"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
08/30/2020 at 14:36 • Filed to: Seent
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"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
08/30/2020 at 14:36 • Filed to: Seent | 2
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This is the first Silverado HD I’ve seen in the wild with the absence of chrome. Looks much more tolerable all blacked out.
This is the 2nd Arteon I’ve ever seen in person. I think they look pretty slick, better than the current A5 Spertberk . The wheels are cartoonishly large, though...
VW Max
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
08/30/2020 at 14:43 |
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A7 > Arteon > A5 Spor tback
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> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
08/30/2020 at 14:46 |
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I like the Arteon too. Sort of the anti brand snob in a way I can get behind.
way2blu does a rev update
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
08/30/2020 at 15:03 |
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Why are these so similar?
Taillights? Not the reason.
Sleek sedans? Try again.
Sporty & fast? Again, no.
Heck, is it because they’re both grey? No.
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Rarity . Why buy a sporty sedan when a heavy-duty pickup costs only twice as much?
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> VW Max
08/30/2020 at 15:05 |
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Everyone and their aunt has an A5/S5/RS5 Sportback these days. Weird to think how liftbacks are mainstream now.
SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
08/30/2020 at 15:29 |
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The FP seems to hate this generation Silverado.
OTOH, the market LOVES this generation Silverado. I’m pretty sure I know which opinion the General most values.
BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind
> way2blu does a rev update
08/30/2020 at 15:31 |
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I understand your point, but realistically someone who would buy a Areton isn’t cross shopping a 2500 truck.
That being said, the best advertised deal I could find on a Areton near me is ~$32k, while the best advertised deal on a Silverado 1500 near me is ~$34k. If I was using my money to buy one, the truck certainly would look much more advantageous than the lift back German sedan with huge depreciation.
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way2blu does a rev update
> BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind
08/30/2020 at 15:51 |
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The “truck for 2x the price” part was certainly sarcastic. Given fuel economy improvements with trucks lately, plus easier ingress/egress for trucks and crossovers, more tall-vehicle market share makes sense.
And, much as I like sedans, I’d probably take the Silverado as well given such similar prices.
Nibby
> SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
08/30/2020 at 15:56 |
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it looks like regurgitated vomit in person
Urambo Tauro
> SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
08/30/2020 at 16:03 |
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The FP hate that I see tends to focus primari ly on how ugly it is . But it’s probably pri cing and/or features that are making the sales happen (especially when it comes to fleets) . I hope GM doesn’t misunderstand this as an indicator that they hit a home run in the looks department.
Eric @ opposite-lock.com
> Urambo Tauro
08/30/2020 at 16:56 |
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These things are seriously the most hideous thing on the market, so I don’t blame the FP. It would be too embarrassing to drive unless it was a fleet vehicle, but then I’d be reluctant to buy it for a fleet unless I was buying for a government at a price point, because it would reflect so poorly on the business buying them.
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> BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind
08/30/2020 at 17:03 |
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Mileage is pretty good on the Chebby too.
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> Nibby
08/30/2020 at 17:04 |
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Maybe, but it’s a sales success.
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SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
> Urambo Tauro
08/30/2020 at 17:04 |
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But they hit a home run in the sales department.
It’s saved their financials in each of the last two quarters.
Cash Rewards
> SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
08/30/2020 at 17:17 |
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Since when? I know they were slow to start, didn't know they had picked up?
ranwhenparked
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
08/30/2020 at 18:38 |
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The Arteon is one of those cars that you forget exists until you see one out in the wild and think “hey, that;’s a pretty good looking car” and a few moments later remember that its an Arteon.
Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
> Urambo Tauro
08/30/2020 at 19:47 |
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Yeah, if it weren’t for us being able to get it for around $5,000 less, we would have gotten another Ram at work. They sell the WT package cheap.
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Urambo Tauro
> SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
08/30/2020 at 19:49 |
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Honestly, I haven’t been paying attention. Bigger hit than the F-150?
wafflesnfalafel
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
08/30/2020 at 20:07 |
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interesting - you are absolutely right about dumping the chrome, I like those wheels too. I have yet to see an Arteon in person...
Saracen
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
08/31/2020 at 03:24 |
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It absolutely kills me that the Arteon R wagon is not coming stateside.
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Nibby
> SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
09/01/2020 at 09:19 |
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give me an F150 or ram instead any day