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Steve Mackie
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Tue Dec 06, 2005 7:59 pm Post subject:
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| Quote: | Well, mom is up to visit for a while, so I get to have a first hand look
at her new 2006 Impala LT. Here's some highlights:
1. We all know about the "passing" function of the turn signal lever,
where you can move the lever a little bit to turn the signal light on
for
passing. Well in the new Impala you can just move it for a split second
and the turn signal will come on for a few seconds by itself.
Interesting.
However, what's annoying about the turn signals is the volume of the
"click click, click click, click click."
Sounds like a neat toy. I hear ya about the 'click click click' though.
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On the wheel is seek up/down, mute, volume, cruise control, and more but
can't remember.
Haven't looked into the airbag light yet, thanks for the reminder.
Steve
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N8N
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Tue Dec 06, 2005 9:54 pm Post subject:
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Steve Mackie wrote:
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just discovered another design issue with my '05 this AM that I am
curious if it's been fixed for '06. Last night it snowed for the first
time since I got the car. As is my habit, when I got home, I tried to
prop the wiper blades up to keep them from freezing to the windshield.
Well, due to their semi-hidden design, you can't do that. So I turned
the key on, ran the wipers until they were all the way up, then turned
the key off. Still can't prop them up - the arms don't go "over
center" like every single car I've ever owned built since the early
80s. It's been years since I've had to carry toilet paper tubes/little
pieces of wood/a pair of ice scrapers to prop up the wiper blades on my
car... come on GM!
To make matters worse, this AM I went from moving my landlady's Nissan
pickup, which has the headlight control on the wiper stalk, straight to
my Impala... yup, you guessed it, scratch one pair of wiper blades.
nate |
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N8N
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Tue Dec 06, 2005 9:58 pm Post subject:
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Eugene Nine wrote:
| Quote: | N8N wrote:
James C. Reeves wrote:
Why not manually place the tranny in L3 or L2?
That's what I have been doing, when in traffic. Seems to defeat the
purpose of an "automatic" transmixer, however. Just give me a box with
some gears and a lever to stir them with and I'll be happy. :)
I have to say that driving my friend's LHS is much less annoying,
although I realize that that's a more "upmarket" car than the Impala.
This is why I find Vlad the Impala so frustrating sometimes - I know
that a modern automatic can be done much more smoothly and sensibly
(even though I know Chrysler has been having reliability issues...)
I especially like the way the LHS downshifts for long downgrades when
on cruise; when driving Vlad I either manually downshift or (more
likely) tap the brakes on reflex, causing the cruise to disengage
completely...
nate
We made the mistake of buying a Chrysler once, the adaptive transmission
would finally figure out how to smoothly shift on the highway once were off
the highway and in the mountains. Then it would stretch the shifts out too
much and wait too long and lug the engine to the point I had to manually
shift it. Then by the time it learned how to shift for the mountains we
would be back on the highway for the trip home and it would shift hard
until just about the time we got home it would start shifting smooth again
just in time for the stop and go traffic.
Going down the mountain in WV it was downright dangerous, even if you
downshifted to save your brakes it would eventually ignore the selector and
upshift to OD again. By the time we got down the mountain and into town I
had to stand both feet on the brake to stop and by the time we got home I
had to buy new pads and rotors.
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Oddly enough, it was while driving I-68 through West Virginia that I
was most impressed with the way the LHS' trans worked. Maybe yours was
an earlier iteration that didn't have all the bugs worked out yet? Not
sure what year my friend's car is. actually it is not a straight up
LHS, it is a Concorde that some crazy body shop guy blew up the motor
in; he bought a wrecked LHS for the drivetrain. Apparently a motor
swap ended up being one of those "because I can" insane projects...
