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8511 messages, Last post on Nov 29, 2009 at 11:30 PM
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Replying to: iwant12 (Nov 29, 2008 2:10 pm) Sure, and about the time it passed R&D, it would be just in time for another major hike in oil and therefore gasoline prices (LOL).
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Replying to: 62vetteefp (Nov 29, 2008 5:13 am) Buick shoppers might average out to 55, but the ones who actually sign on the dotted line are well into their 60s.
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Replying to: cooterbfd (Nov 29, 2008 1:23 pm) The engine might fit, but GM doesn't have an FWD tranny that can handle the torque. |
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Replying to: bumpy (Nov 29, 2008 3:59 pm)
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Replying to: cooterbfd (Nov 29, 2008 4:10 pm) Sorry, couldn't resist.  And from what I've heard, Buick has actually been trying to get out of the habit of flooding the rental fleets.
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Replying to: andre1969 (Nov 29, 2008 4:14 pm) Very good point. The sales are retail only so if the sedans are 1/2 fleet then that really changes my calcs but in the end the average buyer for Buick retail is still 55. Fleet sales of Buick is way down but surely who knows with what has been happening lately. Perhaps the rentals are not even buying now due to lack of credit? |
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Replying to: m4d_cow (Nov 29, 2008 11:41 am) Suburban incompetent? What are you talking about? One of the best vehicles on the market if you need a real hauler. Monte Carlo has been gone a couple years now. SRX was a great vehicle but just never had a real segment with volume. C&D 10 best vehicle. It is gone though with a more traditional SUV/CUV type vehicle replacing it. Hummer is up for sale and will be gone soon. "Traverse's 14 mpg will scare buyers off faster than Osama in downtown NY," Traverse will sell like mad as do the rest of the Lambdas. |
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Replying to: carnaught (Nov 29, 2008 2:50 pm) |
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Replying to: 62vetteefp (Nov 29, 2008 6:31 pm) On the plus side, I thought the Equinox was really roomy, given its external dimensions. And the interior, while nothing to rave about, at least wasn't embarrassing. One of my friends was in the market for a smallish SUV a few years back, and I rode with him when he test drove an Equinox. It had the 3.4, but for as crude and underpowered as it's supposed to be, it seemed okay when he gunned it to get on the highway. I drove an Equinox at a GM test drive event when they first came out. It was on a closed course where you could get a bit spirited with it. It did seem sort of wallowy in the turns, like something I could flip over if I really put my mind to it. Oddly, I put the Suburban and Tahoe through the same course, and they felt much more nimble. I wonder if that was just the RWD versus FWD thing going on? Plus, I'm sort of used to land yachts, so maybe I just felt more at home in one of those? If Pontiac gets the axe, I hope Buick or someone else does pick up the G8. It's a bit out of my price range, and a little thirstier than I'd want if I bought a brand-new car, but for its size and power it's pretty impressive. And reasonably priced.
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