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Automotive News & Views Does America Even Need Its Own Automakers?
1788 messages, Last post on Mar 03, 2009 at 2:18 PM
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Replying to: lemko (Mar 02, 2009 7:53 am) I grew up in the hills in NW Jersey and learned to drive on old, traditional RWD American cars - like a 67 Pontiac Tempest and 66 Biscayne (both nice looking cars BTW). We lived on the middle part of an s curve heading downhill and I was fine. Never had a mishap. The only people who ever did have a problem on that hill were cases of opps rather than weather - like the mailman who forgot to set his brake and ended up with a Jeep in the woods. I liked both the new and old Oldsmobiles as well. I still think if they'd given them a bit more time and kept at the concept they were developing teh new ones would have worked. Yes, GM has too many brands but sometimes I think they cut the wrong one there and aren't sure now which is why they are hedging their bets - on our nickle of course...
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Replying to: fezo (Mar 02, 2009 8:09 am)
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Replying to: nippononly (Mar 02, 2009 8:51 am) Heck, I would have thought that Buick had more staying power ti it than has actually been the case. |
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Replying to: fezo (Mar 02, 2009 8:09 am) |
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Replying to: nippononly (Mar 02, 2009 8:51 am) Buick is somewhat beter in not sounding old fashioned, but still sounds strange when uttered, kind of like a burp. |
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Replying to: xrunner2 (Mar 02, 2009 9:08 am) Buick and Olds were created in a different world. It's amazing they lasted as long as they did. Some say "Benz" is the oldest survivor, but actually Mercedes-Benz only dates from 1927. Contrary to Mr. Obama, America did not "invent" the car, but we certainly invented how to make a lot of them efficiently. An art we have apparently lost 
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Mar 02, 2009 9:13 am) An art we have apparently lost Oh, we can still make them more efficiently than anyone else. We just can't sell them at a profit. 
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Replying to: bpizzuti (Mar 02, 2009 9:23 am) |
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Replying to: bpizzuti (Mar 02, 2009 9:23 am) Best car in world but priced too high = bankrupt Just ask Pierce Arrow, Packard, Duesenberg, Auburn, Cord, Horch, Maybach, et al. |
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Replying to: fezo (Mar 02, 2009 8:09 am) When I lived in the hills of NW Jersey for 20 yrs I'd shock people by saying that between my house and Cleveland the only things there were bears, golf courses and ski runs. 
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