The car ended up with the LHS' drivetrain, complete interior, nose, and
a Viper Red paint job. Yeah, it's a weird car.
nate
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Harry Face
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Wed Dec 07, 2005 9:14 am Post subject:
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80 Knight ,
Were you beamed into the glove box of the 89 Cavalier by Scotty? I had
an 89 Cav Z - 24 convertible and there was plenty of room for 2 in the
front. And we all know I'm the biggest griper here when it comes to
complaining about cramped interiors. It was satisfactory for the size of
car it was.
Harryface
05 Park Avenue, 32,672
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80 Knight
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Wed Dec 07, 2005 5:26 pm Post subject:
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"Harry Face" <harryface@webtv.net> wrote in message
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| Quote: | 80 Knight ,
Were you beamed into the glove box of the 89 Cavalier by Scotty? I had
an 89 Cav Z - 24 convertible and there was plenty of room for 2 in the
front. And we all know I'm the biggest griper here when it comes to
complaining about cramped interiors. It was satisfactory for the size of
car it was.
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I only wish Scotty was still around to beam me into it.
But, I am used to the Bonnie's, so to me it seemed quite cramped. That and
myself and the owner of the car are fair sized guys. As for cars I have
owned, the '82 Trans Am was the smallest. All others have been Bonnies,
Grand Prix's and a Cutlass Supreme, so you can see why I found it small. |
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80 Knight
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Wed Dec 07, 2005 5:28 pm Post subject:
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"Steve Mackie" <stevemackie@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Well, mom is up to visit for a while, so I get to have a first hand
look
at her new 2006 Impala LT. Here's some highlights:
1. We all know about the "passing" function of the turn signal lever,
where you can move the lever a little bit to turn the signal light on
for
passing. Well in the new Impala you can just move it for a split second
and the turn signal will come on for a few seconds by itself.
Interesting.
However, what's annoying about the turn signals is the volume of the
"click click, click click, click click."
Sounds like a neat toy. I hear ya about the 'click click click' though.
On the wheel is seek up/down, mute, volume, cruise control, and more but
can't remember.
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Sounds good to me. I didn't mind the Olds wheel controls, though I did miss
the Mute and Seek Down buttons. Then again, I can usually find something to
bitch about in any car I drive ;-)
| Quote: | Haven't looked into the airbag light yet, thanks for the reminder.
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No problamo. Let us know if you manage to turn it off. |
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Wed Dec 07, 2005 5:54 pm Post subject:
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I had an Impala '66 and it was really nice
It is a pity that GM is going bankrupt |
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James C. Reeves
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Thu Dec 08, 2005 8:10 am Post subject:
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"N8N" <njnagel@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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N8N wrote:
Oddly enough, it was while driving I-68 through West Virginia that I
was most impressed with the way the LHS' trans worked. Maybe yours was
an earlier iteration that didn't have all the bugs worked out yet? Not
sure what year my friend's car is. actually it is not a straight up
LHS, it is a Concorde that some crazy body shop guy blew up the motor
in; he bought a wrecked LHS for the drivetrain. Apparently a motor
swap ended up being one of those "because I can" insane projects...
The car ended up with the LHS' drivetrain, complete interior, nose, and
a Viper Red paint job. Yeah, it's a weird car.
nate
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My experience with Chrysler trannys on I-68 is the same as yours. Worked
flawlessly, automatically downshifting (when the cruise was engaged) when
going downhill to keep "run-away" speed in check. I'd never experienced
what Eugene has on any of them (and I've driven a few). |
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James C. Reeves
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Thu Dec 08, 2005 8:11 am Post subject:
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"Harry Face" <harryface@webtv.net> wrote in message
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| Quote: | 80 Knight ,
Were you beamed into the glove box of the 89 Cavalier by Scotty? I had
an 89 Cav Z - 24 convertible and there was plenty of room for 2 in the
front. And we all know I'm the biggest griper here when it comes to
complaining about cramped interiors. It was satisfactory for the size of
car it was.
