My thoughts on 08 Impala
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A couple of cans of undercoating may help on the water splashing noise but that is something that should have been done at the factory.
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Dampening sound is what I was talking about. I know they put it on at the factory but you can be sure it's thin or just the minimum thickness. Kinda like builders put insulation in you attic, as thin as they can get away with (or R20 by code). Adding more won't hurt at all.
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I've had 14 new cars and 60 or 70 used cars over the last 45 years and this car has less insulation on the floor than any I have had in the modern era (90s+). It reminds me of the VW Thing in regards to insulation. My first new car was a 73 Impala that averaged 10 MPG and didn't have much power and my second was a 76 LTD. I've had everything from an Opel Kadette to a Lincoln Town Car and this Impala gets the 2nd best fuel mileage of any of them. The only car I have had that was more economical was a 1980 Honda Civic CVCC. My 08 Impala gets better than my 67 Opel Kadette, 93 Subaru Loyale, 7 Corvairs, 3 Metropolitans, 59 Simca, 68 Sunbeam Arrow, 2 K cars, Rambler 62 American, 71 Toyota Corona, 61 VW bug and a bunch of larger cars.
And every new era car (~1990 and up) I have ever ridden in make horrible noises going through puddles. (Gwampa, I know what you're thinking ).
I drive trucks and SUVs... so comparitively, any car makes terrible noises in the water.
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Splish splash I was taken a bath.....yeah it's probably more the noise from the drive components making noise moving through the water. Hey, what about the tranny code? Good, bad or shouldn't I ask?
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You went through like 2 a year? Sorry but thats just silly. That is, unless you have a couple of wives and several daughters who are all terrible drivers.
And every new era car (~1990 and up) I have ever ridden in make horrible noises going through puddles. (Gwampa, I know what you're thinking ).
I drive trucks and SUVs... so comparitively, any car makes terrible noises in the water.
And every new era car (~1990 and up) I have ever ridden in make horrible noises going through puddles. (Gwampa, I know what you're thinking ).
I drive trucks and SUVs... so comparitively, any car makes terrible noises in the water.
Anyway, my Impala has more splash noise than all of the cars I have had in the modern era (90+) that was mid-sized or larger. I didn't expect it to be nearly as quiet as my 93 Park Avenue of 98 Town Car but I expected it to be quieter than my 94 Intrepid or the three Mercury Sables that were forced on me.
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Impala Police Package
My agency has bought about 8 or 9 Impalas since 2001 and while I like them as daily drivers for most people, GM has missed the mark on the police car market. Front wheel drive cars dont take the abuse that RWD cars do it seems. The acceleration is not there nor is the high speed stability.
I have driven one for a few months though, as an unmarked admin car and it did well under those conditions. I hope GM follows Ford and Dodge's lead and makes a v8 RWD car for the PD market in the coming years.
I have driven one for a few months though, as an unmarked admin car and it did well under those conditions. I hope GM follows Ford and Dodge's lead and makes a v8 RWD car for the PD market in the coming years.
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My agency has bought about 8 or 9 Impalas since 2001 and while I like them as daily drivers for most people, GM has missed the mark on the police car market. Front wheel drive cars dont take the abuse that RWD cars do it seems. The acceleration is not there nor is the high speed stability.
I have driven one for a few months though, as an unmarked admin car and it did well under those conditions. I hope GM follows Ford and Dodge's lead and makes a v8 RWD car for the PD market in the coming years.
I have driven one for a few months though, as an unmarked admin car and it did well under those conditions. I hope GM follows Ford and Dodge's lead and makes a v8 RWD car for the PD market in the coming years.