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My rental car for the rest of the week is a new Impala. It has the 3.9 (242 hp) engine.
Nice car. I like it much beter than the Pontiac G6 I had a few weeks ago.
Maybe GM really is getting their act together.
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Looks decent. I just saw a Malibu Maxx SS... nice blue, dual exhaust, looked/sounded good. If I decide to go the beater route after college, I'd say GM is starting to be worth a look. Though, it is hard to top the tC in terms of value vs. reliability ('sides, I need to leave as much money as possible for the 'Tour).
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I was in Las Vegas 2 weeks ago and I had the same car and engine combination from Avis. I set the cruise at 110mph going through Death Valley for over 30 mins, just below the limiter at 115mph. It sure sucked back a lot of gas, but it felt comfortable.
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I looked at a SS the other day and it was very very nice even though it was an auto.
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Originally posted by elraido:
I looked at a SS the other day and it was very very nice even though it was an auto.
about that, kinda proof they are quite fast. though the wrong way of proving it.
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/73EB764B-3592-4EFB-BDBF-A048836C75BD.htm
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Originally posted by f365gt22:
I was in Las Vegas 2 weeks ago and I had the same car and engine combination from Avis. I set the cruise at 110mph going through Death Valley for over 30 mins, just below the limiter at 115mph. It sure sucked back a lot of gas, but it felt comfortable.
Kevin-Ottawa, Canada
What do you expect for doing 110mph in heat? It's geared for 55-75 mpg freeway driving not triple digits!
Anyway, the car looks like a vast improvement over the last gen. Definitely closer tot he mark, but still not up to par with the imports.
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Originally posted by ToasterOven:
Originally posted by elraido:
I looked at a SS the other day and it was very very nice even though it was an auto.
about that, kinda proof they are quite fast. though the wrong way of proving it.
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/73EB764B-3592-4EFB-BDBF-A048836C75BD.htm
[funny accent]What are you talkin about??? That's awesome![/funny accent]
That looks like a 94-96 RWD 5.7L 260HP LT1 equipped Impala SS...
Quite a bit more powerful than any (except the newest) Crown Vics.
Let's just say my friend's 95 9C1 w/LT1's speed limiter was 125, which it hit HARD!
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I remember that...top speed on the lt1's is 155mph. The cops couldn't keep up with him. The new SS has 300 horsepower though.
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There are rumors bouncing around about a V8-spec Impala to see police duty. Keep an eye out for that one.
I love the new Impalas. Much better car than the last one. I think the new Monte Carlos would be pure sex if they cam with RWD. oh well...
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I'm sure the new Impalas are nice, but they look like pooh. It's like a bloated Cobalt, or something less inspiring. I know it's a boring midsize car with a conservative nature. But at least make the thing look somewhat interesting, like a 500 or 300. I mean, who the hell signs off on that design and thinks to themselves, " yeah that's great!". It's not great, it looks like sh!t. If Chevy made cars that people wanted to own they might sell more of them.
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