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#3853 of 8609 Re: GM job banks [62vetteefp] by 210delray Jan 28, 2009 (6:18 pm)
Replying to: 62vetteefp (Jan 28, 2009 3:14 pm) The 1,600 UAW workers in GM’s jobs bank will be placed on layoff and must apply for unemployment. Between a mixture of unemployment and company pay, they will then receive about 72% of their normal compensation, GM spokesman Tony Sapienza said. I'm a little confused: GM's ending the jobs bank, but the workers on layoff will still get some company pay? More smoke and mirrors? Replies to this message: dave8697 (Jan 28, 2009 7:10 pm) 62vetteefp (Jan 29, 2009 5:03 am) plekto (Jan 29, 2009 9:13 am) kernick (Jan 29, 2009 10:07 am)
#3854 of 8609 Re: GM Spending at Daytona [xrunner2] by 210delray Jan 28, 2009 (6:22 pm)
Replying to: xrunner2 (Jan 28, 2009 3:41 pm) I don't think the Corsica had that problem; it was much farther back in time as I recall. The Chevy Monza V8 (if you can imagine such an incongruity today -- a subcompact with a V8) had one spark plug at the rear that was inaccessible without disconnecting one or more engine mounts. Replies to this message: wvgasguy (Jan 28, 2009 7:01 pm) fezo (Jan 28, 2009 7:26 pm) lemko (Jan 29, 2009 6:06 am) circlew (Jan 29, 2009 10:06 am) dieselone (Jan 29, 2009 10:48 am)
#3855 of 8609 Re: GM Spending at Daytona [210delray] by wvgasguy Jan 28, 2009 (7:01 pm)
Replying to: 210delray (Jan 28, 2009 6:22 pm) The Chevy Monza V8 (if you can imagine such an incongruity today -- a subcompact with a V8) That brings back memories. My brother wore out the front tires on one of those in 5000 miles
#3856 of 8609 Re: GM Spending at Daytona [bpizzuti] by dave8697 Jan 28, 2009 (7:05 pm)
Replying to: bpizzuti (Jan 28, 2009 3:37 pm) wires? wires? how many? 3? 4? It took 2 minutes to catch a lie in putting down GM today. Replies to this message: tlong (Jan 28, 2009 11:39 pm) bpizzuti (Jan 29, 2009 3:12 am) scwmcan (Jan 29, 2009 4:02 am) 62vetteefp (Jan 29, 2009 5:13 am) and 15 more...
#3857 of 8609 One nav for 5 cars by dave8697 Jan 28, 2009 (7:06 pm)
yet still only a wire
#3858 of 8609 Re: GM job banks [210delray] by dave8697 Jan 28, 2009 (7:10 pm)
Replying to: 210delray (Jan 28, 2009 6:18 pm) they are getting cut from 85% down to 72% of full pay. Not sure what happens when unemployment runs out. I wonder if this will disturb the mindset that when on layoff from GM, no need to write a resume, read the classifieds, no need to worry, maybe no need to ever work again?
#3859 of 8609 Re: GM Spending at Daytona [210delray] by fezo Jan 28, 2009 (7:26 pm)
Replying to: 210delray (Jan 28, 2009 6:22 pm) Yep. That was the one. They made it as pretty much every GM nameplate except Cadillac to boot. My friend had the Oldsmobile version but thankfully not with the V8. I remember having a rental Corsica. It was OK for what it was but I only had to live with it for a week. It was fast enough. I managed to get a ticket in that week... To give a fair evaluation the 97 Malibu was a clear improvemnt over that Corsica.
#3860 of 8609 Re: GM Spending at Daytona [dave8697] by tlong Jan 28, 2009 (11:39 pm)
Replying to: dave8697 (Jan 28, 2009 7:05 pm) wires? wires? how many? 3? 4? It took 2 minutes to catch a lie in putting down GM today. Not sure of your point. Malibu, an otherwise pretty good car, doesn't offer built-in NAV like just about every other car in the segment. Add-ons have wires. GM should have offered this as an option. My Mazda 5 offers it. The Honda Fit offers it. Why not GM on one of their best cars?
#3861 of 8609 Re: GM Spending at Daytona [dave8697] by bpizzuti Jan 29, 2009 (3:12 am)
Replying to: dave8697 (Jan 28, 2009 7:05 pm) wires? wires? how many? 3? 4? 2 or 3. Power, audio, and optionally traffic update antenna. Otherwise you're running off of internal battery and using the internal speaker, rather than running on engine power and going through the speakers in the car. The question remains, why did GM choose to not offer an in-dash nav option? They're leaving sales on the table that way. Replies to this message: scwmcan (Jan 29, 2009 4:02 am) 62vetteefp (Jan 29, 2009 5:13 am) imidazol97 (Jan 29, 2009 5:39 am) and 12 more... wvgasguy (Feb 02, 2009 4:15 pm) and 1 more...
#3862 of 8609 Re: GM Spending at Daytona [bpizzuti] by scwmcan Jan 29, 2009 (4:02 am)
Replying to: bpizzuti (Jan 29, 2009 3:12 am) I know it's offered in all these cars but I wonder how many are actually sold with the Nav since it generally comes on the most loaded version (this isn't to say that it should not be offered on the Malibu just wondering), maybe the sales of the nav versions aren't enough to justify making the dashboard able to fit the nav units? . Replies to this message: 62vetteefp (Jan 29, 2009 5:13 am) imidazol97 (Jan 29, 2009 5:39 am) bpizzuti (Jan 29, 2009 7:21 am) and 11 more... wvgasguy (Feb 02, 2009 4:15 pm) 62vetteefp (Feb 02, 2009 4:22 pm)

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