The General Car Thread - The Facelift.

[Petrolheadia]

I'm thinking about writing an article about the craziness that was the 1937-1939 Rally of Poland, including beaters, rally cars with minibars, cockiness, Czechoslovak two-strokes and the Nazis, through the lens of the Chevrolet team.

Anybody would like to read it?i

How am I just hearing about this rally now?

It's not even widely known in Poland.

[Petrolheadia]

why can't you people just use public transport

Edgy.

For a more serious response, try hauling stuff for a DIY project, like a homemade shed, by bus.

So Supposedly by 2021 we're going to be getting a Dodge Barracuda as a replacement for the Challenger.

With Alfa Romeo engines instead of Hemis, no less.

[Vassenor]

why can't you people just use public transport

Because I live far enough in the sticks that the public transport ranges from poor to non-existent?

[The Two Jerseys]

So Supposedly by 2021 we're going to be getting a Dodge Barracuda as a replacement for the Challenger.

*Plymouth intensifies*

How am I just hearing about this rally now?

It's not even widely known in Poland.

But the fact that a Chevrolet Master won it and placed on the podium multiple times, I should be all over that...

why can't you people just use public transport

Because I live far enough in the sticks that the public transport ranges from poor to non-existent?

Even in the suburbs I still have to go a few miles to connect to public transit, and still it's only good for commuting to work and literally nothing else...

[Auzkhia]

why can't you people just use public transport

Because I'd have to drive to the nearest bus stop or train station, you NUMTOT, so I might as well keep driving. Rural and some suburban areas don't have reliable access to public transport.

That being said, it is silly to pick one over the other cars, buses, and trains can coexist.

So Supposedly by 2021 we're going to be getting a Dodge Barracuda as a replacement for the Challenger.

*Plymouth intensifies*

Canceling Plymouth was a mistake, but I think FCA wants to use Alfa and Maserati for the luxury segment and make Chrysler the new plymouth. Ricardo Montalbán is rolling in his grave, but at least his coffin was available in soft Corinthian leather.

[The Two Jerseys]

Canceling Plymouth was a mistake, but I think FCA wants to use Alfa and Maserati for the luxury segment and make Chrysler the new plymouth. Ricardo Montalbán is rolling in his grave, but at least his coffin was available in soft Corinthian leather.

Did I read that in Ricardo Montalban's voice?

You're damn right I dd!

[Cannot think of a name]

I'm thinking about writing an article about the craziness that was the 1937-1939 Rally of Poland, including beaters, rally cars with minibars, cockiness, Czechoslovak two-strokes and the Nazis, through the lens of the Chevrolet team.

Anybody would like to read it?i

What? Yes. I now need to know all about this.

[The Two Jerseys]

I'm thinking about writing an article about the craziness that was the 1937-1939 Rally of Poland, including beaters, rally cars with minibars, cockiness, Czechoslovak two-strokes and the Nazis, through the lens of the Chevrolet team.

Anybody would like to read it?i

What? Yes. I now need to know all about this.

I know, right?

[Elwher]

I'm thinking about writing an article about the craziness that was the 1937-1939 Rally of Poland, including beaters, rally cars with minibars, cockiness, Czechoslovak two-strokes and the Nazis, through the lens of the Chevrolet team.

Anybody would like to read it?i

Most definitely.

[Cannot think of a name]

What? Yes. I now need to know all about this.

I know, right?

A Nazi won his group in 1937 in an Adler Trumpf...little Nazi flag and Adler Trumpf on wiki. Also, wiki didn't include any of that fun stuff. Just race results.

[The Two Jerseys]

I know, right?

A Nazi won his group in 1937 in an Adler Trumpf...little Nazi flag and Adler Trumpf on wiki. Also, wiki didn't include any of that fun stuff. Just race results.

I'd like to know what Nazis and Poles were doing racing a Chevy around Poland...

[Cannot think of a name]

A Nazi won his group in 1937 in an Adler Trumpf...little Nazi flag and Adler Trumpf on wiki. Also, wiki didn't include any of that fun stuff. Just race results.

I'd like to know what Nazis and Poles were doing racing a Chevy around Poland...

I have so, so many questions.

[Cannot think of a name]

Haaha, they list this dude winning his category in a Citroen in 1939, which is not bad for a dude who won't be born for another six years. Oh Wikipedia, you goofball you.

[The Two Jerseys]

Haaha, they list this dude winning his category in a Citroen in 1939, which is not bad for a dude who won't be born for another six years. Oh Wikipedia, you goofball you.

Makes you wonder who the hell links to the obviously wrong article in the first place, doesn't it?

[Vassenor]

Haaha, they list this dude winning his category in a Citroen in 1939, which is not bad for a dude who won't be born for another six years. Oh Wikipedia, you goofball you.

Makes you wonder who the hell links to the obviously wrong article in the first place, doesn't it?

Some people just throw the [[ ]] around any name they see without bothering to check if there's already a page and if so if it's the right one.

[Cannot think of a name]

Makes you wonder who the hell links to the obviously wrong article in the first place, doesn't it?

Some people just throw the [[ ]] around any name they see without bothering to check if there's already a page and if so if it's the right one.

Since the rest are links to non-articles I think this is exactly what happened.

[Fabril]

So Supposedly by 2021 we're going to be getting a Dodge Barracuda as a replacement for the Challenger.

*Plymouth intensifies*

It's not even widely known in Poland.

But the fact that a Chevrolet Master won it and placed on the podium multiple times, I should be all over that...

Because I live far enough in the sticks that the public transport ranges from poor to non-existent?

