<![CDATA[Comments from TRAMS_AM]]> <![CDATA[Comments from TRAMS_AM]]> <![CDATA[TRAMS_AM commented on Which Dead US Automotive Nameplates Should Remain Buried?]]> Jeepster, a very Jeep-like experience. It's, at the very least, Jeep-esque.

]]> <![CDATA[TRAMS_AM commented on GM To Shrink Future Saabs, Reverse Brand Bloat]]> More F16, less F14.

]]> <![CDATA[TRAMS_AM commented on Commenter Of The Day: Gotta Have Priorities Edition]]> @Number_Six: I feel the same way when I'm intoxicated and reading Camaro comments.

At least we have weight in common now.

I keed, I keed.

]]> <![CDATA[TRAMS_AM commented on 700HP Lightning GT Electric Sports Car Goes 200 Miles On 10 Minute Charge]]> @rocor: XC Condensers? Did the licorice ice cream cones melt? We'd better contact Dr. Jemima.

]]> <![CDATA[TRAMS_AM commented on Commenter Of The Day: Gotta Have Priorities Edition]]> @Number_Six: I truly, honestly didn't read the comments. Was the Lotus dissin' weight related?

]]> <![CDATA[TRAMS_AM commented on Commenter Of The Day: Gotta Have Priorities Edition]]> Let us revel in our ability to argue on our Napster machines! This is way more fun than the arguments I used to have on my word processor.

]]> <![CDATA[TRAMS_AM commented on 2010 Chevy Camaro: From Concept To Reality]]> @niterunner: Holden builds a high quality and affordable vehicle. I really hope that they've left their impression on the Camaro. If so, this really could be the best GM product to date.

]]> <![CDATA[TRAMS_AM commented on How GM Killed The Crossover: The Brief Life Of The Chevy XT-2 Concept Truck]]> @LandofMinos, I didn't do it, nobody saw me do it: Is it Trans? Is it Sport?

Can it do Warp 4 for limited periods?

]]> <![CDATA[TRAMS_AM commented on Commenter Of The Day: OREONADEOL! Edition]]> @boognish: It has C5R drivetrain and sidepipes. I want one so bad.

]]> <![CDATA[TRAMS_AM commented on Jalopnik's Chevy Camaro Unveil Live-Blog]]> @Nurburgringer: The LLT pushes the '08 CTS to 60 MPH in 6.3*. CTS weighs 3874 LBS.

*According to Motor Trend's '08 Car of the Year article.

]]> <![CDATA[TRAMS_AM commented on Commenter Of The Day: OREONADEOL! Edition]]> @Mad_Science: Granted!

]]> <![CDATA[TRAMS_AM commented on How GM Killed The Crossover: The Brief Life Of The Chevy XT-2 Concept Truck]]> @P161911: You're correct, $26K was dealer cost, more or less. At the end of '04, especially in states that get snow, the discounts were pretty big. Southern and Western states saw much less discounting.

Anyone claiming they paid less than $26K likely included the $3000 back and 2.9% financing that showed up in late '04 Combine that with GM card cash and employee or supplier pricing, and things got pretty cheap.

That was not, however, the norm.

Some dealers with '05's were more willing to get rid of them, remembering the slow moving '04. Many dealers stayed firm on the price when the LS2, scooped GTO came around.

]]> <![CDATA[TRAMS_AM commented on How GM Killed The Crossover: The Brief Life Of The Chevy XT-2 Concept Truck]]> @Rock517: The Monaro sold for around AUD $64K, which at the time ended up being around USD $44K. It was de-contented to make the ~$30K price point (about what a WS6 went for). We lost side impact airbags, digital climate control, sunroof, and a few other extras. We did, though, get a bigger cam in our LS1's and the LS2 in '05 and '06 which was exclusive to the HSV Coupes.

]]> <![CDATA[TRAMS_AM commented on Jalopnik's Chevy Camaro Unveil Live-Blog]]> @Nurburgringer: 300 HP direct injection V6 is under engineered?

]]> <![CDATA[TRAMS_AM commented on Jalopnik's Chevy Camaro Unveil Live-Blog]]> @LandofMinos, I didn't do it, nobody saw me do it: Word up.

@MadNachos: You know that G8 that everyone likes? That GTO that had great dynamics, big power, and was well built to boot? That V8, six speed Sportwagon? The Ute, the definition of Hoonmobile?

The Camaro comes from the same place.

It sounds like Heaven, yes, but it's actually a company called Holden.

]]> <![CDATA[TRAMS_AM commented on The New Chevy Camaro In A Skittles-Like Rainbow Of Colors, What's Your Favorite?]]> @CARBONFIBER: It could sure use some CARBON FIBER!

]]> <![CDATA[TRAMS_AM commented on Honda Civic Type-S Fireblade Makes Us Pine For Euro Civic]]> I had to jump out of the spa of mullet jokes in the Camaro thread into this nice pool of Civic hate.

Refreshing!

]]> <![CDATA[TRAMS_AM commented on Want A Genuine EV1 Owner's Manual? A Million Bucks And It's Yours!]]> Just think of all the carbon credits you could get for $1m! Or an Enzo and some bacon!

]]> <![CDATA[TRAMS_AM commented on GM Developing View-Enhancing Laser Windshield, Intends To Outspend Reds In Automotive Cold War]]> @turbo zero: If only I could bulls-eye a Whopper, they're not much larger than two meters.

]]> <![CDATA[TRAMS_AM commented on Dale Earnhardt Takes The New Camaro Sideways With CNBC On Secret Aussie Test Track]]> @FuzzyPlushroom: That's about how much my LT1 T/A weighs.

Sans Rush CD's, of course.

