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about independent rear suspension I gather...your post is referring to? And yeah, I agree. And Chevy/Cadillac engineers have done the most they could have with the rear suspension of a BOF truck... The reason why I say that...its because...its a BOF truck that weighs 5000 lbs or so...and handling...up until now, was not an issue to be addressed as handling was not a quality that GM nor its customers of these behemoths were asking...

I ran out of time so this post is in conjuction to the post I made above... I think GM with GM performance parts and Chevy with the Police Vehicle Programs and Corvette and Camaro Racing Programs along with Cadillac engineering technologies such as magnetic shocks and the like...I wouldnt worry too much about an Escalade V handling all that V8 power... The Police Pack Tahoe seems to have gotten the handling down pat... Let us not forget that it was GM and Cadillac that developed the Presidential Beast...this one and the next generation... and that the Beast is on a HEAVIER DUTIER Truck platform...and I betcha that the Presidential Beast handles the twisties...like a Beast...not too mention all the CIA Suburbans that go along with it...

Are we seriously arguing what a bonafide BOF truck platform can and cannot do with high speeds and cornering? Seriously...that is some effed up shyte... And Im the first to say WTF regarding high center of gravity SUVs and manufacturers turning them into speeding freight trains... However...SMK...I wouldnt UNDERestimate if I were you...its not as if GM/Chevrolet havent done something similar before where they could learn how to do a 'Slade V properly...to handle the speed and the cornering... I WILL SAY THIS THOUGH...MAYBE THIS IS WHERE INDEPENDENT REAR SUSPENSION COMES IN HANDY...but that quibble is meant for another poster...just enjoy the vids...

Ill agree that the name Malibu is NOT damaged goods... The late 1990s-mid 2000s Malibus are not bad vehicles, ugly exterior and cheap materials inside aside, they were not disaster vehicles like the Hyundai Sonata you mentioned...and quite honestly...this model Malibu is an honestly handsome car that quickly changed the minds of many wiith its chic styling and very nicely appointed interior as opposed the generation before it... THAT Malibu restored any bad perceptions the Malibu name plate may have had on a dime...and the momentum Chevy has in this segment is because of that Malibu's effort... The last 2 generations...there really is NOTHING bad to talk about...only that the rear seating area is not fit for family haulin' duties...the raison d'etre of this vehicle in this segment...but the Equinox takes care of that...and the Chevy Trax...and low and behold...all cars in the segment are giving way to CUVs anyway.. This next generation Malibu...in my opinion, will soldier on and be a successful hit along the same lines as the 2008-2012 model...but it may not garner any sales topping charts NOT because the CamCord are what people are choosing over the Malibu...but because not only will people be choosing the next generation Equinox over the Malibu...but the next generation Equinox will be the people's choice over a CRV and RAV 4... In other words.. the midsized CUV will be the next bread and butter midsized family haulin' segment battleground and .the next generation Equinox is gonna be that vehicle to put Chevy on top of the sales chart...

And THAT is another reason why I hate downvotes... A discussion and/or arguments are had because of OPPOSING opinions...its NATURAL to PHILOSOPHIZE these differences...and to come to some sort of conclusion or middle ground... Like you said...if you cant do that...why are you even here???!!! PS: I dont mind the downvotes...I WANT the downvotes to remain...but I want explanations as to why the downvotes... PSS: Ive trolled in the past regarding downvoting...as I explained....but as you see...I AINT afraid to REVEAL the REASONS why I DOWNVOTED!!! And with a certain poster...it was all about the childish trolling... I dont downvote as much anymore...there is no need...because Id rather just explain to you why I dont agree with you...I havent come across a post that REALLY desreves a downvote though...but trust me...if I downvote you...it WILL come with an explanation...

Like in this post here... I got downvoted...without any explanation... Oh I get it...the person did not like that message I made... The thing is...IT WAS A SINCERE POST ABOUT THE TRUTH of WHAT I DID... HONESTY does NOT garner ANY respect? Just that this person does not like the fact that I downvoted a certain poster in the recent past... Doesnt THAT put the person that downvoted me for THIS post in the same category as his downvoted logic? Or is it because this person does not like to discuss things because THAT was the other aprt of the message I made... Id like to know and discuss with this person on how ihs thought process works???!!! I get it though...this person is too chicken shyte hiding behind a downvote to express his/her thoughts... Not me...I let it flow...

