Good Chevy/GM products?

Let's say that hypothetically one were considering taking a job where
one would be doing a lot of driving, and one also received a company car
with the deal. Said company is partial to Chevys. Are any of them any
better than the rest? (yeah, I know about the Z06. I don't think
that's on the list.) Priorities would be decent performance (yeah
right), long distance seat comfort, and good headlights and/or
headlights that can be switched for ECE spec units. Availability of
manual transmixer would be a plus, but I doubt that will happen (Cobalt
only I think?)

nate

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Nate Nagel wrote:
> Let's say that hypothetically one were considering taking a job where
> one would be doing a lot of driving, and one also received a company car
> with the deal. Said company is partial to Chevys. Are any of them any
> better than the rest? (yeah, I know about the Z06. I don't think
> that's on the list.) Priorities would be decent performance (yeah
> right), long distance seat comfort, and good headlights and/or
> headlights that can be switched for ECE spec units. Availability of
> manual transmixer would be a plus, but I doubt that will happen (Cobalt
> only I think?)

A 6-cyl Malibu would be adequate.

"223rem" > wrote in message
m...
> Nate Nagel wrote:
>> Let's say that hypothetically one were considering taking a job where one
>> would be doing a lot of driving, and one also received a company car with
>> the deal. Said company is partial to Chevys. Are any of them any better
>> than the rest? (yeah, I know about the Z06. I don't think that's on the
>> list.) Priorities would be decent performance (yeah right), long
>> distance seat comfort, and good headlights and/or headlights that can be
>> switched for ECE spec units. Availability of manual transmixer would be
>> a plus, but I doubt that will happen (Cobalt only I think?)
>
> A 6-cyl Malibu would be adequate.

And that can be had with a manual tranny and can be modified with ECE spec
headlamps? Don't think so.

Nate, you hate DRL's too, if I remember correctly. Sounds like you're
screwed! See if you can take a allowance instead and use that to get what
you want.

In article >, Nate Nagel wrote:
> Let's say that hypothetically one were considering taking a job where
> one would be doing a lot of driving, and one also received a company car
> with the deal. Said company is partial to Chevys. Are any of them any
> better than the rest?

Well, the only GM product in north america that might be ok that I
can think of would be the 'GTO' Although any decent headlamps for it
would be for the other side of the road

James C. Reeves wrote:

> "223rem" > wrote in message
> m...
>
>>Nate Nagel wrote:
>>
>>>Let's say that hypothetically one were considering taking a job where one
>>>would be doing a lot of driving, and one also received a company car with
>>>the deal. Said company is partial to Chevys. Are any of them any better
>>>than the rest? (yeah, I know about the Z06. I don't think that's on the
>>>list.) Priorities would be decent performance (yeah right), long
>>>distance seat comfort, and good headlights and/or headlights that can be
>>>switched for ECE spec units. Availability of manual transmixer would be
>>>a plus, but I doubt that will happen (Cobalt only I think?)
>>
>>A 6-cyl Malibu would be adequate.
>
>
> And that can be had with a manual tranny and can be modified with ECE spec
> headlamps? Don't think so.
>
> Nate, you hate DRL's too, if I remember correctly. Sounds like you're
> screwed! See if you can take a allowance instead and use that to get what
> you want.
>

I don't think that's an option at least not right away. But I, I mean
this hypothetical person, is sorely tempted to take this position as
it's an "entry level" position in its field and it sounds like the offer
would be more than this hypothetical person is making now. Probably
will end up with an Impala (apparently the default car) if nobody has
any better suggestions.

Oh, and Brent, I don't see them going for a 2-door, but that might be
worth a try. Too bad it's not a Ford company, I actually kind of liked
the Lincoln LS (do they still sell that?) I was just wondering if there
was anything I was missing in GM's lineup; I have to admit I've spent
the past few years spending more time turning wrenches on, tracking down
arcana about and occasionally driving 50 year old orphan makes than I
have keeping up with my reading on new GM products. Sadly, the former
is much more entertaining.

