Chevy Avalanche - one big mother

**irwin** · 10-28-2001, 01:56 PM

I saw this sucker yesterday when it parked right next to my moms accord. It's like a friggin suburban.

**attgig** · 10-28-2001, 06:53 PM

watch out joe52985!!! I'm gonna go find a Chevy Avalanche to run your new accord over!!!

j/k

TommyBoomfiger · 10-28-2001, 08:28 PM

Originally posted by DarkFury
Avalanche... One big UGLY mother.

(I guess they had to find another project for the "Aztek" crew to work on...)

LOL, they should've banned that crew from the whole automotive industry.

**ribitch** · 10-28-2001, 08:28 PM

I was surprised to see rubbermaid started makes trucks. That damn thing is ugly. GM has the worst design team i have ever seen. Aztec, Rendevous, Avalanche, Vibe.

If you havent seen the vibe, here it is:
http://www.pontiac.com/vibe/vibe_landing.html

its like a small asstec. Such a piss poor design.

"The cheese is old and moldy. Where is the bathroom?"

TommyBoomfiger · 10-28-2001, 08:34 PM

Originally posted by ribitch
I was surprised to see rubbermaid started makes trucks. That damn thing is ugly. GM has the worst design team i have ever seen. Aztec, Rendevous, Avalanche, Vibe.

If you havent seen the vibe, here it is:
http://www.pontiac.com/vibe/vibe_landing.html

its like a small asstec. Such a piss poor design.

"The cheese is old and moldy. Where is the bathroom?"

i know that pontiac knows it couldnt GIVE azteks away. now why the hell would they think they could sell a mini-aztek?

**~~DoPeY5007~~** · 10-28-2001, 08:47 PM

I like it....

I just don't like the 12mpg

**ribitch** · 10-28-2001, 09:38 PM

Originally posted by DarkFury

FREAK!

I second that. It looks like a toy. Real men don't drive toys.

**attgig** · 10-28-2001, 09:43 PM

that aztec team, either they don't know how to design cars or they're being payed off by GM's competitors

**~~DoPeY5007~~** · 10-28-2001, 09:55 PM

Originally posted by ribitch

I second that. It looks like a toy. Real men don't drive toys.

well i like it because the back is big enough to carry my DJ crap and it has the back seat for my son

OC · 10-28-2001, 10:10 PM

Imagine how many dead dinosaurs it takes to fuel those things...

I'd rather have the Avalanche concept applied to the S-series pickups.

-OC

**~~DoPeY5007~~** · 10-28-2001, 10:16 PM

Originally posted by DarkFury

'Lanches are just too UGLY to drive.

I thought that @ first, and it grew on me....

I think it is tring to be a Hummer....

TommyBoomfiger · 10-29-2001, 07:25 AM

Originally posted by DarkFury
Just go take a nap and look at the offerings from Dodge, Ford, and Toyota and that woozy feeling will pass in time.

those toyota offerings are getting a little iffy too:

personally, im not too partial to the echo, celica and matrix either. the celica isnt too bad, but none of them are a <shudder>aztek</shudder>

**aglio412** · 10-29-2001, 07:40 AM

bigger version of the explorer sport trac...

looks kinda chincy though...

i love foreign cars...primarily european. but if i were to ever buy a SUV, it would be a GMC...Yukons rock.

TommyBoomfiger · 10-29-2001, 07:42 AM

Originally posted by DarkFury
I was talkin' about "truck offerings" (Toyota Tundra). But I do understand your point.

Absolutly, Toyota trucks rule!

**attgig** · 10-29-2001, 07:49 AM

Originally posted by aglio412
but if i were to ever buy a SUV, it would be a GMC...Yukons rock.

WORD!!!!!
freakin Yukons and Tahoes can take on Toyota's anyday!...

TommyBoomfiger · 10-29-2001, 08:35 AM

Originally posted by attgig

WORD!!!!!
freakin Yukons and Tahoes can take on Toyota's anyday!...

