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Silverado Steve Senior Enthusiast

Silverado Steve

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You are wrong on many levels. The main reason why GM and Ford operate as GM Canada, etc is for tax, and admministrative puroposes. Name me 1 vehicle that either of the Big-3 build that is only sold in Canada and not the US? Name another vehicle that was built for the US hat was discontinued but still sold in Canada right now? I'll wait.

 

 

Sales up here and vehicles sold up here are not dictated by what's happens in USA. They are separate entities for a reason. GM Canada is entirely separate from GM USA.

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WilliamBos Senior Enthusiast

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Chevy optra, buick allure, chev orlando,chevy aveo, some vw's, bmw's, mercedes, acura....

 

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Silverado Steve Senior Enthusiast

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Fail.... I said Big 3 so mercedes no, bmw no and acura no. We have the Optra known as the Cruze and Chevy aveo, they quit selling it in both the US and Canada. We got the Buick Encore followed by its twin the Chevy Trax instead of the Orlando, the Orlando isnt sold anymore either, replaced in Canada with the Chevy Trax as well. The Buick Allure is the Buick LaCrosse here. Would you like to try again? To make it simple for you i'll post links to the two sites US and Canada, see any differences?

 

http://www.gm.ca/gm/english/showrooms/cars?adv=72451

http://www.gm.com/shop-for-a-vehicle/our-brands/chevrolet.html

 

www.ford.ca

www.ford.com

 

 

Chevy optra, buick allure, chev orlando,chevy aveo, some vw's, bmw's, mercedes, acura....

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WilliamBos Senior Enthusiast

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Ok not a fail. You asked, i gave you answers. You want to carry on, go ahead. Like i said, nothing in the usa dictates what happens up here. You will cower when gas hits $4 a gallon and buy a yaris, we will still buy trucks. If the price of gas dictates what you buy, then you are living beyond your means.

 

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Silverado Steve Senior Enthusiast

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Keep thinking that. You sell a total of 150,000 F150s in Canada a year, hardly a reason for Ford to continue making them if they didnt sell in the US....that is a fact. Pif your rationale was true, they would still be selling the Ford Ranger and Dodge Dakota today jn Canada. If the Bronco doesnt sell here in the US, or even makes it to the US market, its not being sold in Canada....period.

 

Ok not a fail. You asked, i gave you answers. You want to carry on, go ahead. Like i said, nothing in the usa dictates what happens up here. You will cower when gas hits $4 a gallon and buy a yaris, we will still buy trucks. If the price of gas dictates what you buy, then you are living beyond your means.

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TJay74 Senior Enthusiast

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To be honest I would be interested in a 2dr Tahoe/Yukon 4wd w/ 6.2 if they offered it. Removeable top means nothing to me at all though. Most people couldn't even remove the tops on the old Broncos or 1980's K10 GM Blazers. Those fiberglass tops were way heavy for a single person to remove them.

 

My dad owned a 1988 K10 Blazer with the Vortech 350 in it. I know exactly how many times ever the top came off of it, never. He replaced it with a 1996 GMC Yukon, it had over 500k miles on it when we sold it earlier this year and people were beating our door down to buy it from us.

Silverado Steve Senior Enthusiast

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The same could be said about the current 4 dr Jeep Wranglers. I rarely see a hardtop removed.

 

To be honest I would be interested in a 2dr Tahoe/Yukon 4wd w/ 6.2 if they offered it. Removeable top means nothing to me at all though. Most people couldn't even remove the tops on the old Broncos or 1980's K10 GM Blazers. Those fiberglass tops were way heavy for a single person to remove them.

 

My dad owned a 1988 K10 Blazer with the Vortech 350 in it. I know exactly how many times ever the top came off of it, never. He replaced it with a 1996 GMC Yukon, it had over 500k miles on it when we sold it earlier this year and people were beating our door down to buy it from us.

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If they sold a Tahoe these days that I could actually get dirty, I would likely have bought one, though I doubt even a WT Tahoe would be cheap (mentioned this many a time on here).

For me, an SUV is slightly more practical than a truck, but I can't stand 95% of crossovers. If it was still made, I totally would have gotten an H3. I almost regret not getting an Xterra when I was first looking at trucks since that was their last year, and it was a reliable, decent sized body on frame SUV that had a sticker price under $25k.

I remember the $6 per gallon gas prices in the south after the hurricanes of the mid 2000's. Plenty of people I know kept their 8-15 mpg 1980's-90's era trucks, it wasn't worth it to downgrade. Most of my friends in high school drove old trucks and SUV's that got single digit economy numbers, and they worked minimum wage jobs. It was worth it. I say this because I have a hard time wrapping my head around why so many people are Willing to sacrifice the practicality or simply the cool factor of their vehicle simply because fuel prices go up. I would rather have a more practical vehicle that I can move myself with if I have to, take anywhere, and know I can put 300k miles on it. Trucks will always be around, but I'm frustrated that simple truck-based SUV's are no longer a thing. I feel like there is such a huge element of practicality with them.

paullgj Enthusiast

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Unless its gonna have a removable top, a factory "lift", an available manual tranny, then Ford aint building another Bronco...they may be making a toughened up 2 door body on frame explorer, but not a BRONCO

 

Just like Toyota doesn't make an FJ - they make an ugly 2 door 4Runner.

 

No removable top? No Bronco no FJ.

The manual tranny is a big one. I'd be happy with just being able to get a 4wd reg. cab pickup with a 6 spd manual.

smrr1 Senior Enthusiast

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If they sold a Tahoe these days that I could actually get dirty, I would likely have bought one, though I doubt even a WT Tahoe would be cheap (mentioned this many a time on here).

For me, an SUV is slightly more practical than a truck, but I can't stand 95% of crossovers. If it was still made, I totally would have gotten an H3. I almost regret not getting an Xterra when I was first looking at trucks since that was their last year, and it was a reliable, decent sized body on frame SUV that had a sticker price under $25k.

I remember the $6 per gallon gas prices in the south after the hurricanes of the mid 2000's. Plenty of people I know kept their 8-15 mpg 1980's-90's era trucks, it wasn't worth it to downgrade. Most of my friends in high school drove old trucks and SUV's that got single digit economy numbers, and they worked minimum wage jobs. It was worth it. I say this because I have a hard time wrapping my head around why so many people are Willing to sacrifice the practicality or simply the cool factor of their vehicle simply because fuel prices go up. I would rather have a more practical vehicle that I can move myself with if I have to, take anywhere, and know I can put 300k miles on it. Trucks will always be around, but I'm frustrated that simple truck-based SUV's are no longer a thing. I feel like there is such a huge element of practicality with them.

Practical to you and the majority of the US are two very different things. They have no need for a true truck. Just need something to get from point a to b with a few seats a trunk and good mpg. If they have a need for a truck they rent one or hire someone. That is why they won't build one. Very few people say a truck or truck based suv is practical to them. They cost more to purchase and operate and only use 10% of their potential.

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