A Horse With No Name

Don't know where else in the forum to ask this...so... 1. How can GM run the p[lant that builds the sky-solstice profitably when they are only selling 1500 cars or so a month? Just curious. 2. Anybody know anything about the Baltimore plant? Have there been more than one plants in Baltimore? My 55 Chrolet 210 2 door was built in Baltimore and my 97 GMC Safari Van was built in Baltimore. Notieced that GM no longer has a plant there. Also, is this the same plant that built the 69 custom S pontiac that one of our forum members owns? 3. I owned for a very long time a 71 Chevelle that was built in Texas. When was this plant closed? 4. SSR production is stopped, right? What has happened to the dedicated plant that built the SSR? Chris

It would pay for itself in short order, i would imagine. Chris

I am seeing more Impalas on the road as well. Chris

Just goes to show that we yanks can build great vehicles when we want to. Chris

I don't think that people think very rationally about car buying. ...and yeah there is a hell of a difference between a vw Rabbit and a Cobalt when you open the door. But I am begining to think the Cobalt is the better long term deal of the two. Chris

We need to get back to the topic at hand. Yes, they are using this to bury Detriot and it is working brilliantly. Here in Ohio where Accords and Civics are made I am told by lots of people that an Accord is more American than a Chevy or Pontiac. What can detroit do to change people's perceptions? Chris

My Grandfather always bought Studebakers and my dad's first car was a 50 Studebaker coupe. My other grandfather had a really cool 54 Hudson Hornet. The CJ7 is one of the greatest American Automotive designs. I remember the AMC wagons my neighbors had when I was a kid. Suddenly I feel very sad and very nostalgic about old American cars. Chris

Interesting that in the poll 82 percent say that Toyota builds a better car. Chris

...and Chrysler needs to seriously crush the prototype before anyone else gets any stupid ideas. Chris

Thinking like this is probably why I'll never own another Chrysler vehicle. Ever. Also why I am anti-union. I hope the shut the Goddamn plant down. Chris

+1 on the HydraMatic. Chris

Actually I stand corrected. Re-reading the article it just says that the IRL pace cars were destroyed, not the actual 500 pace car. Still seems silly. Chris

Odd that they would Crush the Aurora pace cars Also at Schramms. I would think with as famous as the 500 is that the Aurora that paced wouldbe a valuable part of G.M. heritage and be treated as such... Or Not, I guess. Chris

Still sad to see that olds die that way... Chris

Pricing due to import taxes must make a real difference though. The car is 31,000 pounds, or about 63k u.s. I wouldn't pay 63k for an H3 Either. Chris

They really don't build a singe car that I like the styling of, so, to answer the question in the o.p., What do you think of Chrysler Styling? Not much, actually. Chris

...a kia won best Minivan? You gotta be kidding.

Alas people are afraid of thinking...being P.C. means that you don't have to think. Chris

....man that would be awesome! Chris

Not to mention the prototype cars and the defective cars that are crushed. Chris

I would agree. Chris

With a Mini we know that he isn't compensating for anything with the size of his automobile... Chris

The Mini Cooper S is near the top of my automotive lust chart at the moment. That being said, it is probably the least reliable car in the test. That should be noted. Also, G.M. gives great support to the Ecotech. The Cobalt can be hopped up pretty easily, something that shoudl weigh in its favor that usually does not. Chris

I feel your pain brother. Here in Ohio our economy is in the $h!ter because of this kind of thinking. Chris

It makes me want to work that much harder to elect good people in 2008. Chris