Perhaps but that will not change the fact a sporty FWD car is an oxymoron, dummy. LOL
> Sporty FWD car, is an oxymoron.
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> And you're a moron. What's your point?
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>>> On Fri, 6 Feb 2009 12:48:54 -0800 (PST), N8N cast forth these pearls of >>> wisdom...:
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>>>>>> On 5 Feb 2009 17:37:42 -0500, Scott Dorsey cast forth these pearls of
>>>>>> wisdom...:
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>>>>>> > They don't. They're starting to get it... but GM currently does not
>>>>>> > have
>>>>>> > any economy cars worth a damn in their product line. Compare the >>>>>> > Aveo
>>>>>> > with
>>>>>> > similarly-priced offerings from Toyota and even Hyundai. They look
>>>>>> > similar
>>>>>> > on paper, but they sure don't drive similarly.
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>>>>>> I don't know why you would say that. They have built such luxury cars >>>>>> as
>>>>>> the Park Ave Ultra since the very early 90's that got mid-twenties in >>>>>> the
>>>>>> city and over 30 on the highway. At the same time the Grand Am got >>>>>> equal
>>>>>> mileage. Two ends of a scale in terms of types of cars - one >>>>>> excellent
>>>>>> luxury and the other a fairly sporty car for American tastes. They >>>>>> are by
>>>>>> no means the limit of GM's offerings, just two representative >>>>>> examples.
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>>>>> **This is a joke, right? A Grand Ma, sporty?
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>>>>> The Grand Am GT's are very sporty. Especially with the Ram Air hood. >>>>> My
>>>>> sister has an '03, and the thing is rather quick too for a 3400. >>>>
>>>> It could be fast (in a straight line) as a Corvette and it still
>>>> wouldn't be sporty. A FWD midsize family car can't be made "sporty"
>>>> by the addition of ugly plastic cladding and red backlighting for the
>>>> gauges. A manual transmission option, decent sport seats, and a real
>>>> handling suspension would be a good place to start.
>>>>
>>>> The fact that GM *thinks* that the Grand Am is sporty is also why
>>>> people who want sporty cars don't think of GM as an option.
>>>>
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>>> Ah - you landed squarely on my hot button when it comes to the Grand Am >>> GT.
>>> The car flat out begged for a standard transmission. It would have been
>>> completely fun to drive if it had one. Not to mention that the 3.4L >>> would
>>> have been somewhat more impressive with one. Sporty is indeed a >>> definition
>>> within one's mind though. I'll allow that some would never consider the
>>> Grand Am a sporty car, but many others do. I'm not calling it a sports
>>> car, just calling it sporty. Many of us rather enjoy the American >>> version
>>> of sporty - a bit of raw muscle, comfort, and a feel that is completely
>>> different from the starkest of cars. There are many true sports cars >>> and
>>> cars out there that others would consider more sporty than the Grand Am,
>>> which are more nimble, smaller, etc. but I wouldn't want to drive one on >>> a
>>> daily basis.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> -Mike-
>>> snipped-for-privacy@alltel.net
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