Road & Track gets it wrong

semtex

I'm just getting caught up with this thread. Regarding how easy it is to by-pass the skip-shift feature on GMs, I don't mind if you Pontiac guys want to flame me for not knowing how easy it is to bypass the thing. Because this actually goes to support the point I was trying to make, which is that magazines can unduly influence a person's purchasing decision by publishing half-baked information. Be it by printing a picture of a pre-prod gauge cluster, or by making a huge deal out of something that is easily bypassed (and not telling readers that it's simple to bypass), these magazine writers do us all a disservice. We need to take what we read in these car mags with a grain of salt -- myself included -- that's all I'm trying to say.

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MightyBobo

And you sir, are very correct on that. I think this is the perfect time to note that doing even more research on your own can find out a lot more on your own sometimes, than relying on some magazine author who, really is more than likely an amateur himself who just happens to be able to write well .

BTW, my research comment wasnt directed at you, FWIW - it was more a blanket statement. EVERYONE should research ANY vehicle they're interested in purchasing, and others too, when they go shopping. Just more ammo to use in the haggling game.