Black Beauty????

"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher) 03/03/2017 at 21:20 • Filed to: People b crazy

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I’m on record multiple times insisting that the W-body Impala is a decent car. They’re cheap, reliable, comfortable, and are great highway cruisers. I cannot, however, fathom how anybody could find them to be attractive.

dogisbadob > shop-teacher 03/03/2017 at 21:24

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nobody said they’re cute :p

But if you’re lucky, you can find an Impala SS with that V8 and a front bench seat :o)

TheHondaBro > shop-teacher 03/03/2017 at 21:27

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bam ba lam

PatBateman > shop-teacher 03/03/2017 at 21:27

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Because Chicago.

fryguy > shop-teacher 03/03/2017 at 21:28

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and a Bears fan to boot.

Sweet Trav > shop-teacher 03/03/2017 at 21:42

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Reliable? With a 4T60e? nah.

DipodomysDeserti > shop-teacher 03/03/2017 at 21:45

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Maybe it is in reference to the driver?

shop-teacher > DipodomysDeserti 03/03/2017 at 21:51

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Possibly. I never got a look.

shop-teacher > Sweet Trav 03/03/2017 at 21:57

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Almost every vehicle I’ve ever owned has had a GM 4-speed automatic. The only problem I’ve ever had with any of them, was with the 4T80e in the 2000 Deville I inherited from my grandma. The torque converter wouldn’t lock up, resulting in poor highway gas mileage. The trans shop recommended I not fix it, because, “You can buy a lot of extra gas for the tree grand I’d have to charge you.” So I didn’t.

shop-teacher > PatBateman 03/03/2017 at 21:57

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Don’t lay that on Chicago.

shop-teacher > TheHondaBro 03/03/2017 at 21:57

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The only appropriate response.

Mustafaluigi > shop-teacher 03/03/2017 at 21:59

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Reliable...

shop-teacher > dogisbadob 03/03/2017 at 22:00

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I love me some bench seat and column shifter action.

shop-teacher > Mustafaluigi 03/03/2017 at 22:00

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Yes.

Birddog > shop-teacher 03/03/2017 at 22:26

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Solid cars but honestly miserable inside. Mom and Dad have a 2011. The interior materials are what I’d expect in an Aveo.

dogisbadob > Birddog 03/03/2017 at 22:50

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does it at least have the front bench seat?

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > Mustafaluigi 03/03/2017 at 22:51

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My parents had an ex-rental buyback they’d picked up at around 20k miles. When my sister wrote it off at over 250k, that 3.4 was still ticking away as loudly as it was when they bought it, but it was still only using about 200ml of oil between changes, and they’d done nothing to it beyond maintenance, a couple electrical niggles that were taken care of under warranty, and I suppose the padlock was acting up. But nothing wrong with it, still ran and drove fine. Too much snow and gravel for it to still look new, but that thing was brutally murdered by an Uplander long before its time was up.

PS9 > dogisbadob 03/03/2017 at 22:56

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No way. Those things pretty much eat transmissions like your grandkids go through a bowl of werthers originals. Not worth it.

PS9 > shop-teacher 03/03/2017 at 22:57

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Meh. Imps are nothing special to me, but if this guy thinks his is the bees movie but every word is impala, so what?

shop-teacher > Birddog 03/03/2017 at 23:30

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They have comfy seats. I logged about 1500 miles on a rental in 2010. That was a good road trip.

shop-teacher > PS9 03/03/2017 at 23:32

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I would never say anything bad to a person about a car they love. But I can’t wrap my mind around finding this car attractive.

Birddog > dogisbadob 03/04/2017 at 00:37

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Buckets and console.

for Michigan > DipodomysDeserti 03/04/2017 at 00:39

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That was my thought.

Birddog > shop-teacher 03/04/2017 at 00:41

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I will give it that. But the materials didn’t hold up well.

Svart Smart, traded in his Smart > shop-teacher 03/04/2017 at 01:32

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*lowers his eyes and slouches down behind the desk*

shop-teacher > Birddog 03/04/2017 at 05:17

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No, definitely not.

shop-teacher > Svart Smart, traded in his Smart 03/04/2017 at 05:18

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Ha!