Harryface
05 Park Avenue, 32,672
91 Bonneville LE 304,778
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Bad news. Scotty is dead. |
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James C. Reeves
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Thu Dec 08, 2005 8:22 am Post subject:
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"N8N" <njnagel@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Steve Mackie wrote:
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just discovered another design issue with my '05 this AM that I am
curious if it's been fixed for '06. Last night it snowed for the first
time since I got the car. As is my habit, when I got home, I tried to
prop the wiper blades up to keep them from freezing to the windshield.
Well, due to their semi-hidden design, you can't do that. So I turned
the key on, ran the wipers until they were all the way up, then turned
the key off. Still can't prop them up - the arms don't go "over
center" like every single car I've ever owned built since the early
80s. It's been years since I've had to carry toilet paper tubes/little
pieces of wood/a pair of ice scrapers to prop up the wiper blades on my
car... come on GM!
To make matters worse, this AM I went from moving my landlady's Nissan
pickup, which has the headlight control on the wiper stalk, straight to
my Impala... yup, you guessed it, scratch one pair of wiper blades.
nate
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Yes, my 03 Malibu was the same. You couldn't lift the wiper arms up off of
the glass where they would stay up on their own. Dumb design. What was
worse, ice would build up in the cavity that the arms park in and lock the
wipers in there. It was really nice to find that out when needing to clear
the windshield from road spray and can't. Lesson, thoroughly clean out snow
and ice from the wiper cavity, even if it doesn't look like much is in there
and it takes another 5-minutes. Pick all of the ice out!
Both wiper issues shouldn't exit in today's design. This item was been
figured out in the industry years ago (except by GM, apparently)
You want to hear one even stranger. A buddy of mine has a 2004 Silverado.
He can't lift the wipers to stay off of the glass. He had a 2000
Silverado...that one he could. Boy was he pissed the first time the weather
was calling for freezing rain while we were at the office. Why go backwards
with the design? |
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James C. Reeves
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Thu Dec 08, 2005 8:23 am Post subject:
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| Quote: | I had an Impala '66 and it was really nice
It is a pity that GM is going bankrupt
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Thu Dec 08, 2005 9:15 am Post subject:
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ROY BRAGG
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Thu Dec 08, 2005 9:15 am Post subject:
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They have just had a money-losing year, they are not going bankrupt.
Roy
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gosinn@gmail.com> wrote in message
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I had an Impala '66 and it was really nice
It is a pity that GM is going bankrupt
Where did you read they were going bankrupt?
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ROY BRAGG
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Thu Dec 08, 2005 9:15 am Post subject:
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I just test drove a 2006 Impala SS with the V8 engine. It has awesome power
for freeway merging, and you can not feel the Displacement on Demand
cylinder cutoff at all while driving. It switches 4 cylinders off for
cruising to get the EPA mileage estimates of 28 highway.
Roy
"80 Knight" <80_knightREMOVEME@rogers.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | "Steve Mackie" <stevemackie@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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Well, mom is up to visit for a while, so I get to have a first hand look
at her new 2006 Impala LT. Here's some highlights:
1. We all know about the "passing" function of the turn signal lever,
where you can move the lever a little bit to turn the signal light on for
passing. Well in the new Impala you can just move it for a split second
and the turn signal will come on for a few seconds by itself.
Interesting. However, what's annoying about the turn signals is the
volume of the "click click, click click, click click."
Sounds like a neat toy. I hear ya about the 'click click click' though.
2. The power of the new 3.5L VVT engine is nice. Smooth, consistent power
all the way up to the 6000rpm red line. It's very responsive while
driving, but I find there is a slight lag when leaving from a stop. For
now I'm blaming that on the new "drive by wire." It feels like you push
the throttle and it takes a second for the vehicle to respond. The engine
has a weird low frequency rumble at idle that some people may find
annoying.
3. When driving up a slight grade at around 55km/h in OD, there is what
feels like a slight "bucking." It's when the trans should actually be in
3rd, but it's in 4th, know what I mean. This is very noticeable in my '95
Monte and I thought they would have gotten rid of it by now.
