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Old Jul 15, 2004 | 04:04 PM
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New car hits and misses

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I'm really surprised about one of the models, the Scion xA. It's selling poorly compared to the ugly-as-sin xB. I won't touch one of the misses, you'll know it when you read it. However, it's nice to see a GM vehicle on the hit list.
Old Jul 15, 2004 | 04:43 PM
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From the Freestar write-up

GM rolling out new minivans under its Chevrolet, Buick, Pontiac and Saturn brands next year, the Freestar could have trouble keeping up.

What mini vans from GM are these??
Old Jul 15, 2004 | 05:45 PM
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The Montana, Terazza(sp), Relay, Uplander.

On another note, the pic of the GTO is the best I have ever seen. It looks really good.

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Old Jul 15, 2004 | 05:49 PM
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Originally posted by jawzforlife
From the Freestar write-up

GM rolling out new minivans under its Chevrolet, Buick, Pontiac and Saturn brands next year, the Freestar could have trouble keeping up.

What mini vans from GM are these??
the replacments are the Uplander/Terraza/Montana.

pics are here..

http://w02.us/pv/WKA/2004/02/05/WKA2004020561625_pv.jpg
http://w02.us/pv/WKA/2004/02/05/WKA2004020561699_pv.jpg
http://w02.us/pv/WKA/2004/03/30/WKA2004033066541_pv.jpg
http://w02.us/pv/WKA/2004/03/30/WKA2004033066519_pv.jpg

wieck changed their layout.. so it may or may not work

opps I was a little late compared to Neil.
Old Jul 15, 2004 | 07:29 PM
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Even before the 2004 Pontiac GTO hit showrooms, fans of the original “Goat” dogged it on enthusiast Internet chat rooms as an uninspired Grand Prix look-alike, its 400 horsepower engine notwithstanding.


huh?
Old Jul 15, 2004 | 08:17 PM
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This one line explains why the 300C is selling while the GTO is not: 'Bold styling and a relatively low base price are driving sales.'
Old Jul 15, 2004 | 08:22 PM
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I can understand why those are selling so bad... I saw one at the auto show. that thing had THE WORST dashboard i have EVER seen in my life. the thing was completely flat... all the way across, except for this 'barrel' that was between the two captains chairs. This 'barrel' had all the climate and radio controls tacked onto it, and i think it had some holes in the bottom for some storage

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Old Jul 15, 2004 | 09:30 PM
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Nissan Quest

I can understand why those are selling so bad... I saw one at the auto show. that thing had THE WORST dashboard i have EVER seen in my life. the thing was completely flat... all the way across, except for this 'barrel' that was between the two captains chairs. This 'barrel' had all the climate and radio controls tacked onto it, and i think it had some holes in the bottom for some storage
So true lol

Worst Dashboard EVER
Old Jul 15, 2004 | 09:39 PM
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So true lol

Worst Dashboard EVER
Holy ****... multiple people agreed to put that in production?!
Old Jul 15, 2004 | 10:11 PM
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The Quest is just plain ugly, inside and out.
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