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Old 01-24-05, 05:00 PM
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Tell me this disgusting Chevy isn't ripping us off

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Old 01-24-05, 05:06 PM
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haha you know what so funny... they have these accord taillights that look just like that too. the difference is that these impala ones looks like covers while the accords are complete new housings.

personally i think its a skyline rip off but oh well.
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Doesn't look like GS at all. Looks more like an Accord (I see quite a few Accords with the same tail lights) and definitely a lot like Skylines.
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Guys I hate to break it to ya, but that car isn't ripping off the GS.

Lots of Chevy heritage in those style tail lights dating back to the late 60s.

1969 Corvette


1970 Camaro


even 1965 Corvair


This however looks like more of a headlight ripoff to me. The 2005 Buick LaCrosse.


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Old 01-24-05, 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by chuckb
Tell me this disgusting Chevy isn't ripping us off
As compared to Dave's I know nothing about vintages or classics , but when I see these impala,
I think that it's more of the F40 rip off than the GS, so we might be safer
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Old 01-24-05, 06:07 PM
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that looks nothing like a gs ripoff. i'm not seeing where he got that from. but oh wells.
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Old 01-24-05, 06:11 PM
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well the spoiler looks similar


but for threst of the car

drop it likes it hot




off the top of parking garage
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Old 01-24-05, 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted by T.L.W.
well the spoiler looks similar


but for threst of the car

drop it likes it hot




off the top of parking garage
He's good....he got all ya'll.....
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Old 01-24-05, 06:37 PM
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Looks more like a rip off of a Skyline GT-R 34
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Originally Posted by alredxiii
Looks more like a rip off of a Skyline GT-R 34
yeah, R32/33/34 as a matter of fact.
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Old 01-25-05, 07:37 AM
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unless i'm crazy it doesn't look even close to our rear.
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Old 01-25-05, 07:54 AM
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umm what new Accord has round rear tail lights that resembles that?? I havent seen any.(Aftermarket I assume??)
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Old 01-26-05, 08:45 AM
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I guess since it is a 4 door with quad rear lights ala a GS it is technically ripping off. But the GS inner lights are not ciricles like the IS 300s.

Ferraris and Vettes were some of the 1st with circular lights, its also a trademark on the GT-R.

Its just factory rice. That painted rear end and Impala badges mean nothing on a FWD, V-6 Chevy. For those that have driven one, there is nothing Impala about it. Nothing. Think Avalon but 10 times worse.
 
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All I see is a nasty rental car
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Originally Posted by msilverIS
All I see is a nasty rental car
Yep...rental car with a spoiler.
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