You know, I never quite realized what that was in my '96 Bonnie until you
posted this. At least I know its supposed to do that.
4. The stupid airbag lights! Why they thought this was a good idea is
beyond me. There are amber lights above the stereo to let you know if the
passenger side airbag is active or not. It's ALWAYS on, this is stupid.
I'm going to look at the manual to see if this 'feature' can be disabled.
I don't know if I could stand that. I love dash lights, preferably with a
nice color (like the 'Pontiac Glow'), but they have to be useful. The dash
of my car must look like a jet fighter, not a school bus on the fritz. Did
you manage to get the light disabled?
5. The rear window is smaller than the rear-view mirror. Mom says she
likes it better than the previous Impala, but I find it harder to see out
the back.
6. The leather wrapped steering wheel is nice and all the buttons on the
wheel and the dash have a nice quality feel to them. The radio is nice,
the presets have the station frequency displayed above the button.
What buttons are on the wheel for the radio? I know in my Bonnie it has
the full range of seek, volume, mute and what not, while on my sister's
'97 Cutlass Supreme, it only has volume and seek UP. No seek down, which
is a pain in the butt when playing a CD.
7. I think someone asked if she got the "flip and fold seat." The answer
is yes, but it's not what you think it is. The flip and fold seat is the
middle seat in the front that "flips" to reveal two poorly placed cup
holders and "folds" down to reveal a nice arm rest + storage area. She
didn't get the rear folding seats.
8. The glove box sucks. In 1993 she bought a brand new '92 Lumina, since
day one we all hated the little tiny, under the dash glove box. In '95
the Lumina/Monte Carlo got the nice big one. In 2000 the Impala still had
a nice, functional glove box. For 2006, they are back the God awful,
useless, tiny box under the dash, WHY?!?!
LOL Very true. I think the little 'pouch' in my old '82 Trans Am held more
then most gloveboxes these days do.
9. Not a big fan of the headlights, they protrude like bug eyes. However
I like the fascia grill look. The overall look of the car is clean and
modern, nothing over the top. It blends in nicely with the rest of the
cars on the road. This model reminded me a lot of the Accord in the way
that it's kind of boring, but nice to drive.
10. There appears to be a lot more room under the hood for working on the
engine. This may be in part because they made it possible to stuff a V8
in there, so there is a lot of extra room when you only have the V6.
Room is good. I was working on a friends '89 Caviler last week, and man
there is nadda in that thing for room. Then again, there's not much room
for people either. lol
11. If I was to get one, I'd opt for the SS and no bench seat. The
suspension in the LT is a little too soft and the bench seat is not very
supportive. I test drove it on a usual route of mine and didn't feel as
comfortable as I do when I take my Z34 through it.
12. I haven't confirmed this, but Dad says there is an incessant
'clicking' coming from the dash when the vehicle is cold. It annoys him.
Overall, I enjoyed it. It's funny how whatever 'quirks' of the W-Body GMs
that were there 10 years ago are still there though. Like the 'bucking'
feeling and the odd 'clunk' noise that comes from the body when you pull
into a drive way at an angle.
Brakes are still good!
Steve
Sounds like she is happy with her purchase, and I think it sounds like a
good car as well. Might have to take a look at one when I decide to
upgrade someday.
Thanks for the report!!!!
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Spam Hater
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Fri Dec 09, 2005 9:15 am Post subject:
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In article <aO2dnRRw3e2GBArenZ2dnUVZ_tqdnZ2d@comcast.com>,
"James C. Reeves" <jcnospam@nospam.com> wrote:
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gosinn@gmail.com> wrote in message
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I had an Impala '66 and it was really nice
It is a pity that GM is going bankrupt
Where did you read they were going bankrupt?
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When you are losing money on production the only way is down, regardless
of the companies asset value.
There isn't much hope of not losing on production when they are paying
workers for several years to stay home.
Read Business week and Yahoo fiance, etc.
Look at the GM stock price. Stock price is a good indicator of what
investors think of a company. |
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