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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 07:15 AM Original message |
GM has biggest-ever automotive co. loss |
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Pale Blue Dot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 07:20 AM Response to Original message |
1. Those workers who are being bought out will have no where to go. |
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Kokonoe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 08:10 AM Response to Original message |
2. That poor company |
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subsuelo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 08:33 AM Response to Original message |
3. No not your fault |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 10:39 AM Response to Reply #3 |
18. Don't make a statement like that when you don't know the facts. |
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joeglow3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 11:26 AM Response to Reply #18 |
23. Amen |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 12:55 PM Response to Reply #23 |
41. My current one is a 99 that I bought in 98. |
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Owl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 09:13 PM Response to Reply #23 |
62. Absolutely right. |
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primavera (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 10:20 AM Response to Reply #23 |
77. Tiny difference? |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 11:09 AM Response to Reply #77 |
82. "road-hogging, emission-belching gas guzzlers" |
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primavera (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 12:33 PM Response to Reply #82 |
84. If the shoe fits |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 12:48 PM Response to Reply #84 |
85. You really do your homework, don't you? |
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primavera (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 03:52 PM Response to Reply #85 |
89. 20 mpg is "outstanding"? |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 07:05 PM Response to Reply #89 |
96. Good for you!!!! |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 07:44 PM Response to Reply #96 |
101. Isn't that cute, you think you'll have a choice in the next 5 years about what you'll drive |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:31 PM Response to Reply #101 |
108. I won't pay $25,000 for a Japanese car that's for sure |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:47 PM Response to Reply #108 |
112. LOL, you don't know me at all |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:56 PM Response to Reply #112 |
115. You are a Teamster and defend the purchase of Japanese cars? |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 09:01 PM Response to Reply #115 |
117. Like I said, I buy imported when there are no domestic models that fit my needs |
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conflictgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 07:27 PM Response to Reply #89 |
99. How many kids are in your family? |
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spinbaby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 08:59 AM Response to Reply #99 |
135. Go to a dealer and check out the inside of a Prius |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 06:33 PM Response to Reply #99 |
142. You might want to check out the Ford Escape hybrid or its Mercury Mariner twin. |
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subsuelo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 02:46 PM Response to Reply #18 |
51. Speaking of facts, you have presented none here |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 03:23 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. Why don't you check out JD Power, thems is facts Jack |
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subsuelo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 04:14 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. Here's more from JD Power... |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 07:39 PM Response to Reply #18 |
100. Some of us consider gas mileage as part of a car's quality |
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Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 08:47 AM Response to Original message |
4. $38.7 billion of Hummers... |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 09:02 AM Response to Original message |
5. GM/Ford/Chrysler were once 37% of the Nation's GDP |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 09:13 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. In Japan the car companies are treated as a national asset |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 09:14 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. In Japan the car companies are treated as a national asset |
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Nickster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 09:16 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. When do you think the US Auto Industry will start pushing for Universal Healthcare? I think that |
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Tyler Durden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 11:20 AM Response to Reply #8 |
22. They already tried last year. |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 11:51 AM Response to Reply #5 |
27. I'm not a union-hater but I fail to see how skill is involved in bolting on a left-rear taillight |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 12:13 PM Response to Reply #27 |
35. So tail lights are the only component you are familiar with? |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 01:33 PM Response to Reply #35 |
44. Actually I have, several auto and aircraft engines too. |
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physioex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 05:27 PM Response to Reply #44 |
59. You seem to.... |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 11:55 AM Response to Reply #5 |
28. I'm not a union-hater but I fail to see how skill is involved in bolting on a left-rear taillight |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 11:55 AM Response to Reply #5 |
29. I'm not a union-hater but I fail to see how skill is involved in bolting on a left-rear taillight |
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Nihil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 04:36 AM Response to Reply #29 |
72. It was busy ... |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 01:19 AM Response to Reply #5 |
71. Businesses don't fail because of bad customers. |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 09:18 AM Response to Original message |
9. Union benefits add $1,000 to the sticker price Union benefits add $1,000 to the sticker price |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 09:48 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. So you are against Union workers building cars? And they should not get benefits? |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 09:52 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. I was being sarcastic |
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Kokonoe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 01:27 PM Response to Reply #13 |
42. Thats how much it costs to build the whole car |
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joeglow3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 11:29 AM Response to Reply #11 |
24. Wait just a minute!!! |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 12:07 PM Response to Reply #24 |
31. I own GM, have for 40 years, no other brand |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 01:34 PM Response to Reply #31 |
