United Automobile Workers of America (UAW)

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#12240 of 16738 Re: rocky [dbostondriver] by lemko Apr 10, 2009 (6:25 am)
Replying to: dbostondriver (Apr 10, 2009 6:04 am) Drove a Mitsubishi Galant last year. It felt kind of tinny but the purplish backlighting on the instrument panel was kind of neat. Prior to that, a friend bought a new Jetta GLI. It had a really nice interior for a small car, but my previous experience with VW told me to ignore the siren song. My girlfriend's brother has a red Mazda 6. Nice exterior, but the interior was kind of bleak and funereal. My Mom's Aveo isn't made by the UAW but GM-Daewoo. The last time I seriously considered buying an import was a new 2002 Lexus LS430 that felt no different than a Buick Park Avenue. My brother-in-law has a 2000 Mercedes-Benz S430 that is scary unreliable. Drove a new Corolla a couple years ago and I didn't think it was much better than a Cobalt except for maybe a nicer looking radio and HVAC controls.
#12241 of 16738 Re: rocky [andre1969] by lemko Apr 10, 2009 (6:27 am)
Replying to: andre1969 (Apr 10, 2009 6:14 am) The only car I'd have purchased out of that lot is the 1977 Chevrolet Caprice. Replies to this message: andre1969 (Apr 10, 2009 6:30 am) lemko (Apr 10, 2009 6:34 am) ingvar (Apr 10, 2009 7:01 am) dbostondriver (Apr 10, 2009 7:09 am) and 11 more... gagrice (Apr 10, 2009 7:16 am) and 1 more... xrunner2 (Apr 10, 2009 6:52 am)
#12242 of 16738 Re: rocky [lemko] by xrunner2 Apr 10, 2009 (6:28 am)
That 84 Prelude was better than the Vegas girl and your girl next door. Had it till 1998 and 195K very good miles and enjoyment. Did not even have to advertise it to sell it. Was reluctant to get rid of it, but a contractor doing work on our property spotted it, took a test drive and made an offer to buy and we sold. That got us down to 4 vehicles at the time.
#12243 of 16738 Re: rocky [lemko] by andre1969 Apr 10, 2009 (6:30 am)
Replying to: lemko (Apr 10, 2009 6:27 am) The only car I'd have purchased out of that lot is the 1977 Chevrolet Caprice. Well yeah, I'd be happy with a '77 Caprice, too. But Xrunner said that at the time, in 1984, he wanted a small, sporty, manual shift, FWD, 4-cyl car. At that time, there really wasn't anything in that league that the domestics were offering. At least nothing competent. Replies to this message: lemko (Apr 10, 2009 6:34 am) ingvar (Apr 10, 2009 7:01 am) dbostondriver (Apr 10, 2009 7:09 am) lemko (Apr 10, 2009 7:16 am) and 10 more... gagrice (Apr 10, 2009 7:16 am) lemko (Apr 10, 2009 7:17 am)
#12244 of 16738 Re: rocky [lemko] by gagrice Apr 10, 2009 (6:32 am)
Replying to: lemko (Apr 10, 2009 6:17 am) It was this vintage from the 1990s. Roadmaster wagon. It was a tuna boat to the MAX. I am amazed they ever built anything that long. I guess the older ones were even longer by a few inches. UAW made all the way I am sure. http://www.stationwagon.com/gallery/1996_Buick_Roadmaster.html Replies to this message: lemko (Apr 10, 2009 6:35 am) stewpidaso (Apr 10, 2009 6:39 am) rockylee (Apr 11, 2009 10:33 pm) and 1 more... lokki (Apr 10, 2009 6:58 am) jimbres (Apr 10, 2009 9:53 am) andre1969 (Apr 10, 2009 7:06 am) lemko (Apr 10, 2009 7:12 am) andre1969 (Apr 10, 2009 7:18 am)
#12245 of 16738 Re: rocky [andre1969] by lemko Apr 10, 2009 (6:34 am)
Replying to: andre1969 (Apr 10, 2009 6:30 am) ...a small, sporty, manual shift, FWD, 4-cyl car. Sounds like the polar opposite of the kind of car I desire. I want a big, luxurious, automatic transmission, RWD, V-8 car. Replies to this message: ingvar (Apr 10, 2009 7:01 am) dbostondriver (Apr 10, 2009 7:09 am) lemko (Apr 10, 2009 7:16 am) dbostondriver (Apr 10, 2009 7:28 am) and 9 more... gagrice (Apr 10, 2009 7:16 am) lemko (Apr 10, 2009 7:17 am)
#12246 of 16738 Re: rocky [gagrice] by lemko Apr 10, 2009 (6:35 am)
Replying to: gagrice (Apr 10, 2009 6:32 am) Shoot, I would LOVE to have a big Buick Roadmaster wagon! I would take one of them over any SUV, including an Escalade. Replies to this message: stewpidaso (Apr 10, 2009 6:39 am) rockylee (Apr 11, 2009 10:33 pm) lemko (Apr 12, 2009 3:03 pm) lokki (Apr 10, 2009 6:58 am) jimbres (Apr 10, 2009 9:53 am)
#12247 of 16738 Re: rocky [lemko] by stewpidaso Apr 10, 2009 (6:39 am)
Replying to: lemko (Apr 10, 2009 6:35 am) u could park it in between uncle bucks hoopty and Joe dirts crappy trans am! Replies to this message: rockylee (Apr 11, 2009 10:33 pm) lemko (Apr 12, 2009 3:03 pm)
#12248 of 16738 Re: rocky [imidazol97] by xrunner2 Apr 10, 2009 (6:42 am)
Replying to: imidazol97 (Apr 10, 2009 6:17 am) Re: Last 2-3 decades and open(?) minds of UAW workers. Point is that UAW workers are naturally beholden and somewhat loyal to their company brand. They also get a discount to buy their company brand. Given that they mostly own/drive these brands, how could they possibly know that starting back in 80's that foreign brands were better than theirs? Last new car we bought was 2 years ago. When ready for next, will certainly research, investigate and test drive different brands. Replies to this message: imidazol97 (Apr 10, 2009 10:27 am) dbostondriver (Apr 10, 2009 10:38 am) xrunner2 (Apr 10, 2009 11:20 am) cooterbfd (Apr 11, 2009 3:26 am)

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