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#8227 of 8236 Re: Regal gets a stick [anythngbutgm] by cooterbfd Nov 21, 2009 (4:07 am)
Replying to: anythngbutgm (Nov 20, 2009 5:21 am) I dunno. I've never driven a Saab.
#8228 of 8236 Re: rent a buick and you'll never drive one again [andre1969] by cooterbfd Nov 21, 2009 (4:13 am)
Replying to: andre1969 (Nov 20, 2009 5:40 am) "......My 2000 Intrepid got whacked the other night, but the claims adjuster hasn't looked at it yet to see if it's a total or not. "   You OK???   I can tell you that my '99 Ultra was a good car. It rode fine, a little more harsh than my dad's old Town Car, but nice. Plenty of power with the blown 3.8, and 33 MPG on the highway if you took it easy. My uncle had a '97 and routinely got 29 MPG doing 80 all the way to Florida. Replies to this message: andre1969 (Nov 21, 2009 6:25 am) berri (Nov 21, 2009 6:00 pm)
#8229 of 8236 Re: Regal gets a stick [plekto] by bumpy Nov 21, 2009 (6:08 am)
Replying to: plekto (Nov 20, 2009 6:32 pm) They need to put the high pressure turbo in it and give it a CTS like suspension as a minimum.   That sounds nice enough, but who would go to the Buick dealer looking for that? It seems to me GM is trying to "reinvent" Buick the same way they tried to reinvent Saturn a few years ago and Oldsmobile before that, and we know how those efforts turned out.
#8230 of 8236 Re: rent a buick and you'll never drive one again [cooterbfd] by andre1969 Nov 21, 2009 (6:25 am)
Replying to: cooterbfd (Nov 21, 2009 4:13 am) Oh yeah I'm fine, but thanks for asking. Fortunately the car got hit while parked out in a restaurant parking lot. No injuries, but unfortunately, no witnesses either. Claims adjuster came out yesterday, but said the damage was close. I won't know until Monday whether they want to total the car or not. On a brighter note, I was able to get the headlights working. However, I also noticed a wiring harness that was pulled loose, right behind the connection. I think that might be what's making the idiot lights come on. Even if they do total out the car, I'm thinking about buying it back, if it's cheap enough to do, and try fixing it myself. I have a friend who tests circuit boards for a living, and he said he can probably fix the wiring. And if not, I could probably just splice the wires and tape 'em up. A bit redneck-ish I guess, but if it keeps me out of a car payment for awhile, I'll take it!   I always have admired the 1997-05 Park Ave. I know they're often held as a symbol of what's wrong with Buick, but I've just found the style to be very attractive. Maybe it didn't cut it when it was brand-new and had an MSRP that could be pushed to $40,000, but I'm sure there were deep discounts.
#8231 of 8236 Re: Regal gets a stick [plekto] by british_rover Nov 21, 2009 (6:29 am)
Replying to: plekto (Nov 20, 2009 6:32 pm) The Cobalt SS motor is the Saab 9-3 motor just with a direct injection variable valve timing head and more boost.   Both of those engines have a square bore and stroke of 3.39/3.39.   I am sure later their will be a GS version with 250 or 260 hp and AWD but 220 hp and FWD is perfectly fine for the base model. I just keep the hipo version a 4 cyilnder and not the 2.8T V6. That engine is heavy and problematic in the Saabs. If they are going to offer the up motor as the 2.8T then it needs direct injection and VVT like the 3.6 so that it has over 300 hp and not just 280. Replies to this message: cooterbfd (Nov 21, 2009 2:19 pm)
#8232 of 8236 Re: direct and unfiltered consumer feedback [steve_] by imidazol97 Nov 21, 2009 (6:46 am)
Replying to: steve_ (Nov 20, 2009 9:02 pm) >GM engineers call customers...   ""First, the customers are thrilled the engineers and vice presidents are calling them. But it's also about as direct and unfiltered consumer feedback channel as any we've done."   Really important that only 10% of returnees bought a different brand. Others bought within the GM family of vehicles.   Replies to this message: dodgeman07 (Nov 21, 2009 7:38 am)
#8233 of 8236 Re: direct and unfiltered consumer feedback [imidazol97] by dodgeman07 Nov 21, 2009 (7:38 am)
Replying to: imidazol97 (Nov 21, 2009 6:46 am) Really important that only 10% of returnees bought a different brand. Others bought within the GM family of vehicles.   -----------------------------------------------------   A fool and his money are soon parted..........
#8234 of 8236 Re: direct and unfiltered consumer feedback [steve_] by fintail Nov 21, 2009 (7:49 am)
Replying to: steve_ (Nov 20, 2009 9:02 pm) That's an interesting and seemingly new method of collecting feedback...gotta give credit to those who put it in motion, too bad it wasn't done years ago.
#8235 of 8236 Re: Regal gets a stick [british_rover] by cooterbfd Nov 21, 2009 (2:19 pm)
Replying to: british_rover (Nov 21, 2009 6:29 am) ".....it needs direct injection and VVT like the 3.6 so that it has over 300 hp and not just 280. "   What it "needs" is the Hennessy twin turbo version, at 425 hp
#8236 of 8236 Re: rent a buick and you'll never drive one again [cooterbfd] by berri Nov 21, 2009 (6:00 pm)
Replying to: cooterbfd (Nov 21, 2009 4:13 am) "......My 2000 Intrepid got whacked the other night, but the claims adjuster hasn't looked at it yet to see if it's a total or not. "   The sun ain't gonna shine on that cloud car anymore - sorry!

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