45. Good thing you don't have an open mind, your brains would fall out. |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 02:08 PM Response to Reply #45 |
49. God, another jerk off telling me what to buy instead of Union built Domestics |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 02:18 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. That's funny as shit coming from somebody who would rather walk than buy anything |
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Owl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 09:27 PM Response to Reply #50 |
63. How wonderfully un-civil of you |
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joeglow3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 12:59 PM Response to Reply #50 |
86. Wow. Just wow. |
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primavera (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 04:45 PM Response to Reply #49 |
91. Can you tell me how many "domestics" are "Union built"? |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 07:13 PM Response to Reply #91 |
97. "I'm not trying to be antagonistic" |
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primavera (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 09:10 PM Response to Reply #97 |
118. But I can see you are |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 09:38 PM Response to Reply #118 |
120. Slave labor? You are the fool not I |
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primavera (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 12:13 AM Response to Reply #120 |
124. That's great, but wasn't your point about union workers? |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 05:25 PM Response to Reply #45 |
58. No heart for you! |
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hamsterjill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 04:18 PM Response to Reply #24 |
54. All GM here, too |
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boricua79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 09:28 AM Response to Original message |
10. it's the fault of the company, for offering sub-standard crap |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 09:52 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. You know not what you speak about. |
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boricua79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 11:04 AM Response to Reply #12 |
19. Oh God of the cars has spoken! |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 11:17 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. I speak by clicking red X's |
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boricua79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 11:29 AM Response to Reply #20 |
25. no wonder, you're a unionist |
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joeglow3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 12:35 PM Response to Reply #25 |
38. Some of us support JOBS |
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Owl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 12:52 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. Amen. |
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Libby2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 03:39 PM Response to Reply #40 |
139. Double Amen! |
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lectrobyte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 10:57 PM Response to Reply #12 |
68. The reason that Aveo is cheap is because it is a Daewoo built in Korea |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 11:04 AM Response to Reply #68 |
81. It does??? Let's check the specs |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 07:54 PM Response to Reply #12 |
103. And it's made in South Korea |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:33 PM Response to Reply #103 |
109. Do you own a car? Do you drive? |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:43 PM Response to Reply #109 |
110. So, you don't care that it's made in South Korea? |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:50 PM Response to Reply #110 |
113. Your rhetorical questions are getting boring |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:58 PM Response to Reply #113 |
116. I'm evading your questions? LOL, that's rich |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 11:21 AM Response to Reply #12 |
136. Sorry, GM lost me after I purchased an '85 Blazer. |
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Triana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 10:01 AM Response to Reply #10 |
14. They refuse to stop manufacturing tanks (SUVs) and refuse to agree to higher |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 10:08 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Do you think Toyota Nissan and Honda don't make gas guzzlers either?? |
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Triana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 10:27 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Did I SAY they didn't? |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 09:31 PM Response to Reply #15 |
64. I agree with that. |
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primavera (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 10:24 AM Response to Reply #64 |
78. At least Toyota and Honda are offering an alternative |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 10:51 AM Response to Reply #78 |
80. And GM has the Malibu and Saturn Vue in hybrid models, your point? |
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primavera (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 12:31 PM Response to Reply #80 |
83. Neither of which come close... |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 03:25 PM Response to Reply #83 |
88. So everybody should drive Japanese hybrids and forsake choice or need?? |
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primavera (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 04:20 PM Response to Reply #88 |
90. People who wish to consider themselves responsible.... |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 06:58 PM Response to Reply #90 |
94. Good for you!! |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 07:51 PM Response to Reply #80 |
102. The Malibu hybrid?!?! LOL |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:46 PM Response to Reply #102 |
111. You still haven't told us what you drive |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:54 PM Response to Reply #111 |
114. Actually, I did in #100, and have told you specifically in previous threads |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 10:06 PM Response to Reply #78 |
121. Yet, if you think about it... |
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primavera (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 12:24 AM Response to Reply #121 |
126. That's true, no argument there |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 12:33 AM Response to Reply #126 |
128. They continue to do so because they're still selling alot of them. |
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primavera (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 08:55 AM Response to Reply #128 |
134. Everyone's needs are different |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 03:32 PM Response to Reply #134 |
138. Hey, I'd gladly buy a hybrid that gets 50+mpg, problem is... |
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ReformedChris (252 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 01:48 PM Response to Reply #10 |
46. Hopefully when the Chevy Volt comes out it will turn the corner for the quality you seek nt. |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 07:56 PM Response to Reply #46 |
104. It's projected to cost $30,000-$40,000 too |
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Kokonoe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 01:50 PM Response to Reply #10 |
