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  • 68 RS/SS
    Senior Member
    • Aug 2010
    • 1206

    #31
    Originally posted by Boosted Euro
    Don't like it. Looks like a Toyota and I'd rather have a Toyota .
    This

    As far as I'm concerned this is no other "mini" truck offered besides the Tacoma.
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    • mjd4277
      King of All Blacks!!!!
      • Oct 2013
      • 578

      #32
      ^ Nissan Frontier,anyone?

      While Chevy has changed their compact/midsize trucks at least 3 times in the past 15 years,the Frontier has been in CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION since 1998. Even then I still see Nissan Hardbody pickups running around.lol
      Last edited by mjd4277; 11-25-2013, 07:56 PM.
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      • mjd4277
        King of All Blacks!!!!
        • Oct 2013
        • 578

        #33
        The sad part is everytime GM gets their car formulas right,they kill production of them. We already had a Chevy SS-it was called the Pontiac G8! And that car could be had with a 6-spd manual transmission. No manual available on the SS.
        "Go Faster Than Yesterday!!"-Karl/Carlo Abarth 1908-1979

        "I'M RICK JAMES,B****!!!!"

        2012 Fiat 500 Abarth-toy,does not play well with others
        1998 Jeep Cherokee SE 2WD 2 door XJ goodness!!
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        • Sean
          Moderator
          • Jun 2011
          • 4514

          #34
          Took a peek at some of the new bowties at the BIAS..

          New Chevy SS looked like a mix of an impala and a G8.. which was expected. Looked good still especially with a V8 in it.. Bout time.. lol

          Corvette..... sex on wheels.. except for those goddamned camaro taillights.. they looked horrible.. and I actually experienced what I feared would happen.. I came around the corner and actually thought it was a camaro. 100%... until I could see past the croud, then it was obvious.. lol
          I hope some retrofits some circles or st least ovals in theirs just to show it still looks good...
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          1986 Suzuki LT230sg- back in action- "smog monster". -- Sold...

          Originally posted by g20sleeperjdm
          lol.. it's not rust, it's gradual weight reduction
          Originally posted by Zoom6
          It has a motor in it, it's just seized.

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          • Boosted Euro
            Admin
            • Oct 2006
            • 27801

            #35
            Originally posted by Sean
            Took a peek at some of the new bowties at the BIAS..

            New Chevy SS looked like a mix of an impala and a G8.. which was expected. Looked good still especially with a V8 in it.. Bout time.. lol

            Corvette..... sex on wheels.. except for those goddamned camaro taillights.. they looked horrible.. and I actually experienced what I feared would happen.. I came around the corner and actually thought it was a camaro. 100%... until I could see past the croud, then it was obvious.. lol
            :FACEPALM: I hope some retrofits some circles or st least ovals in theirs just to show it still looks good...
            ?? Lost you?

            You take any pictures? I didn't get over to the Chevy section.
            You ain't got no chance to beat it..like a man with no hands and a one inccchhhh .

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            • Boosted Euro
              Admin
              • Oct 2006
              • 27801

              #36
              I only have some shots from above.















              You ain't got no chance to beat it..like a man with no hands and a one inccchhhh .

              04 Forester XTI - Built Motor (weisco,eagle,sti,arp) FP Green Hta 330whp
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              • MaliBoost
                Captain
                • Dec 2010
                • 3921

                #37
                Originally posted by Sean
                New Chevy SS looked like a mix of an impala and a G8.. which was expected. Looked good still especially with a V8 in it.. Bout time.. lol
                The G8 did have a V8
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                • Boosted Euro
                  Admin
                  • Oct 2006
                  • 27801

                  #38
                  That they did Ed's dyno'd 330whp I think with intake and axlebacks. [MENTION=77]HoonED[/MENTION]

                  Was pretty decent
                  You ain't got no chance to beat it..like a man with no hands and a one inccchhhh .

