[Shotimes] OT: CTS-V as a replacement for the SHO

[Paul L Fisher]

Toyota has ads on the TV telling about how they make 1 million cars in the
US. Toyota is going to own GM soon anyhow so the only American car company
left will be Ford.


Paul L Fisher

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-----Original Message-----
From: Carl Prochilo [mailto:gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org] 
Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 8:27 PM
To: Paul L Fisher
Cc: shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] OT: CTS-V as a replacement for the SHO

Yes, good point.  Many foreign car makers build cars in the US.  Even the
plain jane Camry I rented this week wasn't that bad from that respect
(qualty and built in Ohio IIRC).
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Carl Prochilo
92 Ultra Red Crimson

On Sun, July 17, 2005 10:31 am, Paul L Fisher said:
> You could buy an American made Subaru.
>
>
> Paul L Fisher
>
> Visit my website: http://www.paul-fisher.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Carl Prochilo
> Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2005 3:28 PM
> To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] OT: CTS-V as a replacement for the SHO
>
> I'm trying to be patient with my next car buying round.  I'm still looking
> for an american made replacement for the SHO.  I don't know if it will
> happen again in my lifetime.  It's amazing to me that with the massive
> popularity of NASCAR, that there wouldn't be something out there.  I've
> seen enough CTS' on the road that the styling is okay with me.  However
> the reviews of the V model weren't completely flattering, and for $50K,
> there are better choices out there as you say.
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> Cheers,
> Carl Prochilo
> 92 Ultra Red Crimson
>
> On Sat, July 2, 2005 3:36 pm, Ron Porter said:
>> Well, there are others cars for less (like the Volvo S60R....with AWD to
>> boot....) for a bunch less money and similar performance, and there are
>> other cars for similar money that I would rather have. For a few grand
>> ore
>> you can have an M3 that blows it away.
>>
>> Granted, GM discounts everything, which is why they are looking to drop
>> MSRP
>> prices across the board, as they get fewer hits on Internet buying sites
>> than other cars.
>>
>> Disclaimer: I still think the CTS is ugly and a near-cousin to the
>> Aztek.
>> The rear 3/4 view is awful, worse than the front end IMNSHO.
>>
>> After years of being a car nut, m mid churns the data o any car, and I
>> just
>> get a feel for "would I buy it, or not?". The CTS-V and GTO are in the
>> NOT
>> category, regardless f the specs and tests.
>>
>> BTW, I caught a bit of the end of a show last nigh, with a new 400 HP
>> GTO
>> against a 300 HP Mustang GT. The GTO won by not even two car lengths.
>> They
>> said it was "still the champ" or words to that effect, but that was
>> pretty
>> lame for carrying 100 more HP (33% more). An '05 GTO was at Lapeer back
>> in
>> may, turning 14.40s.....
>>
>> Ron Porter
>>
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