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Re: G8 lives on!!!!!! [gagrice] by cooterbfd
Jul 14, 2009 (12:57 pm)
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Replying to: gagrice (Jul 13, 2009 6:40 pm)

With a 30 foot camper and a dually crew cab, the LAST thing I'll worry about is trunk size. If I need to dump a body, the Wildcat will do
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Re: G8 lives on!!!!!! [andre1969] by xrunner2
Jul 15, 2009 (6:35 am)
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Replying to: andre1969 (Jul 12, 2009 7:16 am)

Maybe call the V-6 version just Impala and the V-8 Impala SS. Caprice, to me, conjures up images of a car that puts more emphasis on luxury than performance...although there have been some pretty potent Caprices over the years.
 
Understand that "Caprice" name was used in past on Chevrolet car model. But, maybe the wizzards at GM planning and marketing should look at the dictionary before finalizing the name.
 
Caprice - a sudden, impulsive change in the way one thinks or acts; freakish notion; whim.
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Re: G8 lives on!!!!!! [xrunner2] by circlew
Jul 15, 2009 (6:56 am)
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Replying to: xrunner2 (Jul 15, 2009 6:35 am)

Agree the name is suspect and actually would underscore the transition from the old GM to the new GM. Irresponsible, irrational, unpredictable, eccentric....Lutz is showing his true colors with this first news...but what's ina name?
 

 
GM Holden’s export vehicle, the Australian-built Chevrolet Caprice, won the Best Luxury Car Award at the 2006 Autocar Middle East Awards December 2006.
 
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Poor Wagoner... by circlew
Jul 15, 2009 (7:00 am)
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Rick Wagoner, the former CEO of General Motors, has finally reached a retirement agreement with the Detroit automaker. The former GM executive – ousted by the Obama administration’s auto task force in March – will officially retire on August 1st and is set to receive $8.6 million over the next five years.
 
Although an $8.6 million severance package seems pretty rich coming from a government-owned company, that figure is down about 60 percent from what Wagoner would have received at the end of 2008. Before GM’s bankruptcy, Wagoner was set to receive five payments of $4.5 million and an annual payment of $68,900, totaling about $23 million, according to Automotive News.
 
Under the new agreement, Wagoner will receive five payments of $1.64 million and an annual payment of $74,030.
 
In addition to those payments, Wagoner will receive insurance benefits until January 1st and is also entitled to an existing life insurance policy. Wagoner can either keep the life insurance policy or accept its current cash value, believed to be at about $2.6 million.
 
Wagoner has remained on GM’s payroll since his departure in March, receiving payments on his agreed upon $1 annual salary.

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Caprice by tomcatt630
Jul 15, 2009 (7:52 am)
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The Caprice lost some character when Chevy dropped the 'fleur de lies' [sp?] badges for 1991. Those made it unique to the Impala, which had the 'deer' logos.
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Re: Poor Wagoner... [circlew] by tlong
Jul 15, 2009 (8:05 am)
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Replying to: circlew (Jul 15, 2009 7:00 am)

I'm so happy that my tax dollars can go to help pay a few million more to this failure of a CEO who helped bring GM down.
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Re: G8 lives on!!!!!! [circlew] by nvbanker
Jul 15, 2009 (8:17 am)
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Replying to: circlew (Jul 15, 2009 6:56 am)

IMO, GM is foolish to waste the G-8, and should absolutely rebadge it as a Chevy Caprice and sell it alongside the Impala FWD. There is plenty of market for both cars, and this would be smarter than keeping Buick and GMC in the stable. I agree with those on this site who think GM is not changing ENOUGH or Quickly ENOUGH to survive. How many failed attempts at redesigning do they get? If they are serious about survival, they should scale back to 2 Divisions, Cadillac and Chevrolet, and jettison the rest of everything, keeping only the best cars in their fleet. This half-assed attempt to "downsize a little" is only going to delay the inevitable.
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Re: G8 lives on!!!!!! [nvbanker] by circlew
Jul 15, 2009 (9:50 am)
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Replying to: nvbanker (Jul 15, 2009 8:17 am)

Absolutely agree with your post. Not much room for even a hint of the old GM tricks AFAIC. The G-8 is one of the good ones not tainted by the UAW/Accountants. Could care less regarding the name as long as the car is not butchered in the process. NO GT = no sale in my book.
 
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Re: Poor Wagoner... [circlew] by carnaught
Jul 15, 2009 (6:13 pm)
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Replying to: circlew (Jul 15, 2009 7:00 am)

Rick Wagoner, the former CEO of General Motors, has finally reached a retirement agreement with the Detroit automaker. The former GM executive – ousted by the Obama administration’s auto task force in March – will officially retire on August 1st and is set to receive $8.6 million over the next five years.
 
Geez, and that's for sending the company down the toilet. Could you imagine what he would have received if he would have run a successful company?
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Government Motors by gagrice
Jul 15, 2009 (8:43 pm)
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Obama Warranty Service.
 

 
Are we having fun yet?
 

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