So much for my cherished habit of driving old, interesting beaters every
day...

nate

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"Nate Nagel" > wrote
> Let's say that hypothetically one were considering taking a job where
> one would be doing a lot of driving, and one also received a company car
> with the deal. Said company is partial to Chevys. Are any of them any
> better than the rest? (yeah, I know about the Z06. I don't think
> that's on the list.) Priorities would be decent performance (yeah
> right), long distance seat comfort, and good headlights and/or
> headlights that can be switched for ECE spec units. Availability of
> manual transmixer would be a plus, but I doubt that will happen (Cobalt
> only I think?)

SAAB ?

Floyd

Nate Nagel wrote:

> James C. Reeves wrote:
>
>> "223rem" > wrote in message
>> m...
>>
>>> Nate Nagel wrote:
>>>
>>>> Let's say that hypothetically one were considering taking a job
>>>> where one would be doing a lot of driving, and one also received a
>>>> company car with the deal. Said company is partial to Chevys. Are
>>>> any of them any better than the rest? (yeah, I know about the Z06.
>>>> I don't think that's on the list.) Priorities would be decent
>>>> performance (yeah right), long distance seat comfort, and good
>>>> headlights and/or headlights that can be switched for ECE spec
>>>> units. Availability of manual transmixer would be a plus, but I
>>>> doubt that will happen (Cobalt only I think?)
>>>
>>>
>>> A 6-cyl Malibu would be adequate.
>>
>>
>>
>> And that can be had with a manual tranny and can be modified with ECE
>> spec headlamps? Don't think so.
>>
>> Nate, you hate DRL's too, if I remember correctly. Sounds like you're
>> screwed! See if you can take a allowance instead and use that to get
>> what you want.
>>
>
> I don't think that's an option at least not right away. But I, I mean
> this hypothetical person, is sorely tempted to take this position as
> it's an "entry level" position in its field and it sounds like the offer
> would be more than this hypothetical person is making now. Probably
> will end up with an Impala (apparently the default car) if nobody has
> any better suggestions.
>
> Oh, and Brent, I don't see them going for a 2-door, but that might be
> worth a try. Too bad it's not a Ford company, I actually kind of liked
> the Lincoln LS (do they still sell that?) I was just wondering if there
> was anything I was missing in GM's lineup; I have to admit I've spent
> the past few years spending more time turning wrenches on, tracking down
> arcana about and occasionally driving 50 year old orphan makes than I
> have keeping up with my reading on new GM products. Sadly, the former
> is much more entertaining.
>
> So much for my cherished habit of driving old, interesting beaters every
> day...
>
> nate
>

Hey, I just got an idea, at least I could get vanity plates that say
"VLAD" <G>

nate

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If you want a manual tranny Chevy, your options are Aveo, Cavalier,
Cobalt, Corvette, SSR.

wrote:
> If you want a manual tranny Chevy, your options are Aveo, Cavalier,
> Cobalt, Corvette, SSR.

You guys are all confusing me.
What is wrong with an impala?
My dad has one '02
I have a '05 Grand Prix
They are great cars
DRL on the GP can be turned off, and who cares about headlight, replace
them with Sylvania silver stars and you're good to go.
In the GM family as a company car get one of these:
Impala
Grand Prix
G6
Malibu
Century
Grand Am

Burner_00 wrote:
> wrote:
> > If you want a manual tranny Chevy, your options are Aveo, Cavalier,
> > Cobalt, Corvette, SSR.
>
> You guys are all confusing me.
> What is wrong with an impala?
> My dad has one '02
> I have a '05 Grand Prix
> They are great cars
> DRL on the GP can be turned off, and who cares about headlight,
replace
> them with Sylvania silver stars and you're good to go.
> In the GM family as a company car get one of these:
> Impala
> Grand Prix
> G6
> Malibu
> Century
> Grand Am

Here's the deal. I'm a car snob. My DD is a Porsche 944. *any* GM
product (except maybe a C6 and we know what the odds are of that
happening) is going to feel like ass by comparison, I'm just trying to
minimize that factor

nate