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Heck no. Both McDonalds and Starbucks coffee are total crap. Of course, maybe that's the reason the price is cheaper.
Cupholders IMO are space wasters, and they exist simply because Americans want them. Get a tight capped bottle darn it.
Here's an idea...what if you get rid of that Grand Marquis, get a new LaCrosse for her, and use the 2005 as the "beater" car?
Compare the Lucerne to Taurus.
But just going by the numbers, 12.8 cubic feet does sound pretty bad. That's compact car territory in my book! Heck, that's almost SUB-compact! My old '88 LeBaron turbo coupe had a 14 cubic foot trunk. A '75-79 Nova, with its sloped off rear deck and full-sized spare, and gas tank under the trunk floor, still had 13 cubic feet. Still, if the LaCrosse's trunk is shaped well, it might be more useable than that figure suggests.
Understand that "Caprice" name was used in past on Chevrolet car model. But, maybe the wizzards at GM planning and marketing should look at the dictionary before finalizing the name.
Caprice - a sudden, impulsive change in the way one thinks or acts; freakish notion; whim.
GM Holden’s export vehicle, the Australian-built Chevrolet Caprice, won the Best Luxury Car Award at the 2006 Autocar Middle East Awards December 2006.
Regards,
OW
Although an $8.6 million severance package seems pretty rich coming from a government-owned company, that figure is down about 60 percent from what Wagoner would have received at the end of 2008. Before GM’s bankruptcy, Wagoner was set to receive five payments of $4.5 million and an annual payment of $68,900, totaling about $23 million, according to Automotive News.
Under the new agreement, Wagoner will receive five payments of $1.64 million and an annual payment of $74,030.
In addition to those payments, Wagoner will receive insurance benefits until January 1st and is also entitled to an existing life insurance policy. Wagoner can either keep the life insurance policy or accept its current cash value, believed to be at about $2.6 million.
Wagoner has remained on GM’s payroll since his departure in March, receiving payments on his agreed upon $1 annual salary.
Regards,
OW
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OW
Geez, and that's for sending the company down the toilet. Could you imagine what he would have received if he would have run a successful company?
Obama Warranty Service.
Are we having fun yet?
Mission Accomplished: Auto Task Force Could Be History (AutoObserver)
"This week's departure of Steven Rattner from President Obama's automotive task force suggests the panel soon could be dissolved now that General Motors and Chrysler have emerged from bankruptcy.
The possibly imminent dissolution of the task force suggests what its members and President Obama have insisted all along - but have not been believed - that they do not want to run the day-to-day business of GM and Chrysler."
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OW
Don't hold your breath. :sick:
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OW
I am not holding my breath. I am looking for the economy to be a real train wreck before we hit bottom. GM will seem miniscule compared to the overall loss of jobs. If I was in business today, I would be liquidating before the hammer falls.
I did hear a recent poll that suggests many will put off buying a car for a least 4 years, which lends much credence to your stance.
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OW
I believe that was in reference to people who had recently purchased a new car, as opposed to trading it in every 3 years. I know that when I buy my new Lacrosse, it will be around for at least 6 or 7 years. My wife's Ranier is almost 6 yrs old, and will probably be with her for 4-5 more years (then handed down to my youngest, who is now 12)
Having said that, I've seen way worse Chevy's than this Australian Chevy Caprice. I'm not even going to hint that someone might call it a "Crapice." :shades:
Couldn't resist though, our friend Chevrolet is...ummm...bordering on being called a laughingstock vehicle manufacturer.
I agree nvbanker, they oughtta pare it down to Chevrolet and Cadidillac and call it exciting and new and get to it now, not three yesterdays ago.
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I know I'm planning on putting it off as long as I can. And next time around, instead of new, I might go with slightly used (1-2 years old). Probably not what the auto industry wants to hear right now. :sick:
Just say no. That Cadillac could last at least 10 years. Save up and when enough cash, just write a check for new car. Of course, GM would go bankrupt (again) as well as some other car makers if we all adopted this common sense attitude about spending and debt.
