Word. That analogy is appropriate for the 4.3L V-6, not the 3800.

“basically an LS1 V8 with two cylinders lopped off”

Had the same experience with my buddy’s Mustang

Right. GM’s 160,000 cars getting 7% less mileage than stated on the sticker (but stated correctly with the EPA and in their marketing materials) but still remaining 100% emissions compliant is EXACTLY the same as VW’s 11 MILLION vehicles spewing 1,000-4,000% of the maximum allowable NOx for the last decade.

You forgot to call it “Guv’ment Motors.” You GM haters almost always do that. That’s how we can tell it’s you.

It’s bad practice to put lug nuts on with impact wrenches. A lot of things can go wrong in service of saving a minute and a few spins of a four-way.

This one was a big topic of car-mag conversation in the 80s. Aerodynamics demands killed both.

I don’t even really mind that. When I go to the city, I park at a friend’s place in the middle suburbs and take public transport into the city centre. It’s just too difficult trying to get parking, drive around, so on and so forth.

Why is it terrible? Do you commute more than 15 minutes a day in or around a city of more than 800k? It’s hellish mindbending exercise in loosing faith in mankind. Took 2 hours to go 40 miles on Fri solely because of a rash of fender benders, congestion, and the “I have to get 3 car lengths ahead RIGHT NOW in this…

Man, remember when Discovey had actual educational/informative programming? I’m old.

I knew a guy who supercharged his. Had to cut a hole in the hood to fit it, but it looked awesome.

Hurricane was Willys, he said Iron Duke. That shit pile was all GM.

It looks like a box of McDonald’s french fries.

Japan. Japan never changes.