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    First off, WHAT A POS!!!

    This thing is so freaking big , and so under powered, i don't know how anyone could buy one. I drove it for one week and ragged the hell out of it, lol. i had to drive around in the city in 2nd gear just so i would stay in my power band. Out in Newport , CA, there are a lot of hills, you can forget overdrive, that is just a worthless gear.
    The rev limited was around 4800rpms, hehehe, i made sure to test that out a few times. You can't power brake in it either, you have to have some power to do that, lol.
    It did have a humungous gas tank, went like 400miles and only got about 11mpg.
    Also, the steering wheel would shake during braking, i guess it needs a brake job.

    I think next week i'm heading to Nebraska, i'll be getting a tahoe or sub. this time. I only got the excursion cause i said something big and something that would hold four guys comfortably. that thing is no bigger than a suburban, and wayyyyy slower.


    just my

    later,

    allen

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    I bet the seats were not comfortable. I had to ride in a ford mini van. That was fun also. I went to Texas Raceway on Thursday night for Street wars. It was a fun night.
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    Originally posted by 99 red silver@Jul 28 2003, 12:12 PM
    I bet the seats were not comfortable. I had to ride in a ford mini van. That was fun also. I went to Texas Raceway on Thursday night for Street wars. It was a fun night.
    I hate mini vans, they are so gay. Why would someone buy one, even if you do have kids. They look horrible, you feel stupid ridding in them, and they are uncomfortable. And because most mini van owners buy them because they have kids, they almost all smell like soiled diapers. Thus, mini van = gay.

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    You don't have kids do you!!
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    Hell ya the seats were uncomfy, they were leather, but they were hard, like a mercedes or something,

    the only way i would every buy one is if i had tons of money and had every other car i wanted, it would have to be a diesel though.


    allen

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    Did it have that 5.4 in it?

    I would have manuall shifted it and wound that bitch out to what ever the fuel cut off is on the vehicle. Man I love rentals.

    I always get a damn Cavalier as a rental...2600rpm flash stall = lot of corner peel-outs. Don't forget about e-brake turns.
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