I dont like downvotes if one is gonna downvote without actually explaining to the poster why he/she downvoted... I know it aint "mandatory", but to me its childish when someone downvotes...by demonstrating he/she doest like this post...but offers no reasons as to why... I equate that as modern society self importance...as a spoiled brat society whining all the time to get their way...stomping their feet...and throwing hissy fits...and I do mean the adults...not the toddlers... This is what I mean Downvoting poster: (in a whiny voice) "I dont like what you said" , (in an even more whinier voice but in a condescending kinda way as well) "so Im gonna down vote you" TSK TSK TSK!!! Oldshurst: OK...so I got a downvote because he/she, whomever it is, dont like what I said...Why? WTF is it that he/she dont like about my post? Who the hell disagrees with something without explaining him/herself? He/she dont like the fact that I dont like green cars? (subjective) or is it because I made a mistake regarding facts? Or could it be that HE/SHE is mistaken by the facts? We will NEVER know because downvoting seems like the easy thing to do...

I was born in 1973... So Malibu for me is a sucky nameplate... This is my first memory of a Malibu... and although I always thought they looked cool... THIS is the model I will ALWAYS associate Malibu with... Ugly and cheap. This was a cheap and smaller knock-off of bigger brother Caprice/Bel Air/Impala... The square boxy look of the B-Body looked handsome and chic...this looked clumsy. and then no more Malibu...I learned about the Chevelle/Malibu of mid 1960s muscle car fame and was quite excited by the nameplate...only to be disappointed again with the arrival of this mess... Only to have a badge engineered Cutlass spoil it some more for me for that platform and the name Malibu...because I never once believed this was an "Oldsmobile Cutlass"... Plus...knowing that the Alero/Grand Am was on that same but improved platform and were much much better cars...the Malibu name plate just continued to leave me with a sour taste in my mouth... And then this one comes along and its like WTF???!!! But the last three iterations are not bad...but they arent great...albeit a helluva lot better than every single Malibu since 1978... This new one promises to be a looker and a better car all around including quality, fit and finish and performance in handling, acceleration and driving enthusiasm... So for me...although the nameplate is just crap in my eyes...I dont see a negative if GM/Chevy wants to use it...its a good nameplate...it fits Chevrolet...(and not because its a crappy nameplate therfore Chevrolet is crappy...if that is what you folk understood...its a good nameplate because Malibu is a nice honest name about a nice honest place that befits a nice honest car company...)

OK...I think I got it...because I dont do trucks...so bare with me... Take this exact same truck...powertrain and looks...(yes....SRT-10 ) But we use the Quad Cab and we make it into an Avalanche...we keep the Ram's V10, hood, front clip, headlights and front fenders, and we mate that unto a Chevy Avalanche GMT 900 body.... Frame? Whatever frame is better suited to accommodate that V10... With Ford F150 aluminium panels...for lighter weight...to go even faster... There...I took traits from all three Domestic trucks...and Im quite happy with the result... (that is me being all smug about it!)

Yeah...its the Nismo I think. I couldnt find a decent side profile pic of a regular trimmed production Maxima. And I was desperate to show some sort of proof as to why I think the way I do...so...Voila! Nismo concept it is.

I remember a Honda Civic when it was sooooo small, it would have probably fit between the front and back wheels of this 2016 version. Also, the side profile reminds me of the side profile of a Nissan Maxima And my final thoughts... I never really liked a Honda Civic...ever.

I wanted to guess Albertans... Quebecois...yeah, Ive heard quite a few tell me that Arizona is the place to be...dry weather...no humidity. The St-Lawrence Valley, very humid. I will swing by your way one these days...Barret-Jackson is but one thing that I wanna experience. Its the Old West that I really wanna see and feel. Fort Sumner NM, Okay Corral Az. and all that jazz....

migration... yeah...its almost that sad time of the year around here where the birds fly south... But...Football and Hockey season is almost here...and THAT alone is worth the leaves changing colour, the ghosts and goblins asking for candy and the birds leaving for a warmer climate. Don't forget half of your fellow Canadians migrating to my neck of the woods (Phoenix, AZ) over the next month or so. Makes the "wonderful" traffic here that much more fun. From what part of Canada? Because Quebecois go to Florida starting from November.

Just re-hashing the same post that I made over at the XT5 thread. But still relevant for the Escalase V. I came across this pic...maybe Dubai IS the place for the 'Slade V to debut Nothing says prestige in 2015 as having a couple of star studded press shots with Sheikhs around your car....

I change my mind. I came across this pic...maybe Dubai IS the place for the T5 to debut. Nothing says prestige in 2015 as having a couple of star studded press shots with Sheikhs around your car....

I was thinking about that....about globalization. In my opinion, the Escalade V seems like a better fit for Dubai and Paris for the XT5. Why? These Middle Eastern guys love their hugely arrogant vehicles that just guzzle that oil of theirs, and an Escalade V is just that... Paris for the XT5... The XT5 ....c'est mignon...its cute...and Europeans like small and cute. But in retrospect...Dubai is just fine...Im just making stupid small talk.

