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boneheaddoctor · #31 11-22-2005, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by koop

Well since you were complaining about moms huge estate(death) tax bill I guess she's got enough to cover it.

Hardly...outside of two modest houses she doesn't have that much...PA still has state imposed estate taxes many other states have done away with...

MattBelliveau · #32 11-22-2005, 01:31 PM

Having owned a few GMs, and working on them, and seeing the engineering, you have to wonder why the past 10 years have been spent engineering Hummers and other mindless roadhogs, and not putting that time into creating a car that can go more than 80k miles and not fall apart.

boneheaddoctor · #33 11-22-2005, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by MattBelliveau

Having owned a few GMs, and working on them, and seeing the engineering, you have to wonder why the past 10 years have been spent engineering Hummers and other mindless roadhogs, and not putting that time into creating a car that can go more than 80k miles and not fall apart.

GMs don't fall apart in 80k miles...not even the vega did. How about Benzes that had the required maintenance and repairs costing enough in 80K miles that you could have bought a GM car for.

GottaDiesel · #34 11-22-2005, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by MattBelliveau

Having owned a few GMs, and working on them, and seeing the engineering, you have to wonder why the past 10 years have been spent engineering Hummers and other mindless roadhogs, and not putting that time into creating a car that can go more than 80k miles and not fall apart.

80K... Heck that is when you get a good one. My 1990 Camaro was the biggest piece of ***** I ever owned. I got rid of it after the FORTH transmission. But hey, most people lease... so they don't care much after 36K.

GM= Junk.

But... remember. I like the stock. Hehe.

Jim H · #35 11-22-2005, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by MattBelliveau

...you have to wonder why the past 10 years have been spent engineering Hummers and other mindless roadhogs, and not putting that time into creating a car that can go more than 80k miles and not fall apart.

No, you don't have to wonder.

"Big car, big profit. Little car, little profit."
-Henry Ford II

Larry Delor · #36 11-22-2005, 05:32 PM

If they would make the engineers drive the same car for 5 years at a time, instead of giving them a new one every year, then I bet the quality would improve, as well as the engineers perception about what kind of car they are putting together. That, and let/make them drive what they design!

If you get a new company car every year, how can you have any idea as to what most people are having to contend with during the life of their loan??

They live in their own little world, don't they?

GottaDiesel · #37 11-22-2005, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Larry Delor

If they would make the engineers drive the same car for 5 years at a time, instead of giving them a new one every year, then I bet the quality would improve, as well as the engineers perception about what kind of car they are putting together. That, and let/make them drive what they design!

If you get a new company car every year, how can you have any idea as to what most people are having to contend with during the life of their loan??

They live in their own little world, don't they?

Now THAT'S a GREAT idea!!!

Botnst · #38 11-22-2005, 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Jim H

No, you don't have to wonder.

"Big car, big profit. Little car, little profit."
-Henry Ford II

Bada-boom!

B

yal · #39 11-23-2005, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by GottaDiesel

Now THAT'S a GREAT idea!!!

Wicked idea. In fact get all the corporate heads to drive one and their wifes... at least a year or two past warranty

yal · #40 11-23-2005, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by boneheaddoctor

Yes they do...The Cobalt which is getting rave reviews from th esame people who were so enamored on the hondas and toyotas...

Ignore reality....you are just pregudice against GM and Damned the proof to the contrary of what you want to think..

I'm not prejudice against GM, i'm saying the general public is! Instead of working to change that they are just ignoring it and blaming other things. Oh the fuel prices, oh the incentives, oh the health cost, blah, blah. If they don't start working on the perception problem they are doomed. You can't just sit there and say you like us you really like us and hand out incentives. Give them a 10 year 100k warranty, keep the price competitive, then maybe the light bulb will go off.

Chris Bell · #41 11-23-2005, 02:27 AM

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Originally Posted by boneheaddoctor

GMs don't fall apart in 80k miles...not even the vega did. How about Benzes that had the required maintenance and repairs costing enough in 80K miles that you could have bought a GM car for.

Your right...the Vega fell apart after 10k miles

boneheaddoctor · #42 11-23-2005, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Chris Bell

Your right...the Vega fell apart after 10k miles

You are a month younger than me.....You are old enough to know the Vegas , some of them anyway started to have oil consumption issues around 80K miles not 10K....or is it jus tthat you are biased against GM?

Chris Bell · #43 11-23-2005, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by boneheaddoctor

You are a month younger than me.....You are old enough to know the Vegas , some of them anyway started to have oil consumption issues around 80K miles not 10K....or is it jus tthat you are biased against GM?

I'm biased against really crappy cars, which is what the Vega was.

boneheaddoctor · #44 11-23-2005, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Chris Bell

I'm biased against really crappy cars, which is what the Vega was.

Vega wasn't as bad as some of the VW turds of that era...or Audi...

boneheaddoctor · #45 12-02-2005, 09:22 PM

Well I found out from my mom that the Plant my Late Father worked at is on the chopping block and slated for Closure...The West Mifflin, PA Fisher Body BOC plant....lot of good people there are going to lose decent jobs.....and I know there are some on this board here directly affected by all of this....

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