I think theres a reason you can find a Land Cruiser on almost every terrain on this planet and not a Chevy

. The Tahoe is a great truck, but trucks like the Land Cruiser are much more versatile. i know this through personal experience.

**~~DoPeY5007~~** · 10-29-2001, 10:00 AM

Originally posted by TommyBoomfiger

Absolutly, Toyota trucks rule!

IMO foreign trucks suck.... If you want a real truck it has to be an American!!!...

**~~DoPeY5007~~** · 10-29-2001, 10:03 AM

Originally posted by DarkFury

Just go take a nap and look at the offerings from Dodge, Ford, and Toyota and that woozy feeling will pass in time.

Ford, ok only a lightning, Dodge, Love them all...

Don’t get me wrong, I would rather have a Dodge....

I am not getting a truck any time in the far future...

**~~DoPeY5007~~** · 10-29-2001, 10:04 AM

Originally posted by TommyBoomfiger

I think theres a reason you can find a Land Cruiser on almost every terrain on this planet and not a Chevy.

I think it is that way just because American Trucks don't get exported as much....

TommyBoomfiger · 10-29-2001, 12:57 PM

true, most of the time we just drive on the road anyway. but for me, its still the cruiser. i hear the mercedes g-wagon can do better than a hummer, and its supposed to be comeing stateside in `03 w/o any tarriffs. ill probably never buy a truck anyway, i like fast german cars

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**BrewMaster** · 10-29-2001, 01:26 PM

new SUV/truck designs:

Hummer and G-Wagon (the old skool mercedes tank):

Aztek/Avalanche Design team:

**psycho-** · 10-29-2001, 02:29 PM

Originally posted by DarkFury

Can the Mercedes drive virtually underwater? I've seen a HumVee variant that could (basically a Military Hummer)... pretty cool to say the least.

Pretty much...the Gelandewagen, along with the land rover defender, discovery, and so on and so forth are used in different variations all over the world for different applications

I know all three of those vehicles have pontoon attachments for floating/driving down/up rivers. But, i'm guessing you won't see those options available in the US....darn.

**psycho-** · 10-29-2001, 02:33 PM

Originally posted by passwird
I saw this sucker yesterday when it parked right next to my moms accord. It's like a friggin suburban.

...maybe because it's based on the 'burb platform to begin with.

**~~pennypinch~~** · 10-29-2001, 02:54 PM

Bah! If you've seen the Blackwood, that's the proper execution of the Avalance idea.

Still, for my money, the Escalade is the SUV of choice. I don't think there's anything more badass looking on the road today than a black-on-black 'Sclade with 22's.

**~~DoPeY5007~~** · 10-29-2001, 02:56 PM

Originally posted by pennypinch
Bah! If you've seen the Blackwood, that's the proper execution of the Avalance idea.

Still, for my money, the Escalade is the SUV of choice. I don't think there's anything more badass looking on the road today than a black-on-black 'Sclade with 22's.

**Thunder** · 10-29-2001, 03:09 PM

just saw one today on the street...

sheesh...talk about nasty...

OC · 10-29-2001, 08:23 PM

I'm appalled at how many of you are willing to waste fuel like it'll last forever.

-OC

**psycho-** · 10-29-2001, 08:30 PM

Originally posted by overclocked
I'm appalled at how many of you are willing to waste fuel like it'll last forever.

-OC

Hey, that's insulting! You at least have to count the good 49% of US consumers that purchased a pickup truck and/or SUV for the mere factor of conspicuous consumption.

Hey, our SUVs can smash your European Ford Focus (european midsize family vehicle) or Vauxhall/Opel Vectra to oblivion......if we had enough gas to get there in the first place.

Anyways, as some G|A? people say.... I think they're all jealous. I think you're jealous (J/K)

, I think the animals are just jealous that we can kill their habitation faster than they can do it themselves.

OC- Otherwise, I agree with you