Quick Review: 2012 Chevrolet Impala LT Fleet 2FL

[Mr pogo]

Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

Wimpala ^^^



the last year of the Impala

[FenwickHockey65]

The only redeeming quality about the '94-'96 Impala SS was that it was RWD.

[Mr pogo]

Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

The only redeeming quality about the '94-'96 Impala SS was that it was RWD.

yep, that why I get approached by strangers all the time asking if I want to sell it

[fielderLS3]

Impala....the end of an era. The last relic. The only one left to carry the torch since the Crown Vic and old Taurus retired. The only car still available with a front bench seat.(?)

[FenwickHockey65]

Originally Posted by Mr pogo

yep, that why I get approached by strangers all the time asking if I want to sell it

It was more of a novelty than anything else. You could also just get a Caprice 9C1. I wouldn't mind owning one but people talking about it like it was the second coming of Christ makes zero sense to me.

Originally Posted by fielderLS3

Impala....the end of an era. The last relic. The only one left to carry the torch since the Crown Vic and old Taurus retired. The only car still available with a front bench seat.(?)

2013 marks the end of the front bench in a sedan.

[fielderLS3]

Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

2013 marks the end of the front bench in a sedan.

Gotta admit, a part of me will miss that. Years ago, my dad had an old 1993 Taurus winter beater with a bench. It made it possible to park within three inches of a known-to-be-a-jerk's car in a parking lot, since you could slide across and exit out the passenger side door with ease.

[Mr pogo]

Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

It was more of a novelty than anything else. You could also just get a Caprice 9C1. I wouldn't mind owning one but people talking about it like it was the second coming of Christ makes zero sense to me.

theres a few not minor differences between the two, but its a natural fact no clone ever gets the same price as an authentic WX3 spid SS.

and I guess its hard to explain the feeling when youve just smoked a 911 in the curves or beat a mustang to the uphill onramp merge

[fielderLS3]

Originally Posted by Mr pogo

and I guess its hard to explain the feeling when youve just smoked a 911 in the curves or beat a mustang to the uphill onramp merge

You're joking, right?

[Mr pogo]

Originally Posted by fielderLS3

You're joking, right?

nope.
but my Imp is not stock.

[LimaCharlie]

I've always liked the current generation Impala, especially the SS and later LFX powered cars (like this one). They're nothing to look at but I like the comfort, room, size, and plain vanilla design. The empty canvas design means these cars are open to a wide array of personalization touches. Personally, I'd get some black police steelie wheels with chrome center caps and debadge the entire car. RWD would've been cool though.
Of course, these cars are no comparison to the '94-'96 SS cars...