                  04 Forester XTI - Built Motor (weisco,eagle,sti,arp) FP Green Hta 330whp
                  83 Rabbit GTI - Scrapped, Heart lives on in the 82
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                  • Sean
                    Moderator
                    • Jun 2011
                    • 4514

                    #39


                    Obviously... lol

                    But I see where you got that.. I meant just in reference to styling. Then the next sentence was unrelated just reiterating the fact its nice to see a four dour bowtie with a V8 and rwd again...
                    2005 Infiniti G35 Coupe 6MT
                    2000 Cadillac Escalade
                    1993 Subaru Justy
                    1994 Sandpiper by Cobra- Camper (Home..)
                    1987 skidoo formula mx500-destroyed
                    Two 1964 Fox body Corp. Fox Flyweight racekart's!
                    1986 Suzuki LT230sg- back in action- "smog monster". -- Sold...

                    Originally posted by g20sleeperjdm
                    lol.. it's not rust, it's gradual weight reduction
                    Originally posted by Zoom6
                    It has a motor in it, it's just seized.

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                    • Th3Juggernaut
                      殺意の波動
                      • Jul 2009
                      • 8305

                      #40
                      It was a pretty sad situation beforehand but after hearing this it just makes you pissed. (at least for me it did) I would imagine he tested (if he even did) his on a quiet suburban road somewhere so he didn't hit anything in case his experiment failed. What percentage of scenarios would that cover? 10%? What about people driving on a windy road? Near major intersections? Heavy highway traffic in the middle lane? Roads with no real pull off areas? Sharp downward grades? It's not the same as getting a flat and being able to slowly coast off. And the main point is it's not 1960. How many young adults who bought those cars have experience in a vehicle with manual brakes and no power steering? Anybody who has knows it's not the same experience, especially if it's all of sudden forced upon you. That was an extremely close minded and piss poor decision by them and I really hope they go down hard for this.


                      Rather than engineer the car correctly in the first place, or issue a recall at several points when the problem was known, General Motors engineers had this solution for Chevrolet Cobalt shutdowns: Just coast it safely off the road! Brilliant.


                      Altman insisted in his deposition that the flaw didn't put drivers at risk even when the airbags did not deploy, but with GM themselves admitting 12 deaths tied to that issue, it's probably fair to say that's not the case.

                      But the WSJ reports engineers believed the cars "could be safely coasted off the road after a stall," according to the court documents.
                      [Altman] was responding to questions by an attorney representing the family of Brooke Melton, a Georgia woman killed in a crash of her Cobalt that suffered ignition failure while driving at about 55 miles an hour.
                      "We've sold vehicles for many, many years without power assist and the car was maneuverable and controllable," he said. "We've been through that several times, in fact, during this investigation looking at the car to make sure it still could be controlled."
                      [Ignition switch engineer Ray] DeGiorgio also testified that he bought a 2007 Cobalt for his son without "any hesitation that this issue potentially existed." He said that in advance of his April 2013 deposition, he tested the car, turning off the ignition while driving near his home. "As long as the vehicle can still be controlled…the vehicle is still safe," he said.


                      Now they will know why they are afraid of the dark. Now they will learn why they fear the night.

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                      • Th3Juggernaut
                        殺意の波動
                        • Jul 2009
                        • 8305

                        #41
                        looks like another slap in the face to the consumer, new part of the investigation shows nhtsa could have stepped in but didn't. common sense tells you why that happened.

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                        Now they will know why they are afraid of the dark. Now they will learn why they fear the night.

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                        • mjd4277
                          King of All Blacks!!!!
                          • Oct 2013
                          • 578

                          #42
                          It's like the Toyota and Mitsubishi fiascoes all over again. Unfortunately it's often said that safety is written in blood. And it doesn't(or rather IT SHOULDN'T) have to be that way.

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                          "Go Faster Than Yesterday!!"-Karl/Carlo Abarth 1908-1979

                          "I'M RICK JAMES,B****!!!!"

                          2012 Fiat 500 Abarth-toy,does not play well with others
                          1998 Jeep Cherokee SE 2WD 2 door XJ goodness!!
                          Future??

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