The only debt that an average citizen should ever have is a mortgage on the house they live in.
But the numbers don't add."
Plant Closings May Not Be Over For GM (AutoObserver)
(not exactly an ergonomic assembly position there)
2010 ‘Wee Can!’
This people’s car runs on hot air and big promises. It boasts three unbalanced wheels -- the right-front wheel slightly larger than the left, facilitating easy turns to the left.
The Wee Can comes complete with two Teleprompters, each programmed to help occupants talk their way out of almost any moving violation.
The congressionally designed transparent plastic canopy reveals the smiling faces of the "always happy" occupants, who breath freshly filtered, government supplied, low carbon footprint ‘air’ (additional oxygen is optional).
Neon headlamps provide gentle, but limited forward lighting. However, the Wee Can comes equipped with powerful Xenon tail lights, allowing the driver to look back with amazing clarity. The radio boasts two commercial-free stations – Air America and ABC radio!
The amazing Wee Can even floats, allowing the driver and occupant to safely navigate s**t creek when power fails due to something George Bush must have done while still in office (paddles are optional).
PRICE: $375K retail (or simply make the maximum reelection campaign donation permitted by law to three liberal Democratic candidates of your choice).
You can be one of us. Yes, you can ‘Wee Can.’
On Thursday, Mr. Lutz wrote on GM's "Fast Lane" blog that GM had been studying the idea of selling the G8 as the Chevrolet Caprice "because a car like the G8 was just too good to waste."
But he added that "upon further review and careful study, we simply cannot make a business case for such a program. Not in today's market, in this economy, and with fuel regulations what they are and will be."
The reversal suggests Mr. Henderson hasn't yet worked out all the kinks in the new, leaner GM, which emerged from bankruptcy protection on July 10. As part of the company's reorganization, Mr. Henderson is eliminating a number of senior executives' positions and shuffling his staff.
Oh well, too good to be true. First nail in the coffin...
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OW
I always thought Lutz was an idiot and highly overrated. He is the one who thought that hybrids were not worth pursuing. And of course the Solstice/Sky were flops, because even thought they are beautiful physically they are still junky. So they bring him back and he's already flapping his mouth. The "New GM"? Looks like to0 much of the old guard to me.
He did not and does not get it. He's a car guy. OK But he's like a 1950s car guy.
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Just imagine, for example, taking a biodiesel engine, which is already very efficient, and slapping a few hybrid bits onto it.
Of course, GM is still trying to figure out how to get away with making a V12 Camaro.
Just imagine, for example, taking a biodiesel engine, which is already very efficient, and slapping a few hybrid bits onto it.
Absolutely correct. Hybrids may not sell in huge numbers now, but we are talking a future of 10-30 years here, and hybrids will be huge. Toyota and Honda will be there with fifth+ generation hybrids and GM will still be trying to get the two-mode hybrid to be cost effective. GM (and Lutz's) lack of long term strategic vision is one of the numerous reasons why GM is where it is today.
You are right about GM muddling along with their worthless hybrids. Ford is doing well and will be the major challenge to Toyota.
Absolutely. At some point I figure most if not all cars will implement some pieces of "hybrid" technology. Ford is putting engine idle cut-off in the Fiesta, Kia is putting low-resistance tires on the Forte. Lots of cars are getting electric power steering, and some are getting electric air conditioning. Pretty much all of this stuff started off in hybrids.
And so far GM has just barely managed with electric power steering last I heard. :shades:
Henderson basically put the brakes on the Caprice idea right after Putz opened his big mouth. Read that Henderson would consider the Caprice for police sales, plus he doesn't like re-badges (he either kept his mouth shut on that one else he wouldn't have made it at GM this long). So outside of that, current G8 and any other U.S. iteration is dead. Darn shame you ask me.
As others have stated, there's still too much of the "old" GM to make the "new" GM believable.
So true.