Robert Hall
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What's funny is that they didn't even attempt to Dodge-ify the Atos and Attitude....they could have at least tooled up a Dodge style grille with the crosshairs and a Ram emblem.... this must have really been done on the cheap..
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At least with the G5 they take off the Chevy bowtie badge and stick on a Pontiac badge..
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Why not AWD Chevys? Ford offers AWD in the Five Hundred... not sure if Dodge offers it on the Charger or Magnum, but if GM they have the hardware for the new platform, might as well offer it in a Chevy as well... AWD would broaden the appeal and maybe help keep FWD fans from straying...
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Looking at those dimensions, it's hard to imagine at one time these were the downsized, small-big cars from GM. I remember an aunt and uncle had a '73 Centurion that they traded for an '80 Electra, how much smaller it seemed at the time (and I was only 10, but the '73 definitely was a lot bigger). They later traded the '80 on an '86, which was even smaller..
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Saddle River, NJ according to the ebaY auction. With the blue sky and winter yard, it could have been the Denver suburbs as well (very similar houses around here).
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I'm getting 'Big 80s' flashbacks to high school looking at these interior pics.. I rode around in and drove occasionally a lot of cars like that back in the day (high school from '84-88)...one friend had an '84 Parisienne, my g/f drove her dad's '85 Caprice wagon, another friend had an '81 Olds 88 diesel, another had a '81 Fleetwood Brougham diesel, another had a '76 Electra 225 coupe, another an '80 Riviera...good stuff..
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Agreed..it has COLOR .,texture, lots of faux wood..a much more pleasant place to spend time than the depressing shades-of-gray interiors far too many cars (not only GM) have today...
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It was probably an elderly driver that drove it very little and recently passed away...anytime I see a car like this on ebay, I assume that is the most likely scenario..
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Sweet...always nice to see an '80s B- or C- in pristine condition...I've always liked that style Buick, esp. the grille and taillight treatment. I remember riding in one similar to that (not a diesel) when they were new (an aunt and uncle had one).
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The Cobalt seems like it would have been fine in 1995 or 2000. Typical GM, though, they always seem to be a generation or two behind the competition (at least in the mass market cars).
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Too many years of getting stuck with crappy Cavaliers with cheap gray interiors from Avis? (i.e. rental cars on a reporter's budget)..
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Looks odd..the C-pillar treatment looks like the CLK..not as nice as the current CL (where the rear glass wraps and the pillar is narrower at the base than further up).
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I'm seeing a lot of the new GSes around here... I really like the design..though I think I'd go for a regular 430 instead of the 450h.
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A shot that I feel makes the GP interior look good
Robert Hall replied to mjdecker's topic in Heritage Marques
Two-tones can definitely make a so-so interior look better, IMHO...anything but all light gray (nothing looks cheaper in a GM, IMHO). I had a white one last year for a few days as a rental, definitely liked some features like the steering wheel and faux aluminum trim.. -
Stick shift available for 4-cylinder G6
Robert Hall replied to ToniCipriani's topic in Heritage Marques
Ok..still the same old, same old... Sad. -
Stick shift available for 4-cylinder G6
Robert Hall replied to ToniCipriani's topic in Heritage Marques
Is the V6 offered with a manual? They should offer it with a 6-speed manual and at least a 5-spd auto.. -
I saw a goregous two-tone '56 Chrysler New Yorker 2dr ht last night sitting in an office parking garage... yellow w/ white roof. Quite a pleasant surprise to see a 50 year old car in pristine condition in a real world setting instead of at a car show or museum.
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General Motors Death Watch 60: Bankruptcy is Good
Robert Hall replied to Intrepidation's topic in General Motors
GM has had problems for years...certainly going back to at least the dark days of Roger Smith. -
I see very, very few Chargers and Magnums around here...loads of 300s, though, and tons of Jeeps (domestic SUVs seem to sell much better than domestic sedans in the Denver metro area).
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B is below C...
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I'm certainly more likely to believe Bob than some of the random rumors posted on here...
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Hmmm..6-years?? The B-body has been gone almost 10 now... ('96 was the last model year of the B-body).
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There was a Lumina coupe from '90-94. The Monte Carlo coupe was '95-99 (the second-generation Luminas were all sedans). I've seen the Intimidator ones..nothing Intimidating about them, IMHO. The headlight treatment of the '00-05 Montes looks ugly to me...and in profile, the long overhangs, etc.. just don't care for the styling. I had one as a rental once from Avis, though, and it drove ok.. '93 Lumina Z34 coupe:
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Change the grass and roofs to brown, the houses to tan, and you have a typical newer Denver suburb...those about $350k-450k typically here. Covenant controlled, a couple with 1.8-2.5 kids, mandatory minivan and SUV or Camry/Accord and SUV in the garage
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They probably couldn't build the Camaro in Canada from a legal standpoint (fallout from the St. Therese issue?)
