bobo
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GMC Suburban
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Mercury Mountaineer
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In retrospect, maybe the original STS design would have been more successful than that actual bland production version. With a few tweaks, the Imaj concept could have been a stunner instead of looking awkward.
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I miss the ducks, the merlettes. I think the streamlined current logo is a little too streamlined. Sometimes I wonder if that disastrous Catera marketing campaign, which included a commercial with the ducks coming off the crest with animation, had anything to do with it.
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I was at the BMW dealer today to check out the 1-Series, though I didn't drive one or even sit in one. It looks cute in person, and I would consider a 128i if I wanted to go the BMW route. I did drive a 335i, which was plenty nice. I'm not normally a fan of turbos, but the car doesn't suffer from any turbo lag. It's a more interesting ride than the old 330i, as you'd expect. I drove an M3 last week, which is almost too much car. It's slightly weak of torque for a millisecond off the line, then revs like crazy. It has extremely powerful, almost touchy brakes. At about $67K, it's not priced in the stratosphere, but the 14/20 mpg rating seems a little irresponsible these days. BMW still has some the best balanced, best handling cars out there.
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This relationship has outlived those with Isuzu, Suzuki, and Subaru. Perhaps PCS can provide the rationale of the continuing relationship, though it does provide GM with a lot of things: - Continuing knowledge of the Toyota way of building vehicles - A very high mileage vehicle that attracts people who may not otherwise purchase another GM vehicle - Use of a factory that Toyota may otherwise want for the Corolla or Tacoma, currently built at the NUMMI plant in Fremont, or for the Prius
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Getting an economic subcompact seems to be the way to go instead of worrying about what's the next thing to go wrong on the Fleetwood. Keeping the Fleetwood as a second car would be great, but only if you had money to spare. I prefer the HHR over the leftover Vibes, which have no power. The HHR does have a bit of a toy-like feel, though. Most people here don't like the G6, but as long as it doesn't have the electric power steering, it's not a bad car, better than the W-bodies. For a solid feel, a VW would be the way to go. The Civic and Mazda3 should also be on the list, as with the Fit. I haven't driven a Smart, but a friend did, and he said that it's really slow. It would give you a lot of looks though.
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I think there may be a slight resurgence in the minivan segment as the practical alternative to monstrous full-size SUVs. I could even see myself get one in a couple of years, though a hybrid powertrain is a near-must for me. It looks like Toyota will be the first out with a hybrid minivan.
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Hummer was a pointless diversion the last few years.
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