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#28593 of 32000 Re: light and flexible [ateixeira] by uplanderguy

Nov 17, 2012 (3:04 am)

Replying to: ateixeira (Nov 16, 2012 2:03 pm)
The Sonic looks like fun but she's chubby and could lose a few pounds.
 
And supposedly well-built and reliable if you're a fan of CR.

#28594 of 32000 Re: light and flexible [uplanderguy] by bpizzuti

Nov 17, 2012 (6:07 am)

Replying to: uplanderguy (Nov 17, 2012 3:04 am)
Yeah but weight is a problem for small cars. One of the reasons some people buy smaller cars is because they like to drive something lightweight and tossable. The weight takes that away: the heavier a car is, the more slowly you can change direction.

#28595 of 32000 CR by uplanderguy

Nov 17, 2012 (4:24 pm)

Replying to: bpizzuti (Nov 17, 2012 6:07 am)
I was thumbing through the CR Auto Buyer's Guide issue, dated December 2012, on the rack at a store today and read their review of the Impala. In their summary right under the picture of the car, they listed, basically, how it was an old design, blah blah blah. Trouble is, the photo was of the 2014 Impala.
 
Seems a tad sloppy to me.

#28596 of 32000 Re: CR [uplanderguy] by bpizzuti

Nov 17, 2012 (4:36 pm)

Replying to: uplanderguy (Nov 17, 2012 4:24 pm)
There was probably also a mention of an upcoming redesign and a reference to the photo being a predicted representation of it. They do that a lot with cars that are about to have a redesign released.
 
But I'm sure when it comes to the Impala it really means that it's a vast conspiracy against GM, rather than just their usual policy like it is with Ford, Honda, Toyota, etc...

#28597 of 32000 Re: CR [bpizzuti] by uplanderguy

Nov 17, 2012 (4:49 pm)

Replying to: bpizzuti (Nov 17, 2012 4:36 pm)
At the bottom of the article, it mentioned that a new car was coming out. One might think that with a photo of the new car, there might've been a subtltle about that model not being out yet. I'm not sure why they wouldn't have shown a photo of a current Impala since that's the car they were reviewing. No conspiracy, just sloppy editing IMHO and I think to any person without a 'dog in the hunt'.
 
Don't take my word for it? It's on newsstands now.

#28598 of 32000 Re: CR [uplanderguy] by tlong

Nov 17, 2012 (5:36 pm)

Replying to: uplanderguy (Nov 17, 2012 4:49 pm)
At the bottom of the article, it mentioned that a new car was coming out. One might think that with a photo of the new car, there might've been a subtltle about that model not being out yet. I'm not sure why they wouldn't have shown a photo of a current Impala since that's the car they were reviewing.
 
You're right - they could have just said it was an old car and not mentioned that a new one was coming and not included a picture of the new one. I know that if I were anti-GM, that's what I would have done.

#28599 of 32000 Re: CR [tlong] by uplanderguy

Nov 17, 2012 (6:23 pm)

Replying to: tlong (Nov 17, 2012 5:36 pm)
Right under the pic of the 2014 model, it lists things like 'old design', 'not competitive', etc. I can't believe that was the intention; again, I believe it was sloppy editing.

#28600 of 32000 Re: Toyota Recall [dieselone] by cooterbfd

Nov 18, 2012 (12:40 pm)

Replying to: dieselone (Nov 14, 2012 9:37 am)
".....Installing aftermarket gauges today should be a simple "plug-n-play" ordeal."
 
Problem is, idiot lite sensors are pretty much an on off switch, whereas a guage sensor is a potentiometer.
 
BTW, my '65 Wildcat has the "cold" idiot lite

#28601 of 32000 In other GM news... by tlong

Nov 19, 2012 (7:12 am)

"General Motors Co. (GM) and its local Chinese partners have launched a second plant to make cars for its local discount brand Baojun, ratcheting up the battle for customers at the fast-growing lower end of the world's biggest auto market."

#28602 of 32000 Re: Toyota Recall [cooterbfd] by andre1969

Nov 19, 2012 (7:25 am)

Replying to: cooterbfd (Nov 18, 2012 12:40 pm)
The idiot lights in my '67 Catalina, for temp and oil pressure at least, are kind of strange. Once you reach a certain threshold, the light will just barely come on, and flicker. But, get a bit more into the danger zone, and the light will glow a stronger red.
 
Thankfully, other than when I first start up, I've never seen the oil light go strong red! At low idle speeds, when fully warmed up and the oil has thinned out, if oil pressure dropped down below around 18 psi according to the aftermarket gauge, that would be when it would flicker. I haven't seen it drop that low years though, not since the mechanic messed around with the car back in the winter of 2008-2009.

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