Malibu replacement

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bill25
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Re: Malibu replacement

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How about a WRX STI Hatchback?
Adam
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Re: Malibu replacement

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billgiacheri wrote:How about a WRX STI Hatchback?
Kevin has something against subarus, so they are all out. Unless he changes his mind...
kevm14
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Shawn is very annoyed by this I found out yesterday.
kevm14
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Saw this at Barrys. Looked it up and it's this:

http://barrymotors.com/Used-2010-Cadill ... d/25855118

RWD Performance package for too much money? Nah.
bill25
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Sweet Performance package. Lets look at the stats in the details of the car posted:

"Bluetooth, DVD Player, Hard Drive Media Storage"... Hmmm. Doesn't say the RPMs or capacity of the hard drive, are we talking standard or Blue Ray DVD...How can you be sure it has the performance package?

No performance specs at all.
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There are tabs at the bottom. The "Technical" tab says 304 hp which I think is correct (3.6 DI). I will find a test of one. I think Performance means FE3 which means this car is actually what Bob wants to buy.
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Edmunds usually runs a bit slower than the auto rags so take that with a grain of salt.

http://www.edmunds.com/cadillac/cts-wag ... road-test/
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Looks like a first drive type of review back in 2009:
http://www.edmunds.com/cadillac/cts-wag ... ad-test-3/
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The second link makes me love the car, warts and all.

FE2 is a good daily driver suspension. If you like handling, I don't really think FE3 would be too stiff.
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Re: Malibu replacement

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Oh, THIS is the actual first drive:
http://www.edmunds.com/cadillac/cts-wag ... ad-test-2/
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