This ain't no sports car.

"Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer) 01/28/2018 at 14:18 • Filed to: None

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Guess the suburban’s vintage and earn an internet point!

Today the Kia finally had a good breath of unfiltered manufacturing smog, cow fart, and a ridiculous amount of fog as it made its first highway trip,a short one mind you, at only 115km.

If the trip taught me anything it is that this car is way faster than I should be allowed to handle and that it really likes going at around 80mph in Comfort mode. Its too loud for some types of pavement but it certainly does not disappoint whenever you need to overtake. It kind of gives you a little time to confirm that you want to accelerate in comfort mode. It remains unwilling to cross 3500rpm on the highway unless asked, and it normally stays in 8th gear.

Confirming what some reviewers said, this car feels at home at the highway, it doesn’t matter if you’re gonna settle at 60mph or at 110mph; the car is just happy to run along! Its way too heavy to even consider as a sport car, perhaps a sports sedan. But this car is more than anything an autobahn stormer.

Yesterday my father took it out for the first time and came back screaming it was insane that a car would stay stable at 180km/h. He probably noticed he could stack two of these and still have plenty of room before it reaches his jeep’s roofline and it might have something to do with the highway stability.

Ash78, voting early and often > Spanfeller is a twat 01/28/2018 at 14:22

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The Suburban is old enough to still have “Suburban” written in script font. Early 80s?

Spanfeller is a twat > Ash78, voting early and often 01/28/2018 at 14:24

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I think so, it looks exactly how a suburban should look

BEEFY

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > Spanfeller is a twat 01/28/2018 at 14:26

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Late 80s/pre-GMT400. It has the funky flat-face on the square body.

Urambo Tauro > Spanfeller is a twat 01/28/2018 at 14:27

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Ah, such rich square-bodied flavor, a fine ’89-’91 ’Burban!

Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > Spanfeller is a twat 01/28/2018 at 14:28

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84-87

Spanfeller is a twat > Urambo Tauro 01/28/2018 at 14:38

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But of course, if I ask for information on regular cars, might as well post the cool looking ones.

dogisbadob > Spanfeller is a twat 01/28/2018 at 14:47

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the ugly gen that stuck around too long 73-91

that one lingered around for four more years after the pickups got the redesign in 88 but the Suburban/Blazer had to wait until 92. Pisses me off.

I like the 67-72 trucks/Suburbans and the 92-98 Suburbans and the 88-98 trucks

The new ones suck because they stopped offering barn doors on them

404 - User No Longer Available > Spanfeller is a twat 01/28/2018 at 14:54

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Well yeah, no shit it’s not a sports car. It’s a GT, lol.

Spanfeller is a twat > 404 - User No Longer Available 01/28/2018 at 14:58

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It is a great GT car.

Although we should’ve gotten the 4 cyl engine. No need for this monster v6.

XJDano > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. 01/28/2018 at 14:59

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But the Suburban was produced in that body style until 91.

I had a 91 GMC.

Sorta wish I still had it, but it was also getting to be beater status.

XJDano > Spanfeller is a twat 01/28/2018 at 14:59

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90-91 Chevy quad headlights looks to me.

http://www.lmctruck.com/chevrolet/

Edit: Sorry, 89-91

404 - User No Longer Available > Spanfeller is a twat 01/28/2018 at 15:01

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If they did a 4-cyl version with a stick shift, I’d be trading my F30...

Spanfeller is a twat > 404 - User No Longer Available 01/28/2018 at 15:02

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I’m not sure it’s as luxurious as any BMW product, but if your luxury is measured in mechanical compliance and logical design, then go for the Kia!

Spanfeller is a twat > dogisbadob 01/28/2018 at 15:22

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Hmmm, lots of history to absorb.

404 - User No Longer Available > Spanfeller is a twat 01/28/2018 at 17:42

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Well the decision I made when I got Valka was fairly straight forward and simple: I want a RWD sedan that has a manual transmission.

It came down to an ATS or the 3-series... and they didn’t have an ATS manual in stock in my price range, so I went with it. I didn’t really care if it was luxury or not to be honest.

Spanfeller is a twat > 404 - User No Longer Available 01/28/2018 at 18:01

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I wouldn’t get a manual stinger even if I could, traffic here is horrible and I’m happy that a machine rows for me.

If I lived somewhere less traffic laden I’d probably go your way