Drew Dowdell

I know there would be many here who would like pics of this one!

Yes. but I think this is in reference to the next generation..... which may or may not be BOF

But not everything needs to be steel.

I think I asked them to add that Cutlass emoticon eons ago before I owned the site. I had a 1994 Convertible at the time. I found C&G and signed up because I needed troubleshooting help... and then just stuck around. Yeah, the Toronado is a preservation. It's not a show car by any means, but its in good shape, everything works, and it gets driven regularly.

Hey man! Yeah it's just difficult to find where to even read or post there are so many threads/lounges/however that is suppoed to be worded lol We have a huge software upgrade coming as well. I was initially hoping for it to be ready for end of this month, but the software company is still swashing bugs. This version seems to work pretty well for now, so it isn't a rush, but I have to say I'm excited by what the new software is capable of. Nice! heck, from what us MT guys are used to you don't need to change a single thing.. lol If you want to see bad try out MT for a few minutes, that is all you'll need. Do you know what kind of changes there will be? Functionally, the software will work the same way it does today. It will be a bit faster than it is currently, but effectively, the forums will largely remain the same. Once it is installed however, I will be able to add other features to the site that we currently don't have. One of the nice new features that will be in the forums though is the @Mentions. You know how you can type @Username on facebook and it will notify that user that you mentioned them? We'll have that feature here too. As far as the number of threads. The Lounge is our general forum... post whatever you like in there as long as it is work safe. Our catalog of forums is pretty extensive I know, but we have almost 14 years of threads here... we had to wrangle the chaos into categories. I'm pretty light on the moderating, so if you put something in the wrong place, someone will move it where it belongs without any fuss. The best way to see what the latest posts are is the View New Content button at the top of each page. With VNC, it will give you the latest content in the app you are currently in... so if you are looking at articles, it will give you a list of those, if you're in the gallery it will show you the latest picture uploads, same for garage... etc. If you have trouble, I'm never far away and there are plenty of people who have been around here for over a decade who can also help out.

I'm pretty sure GM's turbo engines all have good high-octane tables that give enough benefit to power and fuel economy that the cost of 91 octane is just about entirely offset. I'm weary of putting regular in any turbocharged engine, they're essentially being dumbed down just to be able to accept the cheap stuff. Trifecta offers 1.4T tunes in a number of flavors. You can tell them what you want and they'll meet your needs. I would honestly test your car on premium gas for a few tanks and just monitor the differences in fuel economy and feel, you might be surprised. I have a road trip coming in a few weeks. I know it will do 33mpg on the highway and we get 26mpg city. I'll have to test it with premium since work is paying anyway. Are you saying the pocket rockets are cross shopped with GTRs and Z06s, given Chevy and Nissan's plethora of performance products and therefore should not be needed? As far as why the EFF someone would pay $22K for a GD Fiesta if Mustang is $1K more: Choices - Didn't you say Cadillac is hurting in sales because of what? Choices. GM flourished in the 50s and 60s due to choices and today it doesn't. Utility - Good luck with putting your ovesized utility items in a Mustang when you make trips to Lowes One Car Does It All - Not everyone has luxury or resources to own different types of vehicles for different moods owing to financial, locational, or desirability constraints. But yet want balance of performance, utility, fuel economy and fun to drive. These cars fit the bills. Insurance Cost - Insurance is not going to be same for those two cars. And which one will a cop catch while speeding? Value - You get a lot more value for a $22k fully loaded fiesta than a $23k bottom dweller mustang. So, performance is NOT the only metric here. The effing one trick pony loses to a GD pocket rocket holistically . and RWD... in many parts of the country, RWD is a no-go. Lots of people buy GTI and GLIs... why shouldn't Chevy go for that crowd?

Yes and no. The GM 7-speed DCT is (1) Designed with and made in China by Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (上气集团）- GM partnership. (2) It is a dry clutch DCT, which is slightly more efficient and cheaper than a wet clutch DCT, but cannot handle high torque loads from high power engines suitable for the aforementioned applications. Thanks, I hadn't thought about the torque loads. I thought DCT were tougher than torque converter automatics on that front. Do you know what the max torque input of that transmission is?

The best results seem to come from a blend of aluminum and other materials anyway...

Doesn't GM already have a 7speed DCT in the wings?

and parts availability?

Cadillac really needs to produce the Ciel and El Miraj!

Well aside from the horsepower, do you see this as a WRX STI competitor or what?

I heard you had to keep up on timing belts on the Talons. They were good to 60,000 miles.... at 60,001 miles they were done.

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A boost of 42lb-ft would be nice but I don't think I could convince the other half that spending the money for 91 octane would be worth it. Darn. Oh well, Regal GS AWD could be the solution. ;-)

OOoohh.. I'm well known for being the guy around here that like the big old luxury boats, but the AWD Talon has long been a secret love of mine! Never did own one though.

Nice, that was my favorite version of Malibu. Welcome to C&G. As I mentioned in the other thread, we've been around a while. I'm the owner and I am on the site nearly every day... and even if I'm not on, if there is an issue I address it quickly. I do have the bad habit of tinkering with the site software a lot...

Maybe if I can find another few good apartment building deals.....

+1 Civic Coupe with a manual or if you're fuel consumption conscious, a Civic Hybrid (the first ones could be had with a 5-speed). I like the VW TDIs as well, but your luck with VWs has not been the best in the past. Scion TC?

I dunno about factory warrantied, but they do in the aftermarket. .. well at least for the LTG in the Regal. I kno they are slightly different tho. Probably a different topic, but any brand you recommend? I was considering one for the Encore to get at least a little bump in power.

We have a huge software upgrade coming as well. I was initially hoping for it to be ready for end of this month, but the software company is still swashing bugs. This version seems to work pretty well for now, so it isn't a rush, but I have to say I'm excited by what the new software is capable of.

The new wrangler is here in about 18 months?

Welcome to C&G! Glad to have you! We've been around since about 2001. I'm the garage master around here, if you have any issues you can PM myself or William Maley or Z-06

I wonder if they make the chip upgrades for the Verano Turbo.....hmmm

They already make a Cobalt SS you describe. It's called the Verano Turbo and it's sold at Buick dealerships. It even comes with a 6-speed manual. If your only concern is performance, there is a case to be made for the Mustang v. Fiesta ST comparison, but in terms of content, the base Mustang will not stack up to a fairly loaded Fiesta ST.