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| j3studio | Announcing A 39 Month Addition To The Family ... | ||
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... Frankie is a 2014 Impala, being leased because the miles will be low (he'll only be used for A] carting the parents around and B] extreme foul weather). He is the replacement for Elizabeth, our 2004 Jaguar X-Type, which was beginning to go the way of all Jaguars. Elizabeth had replaced Lindsey, our beloved 1999 Chrysler 300M, so Frankie is somewhat of an Ivelis and John return to a big American front-wheel drive car with a V6. For those that care, this is what Chevrolet calls the 2LTZ. 2 means it has the 305 bhp LFX 3.6 liter V6 and LTZ is the highest trim level. The exterior color is Blue Ray Metallic and the interior is Jet Black/Mojave, with "leather-appointed" seat trim. Why Frankie, you ask? The launch commercial for the 2014 Impala used Sinatra's Fly Me To The Moon, so Frankie was an easy and quick choice. Attach file:  FrankieTheImpala.jpg (530.32 KB) |
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| Ultraman | Re: Announcing A 39 Month Addition To The Family ... | ||
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Very nice! I really do like what they did with the Impala. They were very cool cars back in the day....especially the SS cars with 4 speeds.....
I do wish they would have opted for a new Impala SS with the LS3 up front and rear wheel drive but not to be..... Congrats and enjoy...... |
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| pianoguy | Re: Announcing A 39 Month Addition To The Family ... | ||
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Nice ride, John! The new Impala is very sharp.
Marcus, you could always get the new SS sedan: http://www.chevrolet.com/ss-sports-sedan.html |
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| TommyT-Bone | Re: Announcing A 39 Month Addition To The Family ... | ||
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I'd lose track of the names.  I call mine The Yukon, The Silverado, The White Vette, The Red Vette, Your Porsche, My Porsche, The S10, The 928 and The Box Truck. I call Lucky the cat, Catty, Schatzie is Waggedy Butt, Black Jack is Black and and Precious, another dog, I call The Lady. The boat is named Y Knot Us, I call it The Boat. How's that for easy?  Good luck with your new ride. Many miles of happiness. |
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| j3studio | Re: Announcing A 39 Month Addition To The Family ... | ||
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Quote: TommyT-Bone wrote: Hey, whatever works for you. Thanks for the good wishes - it is kind of weird to be leasing. The full Ivelis and John list: Remington - black 1995 Honda Civic EX coupe Lindsey - black 1999 Chrysler 300M PHP sedan Grace - red 2003 50th Anniversary Chevrolet Corvette convertible Lauren - blue 1985 Chevrolet Corvette Z51 coupe Elizabeth - green 2004 Jaguar X-Type Sport sedan Louis - black 2012 Centennial Edition Chevrolet Corvette coupe Frankie - blue 2014 Chevrolet Impala LTZ sedan For the first time ever, we are an all Chevrolet family. |
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| bogus | Re: Announcing A 39 Month Addition To The Family ... | ||
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Nice looking ride!!!
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| BrianCunningham | Re: Announcing A 39 Month Addition To The Family ... | ||
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congrats
saw one at an autoshow and was very impressed with it |
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| Ultraman | Re: Announcing A 39 Month Addition To The Family ... | ||
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Those are all great names.....we are very basic in our naming sequence....we have Old Green, Old White, Lil Red, New White, White Ho, Black Ho, 4 of 9, 5 of 9 (daughters Envoys)and Quick Silver.....All Cheby's Mon...... |
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| Ultraman | Re: Announcing A 39 Month Addition To The Family ... | ||
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Ya Brad...I hope that works for GM.....it being from down under and only 4000 being brought over for sale....The Impala SS would be carrying on the big sedan with a killer V8 up front from the olden days, but alas the Imps are front wheel drive.....Now they do have a 420 hp Turbo motor that is in the new CTS (which I see is MT's car of the year)....so maybe there is still hope.....is the CTS front wheel drive? I like the look of the Impala better then the SS body style.......but thats just me..... |
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| j3studio | Re: Announcing A 39 Month Addition To The Family ... | ||
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Quote: Ultraman wrote: The Impala is based on the same Epsilon II architecture as the front wheel drive (all wheel drive optional) Cadillac XTS, which is also getting the LF3 twin turbocharged V6, rated at 410 bhp in that application. So, there's no reason Chevrolet couldn't put a version of that engine into the Impala. I'm happy with my 305 bhp, but maybe there's a market for the LF3 - I'll bet Chevrolet is watching the take rate for the up-rated engine in the XTS. |
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| bobges | Re: Announcing A 39 Month Addition To The Family ... | ||
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Once called my car Betsy and the wife wanted to know who she was, good luck with your new ride
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| j3studio | Re: Announcing A 39 Month Addition To The Family ... | ||
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Quote: bobges wrote:
My wife sometimes calls Lauren "the 29-year old girlfriend". |
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| Matatk | Re: Announcing A 39 Month Addition To The Family ... | ||
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Congrats, that is a sharp car.
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| BillH | Re: Announcing A 39 Month Addition To The Family ... | ||
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| teebee | Re: Announcing A 39 Month Addition To The Family ... | ||
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Nice ride...I would consider one of those. Marcus, the CTS is rear wheel drive. Of course they have the CTS-V which has the supercharged LS engine (not sure of the designation, LSV maybe?), 550hp or in that range.
I don't name the cars, we got "The Caddy", "The Vette" and "The Pickup". |
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| bogus | Re: Announcing A 39 Month Addition To The Family ... | ||
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LQ9 I think is the CTS-V motor.
The new 2014 CTS does not yet have a V spec, but it does have a V-Sport, which has a 430hp TT V6. No word on the V spec yet... |
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