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funny how GM says:
"An examination of the circumstances of the crashes and the vehicle involved indicated no vehicle condition was a contributing factor."
yet I am sure these people have been driving other cars. I mean, what, they get into this car and they all of a sudden forget how to drive? Come on GM....
"An examination of the circumstances of the crashes and the vehicle involved indicated no vehicle condition was a contributing factor."
yet I am sure these people have been driving other cars. I mean, what, they get into this car and they all of a sudden forget how to drive? Come on GM....
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I never liked them from the first time I saw them.
GM is just trying to get in on the tuner market that the Imports have been into for years. This is the result.
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I never liked them from the first time I saw them.
GM is just trying to get in on the tuner market that the Imports have been into for years. This is the result.
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Cant say I am surprised about the Aveo.
I never liked them from the first time I saw them.
GM is just trying to get in on the tuner market that the Imports have been into for years. This is the result.
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Cant say I am surprised about the Aveo.
I never liked them from the first time I saw them.
GM is just trying to get in on the tuner market that the Imports have been into for years. This is the result.
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This doesn't sound right so I went to the Chevy web site and looked at the Malibu Maxx and they have the 3500 series engine not a Honda engine. the 3500 was derived from the 3400 series which was an enlarged 3100.
This doesn't sound right so I went to the Chevy web site and looked at the Malibu Maxx and they have the 3500 series engine not a Honda engine. the 3500 was derived from the 3400 series which was an enlarged 3100.
I am sure Chevy does not want to advertise that they use Honda engines in their Malibu which is the Accords direct competition.
If they do advertise that it will make people think that GM cannot design and build their own engines, they have to rely on Japanese auto manufacturers.
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Rep Power: 320 Sadboy916 is right. The Aveo is in no way competing in the tuner scene. The Cobalt will be.
MrWong,
I did a seach and all the places I looked at mention the 3500 engine. As sadboy916 said Saturns uses the Honda engine; not on all of its cars.
MrWong,
I did a seach and all the places I looked at mention the 3500 engine. As sadboy916 said Saturns uses the Honda engine; not on all of its cars.
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The Cobalt is the only thing that they will have competing in the tuner scene. Pontiac doesn't have anything in it's line up planned (they haven't announced a new model based of the small platform but they will get a convertible)... Oh and there's Saturn with it's Redline... which I'm pretty sure hasn't come out yet...
The Aveo, will lose to Scions, but it might put up a fight with the Echo and Accent.
The Aveo, will lose to Scions, but it might put up a fight with the Echo and Accent.
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As far as the engine goes, I bet they could use it as a selling point, "It's a Chevy, with a Honda engine, that's a good thing!"
As far as the engine goes, I bet they could use it as a selling point, "It's a Chevy, with a Honda engine, that's a good thing!"
Thats not happening. "... with a Honda engine..."
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The Aveo, will lose to Scions, but it might put up a fight with the Echo and Accent.
The Aveo, will lose to Scions, but it might put up a fight with the Echo and Accent.
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I think you missed the point of the thread. The Aveo isn't going to be competing with anything, it's finished. GM is no longer selling them.
I think you missed the point of the thread. The Aveo isn't going to be competing with anything, it's finished. GM is no longer selling them.
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I agree with all of you the Aveo is pure unadulturated crap! -did I spell that right? It's absolutely haneous! I agree with Jollysid all the compact american cars are crap but at least the Focus and new Neon look decent. Still would never consider buying an american car unless its a pick-up truck. I'll stick with my Honda, but thanks for the god-awful try Chevy!
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Rep Power: 0 The Aveo is pure unadulterated crap! I agree with Jollysid that all the american compacts are crap, but at least the Focus and new Neon look decent. I'll stick with my Honda Civic but thanks for the try Chevy!
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rice boys are funny GM sells more cars than any other company in the world.
rice boys are funny GM sells more cars than any other company in the world.
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I'm sorry but its not finished; GM is still selling them.
I'm sorry but its not finished; GM is still selling them.
There's a chevy dealer in Jersey selling them 2 for the price of 1! LOL!
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dont even try really gm makes some of the sickest cars ever for example nothing rolling out of a jap assembly line is more bad *** than this.
i dont think gm tried to get into the "tuner scene" with this car. but dodge did punk imports with the srt-4 , kind of like beating someone at their own game.
dont even try really gm makes some of the sickest cars ever for example nothing rolling out of a jap assembly line is more bad *** than this.
i dont think gm tried to get into the "tuner scene" with this car. but dodge did punk imports with the srt-4 , kind of like beating someone at their own game.
Your definetly right in saying this was not in an attempt to get in to the tuner scene. This car was built to compete with the ultra cheap(Hyundai, Kia, Toyota) econo market.
As far as "punking" imports with the srt-4, I'm not sure about that. They certainly didn't "punk" them in sales and in the end isn't that all that matters? The fact is that there really aren't any imports made specifically to be tuner cars, they just get adopted and modded that way. If a few years go by and people are actually buying the SRT-4 which is specifically made for tuners, it may motivate the japanese car companies to actually try and build their own tuner car. It could make for a very exciting time for the tuner community. I'm actually hoping the SRT-4 catches on for this very reason.
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Rep Power: 0 you dont think the srt-4 is selling good? go ask dodge that they will laugh of course the civic outsells it because they pump them out of the assembly line so much.
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GM has instructed it's dealers to STOP selling the car. What about that don't you understand? Some dealers may still try to move the Aveos left in their inventory, but it will be against GM's wishes.
There's a chevy dealer in Jersey selling them 2 for the price of 1! LOL!
GM has instructed it's dealers to STOP selling the car. What about that don't you understand? Some dealers may still try to move the Aveos left in their inventory, but it will be against GM's wishes.
There's a chevy dealer in Jersey selling them 2 for the price of 1! LOL!
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Rep Power: 0 but toyota and ford were always close gm sells so much more.
lets see they make profit out of
1.buick
2.chevy
3.cadillac
4.gmc
5.hummer
6.oldsmobile
7.pontiac
8.saab
9.saturn
10.holden
11.opel
12.vauxhall
13.subaru
14.isuzu
15.suzuki
not to mention all the other ways they make money like DIRECTV and vortec performance parts and countless other companies who they parent. not that i care that much i dont see a penny out of it just the facts.
lets see they make profit out of
1.buick
2.chevy
3.cadillac
4.gmc
5.hummer
6.oldsmobile
7.pontiac
8.saab
9.saturn
10.holden
11.opel
12.vauxhall
13.subaru
14.isuzu
15.suzuki
not to mention all the other ways they make money like DIRECTV and vortec performance parts and countless other companies who they parent. not that i care that much i dont see a penny out of it just the facts.
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Rep Power: 0 I would choose a Honda Element Over a Toyota Scion. cause the element is bigger and high off the ground and safer then a small way low to the ground Toyota Scion.
also element has more horsepower then a toyota scion.
also element has more horsepower then a toyota scion.
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you dont think the srt-4 is selling good? go ask dodge that they will laugh of course the civic outsells it because they pump them out of the assembly line so much.
you dont think the srt-4 is selling good? go ask dodge that they will laugh of course the civic outsells it because they pump them out of the assembly line so much.
It all depends on what you call "good"... I hear that they're close to meeting expectations, but they aren't selling a ton. They had rather low expectations because it is such a niche car. Like I said hopefully it does better and motivates the other companies to compete, then we could see some really cool stuff hit this scene.
