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    Default G8 GXP: The last drive - blog article

    Came across this entry today. A bit depressing but an awesome read nonetheless.

    http://jalopnik.com/5249584/?t=12760297

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    That was a good read. Thanks for posting and helping me kill some time at work lol.


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    good read for sure. One of my fav lines "The 6.2 liter LS3 engine under the hood is not just good but magnificent, a tame avalanche, a volcano in harness, the final argument of kings."

    However, being displaced in Baltimore for college, I really love and agree with this line lol (Sorry if it offends some)

    "It wasn't a twisty back road, but since Baltimore is one of those Eastern cities apparently laid out by generations of morons, it was just curvy enough to demonstrate how good the GXP's chassis is."

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    Part Two

    Part Three

    You believe fast four-doors should be made by stoic sausage-gnashing umlaut junkies and no one can convince you otherwise.

    Pretty darn good writing. Makes me want to go out and buy one...wait...

    The only thing I disagree with and really don't understand is his issue with the handbrake. I always thought the design was pretty witty and it works just fine.
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    This is a good read?
    But for the love of all that's holy, don't let anything but the steering wheel or the shifter come into contact with your skin. This cabin was designed by someone who had learned a basic sense of ergonomics and design, but the materials were evidently spec'd by someone born with no sense of touch. The dash doesn't feel so much like plastic as some sort of depressing plastic-maché. The shifter boot is made of some oily synthetic so horrendous that I had fun daring passengers to touch it. The sliding sunroof cover is obviously a piece of brittle old linoleum Kryloned flat black. Worst of all may be parking-brake lever, which wouldn't pass the quality check for a three-dollar umbrella handle. At times it was like riding in a car made of cheap bathroom tile and fungus.
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    because he criticizes it's not a good read? sure maybe it's a bit exaggerated but what's the point of a review if it doesn't contrast?

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    Ok. I didn't think it was a good read. Better?
    Besides, it was a question not my stated opinion.
    I'm glad I didn't buy a car with cheap bathroom tile and fungus. I'll leave that to the more discriminating buyer.
    Rest in Peace Charlie!

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