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Re: GM Nuggets [bumpy]
by 62vetteefp
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Jan 15, 2009 (8:58 am)
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Replying to: bumpy (Jan 15, 2009 8:40 am)
I think the plan was to have an Impala based on the Holden RWD platform but the darn MPG CAFE requirements killed that. But it still would be a good Impala.
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LaCrosse literature
by 62vetteefp
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Jan 15, 2009 (9:28 am)
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http://gmrencen.com/Portals/0/docs/LaCrosse%20Reveal%20Brochure-printer%20format- .pdf
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Re: [circlew]
by lemko
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Jan 15, 2009 (10:06 am)
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Replying to: circlew (Jan 15, 2009 4:01 am)
Shenanigans! A good friend of mine has an '88 Fleetwood Brougham and it's still running after 335K miles and a severe accident with a deer! My 1989 Cadillac Brougham still looks, runs, and even smells new after 157K! I still see MANY Cadillac Broughams on the streets of Philadelphia in various conditions. You have to REALLY ABUSE a Cadillac Brougham to kill it. Were your parents stunt drivers in a thrill show?
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Re: GM Nuggets [bpizzuti]
by lemko
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Jan 15, 2009 (10:10 am)
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Replying to: bpizzuti (Jan 15, 2009 8:52 am)
I don't see a problem with rebadging a G8 as an Impala. It would make an AWESOME police car!
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Re: GM Nuggets [lemko]
by bpizzuti
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Jan 15, 2009 (10:12 am)
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Replying to: lemko (Jan 15, 2009 10:10 am)
The Charger made an awesome police car too, and look where it got Chrysler. 
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Re: GM Nuggets [bpizzuti]
by lemko
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Jan 15, 2009 (10:26 am)
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Replying to: bpizzuti (Jan 15, 2009 10:12 am)
Chrysler was once the dominant police car builder. I understand the best police car of all time was the 1969 Dodge Polara used by the California Highway Patrol. Philadelphia used to have a lot of the M-body Gran Furies and Dodge Diplomats. During most of the 1970s, Philly used Plymouths except for 1978 when they used Chevrolet Impalas.
The Philadelphia Police Department has all kinds of police cars - Chevrolet Impalas, Ford Crown Vics, and the Dodge Chargers used by the highway patrol division. They even have a few Ford Explorers.
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Most Awesome Police Car of All Time!!!
by lemko
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Jan 15, 2009 (10:29 am)
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Re: GM Nuggets [bpizzuti]
by andre1969
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Jan 15, 2009 (11:12 am)
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Replying to: bpizzuti (Jan 15, 2009 10:12 am)
The Charger made an awesome police car too, and look where it got Chrysler.
Problem with the Charger police car is that the Hemi version is too expensive to really be competitive. Most police-spec Chargers, and Magnums, are just the 3.5 V-6. It's about on par with the Crown Vic V-8 or Impala police cars when it comes to performance, but when you factor in performance, cheap-to-fix, price, rugged durability, etc, the Crown Vic usually comes out on top.
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Re: [lemko]
by circlew
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Jan 15, 2009 (11:24 am)
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Replying to: lemko (Jan 15, 2009 10:06 am)
Yes, Bonnie and Clyde but they got caught at the first bank job because the FWB head gasket blew!
Regards,
OW
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Re: [lemko]
by bumpy
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Jan 15, 2009 (11:34 am)
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Replying to: lemko (Jan 15, 2009 10:06 am)
That inconsistency is what really doomed GM in the '80s and '90s. One Brougham or Lumina might run for 300k (whether or not you'd want it to is another matter), but the next three on the line would blow a water pump at 50k. The buyer had no way to tell them apart, so the buyers who got a bad one said to hell with it and bought an Accord or LS400 the next time around.
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