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8143 messages, Last post on Nov 27, 2009 at 12:10 PM
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Hey, I didn't expect to find you here...I really enjoy your union experiences in the UAW topic...kinda adds some common sense to the usualy union rah-rah that will be the death of the automakers... Bob |
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Replying to: marsha7 (Dec 12, 2008 7:47 pm) If GM would offer a decent sized diesel in their Tahoe or Trailblazer sized vehicles, I would give them another shot at my wallet.
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Replying to: gagrice (Dec 13, 2008 9:48 am)  The big three will soon be partially belong to the taxpayers.
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Replying to: avalon02wh (Dec 11, 2008 4:23 pm) You can get the same FE with a diesel in the city with an auto stop system (engine shuts down at a stop light or after several seconds of idling). That saves fuel right there and is much less complex than a hybrid system. Most people commute on the highway, an area where hybrids lose big time to diesel. As to PPB, I would love to use one, but in metro D.C. riding one is suicide.
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Replying to: gagrice (Dec 13, 2008 9:48 am) As to getting a domestic diesel from GM, don't hold your breath. Idiot Wagoneer is about as anti-diesel as they come.
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At the risk of belaboring a point to death (when has that stopped me before?), if the buying public has deserted the Big 3 because of doors that mount crooked, hoods that won't close, and extra screws or missing bolts, blame the union...if they deserted because the design is boring, blame management... I would think that many people would intentionally buy a boring car but will avoid a car that looks like it was slapped together by duct tape... While the average person probably does not know what the UAW is, they certainly know if the car squeaks, rattles, and closes like a tin can...they may not know "UAW", but they know a POS when they see one, and THAT, IMO, goes to the union labor making the car... As far as making a diesel, the automakers ought to notice the improved mpg from them, stretching our limited petroleum resources even further, while developing fuel cells and other means...hybrid cars will be a problem when it is time to buy a new battery and dispose of the old one...the enviros will go bonkers when they see all those batteries in landfills...be careful what you wish for, you might get it... Belabor on................................................................
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Replying to: marsha7 (Dec 15, 2008 1:14 pm) Design-wise - jeez, some of these vehicles have questionable esthetics, at least to my eye. The interiors lack some ergonomic details. Why is the radio so far away? Why is the onboard computer information button so far away? Why won't the outside mirrors adjust enough outward so I don't have any blindspots? Why are those mirrors so small and poorly shaped? So, I guess the reason I haven't owned a "Big 3" car in over 20 years falls on the management. So tell me again what they're going to do with the taxpayer money to fix the design issues that I perceive as deal-breakers for me? |
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Replying to: winter2 (Dec 15, 2008 12:50 pm) |
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"So tell me again what they're going to do with the taxpayer money to fix the design issues that I perceive as deal-breakers for me? " I wish I knew.................. |
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Replying to: winter2 (Dec 15, 2008 12:45 pm) I read a description of the system and just the basics were about 6 pages long. Most of the "complication" of a hybrid is just computerization. The BlueTec system also takes a lot of hardware and a complicated computer to do it's bidness. I'm all for more BlueTecs and more hybrids on the road. Complicated cars are the present and the future. There is no going back now. "Complication" can no longer be considered a negative criticism.
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