Chevrolet

I made minor corrections on the Chevrolet Cars page, to remove the erroneous #160 codes with munged ampersand. That page's corrections are shown. This page isn't picking up the corrections. I've clicked the Wiki's refresh cache icon next to the Edit icon, no change, still seeing old copy of the page after ~45m-1h.

When I click on Vehicle Model Year, well, it shows me a list of all MAKES produced in that year, not a list of MODELS produced in that year. We need at the very least Year, Make and Model to get to the basic vehicle info. We've selected Make at this point. Next, we should be given a choice to select Model or Year. If I click on a Year, then the model is not yet known. So show a list of MODELS. Not a list with specific variations of all models of all vehicles for that year. Too much info too soon without obtaining the info needed to clarify which model we want. If I pick a MODEL, I'd expect to see a list.

I think the list of years is actually redundant and the inclusion of a separate page with the all-inclusive, brilliantly clear and simple tables is redundant also. That table page should perhaps BE this page, and as I mention in another comment, it would be desirable to simultaneously select Model and Year from the table.

But if we go through a step-by-step process and insist of listing years, we should also list models. Click one item from one list (model), get the relevant list of remaining items from the other (years in which that model was made) or vice versa, pick a year, and get a simple list of the models made that year.

Furthermore, I think that list should simply be a streamlined version of the comprehensive table.

It would truly be nice to have all this information in a database and then dynamically generate the tables based on the selected criteria.

Then when we have Year, Make and Model, present a table with various sub-options of that model. For Instance, I own a 1997 Chevrolet Blazer LS ZR2. The LS has one set of options and ZR2 indicates significant differences in suspension and driveline. There are likewise model options to many GMC/Chevy vehicles, and I imagine most othwer makes as well.

In sales literature, parts catalogs, and repair manuals, it is customary to differentiate between a manufacturer's car and truck product lines. So I think we should do that here.

Some older SUVs are built on pickup frames, and use the same engine, so are closer to a truck. Most newer SUVs seem to be for city driving only and thus don't use a truck frame, thus sacrificing some ability to handle rougher terrains for the sake of a more car-like ride in terms of comfort. Newer categories like Mini SUVs and Crossovers going may be classified as trucks, though arguably they are in most aesthetic ways closer to cars in form and function. I've never heard anyone call their minivan a truck, for instance.

Regardless, the bulkier vehicles do often have one thing in common, a bigger engine. Though, the sport cars may simply use these in a car chassis.

So there are incongruities of both style and tech based classifications, so you can't classify only by engine, chassis, suspension, and on or off-road ability, number of passengers, target market, etc.

So it is at once both a somewhat pointless venture to differentiate between a car or truck, yet also handy when trying to quickly find information. Acknowledging all this, I don't want to incite a holy war, but just make it easier to find stuff.

I love the tables displayed on this page. But, I can't click any of the text and go to the next step. That would really be great.