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    Check out the solid sales performance of the Jeep ® Renegade! It enjoyed the second-best sales increase of any FCA product! GO RENY GO!!
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    The humble yet totally awesome Chevrolet Spark enjoyed the largest percentage sales increase of any GM product! GO SPARKY GO!
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    Buick could blow Lincoln out of the water no sweat if they stuck with "Quiet Luxury".
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    moonlight
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    Here's the German government taking people's money and forcing changes where they are not needed nor desired. I guess those who try to hold onto their infinitely practical gas or diesel powered vehicles will be sent to concentration camps next.
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    Scientologist
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    Parked at The Enola Low Grade Trailhead early this morning.
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    I am so glad the 2016 Spark has a switch to turn off the traction control to enable more epic burnouts and a better chance of continued forward motion in deep snow, sand or mud.
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    Cruze L.
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    Political posts are not allowed in the Lounge. It's a rule.
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    I would definitely weigh it as a negative in any future purchase.
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    The Soul Turbo is not necessarily shown in the commercial.
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    You've been there?
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    To GM and Holden on this point, and the whole damn "FWD Commodore" thing: LOL
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    Well it should look German, it's an Opel Mokka X in drag.
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    I wonder if the stop/start on the 153 horsepower engine can be shut off.
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    You mean like into infinity?
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    I keep going back to considering small crossovers. Today I stopped by the Subaru dealership to look at a Crosstrek... with CVT ( it has "6-speed manual mode") in Hyper Blue with black interior. Pretty sharp.
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    Drove a 2016 Spark with manual transmission today. 2500 RPM at a little over 60 mph is actually quite good for a minicar, imo. I was pleased with the drive. No buzz bomb here!
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    Well I am not on the four lane highway anymore, I have two alternative routes to work that are relatively serene while taking roughly the same amount of time. Plus the 2016 Spark has the NA 1.4 Ecotec with more displacement and power than before. The CVT has been reprogrammed and improved on this new one too... but I will never own one. 5 speed stick FTW in a car like that.
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    Me Think Someone just might have a trade-in on a new ride! Haha... my weird short list includes the CX-3, the Renegade, Encore, Trax... and Spark. I find the new Spark absolutely adorable. I would get a Spark 1LT in Splash Blue with manual transmission, then add a set of black Enkei wheels and have a fun little ride. If I went with the Spark, I could buy it outright and be done with auto payments altogether... something I have not experienced since... 1998!
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    I will have to study the online order guide some more. I do like the Sport Touring package... even if the current one seems to consist of nothing more than a hatch spoiler, different wheels and the decent engine.
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    I brought a new CX-3 Touring AWD Premium Package home for the night from work. For a miniature CUV it really skews far toward the car side of the scale. Starting from like 6 MPG (3 miles on odo), I made it up to 29.9 avg MPG (per the DIC) so far. Interested in seeing how high the MPG average goes before I return it tomorrow. Seems zippy enough. Throttle is a little jumpy on it, and the ride is somewhat busy. Very good NVH management in the Mazda. TINY cargo hold turned me off. Non-intuitive controls... who can get used to the multi-function controller down on the console? Plus the radio touch screen is immobilized when the vehicle is in gear. At least a redundant volume control is on the steering wheel. Then I stopped at a local Jeep dealer, parked the CX-3, and took out a Renegade Trailhawk. As far as CUVs go, it was night and day different. A much more solid and substantial vehicle to drive, while also seeming quieter, even with the bluff front end and windshield. Less road noise than the Mazda. I detected no problem with the 9 speed auto, and the visibility is great... it even has comparable MPG ratings (I understand that some rigs do better or worse than the ratings) to the much tinier Mazda. One thing on the Jeep, the anodized red interior trim bezels are a little garish, I would have done with a regular silver aluminum finish there. I would definitely go with the Jeep Renegade Trailhawk over the Mazda CX-3 Touring, but of course I'm more of a country boy, so that might skew my perception. About $2k higher in price than the Mazda, but worth it based on the initial drive. I take back every comment I made about the Renegade being too cheeky. It drives like a big boy Jeep to me.
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    Strangely the '17 Sonic looks more "wheels to the corners" than the new Cruze, am I alone in this? The '17 Sonic hatch looks quite good, imo.
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