First, let me introduce myself. My name is Zach Ribert, and I am currently a senior at Rush-Henrietta Senior High School in Henrietta, NY. I have a strong interest in journalism, which has led me to enroll in a journalism class at my school. As a class project, I am creating this blog. In regards to journalism, I believe that blogging is a very interesting channel to explore. Blog popularity has exploded within the past 10 years since the number of personal computers equipped with Internet have sky rocketed. I will be attending college next year to pursue a degree in broadcast journalism.
Back to the subject of cars, I have a strong interest in what the middle class of the United States can afford. I strongly believe that there are a plethora of options when it comes to buying an exceptional car in this price range. I hope to inform readers about the expanding options of cars available today.
As most of us know by now, the car industry has evolved dramatically within the past decade. From the SUV craze to the government “take over” of General Motors, a lot has occurred. There are stories like these that I will also plan to talk about or reference in certain posts. I am placing an emphasis on the American car manufacturers, as well as some popular foreign brands, such as Toyota or Hyundai.
If you feel the need to comment on any post, don’t hesitate to do so. I enjoy listening to the opinions of others, especially regarding the subject of cars.
For my first post, I will be discussing the evolution of GMC’s Envoy SUV and the GMT 360 SUV platform overall. Since 2002, the GMC Envoy, Chevrolet Trailblazer, Oldsmobile Bravada, and later on, the Saab 9-7x, Isuzu Ascender, and Buick Rainer have all shared the same platform and virtually the same characteristics.
The entire platform was discontinued in 2009, and so were all of these vehicles. I will give a short review on those now obsolete platforms as well as what has replaced each vehicle in their own lines. As General Motors tries to consolidate, especially by limiting the “rebadging” (badge engineering) of similar vehicles to multiple brands, there are quite a few changes to mention.
Welcome to 101 Car Talk.
When I was younger, I had this obsession with cars. My neighbor restores them, particularly old AMX's. His dad even owns an original Model T Ford. I was just amazed and would spend hours watching him work on the cars. Car shows were awesome, especially the one at RIT that occurs (ed?) sometime over the summer.
ReplyDeleteIt's neat to see the older cars from different generations.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know that RIT had a car show. Do they display collection cars or are they just vintage ones?
The big car show that I like to attend is the Rochester "International" Car Show at the Riverside Convention Center downtown. They usually have most of the latest offerings from all the major and some minor car makers. If anyone is interested in cars or is interested in purchasing one, this is a really good opprotunity to look at every model in one spot. It might cost a few bucks, but it is worth it.