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terndude · 04-05-2009, 12:10 AM

Of course, the same article has a link to the 10 cars that can SAVE Detroit.

Included in THAT list...the 2010 Camaro!!

Astro lasted a long time...even along side other mini vans, because it was considered a "mid size" van and pretty popular as a delivery, utility, and RV-Mod...so I don't think they gave it a very fair eval. That and it had the same die-hard 4.3L V6 as the S-10 trucks...far superior to the 4-bangers all the import vans came with at the time.

I liked the Taurus the first year it was out, and the Taurus SHO was OK, but they grew old really fast, the paint jobs were crap, and the second generation Sable looked like a freaking catfish!

Jeep Compass...ugh...re-branded Caliber with an "urban-Jeep" ad campaign.

Um, ever hear of the Jeepster? 'Nuff said. I had a newer 4.0 Wrangler for a while and loved it...great for rock crawling...but sold it and got a Colorado 4x4 with nearly twice the MPG, more HP, and a locking rear diff...which is better in sand than the Wrangler ever was. Why I ever wandered away from Chevy for that brief time, I'll never know. Oh, wait, my wife and I were actually drunk when we bought the Jeep at a "tent sale"!!

If GM bought the Jeep line, just think what a Wrangler could do with a 6-speed tranny and a 4.8L, 5.3L, or 6.2L in it! GM has no competing product, so it would be a rather good fit IMO. Still plenty of die-hard jeep fans out there.

I had a Sebring rental once, and YAWN. Quite boring. It fit the stereotype that many import drivers have of domestic cars. I had a Mustang convertible rental once as well....first time I threw the p-brake on, the plastic housing snapped off, flew into the air, and landed in the map pocked next to the p-brake....It was as if they put it there to catch the flying plastic housing instead of fixing the housing!!

As for the others, well, they speak for themselves. My wife has a Prius, and although I wish it were built here, we just got 58 MPG on a 100 mile round-trip. She would have bought ANY reasonable domestic if it got that kind of mileage, even if it were $8k more than the Prius...but they just didn't exist. So yeah, I think it caused some damage...especially when gas hit $4.79.

I think GM and Ford have some good products coming out now, and I can honestly say the Camaro is the ONLY car hitting the market that would get my arse into a dealer this year!!!

04-05-2009, 12:10 AM	#5
terndude Drives: '88FieroGT'04ColoradoZ71'10CamaroLS Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Oregon Posts: 67 View My Garage	But...2010 Camaro made the "10 to Save Detroit" list!! Of course, the same article has a link to the 10 cars that can SAVE Detroit. Included in THAT list...the 2010 Camaro!! Astro lasted a long time...even along side other mini vans, because it was considered a "mid size" van and pretty popular as a delivery, utility, and RV-Mod...so I don't think they gave it a very fair eval. That and it had the same die-hard 4.3L V6 as the S-10 trucks...far superior to the 4-bangers all the import vans came with at the time. I liked the Taurus the first year it was out, and the Taurus SHO was OK, but they grew old really fast, the paint jobs were crap, and the second generation Sable looked like a freaking catfish! Jeep Compass...ugh...re-branded Caliber with an "urban-Jeep" ad campaign. Um, ever hear of the Jeepster? 'Nuff said. I had a newer 4.0 Wrangler for a while and loved it...great for rock crawling...but sold it and got a Colorado 4x4 with nearly twice the MPG, more HP, and a locking rear diff...which is better in sand than the Wrangler ever was. Why I ever wandered away from Chevy for that brief time, I'll never know. Oh, wait, my wife and I were actually *drunk* when we bought the Jeep at a "tent sale"!! If GM bought the Jeep line, just think what a Wrangler could do with a 6-speed tranny and a 4.8L, 5.3L, or 6.2L in it! GM has no competing product, so it would be a rather good fit IMO. Still plenty of die-hard jeep fans out there. I had a Sebring rental once, and YAWN. Quite boring. It fit the stereotype that many import drivers have of domestic cars. I had a Mustang convertible rental once as well....first time I threw the p-brake on, the plastic housing snapped off, flew into the air, and landed in the map pocked next to the p-brake....It was as if they put it there to catch the flying plastic housing instead of fixing the housing!! As for the others, well, they speak for themselves. My wife has a Prius, and although I wish it were built here, we just got 58 MPG on a 100 mile round-trip. She would have bought ANY reasonable domestic if it got that kind of mileage, even if it were $8k more than the Prius...but they just didn't exist. So yeah, I think it caused some damage...especially when gas hit $4.79. I think GM and Ford have some good products coming out now, and I can honestly say the Camaro is the ONLY car hitting the market that would get my arse into a dealer this year!!!