Good point, its incredible how often these get overlooked. Man, I really miss the old buicks. New buick doesnt come close. The current regal GS is as good as they have been, but that car just lack power. Badly. It needs a v6.

Wasnt the oldsmobile version of the 455 better than the buick GS?

How about the oldsmobile 442 with a 455 under the hood? Or is that just too obvious of a choice? Wasnt the olds 455 superior to the buick and pontiac 455?

How about an avalon with a v8? Doesnt their direct competitor, the hyundai genesis have a v8 in it?

Has anyone tried putting the tundra v8 into the camry? Maybe convert the camry to be RWD?

You are right, it usually seems to be a trade off. Look at the BRZ, great handling but it lacks power. Typical.

I think the last gen celica suffered from styling. Seems like the styling was trying to be ultra modern with too many lines. Think it made around 160 horse? Wasnt exactly a fast car if I remember correctly.

Why toyota and BMW? I remember hearing about this a LONG time ago

Remember the 1996 or so celica? That and the supra were probably the only 2 toyota "sports" cars I liked. Does the 87 corolla count?

Nor is it an e85 flex fuel engine.

When you say the 2.0 turbo isnt very refined, what do you mean by that? Not reliable? Rough idle? Lacks power?

A power bump is always a good thing. This is the same motor thats found in the buick regal, buick verano turbo, chevy malibu turbo. Does that mean all those vehicles will also get a power bump?

How about modern disc brakes? Dramatic improvement drum brakes

A dripping fuel line sounds incredibly dangerous. What if fuel dripped onto a hot engine component?!?! They should be using something more robust.

Thanks, wondering is it possible to treat existing brake lines to stop/prevent them from rusting? That could make for an excellent aftermarket product.

Thats really interesting. I would be curious to find out if the material used in the german car brake line recall was the same or similar to what GM used.

Cant fuel lines eventually rust and leak which could potentially cause a hazard due to a fuel leak?

German cars use a brake line with some kind of coating on it that prevents rust. Not sure what that type of line is called. Not sure if its a different material, or only a coating on the brake line. Regardless, this style of line should be used on all cars. I'm sure its probably more expensive than the regular…

Heres the thing, why would they limit a potential recall to only their trucks? Is the material used on these brake lines different from the material used on all the other GM products?

About 6 years ago, I thought I was sold on the scion Tc. On paper, it had exactly what I was looking for. Went to the dealer and took it on a test drive. Found it to be WAY too small and cramped. Got out of the car and my back hurt. I had to step away.