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the 3 series by dhamilton
Nov 18, 2008 (2:25 pm)
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established and defined the segment. Your reasoning regarding your purchase of a DTS over the CTS speaks volumes about your desire to drive a porky slushmobile rather than a true enthusiasts car.
 
Nothing wrong with that decision, it's your money. But it says where your at.
 
The CTS is not a bad offering, finally, but as far as it's intent and mission [marketing, size] it lags in miles behind the 3 series, or even the Audi A4.
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Re: Well... [rockylee] by imidazol97
Nov 18, 2008 (2:35 pm)
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Replying to: rockylee (Nov 18, 2008 2:14 pm)

>iluvmysephia1 says:
 
rockylee...is it true that Chev really wants $46,995 for the 2010 Chevy Volt? Please tell me that's an Internet misnomer, man.
 
To Ilovemysephia... Sounds just like the tax credits that were given for the imported Prius, nicht wahr? Are you saying it's okay for import Toyota products, but that it's not okay for real US company products made by US workers?
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Re: [62vetteefp] by rockylee
Nov 18, 2008 (2:36 pm)
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Replying to: 62vetteefp (Nov 18, 2008 4:43 am)

62' I respect the hell out of you but strongly disagree pal !!! If the Big 3 die so does this country !!!! Some estimates put the ripple effect at as high as 20+ million jobs !!!! A UAW paycheck switches hands like 12 times !!! I'm not just worried about UAW, jobs 62' but I also worry about people like yourself who've busted ass for a lot of years and might not get jack crap !!!! I yes worry about White Collar Jobs !!! I have family and friends who were in lower management at GM, also !!! If GM, collapses a good portion of my family will be absolutely toast because Delphi, will be done also !!! My new job selling Saturn's will be terminated !!! I went for a drug screen today so it looks like I will be selling Saturns, as soon as next week I assume !!!
 
I however agree with our standard of living meeting that of others. We will be very vulnerable for an attack by one of our global enemies and we would not have the manufacturing capacity to fight a WWIII, but nobody outside of a few can see that fact !!! If people would go back and research history about WWII instead of putting their suck in front of the boob tube watching Dancing With The Stars, then perhaps these folks that say let em' collapse would have a change of heart !!!!
 
"WHAT'S GOOD FOR GENERAL MOTORS, IS GOOD FOR AMERICA"
 
Let em' die and the great depression will look like a cake walk !!!!
 
-Rocky
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Re: Well... [imidazol97] by rockylee
Nov 18, 2008 (2:37 pm)
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Replying to: imidazol97 (Nov 18, 2008 2:35 pm)

Huh ??? Is that to me or iluv ???
 
-Rocky
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Re: [rockylee] by imidazol97
Nov 18, 2008 (2:37 pm)
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Replying to: rockylee (Nov 18, 2008 2:36 pm)

  The auto company assistance hearings in DC are on TV now as we type.
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Re: Well... [rockylee] by imidazol97
Nov 18, 2008 (2:40 pm)
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Replying to: rockylee (Nov 18, 2008 2:37 pm)

That was responding to Ilove but I replied to his quote in your post. I made it confusing. I edited the post.
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Re: [rockylee] by chikoo
Nov 18, 2008 (2:44 pm)
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Replying to: rockylee (Nov 17, 2008 3:40 pm)

>just how much of a consquence the Big 3 going out of business will have on this economy.
 
We are talking Bankruptcy -> restructuring. Not going out of business. At least that is what I was.
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Re: Be thankful for Honda, Toyota [dave8697] by chikoo
Nov 18, 2008 (2:46 pm)
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Replying to: dave8697 (Nov 17, 2008 5:30 pm)

What phony blitz? I did not even know there is one.
 
I see things my way, and express it as such.
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Re: This is not something that blew up overnight [steve_] by rockylee
Nov 18, 2008 (2:52 pm)
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Replying to: steve_ (Nov 18, 2008 7:21 am)

That was a nice article by Bill Visnic !!! The bottom line and I will keep saying it until I'm blue in the face that UN FREE TRADE and CURRENCY MANIPULATION, are two of the main problems The Big 3 face !!!! The Asians and Europeans, regardless of wether or not they would buy our products have closed the door on american exports with tariffs and trade barriers. The asians (Japan & China) manipulate their currency by 35-40% and that is a huge disadvantage for the Big 3 !!! That is a difference of putting in better quality interior or better motor !!! The asians have received huge tax breaks for building their new plants here in the U.S. because it's cheaper to build the cars here using non-union labor in the south where the cost of living is cheaper and they can get away of giving Vegas 401K retirement package and Medicare/Medicaid health benefits thuis each one of those workers will suck the tax payer for health benefits. The Japanese, left Japan, because us dumb americans would accept their terms and working conditions. If you lose your arm well you are on your own thus good-bye !!! ....Where's that new hire !!!
 
You won't find more patriotic people in this country than those who work for the Big 3 from top to bottom and it's not all their fault that our government sold them down the river !!! Our government should of fined Toyota, for hiding their recalls back in the 90's but they did nothing !!! What has our government done about the engine sludge, or the sticking accelerator issue with Lexuses ??? Nothing !!! If GM, did this my gawd the media would be running 24/7 news campaigns bashing UAW members and the Big 3 like they are doing now !!!
 
-Rocky
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Re: Steve...... [xrunner2] by rockylee
Nov 18, 2008 (2:57 pm)
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Replying to: xrunner2 (Nov 18, 2008 7:52 am)

Remember that U.S. organized labor has up to this time opposed this Treaty and has Pelosi/Reid in their pocket.
 
I wished organized labor had the politicians you say in their pocket because if that were the case NAFTA, would die and all imports would be tariffed !!!!
 
-Rocky

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