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#3456 of 8554 Re: GM Nuggets [lemko] by bpizzuti Jan 15, 2009 (10:12 am)
Replying to: lemko (Jan 15, 2009 10:10 am) The Charger made an awesome police car too, and look where it got Chrysler. Replies to this message: lemko (Jan 15, 2009 10:26 am) andre1969 (Jan 15, 2009 11:12 am)
#3457 of 8554 Re: GM Nuggets [bpizzuti] by lemko Jan 15, 2009 (10:26 am)
Replying to: bpizzuti (Jan 15, 2009 10:12 am) Chrysler was once the dominant police car builder. I understand the best police car of all time was the 1969 Dodge Polara used by the California Highway Patrol. Philadelphia used to have a lot of the M-body Gran Furies and Dodge Diplomats. During most of the 1970s, Philly used Plymouths except for 1978 when they used Chevrolet Impalas. The Philadelphia Police Department has all kinds of police cars - Chevrolet Impalas, Ford Crown Vics, and the Dodge Chargers used by the highway patrol division. They even have a few Ford Explorers.
#3458 of 8554 Most Awesome Police Car of All Time!!! by lemko Jan 15, 2009 (10:29 am)

#3459 of 8554 Re: GM Nuggets [bpizzuti] by andre1969 Jan 15, 2009 (11:12 am)
Replying to: bpizzuti (Jan 15, 2009 10:12 am) The Charger made an awesome police car too, and look where it got Chrysler. Problem with the Charger police car is that the Hemi version is too expensive to really be competitive. Most police-spec Chargers, and Magnums, are just the 3.5 V-6. It's about on par with the Crown Vic V-8 or Impala police cars when it comes to performance, but when you factor in performance, cheap-to-fix, price, rugged durability, etc, the Crown Vic usually comes out on top.
#3460 of 8554 Re: [lemko] by circlew Jan 15, 2009 (11:24 am)
Replying to: lemko (Jan 15, 2009 10:06 am) Yes, Bonnie and Clyde but they got caught at the first bank job because the FWB head gasket blew! Regards, OW Replies to this message: fezo (Jan 15, 2009 11:53 am) circlew (Jan 15, 2009 2:29 pm) andre1969 (Jan 15, 2009 2:49 pm) and 7 more...
#3461 of 8554 Re: [lemko] by bumpy Jan 15, 2009 (11:34 am)
Replying to: lemko (Jan 15, 2009 10:06 am) That inconsistency is what really doomed GM in the '80s and '90s. One Brougham or Lumina might run for 300k (whether or not you'd want it to is another matter), but the next three on the line would blow a water pump at 50k. The buyer had no way to tell them apart, so the buyers who got a bad one said to hell with it and bought an Accord or LS400 the next time around.
#3462 of 8554 Sales predictions downward by tlong Jan 15, 2009 (11:49 am)
NEW YORK – General Motors Corp. is cutting its 2009 industrywide U.S. sales forecast to 10.5 million vehicles. The Detroit automaker previously said it expected industrywide sales of about 12 million for the year, with 10.5 million seen as a worst-case scenario for the industry. It revised its prediction in an analyst conference Thursday where Chief Executive Rick Wagoner is speaking. U.S sales fell to 13.2 million in 2008, down 18 percent from 16.1 million in 2007. But we know according to GM they have enough bailout money for the worst-case scenario, right? Replies to this message: 62vetteefp (Jan 15, 2009 11:51 am) kernick (Jan 15, 2009 1:22 pm) fezo (Jan 15, 2009 1:30 pm) and 1 more... dtownfb (Jan 16, 2009 6:43 am) circlew (Jan 15, 2009 2:27 pm) lemko (Jan 16, 2009 6:56 am) and 8 more...
#3463 of 8554 Re: Sales predictions downward [tlong] by 62vetteefp Jan 15, 2009 (11:51 am)
Replying to: tlong (Jan 15, 2009 11:49 am) Well, if the now expected sales of 10.5 million is reached then yes. If it goes to the new worst case ?????? maybe not. This got out fast. Wagoner is still discussing with the analysts right now. Replies to this message: kernick (Jan 15, 2009 1:22 pm) fezo (Jan 15, 2009 1:30 pm) tlong (Jan 15, 2009 2:21 pm) dtownfb (Jan 16, 2009 6:43 am) circlew (Jan 15, 2009 2:27 pm) lemko (Jan 16, 2009 6:56 am) circlew (Jan 16, 2009 9:46 am) and 7 more...
#3464 of 8554 Re: [circlew] by fezo Jan 15, 2009 (11:53 am)
Replying to: circlew (Jan 15, 2009 11:24 am) I remember hearing a past Chairman at Chrysler describing exactly that sort of thing. He said that maybe a third of their vehicles would stand up with the Japanese in terms of reliability, that another big chunk would be perfectly fine cars but not up to that standard and that the rest were dogs and he didn't know why. These would be the same model cars coming off the same assembly line. Replies to this message: circlew (Jan 15, 2009 2:29 pm) andre1969 (Jan 15, 2009 2:49 pm) iwant12 (Jan 15, 2009 4:23 pm) circlew (Jan 15, 2009 5:39 pm) and 3 more... lemko (Jan 16, 2009 7:01 am) and 1 more...
#3465 of 8554 Then why is it... by lemko Jan 15, 2009 (12:41 pm)
...that every single GM car I had was one of those that would go for 100Ks of miles? I can't possibly be THAT lucky - at least according to what you folks are saying! Replies to this message: andre1969 (Jan 15, 2009 12:48 pm) lemko (Jan 16, 2009 6:53 am)

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