FenwickHockey65's Great Thread of GM Knowledge - Page 443

gahammerle · 02-08-2019, 09:25 AM

I love the feature on the wife's Cruze. With the way the buttons deteriorate on my Camaro's fobs, I'm glad we don't have to push the fob buttons on her Cruze much at all.

90503 · 02-08-2019, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by gahammerle

I love the feature on the wife's Cruze. With the way the buttons deteriorate on my Camaro's fobs, I'm glad we don't have to push the fob buttons on her Cruze much at all.

Pretty much the same with my '17 Impala. I only touch the fob buttons for remote start. All the lock, unlock features work as long as the fob is within a short distance of the car. In fact I programmed the car to lock automatically after a few seconds of the doors being closed and the fob a few feet away. (with no horn)...no need to press any buttons on the fob to lock the car or set the alarm.

Martinjlm · 02-08-2019, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by gahammerle

I love the feature on the wife's Cruze. With the way the buttons deteriorate on my Camaro's fobs, I'm glad we don't have to push the fob buttons on her Cruze much at all.

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Originally Posted by 90503

Pretty much the same with my '17 Impala. I only touch the fob buttons for remote start. All the lock, unlock features work as long as the fob is within a short distance of the car. In fact I programmed the car to lock automatically after a few seconds of the doors being closed and the fob a few feet away. (with no horn)...no need to press any buttons on the fob to lock the car or set the alarm.

The only time I use the fob buttons is when other people are riding with me and I need to unlock more than just the driver's door.

snizzle · 02-08-2019, 10:56 AM

I actually have to turn the key in my Colorado. It's a rough life.

PDXSSCE · 02-08-2019, 02:03 PM

I stumbled onto this picture that shows a Buick at an auto show in China. It's disappointing that GM expected the bland U.S. models to sell and didn't offer this beauty.
What model is it?

Martinjlm · 02-08-2019, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by PDXSSCE

I stumbled onto this picture that shows a Buick at an auto show in China. It's disappointing that GM expected the bland U.S. models to sell and didn't offer this beauty.
What model is it?

Buick LaCrosse Avenir. Available at a Buick dealer near you. Since last year.

https://www.buick.com/sedans/lacross...E&gclsrc=aw.ds

PDXSSCE · 02-08-2019, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Martinjlm

Buick LaCrosse Avenir. Available at a Buick dealer near you. Since last year.

It's not the same vehicle though. Compare the outlined styling points.

Edit: The front end is different too.

JerTM · 02-08-2019, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Martinjlm

The only time I use the fob buttons is when other people are riding with me and I need to unlock more than just the driver's door.

On my 17 Malibu you can push the door handle button twice to unlock all the doors.

*DGthe3* · 02-08-2019, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by PDXSSCE

It's not the same vehicle though. Compare the outlined styling points.

Edit: The front end is different too.

Thats the Avenir concept, shown in the Detroit Autoshow 4 years ago. Here is the thread Fen made on it back then: https://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=391517

The actual LaCrosse Avenir is the same in China and North America.

Buicks China site for the LaCrosse Avenir:
https://translate.google.com/transla...crosse_avenir/

Buicks American site for the LaCrosse Avenir:
https://www.buick.com/sedans/lacross...e-luxury-sedan

Buicks Canadian Site for the Lacrosse Avenir:
https://www.buick.ca/en/avenir/lacrosse

PDXSSCE · 02-08-2019, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by DGthe3

Thats the Avenir concept, shown in the Detroit Autoshow 4 years ago....

GM had a beautiful concept then made it boring for production.

Martinjlm · 02-08-2019, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by JerTM

On my 17 Malibu you can push the door handle button twice to unlock all the doors.

Same with any of my cars. Also if you touch a door other than the driver’s door, all doors unlock. Thing is, Mrs. is not gonna wait for me to do that.

6spdhyperblue · 02-08-2019, 08:47 PM

https://youtu.be/ACXT1Np6CFs

lbls1 · 02-11-2019, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by PDXSSCE

I stumbled onto this picture that shows a Buick at an auto show in China. It's disappointing that GM expected the bland U.S. models to sell and didn't offer this beauty.
What model is it?

From the looks of this model, this seems to be a step in the right direction for sedan design. Looking at current sedan models, its somewhat easy to see how many are bored with the current designs. Buick and the other GM divisions used to be at the forefront in terms of sedan design. Their designs during the period between roughly 1957 and 1977 were considered among the best in the industry. It seems that corporate decisions coupled with government mandates contributed to the killing of design flair for sedans. The government laws were necessary, but at the same time as cars became safer and more efficient, design and desirability receded.

gahammerle · 02-11-2019, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Martinjlm

Thing is, Mrs. is not gonna wait for me to do that.

Push the button on her door before you open it for her.

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