sanity check ...

[Hayes Myers]

my bud has 99/2000 GMC 2500 fully loaded with Allison and Diesel.  It's a
boat anchor <2000000 km on it.  10k to do the head gasket fix. Scary. So be
happy you don't have a new GM diesel!
Yeah, my dad worked at GM and I'll never buy one.  Tundra would be tops on
my list of big trucks.  As for Cadillac...well I guess one lives and learns.
Z06 I understand, Escalady I don't.

Cheers!
Hayes,

On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 10:07 AM, Vincent Gelinas <vrgelinas at gmail.com>wrote:

> I would never own a GM product... I've had lots of family members that have
> had nothing but trouble from them.
>
> Has anyone really lowered an A8?  I can imagine with the right (very mild)
> body kit it would look like a missile cruising the freeway.
>
> V
> Scoffing at Prii since 1989!
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 9:52 AM, Mark Rosenkrantz <
> speedracer.mark at gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
> > OK, so yeah, I have a Z06.  Best mileage car I currently own- 28 MPG on
> the
> > highway, all day long.
> >
> > My daily driver is a 2003 Escalade EXT.  14-15MPG, owned it since new,
> > currently has 165,000 miles on it!  I'm looking for a new vehicle, the
> GMC
> > Acadia Denali is on the short list, primarily due to the 24MPG highway
> > rating, 7 passenger seating, and 5000lb tow rating.  Wish I could get a
> > manual transmission and a TDI (type) engine.
> >
> > You want low carbon footprint?  Go old, light, low power, low handling
> > econobox (with no airbags, crash structure, ABS, etc.), or even something
> > like a 1980's Rabbit GTi.  Save the planet.  After all, I need fuel for
> > track events, so I thank-you in advance.  =)
> >
> > Or a Lotus.  Just don't bring more than a suitcase.
> >
> > Bottom line- weight is the enemy, and safety requires weight.  More
> weight
> > means beefier suspension, stiffer chassis, and wider tires to support it
> > all.  Ultra light weight materials aren't commercially viable for most of
> > us.  Audi does lead the way with the A8, but stops short.  Where's the
> > carbon fiber, or TDI engine?  And that's an expensive chassis.
> >
> > I'm sorry, pretty much any Audi owner can't complain about others
> wrecking
> > the planet.  ;-)
> >
> > Oh, and lowering a car usually yeilds +2MPG.  One of the few performance
> > items which RAISE fuel economy under all conditions.
> >
> > Mark Rosenkrantz
> > PS- Steve, my 1987 Bertone (FIAT) X1/9 (which I still have in pieces),
> has
> > cast magnesium 13" rims.  Super light...  In high school, about 4 of my
> > friends grabbed the rear bumper (mid engine car), with me in it... and
> > almost raised the suspension fully so the tires were off the pavement.  I
> > looked back and said, "do you really want me to spin the tires right
> now?"
> > LOL  It got 35-38 MPG with that 1.5L NA engine.
> >
> > On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 4:00 PM, Tess McMillan <tessmc at eskimo.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> ha ha ha ha! &:-)
> >>
> >> Good point (made by the guy with the Z06)
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wed, 26 Oct 2011, Mark Rosenkrantz wrote:
> >>
> >>  "creating more friction on the road" is an interesting way to look at
> >>> it.... But isn't that the point?
> >>> I'll take my luxury and performance, thank-you,
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >
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