]]> <![CDATA[TRAMS_AM commented on Dale Earnhardt Takes The New Camaro Sideways With CNBC On Secret Aussie Test Track]]> As a GTO owner and Holden enthusiast, I was unable to publicly endorse the Camaro concept as the Goat was often ridiculed for it's appearance, and the Camaro lauded for it's retro look. As a long time F-body owner, I secretly hoped the Camaro would bring honest, inexpensive, and visible RWD hoonage back to GM.

Now that Holden has made a Camaro, peace has returned to me.

]]> <![CDATA[TRAMS_AM commented on GM Developing View-Enhancing Laser Windshield, Intends To Outspend Reds In Automotive Cold War]]> At the end of the trench is BURGER KING!!!

]]> <![CDATA[TRAMS_AM commented on Gibbs To Set Up Shop In Detroit, Finally Build Aquada Amphibious Car]]>

]]> <![CDATA[TRAMS_AM commented on Gratuitous 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Burnout Photo]]> @Parramore64: The world changed. A moth farted somewhere and two months later crude was at $150. Celebrities, bored with Darfur, began to notice that the weather was getting warmer, especially during the spring and summer months. It wasn't enough anymore if you made sure your Snickers wrapper ended up in the bin, and you had to make a lot of noise about all the good you were doing so the Inquisition wouldn't come and take your petrol leaf blower. There was no place for Hoons in this world. No place for their selfish, antisocial behavior. Policies were put in place, and research was done after the fact to justify them. Radar cameras, positioned every two kilometers were installed at the cost of $14 a household. Noise sensors were put in place discreetly, posing as small shrubs or mailboxes as not to disturb the natural aesthetic of suburbia. The last blow, certainly, was the no-tolerance vehicle crushing initiative. After a time, perhaps five years, the ambience of the multi-lane arteries became a constant, uniform drone. The earth of the alloy recycling complexes developed a red hue, saturated with Dex-Cool.

]]> <![CDATA[TRAMS_AM commented on Production 2010 Chevy Camaro Revealed!]]> @jmcg: Even though the LLT HP ratings are close to early F-body LS1 ratings, I expect that the LS1 is 30 to 40 HP (and just as much ft/lb) over the LLT. The '02's with the LS6 manifold were putting down 320+ HP to the wheels.

I, too had a LS1 4th Gen. Remember what it was like in '98 when the LS1 was brand new and there wasn't anything in that price range that could touch it? The mullet jokes stopped for a little while, at least.

They've got DoD working with the TR6060? How accurate is this info?

]]> <![CDATA[TRAMS_AM commented on Miata Owner Gets Bored, Swaps In Jaguar V12]]> New X Games event- Car Stoppie

]]> <![CDATA[TRAMS_AM commented on 2008 Dodge Charger SRT8, Part One]]> @Tony87: Even the most prestigious members of the auto media let their egos obscure their judgement:

]]> <![CDATA[TRAMS_AM commented on Lapping The Nurburgring Can Be Hard On Your Car]]> @BWa1k: The Camaro was two turns ahead...

]]> <![CDATA[TRAMS_AM commented on Commenter Of The Day: Strawberry Lemonade And Popcorn Shrimps Edition]]> I brake for artisan breads.

]]> <![CDATA[TRAMS_AM commented on PUTC: 2013 Ford F-150 To Get Four-Cylinder EcoBoost Engine]]> @thatguy01: That's more often than most M5's see a track, but we're all cool with that, yeah?

]]> <![CDATA[TRAMS_AM commented on Video: Batmobile Hits The Track At Silverstone]]> @m_thrizzle: It does 80mph+, donuts, and eight foot jumps.

Watch 3:00 in:

]]> <![CDATA[TRAMS_AM commented on Commenter Of The Day: Moving Day Edition]]> @smart42: Let it out man, let it all out.

]]> <![CDATA[TRAMS_AM commented on Five Reasons Why We're Not Proud To Buy American Cars]]> @LandofMinos, That pissed and muted look: We're the only ones that fear change and have difficulties with managing a human society?

Everyone's got their problems, but unfortunately we're the most visible target.

People like to watch celebrities screw up. Makes their problems seem normal.

The US is Paris Hilton.

]]> <![CDATA[TRAMS_AM commented on Top Ten Best Real-Life Police Chases]]> LT1 at 350HP with a "computer chip"? More like 275-285.

]]> <![CDATA[TRAMS_AM commented on Which Automaker Would You Vote Off The Island?]]> @Caffiend: @acidic: @Vrette: Pontiac brings us Holdens, how can you be against that?

]]> <![CDATA[TRAMS_AM commented on More On The Jetta-Thrashing Truck Tire And Its American Victim]]> @Mad_Science: This incident is no longer humorous to me.

@UDMan: Every LS1 Camaro is an opportunity for grocery store parking lot donuts, hour cam swaps, and jolting, nose-lifting launches from a dig. I mourn the loss.

]]> <![CDATA[TRAMS_AM commented on EA: UK Game Ratings Changes Spell Delays]]> "If the honorable gentleman from the Ratings Board would be pleased to rate and allow for the release of Manhunt 3 and stop his wanking, we would be very much pleased. Thank you."

]]> <![CDATA[TRAMS_AM commented on Levine Figures He's Worth More Money, In Renegotations With Take-Two]]> @dieman: The industry is in no danger of overpaying designers.

Look to the production department.

]]> <![CDATA[TRAMS_AM commented on Would You Trade Performance For Fuel Economy?]]> I drive a Trans Am over 130 miles of pavement daily. My answer is "no".

]]> <![CDATA[TRAMS_AM commented on The Five Best Ways To Steal Gas...And One Really Bad Way]]> Stealing gas from a trucker is probably more dangerous than drilling a tank.

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