Id do Geneva and Moscow before Dubai and LA.. You want to have international diplomats take a look at this thing. I bet the Russian Mafia would be LOVE this thing too...

About the XT5... I wonder why Dubai? Is it because Cadillac thinks the XT5 will make a splash with the rich Sheikh soccer moms? Somehow I dont think the Sheikhs, soccer moms or otherwise will give a damn about the XT5 in Dubai, not when the Bentley Bentayga and the Escalade V are a-coming. I know, I know...exposure. I still think NYC or Detroit or LA would have been a better entrance....maybe even Geneva or Paris ahead of Dubai.

Stacy's mom has got it goin' on. The problem is that Stacy's mom is actually driving a Mercedes-Benz in the original music video... It dont matter if Cadillac paid money to feature a dark haired Stacy's mom to drive a SRX... The ORIGINAL Stacy's mom is Rachel Hunter driving a Mercedes Benz...possible in Beverly Hills...where else? But she belongs to this guy though...

I erased what I wrote...because I aint wasting no more time on this kinda shyte...

Ill tackle SMK this way! Damned right FWD!!! GM and Cadillac have been doing THAT since the 1960s!!! No biggie for Cadillac... Its just another day pumping out style...

Im sorry...I was thinking about what I had for supper again... because after seeing this ugly POS...this is what happened to that tasty steak I had...

And a company that is not tied down by marketing "geniuses" selling marketing catch phrases...

The corvette is a 55k car. The z06 isn't. Same with a Camaro SS and z/28. That's like the c250 and a c63. Base vs top of the line performance model. It would be like saying C Classes should be 40-60k then they throw out a 100k version. Yup... I wonder why the AMG C Class is that much higher in price over the mainstream C Class? The Z06 is exotic level engineering... Directed @ SMK: Or is it because you cant fathom American cars with exotic levels of engineering and performance that you have to be critical and sarcastic about them? I know you mentioned that a Corvette is the best sports car south of $100 000, so you do recognize the performance and value that represents a Corvette, especially at that price point where the Z06 sells at, but dig a little deeper and start actually understanding what that actually means what a Z06 competes with.... For sure some of the other exotics might have a better fit and finish...or nice, blemish free cow hide because of the cows that are used are not fenced in and the leather is worked on a bit more....the price difference reflects that... But a Corvette was never intended to be a snooty high classed car. Sure the Z06 reaches a price where one could consider it to be a snooty high classed car...and some people only denounce it because of bias and badge snobbery........but all that technology that the Corvette packs does come at a price...going fast and speed and cornering with state of the art technology does not come cheap. It costs money to develop and to manufacture....you got to pay to play.... Besides...BASE Corvettes were really never that affordable to begin with...Its not as if base Corvettes in history cost as much as Biscaynes or Chevy IIs or Novas or Vegas or Cavaliers or Sonics...and the highest of the trims were always out of reach into a price range deemed more for a Cadillac rather than a Chevy... Nothing has changed since 1953... From the prices, to the state of the art technology used for the cars, to the image portrayed, to the execution and layout... But I guess, its 'funner' for you to also keep a certain image of your internet self to continue posting the way you do concerning Cadillac and Corvettes to rile up some of the other posters in here. I say great job...but the irony it seems, that you want to portray some sort of sophistication by liking M-B to distance yourself with Cadillac and Corvette because somehow its beneath you to like those cars, yet the way your posting style is, reflects YOUR redneck nature... You could take away the girl from the village but you cant take the village outta of the girl.

SMK Why must you back hand an insult like that? About the Corvette still having 'redneck' muscle... And about the Corvette not being as cool as As with Porsche 911, and a couple of other cars out there, the Corvette and its engineers, marketing and stylist folk know EXACTLY what the Corvette is and always was all about and they are happy to give us exactly what we EXPECT the Corvette to be... The Corvette aint trying to be anything else...other than be itself...which is a Corvette... And its refreshing to see that at least one iconic brand....as with a Porsche 911, will NEVER change its image.... The C7 is a genuine Corvette in looks and execution....its GREAT!!!! Trust me....the Corvette has enough loyal following across the planet, it doesnt care what you think about it....and quite frankly...Im kinda happy you find it 'beneath you' to enjoy the Vette's looks. You could keep your stuffy stiff upper lip Aston Martin...and M-B.... I STICK TO THE HIGH EMOTIONS OF A CORVETTE. Like Casa says.... being American is an attitude, and the Corvette fits that profile to a tee....and although Im Canadian, I happen to be Greek....being Greek is like being an American too......multiplied by 1000... We Greeks got attitude, we got moxy, we got drama and we got style...and we do all of that in extreme...and we aint afraid to show it...we even got a name for it...KEFI... Believe me, life is soooooooo more enjoyable to live when you let loose.... Everything the Corvette embodies....and THAT is what makes it cool....