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I would have agreed with you Bizz, and I likely would have said something similar to what you and avant1963 said. Why? Because SS used to actually mean you got extra chrome and bucket seats... However, buyers in this day and age regard SS as performance, and must have a great powertrain and muscle. So one hand, GM succeeded. The Malibu SS has extra chrome, and a few other bonuses that differentiate it from the pack. On the other hand, GM failed by sticking in the 3.9 and not having a manual option or 5-6 speed auto...

Proof that being a rapper doesn't make you a great vehicle customizer, contrary to popular belief

I don't see it happening. What I do see happening is if the upcoming Malibu flops or keeps the stodgy image, the following car may lose the name. Think Cavalier -> Cobalt...

Amazing that people could sit through a commercial that long and "boring" (aka, no explosions, boobs, etc) back then? Better times?... Very interesting to watch. I love these old commercials.

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At least the Honda won, which it deserved to. I never got how the Toyota would win comparisons even though the Honda Odyssey would often come out with better results, and sometimes with a cheaper price. I hate the Sienna. I'd likely hate it less if we didn't own one, but that's because I really hate ours as well, even if ours is the previous gen.

Point taken.

I have to ask... What's the whole Enzorafied deal? Or should I just not tread there? Happy belated B-Day dude.

I'd like to see more HUMMER's, in smaller forms to compete with Jeep. A two-door model with the I-5 would kick ass. I'm still waiting for the H3T though. Make me happy GM.

Well this doesn't surprise me... at all. I'm not calling "bias" either. It just reinforces what me and bunch of other people have been saying... ...a 3.9L and four-speed auto does NOT make an SS.

I could swear I have seen that before... Seems like a hoax to me... And since there's no Plymouth around, how are they going to go about that? Will it be a Chrysler Superbird? A Dodge Superbird? Or just "Superbird" Oh well... Even if this proves true, I think any purist worth his salt would wait until the Challenger debuts, because that'd be the better vehicle IMO.

Driving a Ram can be fun! You can give the finger to Prius Drivers... Moon Hippies... Blast loud metal music... Whistle at soccer mom's... Periodically shout, "YEAH, RUMSFELLLLD!!!" And everyone will just accept it because you're a Ram Driver!

Meh. I just look at it as a "game plan," because that's all it is. Maybe it's "secret" but there's no mention of strangling Bob Lutz in a park on an autumn's day, or executing "Order 66" :AH-HA_wink:

Um... Isn't that the goal of pretty much any company? To grab market share?

I do (did) it because it's fun to make people laugh, and remember a good ol' Simpsons episode... Either way, for the moment, they're gone until I can see if I can figure something out. They'll come back if I feel like nothing else fits my signature, but until then...

I wouldn't call it selfishness BV... Anyway, I'll take off the big ones, and try to reduce their size and see what I come up with. I'm not too computer savvy, so I'll likely give up and just have am small animated GIF with George C. Scott repeatedly getting a football in the groin... or maybe find some memorable moment with Mickey Rourke!!! Or I'll have to send in a picture of the truck and have an RWD Mafia member tag it for me...

I forget if they're America's answer to Canada's Snowbirds or if it's the other way around, but either way, aero-batics kick ass. The only time I've seen the Blue Angels in action was in a video... Van Halen's "Dreams".

Yeah, sorry MB, but this is pretty old news... note the dates on the comments below the small article.

I'm not surprised by this, and I think Consumer Reports is right on this. This car is full of compromises, and really, that's what it's supposed to be. The Solstice is meant as the second or third vehicle that you can pop the top down on a sunny summers' day and cruise.

Kinda weird that some broadband users are having a hard time with the GIF's. Oh well, I'll give it a few more responses, and call the shot.

What about the white guys who act black?! Will they be invited to the focus groups? Or will they be turned away, because, well, they aren't black? If that's the case, Buick could be doing the world a favor. The last thing I need to see is another stupid white guy walking around with a G-Unit hoodie, wearing chains, and a stupid RBK toque...

As you are reading this, you will notice the animated GIF files in my signature and in my Avatar. I have had one or two complaints about them, in that they are slowing down connections, browsing, etc. Really, the number of complaints is like 0.00001 of the site's members, but perhaps there are those who find them annoying and haven't said anything. I understand members still have dial-up internet and my files would be a huge drain on their speed. My question is, should I keep them going? I don't have a poll set up because I think that'd be dumb, because there could be some sort of middle ground or compromise, instead of just "Yes" or "No."

I don't want to argue, but I'm pretty sure that the current Grand Vitara is RWD. Now the new XL-7 is a Theta.

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