When us guys that were planted here in earlier times that say, they don't make em like they use to, we know what we are talking about. We also used to have a law where bumpers had to pass a 5 mph bump into a wall without damage, more of history.Ĭars today, Cruze is one, tap a wall at 0.01 mph, that plastic bumper would shatter like glass, find far superior plastic on these blister packs that once used ends up in a landfill someplace. 2012 Chevy Volt Cruise Control Components.
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