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2009 Cadillac CTS-V will officially make 556 horsepower {Autoblog}
Jun 9th 2008 2:10PM Geeze mother of GOD Autoblog READ the darn link before posting or at the least PROOFREAD what you put up.
The link says 3.9 seconds, NOT 3.5
UAW strikes GM Malibu plant {Autoblog}
May 5th 2008 12:00PM The "turn for the worst" gaff wasn't from the original article, it was all Autoblog. Can we please get an editor on staff? I'll even clink on a few ads as repayment.
UAW strikes GM Malibu plant {Autoblog}
May 5th 2008 11:36AM It is "turn for the worse" not "turn for the worst". Editors are your friends.
Spy Shots: 2010 Buick LaCrosse shows off its insides {Autoblog}
Apr 11th 2008 8:42AM Ummmm hello guys the Malibu isn't on the Epsilon II platform. It's on the Epsilon !. The Buick is to be the first US car on the Epsilon II. Wanna correct it?
Thirty minutes with the 2007 Saturn Aura {Autoblog}
Sep 25th 2006 5:39PM "25. On I75 going in to Detroit there's a big billboard with a Vue, a Sky, and an Aura on it and it says "IMPORTS FEAR THIS" in huge letters.
Pretty funny considering they put a Honda engine in one fo the Vues, and both the Sky and the Aura are rebadges from IMPORTED European cars.
Imports fear what? That one day GM might buy your parent company and bring you to the US as a Saturn?
Give me a break GM - you suck."
Jay - You're a freaking moron, and exactly the type of moron that makes the site a joke. Do you actually know shit about cars or are you just sprouting garbage you've heard from other uninfomed itiots?
Neither the Sky nor Aura are rebadges. In fact, the Aura shares not a single piece of sheetmetal with Opel. Its drivetrain isn't from Opel either...nor its interior...Things that make your statement truely moronic and uninformed. The Sky? Nope, it's going to be made into an Opel, not the other way around. Now step away from the keyboard and go back to the Honda lovers site where you might actually know something.
Consumer Report readers take mag to task on 2006 Top Picks {Autoblog}
Jun 4th 2006 11:03AM I haven't written in before but CR boils my blood. I used to subscribe ages ago, but the obvious bias would have me so furious that I finally chucked the magazine.
So I'm another blind "American cars rule" and "Japanese cars suck" guy? Hardly. I currently own a Lexus GX470 for the family and drive a 2005 Subaru Legacy GT Limited. I say this to show I'm blind bias towards any type or car. I have owned both Amer/Jap cars recently, and truth be told, most (not all) of the Japanese brands have bored me to tears (The GX470 comes to mind, as does the two Acura's I've owned, a TL and RSX type S), have had as many problems as anything American I've owned, and haven't driven/riden any better than the newer American cars I've owned.
So why do I own my current cars if I like American cars? The Lexus was the wife's choice, although she says her next car won't be another Lexus. The Subaru was mine becasue it was the only AWD drive car on the market that was a pocket rocket, refined, and didn't cost me over 32K, American or Japanese. My BMW wasn't able to to make it out of my driveway in winter her in Mass (I had just bought it before I moved to NE), so something AWD was a must.
Someone above hit the nail on the head above. CR glosses over Japanese branded cars problems while at the same time magnifying any issues the American brand might have. The day I chucked the magazine finally was the day I noticed that on many American cars, their charts would show above average to EXCELLENT repair histories, but their reviews would say "But has a history of repair issues" Say what?? Your own data shows that statement to be bogus. At the same time, certain Japanese cars that seemed to have average to below average repair histories from Honda or Toyota would never have that mentioned in the reviews. I knew then that I couldn't trust anything the magaizine was telling me about any cars. I'm likely to get negative reviews of great American cars, and positive reviews of average to below average Japanese brands. What good is that when shopping for a car? Especially if I don't really care where it was made or by whom? If I followed their advice, I'd have missed out on some of best cars I've owned. Give me any CR edition about cars and I guarantee I can show you, in writting, what I'm talking about. Three co-workers already lost this bet, and no longer subscribe to CR after I showed them to their faces.