Even in the suburbs I still have to go a few miles to connect to public transit, and still it's only good for commuting to work and literally nothing else...

still don't know why they'd bring back the 'Cuda out of all things.... Plymouth's long gone.

[Cannot think of a name]

*Plymouth intensifies*

But the fact that a Chevrolet Master won it and placed on the podium multiple times, I should be all over that...

Even in the suburbs I still have to go a few miles to connect to public transit, and still it's only good for commuting to work and literally nothing else...

still don't know why they'd bring back the 'Cuda out of all things.... Plymouth's long gone.

Reasons

[Fabril]

still don't know why they'd bring back the 'Cuda out of all things.... Plymouth's long gone.

Reasons

Goddammit, i don't need it stuck in my head right now..... also The Camaro is supposed to be getting a Facelift in 2019.

[Auzkhia]

I really like the idea of a pick up as a second vehicle, but I don't want a truck, I want it to be a car.

What do, wait 25 years to important a ute from a land down under or get a Jetta or a Dodge Charger and send it to this?

Or just suck it up and truck it up?

[Cannot think of a name]

I really like the idea of a pick up as a second vehicle, but I don't want a truck, I want it to be a car.

What do, wait 25 years to important a ute from a land down under or get a Jetta or a Dodge Charger and send it to this?

Or just suck it up and truck it up?

Not into El Caminos or Rancheros?

[Auzkhia]

I really like the idea of a pick up as a second vehicle, but I don't want a truck, I want it to be a car.

What do, wait 25 years to important a ute from a land down under or get a Jetta or a Dodge Charger and send it to this?

Or just suck it up and truck it up?

Not into El Caminos or Rancheros?

A bit older than I would like, last El Camino was 1987 model and the last Ranchero was 1979 model year. Still the effort restomoding them could be spent just converting a Charger into one.

Utes are rare in my corner of the world.

[Petrolheadia]

A Nazi won his group in 1937 in an Adler Trumpf...little Nazi flag and Adler Trumpf on wiki. Also, wiki didn't include any of that fun stuff. Just race results.

I'd like to know what Nazis and Poles were doing racing a Chevy around Poland...

No Nazis in the Chevy team. Maybe some of the competitors lived on the Third Reich's territories.

[Patridam]

I really like the idea of a pick up as a second vehicle, but I don't want a truck, I want it to be a car.

What do, wait 25 years to important a ute from a land down under or get a Jetta or a Dodge Charger and send it to this?

Or just suck it up and truck it up?

Suck it up and truck up. The newer the truck, the more like a car it feels anyway... well, a traditional RWD BOF car with a live rear axle. Which is exactly what you'll get with a ute.

After sitting inside an XTS and a ATS at a used dealer lot, I found them to be actually underwhelming - maybe not to drive, but certainly in how you feel inside. Far too tight with too little head and hip room, dominated by giant consoles and windshields far too close to your face. The Chrysler 300 was the closest to feeling spacious. Trucks, meanwhile, were much more impressive.... a little too much, if anything, as the consoles in non-bench models felt ridiculously wide. I may very well get a CPO/used truck or SUV instead of a car. Problem for me is that Ford seems to make the most competent ones. Either way, give a new-ish truck a try, it will likely surprise you.

Speaking of, the reason I was at car lots was my girlfriend is looking for a new(er) car. Her family is far more endowed than mine, and they're insisting she get something newer and safer than her Saturn and are willing to pay dearly for such. She has, to my chagrin, gravitated to getting a new Prius. I'm not so concerned with the practical or economic issues, it seems to be a competent enough car and a fair-ish deal; but the *other* implications of driving a Prius would be such I would never really feel comfortable with driving it for her. Same as with my mom's Forester.

[Auzkhia]

My sister wrecked her car and might get a 2004 Jeep Liberty.

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I really like the idea of a pick up as a second vehicle, but I don't want a truck, I want it to be a car.

What do, wait 25 years to important a ute from a land down under or get a Jetta or a Dodge Charger and send it to this?

Or just suck it up and truck it up?

Suck it up and truck up. The newer the truck, the more like a car it feels anyway... well, a traditional RWD BOF car with a live rear axle. Which is exactly what you'll get with a ute.

After sitting inside an XTS and a ATS at a used dealer lot, I found them to be actually underwhelming - maybe not to drive, but certainly in how you feel inside. Far too tight with too little head and hip room, dominated by giant consoles and windshields far too close to your face. The Chrysler 300 was the closest to feeling spacious. Trucks, meanwhile, were much more impressive.... a little too much, if anything, as the consoles in non-bench models felt ridiculously wide. I may very well get a CPO/used truck or SUV instead of a car. Problem for me is that Ford seems to make the most competent ones. Either way, give a new-ish truck a try, it will likely surprise you.

Speaking of, the reason I was at car lots was my girlfriend is looking for a new(er) car. Her family is far more endowed than mine, and they're insisting she get something newer and safer than her Saturn and are willing to pay dearly for such. She has, to my chagrin, gravitated to getting a new Prius. I'm not so concerned with the practical or economic issues, it seems to be a competent enough car and a fair-ish deal; but the *other* implications of driving a Prius would be such I would never really feel comfortable with driving it for her. Same as with my mom's Forester.

Now that I think about I could just call up U-haul if I were to need a truck, or befriend someone. Or If I had to get a pickup, I'd just get a Ford Ranger (one with the Cologne V6 not the vulcan V6) or the Chevy S10/GMC Sonoma or Chevy Colorado/GMC Canyon sets of twins. The small ones, since I think the full sizers are a bit big.

I was just lamenting utes, but I'm good now.

Vans are useful too, and I like them better than pickup trucks, for some reason.