47. GM has the most fuel efficient cars in the US |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 07:57 PM Response to Reply #47 |
105. And those studies would be where, exactly? |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 05:28 PM Response to Reply #10 |
60. You like to start fights on the forum |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 10:15 AM Response to Original message |
16. They ought to be in oil like Exxon. nt |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
21. How does a company lose $38 billion and survive? |
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Kokonoe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 02:01 PM Response to Reply #21 |
48. Actually they gave the union that money to payoff retiree |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
26. Glad my Dad got out with his Pension. I sure hope the Pension last him until his death. |
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Auggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 12:10 PM Response to Reply #26 |
33. Mine too. Though retirement benefits are the real killer for GM. |
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Summer93 (439 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
30. GM and United Auto Workers (UAW) |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 12:08 PM Response to Original message |
32. This is more than just cars, people. |
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Auggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 12:12 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. Right. You could get a home loan from them. |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
36. I actually like the styling of many of the GM products this year |
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conflictgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
37. More bad news for Michigan |
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ReformedChris (252 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
39. A sad day for American Motors, but blame the overpaid Rick Wagoner and GM upper management.. |
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ileus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 10:17 PM Response to Reply #39 |
66. Sad day for AMC was a long time ago... |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 09:58 AM Response to Reply #66 |
76. Yup, too bad too, little devils |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
43. very sad news |
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Summer93 (439 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 04:54 PM Response to Original message |
55. EV |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 05:24 PM Response to Reply #55 |
57. I doubt if the Prius is even in the top five of Toyota sales |
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lectrobyte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 10:55 PM Response to Reply #57 |
67. Actually, I think it is about 4th or 5th. They sold 200,000 in '06, 250,000 |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 10:37 AM Response to Reply #67 |
79. Thanks |
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primavera (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 04:53 PM Response to Reply #79 |
92. In Europe, quite a lot of people drive small, fuel-efficient cars |
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lectrobyte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 11:04 PM Response to Reply #79 |
122. I'm sure GM or Ford would love to have |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:02 PM Response to Reply #57 |
107. Small? It's a mid-size sedan |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 05:43 PM Response to Reply #55 |
61. Saturn Green vue, Malibu hybrid, Tahoe Hybrid, Silverado hybrids |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
56. And GM drops a half a dollar per share |
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ileus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 10:16 PM Response to Original message |
65. I used to buy "only" GM, then I bought a new 01 Alero... |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:48 AM Response to Reply #65 |
73. Uh, GM closed down Oldsmobile in 2004, maybe that's why no new Oldsmobiles |
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ileus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 01:03 PM Response to Reply #73 |
137. I'll buy GM again but I'm not sure about a "car" |
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fujiyama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 11:16 PM Response to Original message |
69. I have a several year old Satun Ion |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:51 AM Response to Reply #69 |
74. Oh well. guess Saturn isn't the car for you. |
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lancer78 (109 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 11:28 PM Response to Original message |
70. I say only this. |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:58 AM Response to Reply #70 |
75. I am glad you paid $4500 more to the country of Japan |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 01:19 PM Response to Reply #75 |
87. Blaming the customers for a failing business |
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primavera (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 04:58 PM Response to Reply #87 |
93. Agreed |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 07:01 PM Response to Reply #93 |
95. Your car is Japanese, who cares? |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:01 PM Response to Reply #95 |
106. Invest in America? If He Pays Taxes He Already Does |
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lakeguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 01:05 AM Response to Reply #95 |
129. why dont u take a deep breath |
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conflictgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 07:22 PM Response to Reply #93 |
98. Can you educate me, then? |
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primavera (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 09:33 PM Response to Reply #98 |
119. Only in terms of fuel consumption |
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conflictgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 03:15 AM Response to Reply #119 |
132. Thanks for answering |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 11:49 PM Response to Reply #98 |
123. There are few differences today |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 12:20 AM Response to Original message |
125. HA HA HA Serves those fat fucks right for ruining the environment.. |
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polticalpout (269 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 01:48 AM Response to Reply #125 |
130. Right, and the other car companies are angels because they have the Prius!! |
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olddad56 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 12:28 AM Response to Original message |
127. I've owned two Hondas... |
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polticalpout (269 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 01:53 AM Response to Original message |
131. How about some fair trade laws for U.S. car companies? |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 08:02 AM Response to Reply #131 |
133. None of the import lovers cares about that, just give them their Prius' |
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liberal1973 (964 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 06:03 PM Response to Original message |
140. Oh well |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 01:59 AM Response to Reply #140 |
141. So the workers should be punished? They do ads on Olbermann too |
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