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#30258 of 32000 Re: Dec sales [busiris] by ateixeira

Jan 07, 2013 (5:05 pm)

Replying to: busiris (Jan 07, 2013 2:38 pm)
They are tiny inside too.

#30259 of 32000 Re: year end rehash [steve_] by circlew

Jan 08, 2013 (5:55 am)

Replying to: steve_ (Jan 06, 2013 7:10 pm)
One note: Why doesn't GM have a car in the Top 10 2012 sales list? Should'nt they by now?
 
Regards,
OW

#30260 of 32000 Re: year end rehash [circlew] by uplanderguy

Jan 08, 2013 (6:40 am)

Replying to: circlew (Jan 08, 2013 5:55 am)
As said, reality lags perception, and maybe with 'darling' CR rating GM cars better and foreign makers (some, anyway), lesser than in past years, word will get around. Again, the Malibu rated a higher total score than Altima, Optima, Passat, and similar-sized Subaru product.

#30261 of 32000 Re: year end rehash [uplanderguy] by uplanderguy

Jan 08, 2013 (7:17 am)

Replying to: uplanderguy (Jan 08, 2013 6:40 am)
That's 'perception lags reality'. Some good things being said about GM lately. Some of us already knew this, though.

#30262 of 32000 Re: year end rehash [uplanderguy] by andres3

Jan 08, 2013 (8:59 am)

Replying to: uplanderguy (Jan 08, 2013 7:17 am)
Good for GM having some solid initial quality reviews. I'll reserve judgment until they start getting some red dots for vehicles 7 years or older.
 
Even the freaking Neon might have gotten some non-black dots it's first 3 years.

#30263 of 32000 Re: year end rehash [circlew] by andres3

Jan 08, 2013 (9:02 am)

Replying to: circlew (Jan 08, 2013 5:55 am)
One note: Why doesn't GM have a car in the Top 10 2012 sales list?
 
When I've told people in person that Big 3 vehicles suck face to face, the pro-domestic crowed almost always has countered with I had so and so for "enter 6 digit mileage here" miles, and never had any big issues. The so and so was ALWAYS "enter Big 3 truck here." I'd always countered with it seems the Big 3 don't know how to make a decent CAR, but I suppose they've figured out trucks.

#30264 of 32000 Re: year end rehash [andres3] by uplanderguy

Jan 08, 2013 (9:28 am)

Replying to: andres3 (Jan 08, 2013 8:59 am)
Well, per Power, 2009 models overall for Chevrolet are better than Audi, VW, Benz, BMW, Subaru, and Nissan. That's not 'new model' stuff.

#30265 of 32000 Re: year end rehash [andres3] by andre1969

Jan 08, 2013 (9:36 am)

Replying to: andres3 (Jan 08, 2013 9:02 am)
I'd always countered with it seems the Big 3 don't know how to make a decent CAR, but I suppose they've figured out trucks.
 
The Big Three have traditionally done full-sized cars very well too, but unfortunately that market has dried up. Oddly, GM was traditionally the king when it came to full sized cars, and Chrysler was always the weakest. Yet, now that GM has retired the old Lucerne/DTS, and Ford did away with the Crown Vic/Grand Marquis/Town Car, the only domestic offering even resembling full size, IMO, is the Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300. And even there, I think of them as more of a "big midsize".

#30266 of 32000 Re: year end rehash [andre1969] by bpizzuti

Jan 08, 2013 (10:04 am)

Replying to: andre1969 (Jan 08, 2013 9:36 am)
Naah, they're definitely full-size (unless you consider Rolls Royce and Bentley to be "full size" anyway). I'm wondering how the redesigned Impala will stack up, given that it may be smaller (they should have just used the Caprice PPV and counted the extra rear legroom as a bonus).

#30267 of 32000 Re: Opinions [andre1969] by keystonecarfan

Jan 08, 2013 (10:54 am)

Replying to: andre1969 (Jan 07, 2013 6:38 am)
What's also interesting is the seams that WEREN'T finished by the companies on many cars. For example, the 1973-79 Honda Civic had a body-color panel under the front bumper that was attached with bolts to the front fenders.
 
The 1970-71 Ford intermediates had A-pillars that were finished with a separate, full-length body-colored panel. The seams where this panel meets the roof are clearly visible.
 
Interestingly, for its all-new 1972 intermediates, Ford used a finished pillar with no visible seams, while GM picked up the separate panel with seams for the A pillar on its 1973-77 "Colonnade" intermediates.

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