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Old 01-01-2007, 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by kadeshpa,Jan 1 2007, 09:53 AM
Still waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay off from 4 million.
yeah, but you can't really expect the entire streetfire community to watch a single video... I'm sure he was referring to the membership of streetfire, not the number of expected viewers. People say things like "the whole world was watching it" all the time, and they don't mean 6 billion people saw it.

In any case, he's got almost 24,000 views in 3 days; I promise you that GM isn't smiling about how few people saw the video.
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I know, just thought I'd point out his boasting and what reality was.
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I know a guy locally here who has the same car and he claimed the engine blew when he was just cruising down the hiway at about 85mph. He got a new motor out of the deal. At first I didn't believe him and thought he was probably abusing the car until I saw that video.

Having said that, I think they are nice looking cars and it's nice to see an American performance car with a standard tranny.
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Originally Posted by WarrenW,Dec 30 2006, 05:57 PM
I have as well and so have my parents. That's why I con't have any American cars anymore.



And kadeshpa, point taken.

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I had a 94 Ford Ranger. It had regular maintenance and since you like researching my posts so damn much, you can use my name and Ford Ranger to find out what happened that made it a POS.

My Dad had a Ford F 150 that had problems. My Mom had a Ford Escort that had a lot of problems. They currently have a Dodge Caravan that is having a lot of problems and are now thinking of getting a Sienna.

Honda, Toyota and the like are like the Energzier Bunny. 'Nuff said.

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Originally Posted by rockville,Jan 2 2007, 11:02 PM
BTW, have you ever considered a French car? I hear they do well in F1.
Rallying too.
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Warren...
So based on your good luck with Honda you would buy a Mitsubishi right? You had great luck with Honda and Toyota so you must love Isuzu and Mitsubishi cars.
I mean you are bashing GM based on your bad experience with FORD and CHRYSLER products. You do understand they are separate companies right?
You know I had bad luck with a Chinese torque wrench so I've decided not to buy an made in China iPod.
Well it is the same logic you are using. It
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[QUOTE=rockville,Jan 2 2007, 10:47 PM]Warren...
So based on your good luck with Honda you would buy a Mitsubishi right?
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Originally Posted by WarrenW,Jan 2 2007, 08:17 PM

The examples of other people who have had the CTS-V with problems is damn sure a clear sign NOT to buy a CTS-V, same thing with the experiences others have had.
yeah...I think the CTS-V diff problems are pretty well documented. I actually read a magazine review a while back that mentioned something about the diff rattling after a few thousand miles, and replacement shortly thereafter...that was the first time I heard about it. I figured it was a random issue...until I started hearing about this from others.

As for the engine problems, I'm sure it is more of a freak accident, given the LS' track record.
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