepidation replied to Flybrian's topic in Sketch Competitions
2009 Saturn Relay (can't think of a bettername) I revised the interior I did for the Chevy one a bit, I think it fits this people mover better than the chevy I did. -
lol actually yeah it does...maybe worse from that angle. They should have made it look like this: See how much better that looks? -- But what baffles me is that even the 2005 "concept" version had a better front end.
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Side and rear profile's are nice, but something about that front end I just don't like...