05-23-2022, 08:33 AM | #43 |
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Just shows the continued move away from sedans and coupes to crossovers and SUVs as the "new normal" vehicle.
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As much as I hate it, I know it is undeniable and unstoppable. I was just thinking yesterday. As much as I would like the GR Corolla. Do I really want to get rid of the BRZ? Is a car that won't be here for long, and it could be my 60s-70s classic as time goes by. To be able to hand off the keys to one of my kids as I hope they share the same passion as me. Or just be that cool uncle with the classic car.
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Guess we’ll see, either way I ain’t buying one. I’ve got my eye on the Honda Camaro E2000 instead.
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The GR Corolla on the other hand.. it’s a 4dr econobox hopped up on multiple drugs ready to eat your first born for breakfast, but, not as cool to the average joe in the future. Why can’t you have both?
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I could have both. Im just wondering if the GR will be offered in the 2024. As from what I've heard, 2022 and 2023 are a bust.
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From what I've read they aren't being that lazy. They are doing everything above the sled. GM and Honda seem to be in lock step, with Honda and GM partnering on the battery and drive train, but the Honda vehicles themselves will be build by Honda on top of the platform.
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If anyone needs some "manuals to snooze by" information there's a link to the owner's manual.
No mention of a way to turn off the light show that I saw, but can't say I read every page of it.
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That sucks. It’ll be here before we know it though.
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[QUOTE=spcmafia;3524812] As much as I hate it, I know it is undeniable and unstoppable. I was just thinking yesterday. As much as I would like the GR Corolla. Do I really want to get rid of the BRZ? Is a car that won't be here for long, and it could be my 60s-70s classic as time goes by. To be able to hand off the keys to one of my kids as I hope they share the same passion as me. Or just be that cool uncle with the classic car.[/QUOTE
My son is 14.5 and I don't think he would be insurable on the FR-S when he's ready to drive, unless we paid an astronomical amount. Also, it's manual and I can tell he will not be a manual transmission or even a car guy. Plus he'd smash the intercooler which sits 1'" lower in the front. Even I had to adjust to diagonal approach up the driveway or on big speed bumps when the car was modded. Luckily, didn't tear open the air exchanger. My expectation is that I will have to trade my daily for something automatic that he can use when needed. Probably hybrid, although electric isn't ruled out either. The 2025 Solterra STI might be a consideration in 2 years.
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It's unrealistic to expect the next generation of drivers to be petrolheads. More likely cars will simply be an extension of their iPhones.
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Drama continues with ordering (as it is with most cars these days).
I have my confirmed order in, and have the Workbench sheet (the GM version of an order form listing all options). the "option sheet" for the Lyriq is two pages double column long for the standard build. The car does include SuperCruise, but it will be turned on through a later software update. It's possible by the time I get my car, since its AWD and later build, the software will be active Day 1. Delivery drama continues though. Apparently there is some weird thing going on with allocation vs preorder. The allocation for a dealer will be a 60/40 spilt between previous sales (60%) and pre-orders (40%). Problem is the entirety of M2023 build slots are taken by pre-orders supposedly. So, it's possible a dealer wouldn't get as many allocations as they have preorders, you know because simple math was too hard. The small Cadillac dealer where I selected for my dealer has, according to them, 18 pre-orders! I know they sell a good number of Cadillac SUVs (mostly XT4 and XT5, but some Escalades). It will be interesting to see how this plays out. The Cadillac forums I'm jumping into are all up in arms over this with people that have purchased Cadillacs for decades (and sometimes multiple generations) saying if GM screws this up, they'll never purchase a new car from them.
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