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Replying to: TIMGT5 (Jan 06, 2009 2:19 am) Again, not the way to run a company. No surprise Saturn is on the chopping block.
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Replying to: bpizzuti (Jan 06, 2009 3:27 am) The SS is a different beast altogether, with some 4-5K in engine and suspension upgrades it is a pretty fearsome little track car and recently won a car and driver comparo against the Caliber SRT, The Mazdaspeed 3 and the Civic Si. Mostly based on achieving better lap times on the road course they used. The Caliber has about the worst looking interior I have ever seen on a modern car. The driving experiance is subpar as well. If anyone thinks this car drives well. Please throw it arround some curvy roads, then repeat the same exercise with a Mazda 3s Five Door. You will learn all you need to know about what works and does not work in an entry level car. The Mazda plays in a whole different league altogether. |
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Replying to: TIMGT5 (Jan 07, 2009 2:26 am)
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Replying to: bpizzuti (Jan 07, 2009 3:18 am) |
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Replying to: TIMGT5 (Jan 07, 2009 2:26 am) And people wonder why no one is rushing to a Chrysler dealership to buy cars......
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Replying to: dtownfb (Jan 07, 2009 7:23 am) |
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Replying to: dtownfb (Jan 07, 2009 7:23 am) If someone tries your entry product and does not like it it, he or she will then go elsewhere when they are ready for something a little nicer. If on the other hand you make a high quality good driving econo box, then that favorable impression will translate into that customer looking at the rest of the lineup when they seek somethng more. The Cavalier and the neon were awful cars. Ford almost had it right with the prior Focus but decided to cut costs and keep the current model on the old platform, the one that underpinned the old Mazda Protege. Meanwhile the newer version of the "C1" chasis sits under the far superior Europeon Focus, Volvo C30 and the curent Mazda3. The 2009 Mazda3 is a five year platform that still can wipe the floor with the much newer Caliber, Colbalt and Focus in a comparison test anyday of the week. Unfortunatly for all of them Mazda is upgrading the car this year (2010) and that one is going to pack features that only a few years ago belonged on high end luxo cars and interior quality looks miles ahead of anything else in the economy class. |
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If I were in charge of GM. If....not gonna happen but if. Company jets.......sell em......we make cars dont we? Fire everyone in the styling department. Do what GM does best....V8 Take the same engineers who made the latest V8 and have em make 2, 3, and 4 cyl engines. And give ME a truckload of cash................and I'm gone! |
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If I were in charge of GM, this is what I would have done. 1) Keep Chevrolet and Cadillac and dump the other brands. GM's market share only justifies having two active brands. 2) Eliminate all bonuses and stock options for executives. They make enough with just their salaries. 3) No more unions. The UAW can fight it by striking which would bankrupt the company and everyone would be out of work or they can accede and save jobs. Modern labor laws can protect these workers, but do away with ridiculous perks like job banks. |
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