Blake Noble

Are the hysterical "Chicken Little" tactics of those pushing the recent Environmental Movement bull$h!? Absolutely. Every day I am bombarded with news of "fear and doubt, fear and doubt" constantly. I am beyond tired of it.

The article fails to mention that the sky will fall, just before Satan comes to walk upon the earth to rain hot acid down our throats.

June 2nd and still nothing. Tell GM's marketing guys to get off of their sorry asses so we can know which name won!

(the) chair "Kick The Chair" is a Megadeth song.

thrash

Ha! Knew it. Congratulations, BV. It looks to be a very nice car. I wish you many happy miles with it. As for what you should do first to it, it needs an Eibach kit and a set of eighteen-inch wheels and tires.

Next-generation Canyon 2WD with a Duramax diesel and a manual. Mmmm ...

A 1969 Camaro Z/28 in red.

Show some respect, sir. Your future is in our hands.

Congratulations, Dodgefan! Good luck out there!

wood

My guess: it is either a VW or a 240SX. I am sorry to hear about your grandmother, BV. I had to watch my aunt, a mother of two, die with lung cancer two years ago (the funny thing is that she had never smoked a cigarette in her life). It was probably the most heartbreaking thing in the world I have ever seen. It is such a shock to think about, still.

I am so sorry to hear about your GMC, blu! I hope it is fixed soon.

GM's advertising efforts are pitiful. Here is an idea: instead of turning the ad work over to an agency, GM opens up a full-on advertising department of their own, benchmarking vintage GM ads of the 1960s and early 1970s.

fear

Wow. This is the first post on the "new" boards. Quite something.

brown recluse

Now who put the Blitz badge on their Lotus Elise? j/k Seriously, though, the Speedster is a great car. The Turbo is quite a value from what I understand. I wonder whatever happened to the rumors of Pontiac getting a version of the car back around 1998 ...

I would have to agree. :AH-HA_wink:

You can pay homage to the original design of a model of car without being a shirtless throwback to it. That's just how I think about it. That would be quite logical to assume. I hope the Challenger manages to become a permanent staple in Dodge's lineup like the Mustang is to Ford. I want to see how things progress and evolve. Touché.

I couldn't agree more. When we had our G6, I could not honestly pick out any design cue, inside or out, that I liked. It was all badly thought out and executed. It has been said over and over, but the front and rear of the car is much too narrow and the wheelbase is much too long. In addition to that, the DLO-to-bodyside ratio is quite bad, the headlights are uninteresting and appear cheap, the taillights are also uninteresting and appear cheap, the flowing beltline of the sedan lacks a feeling of unity with the rest of the car, the beltline of the coupe is placed at too high of an angle (which makes the rear of the car look like a cat having its ass scratched from certain perspectives) ... I could go on and on. Honestly, who designs cars like this?

My problem with the Challenger is that there is honestly very little forward thinking with the design. I love the proportions and I love the DLO-to-bodyside ratio, they are excellent. Honestly, the real and only problem with the Challenger is that there is little to no progression of the retro graphics and themes pulled from the 1970 Challenger. There is progression with the retro-inspired ideas on the Camaro and that is where the design has an advantage over the Challenger. It is because there is progression of the retro elements on the Camaro the Challenger feels somewhat dated indeed. It doesn't mean that I think the Challenger is a bad car or that I hate it, although it might be a bit too retro for me I do actually like the car. I like what it brings to the table, which are the elements I like best in a car. And I will pass on the Camry, thanks. But only as an SRT-8. I believe we still have to wait until the fall for the more obtainable versions of the car, correct? And chances are the Camaro debut and subsequent dealer roll-out will be sooner than next year as well. :AH-HA_wink:

There is one difference I can spot with my eyes, though Z; the grilles on the MCE are wider versus those on the GX/P concept. I am just throwing this out here at random, but I really despise the G6 headlights. They look so low-tech and cheap. There is way too much silver, it is if they were wrapped in aluminum foil.

I sit here and mull over this car and I just can't begin to tell you all how disappointed I am.

To keep costs of the E-Flex system a little bit cheaper than if it were Chevrolet-exclusive, Opel will get a vehicle with the E-Flex technology for Europe. It could possibly come here as a Saturn. :AH-HA_wink: