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How Badly Do You Want A Chevy Volt?

February 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment

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Chevy Volt sales began in select markets last December, and through January the automaker had moved around 670 units. The low sales are related more to supply than they are to customer interest, which remains high even in states where the Volt has yet to hit the market. Chevy’s original plan was to build 10,000 Volts in 2011, but they’re doing all they can to increase that number to 25,000. They’re also ramping up distribution, and the Volt will be on sale nationwide before the end of this year. That hasn’t stopped dealerships from attempting to price gouge on Volts in stock for delivery today. No one ever said that being an early-adopter of technology was inexpensive, but some dealerships are out of their minds with the prices they’re asking. [Read more...]

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Does Anyone Do Car Commercials Better Than Dodge?

February 15, 2011 By 1 Comment

Being a man, it seems, has fallen out of style. On television, we’re portrayed as bumbling idiots, incapable of functioning in society without the help of our wives or girlfriends. Even our long-suffering kids know more than we do, and not buying the latest, bland SUV-wannabe crossover with the heated, vibrating rear seats, the Dolby surround sound cinema and the rear refrigerator / microwave package constitutes child abuse in most states. That’s why I like these ads from Dodge so much, because they’re a single digit salute to society from men everywhere. Videos after the jump. [Read more...]

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Chevy Unleashes The Mother Of All Camaros

February 10, 2011 By 1 Comment
2012 Chevy Camaro ZL1

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Chevy chose this week’s Chicago Auto Show to make their most heavily anticipated product debut since the return of the Camaro. Instead of giving the audience the expected Z28, Chevy dug deep into their history to bring up a legendary (if obscure) product name – the ZL1. If you’re a vintage Camaro guy, you probably know that the ZL1 was a single year (1969), aluminum block racing engine option for the Camaro. Only 69 were built, and the cars command a stratospheric price when they show up at auction. Chevy though it was appropriate to use this legendary performance name on the most powerful Camaro ever built, and I tend to agree with them. [Read more...]

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Dodge Prepares You For The Snowpacalypse

February 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Snowpacalypse? It's Snowmageddon!

I don’t live in the snow belt any more, but I have to say the beginning of this video is pretty accurate. Thanks to the end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it predictions from weather forecasters at the slightest inclination of bad weather, even moderate snowfall brings an all-out assault on the grocery store, as shoppers stockpile enough food to withstand a 90 day siege. I can only imagine how bad Chicago was just prior to this last storm, but I’d be willing to bet the video below is pretty accurate. It makes me wonder how we all survived in the days before Doppler radar and overpaid, panic-inducing weathermen. [Read more...]

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