Everything posted by Cremazie
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GM to end H1 Production
Well, All the H2 is a Suburban frame right, and the H3 is a Colorado.. So, why pay more for a H2 when you can have something better looking with the same chasis?
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What song are you listening to right now?
HIM - Wings of a butterfly
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Canadian dollar. D-A-M-N !!!
It's Poutine (Poo-teen), and it tbetter tastes than it sounds. You can buy poutine at McDonalds In Certain markets in Canada. If you like Poutine and you ever get the chance, find a Atlantic Canadian Resturant and you'l enjoy the "Fries dressing and gravy" yum yum.. heart attack on a plate. On the dollar topic, I am all for a par dollar.. I mean wouldn't it make sense for the dollar to be worth a dollar? I just feel bad for the manufacturing sector.
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GM REVISES 1ST QUARTER 2006 EARNINGS
Well, Things are getting better. This moring GM stocks were listed as a hold. Which is much better than a "Sell".
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NG Malibu
So, will the stick the next gen Malibu on the stretched wheelbase as they have used on the G6?
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Looking good there CD! I can't wait to see these on the lots..
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Live todays Chevrolet
Yeah, I wonder why chevrolet failed in the 80's
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your list
Well, I know the 350 is a reliable giant, I think the ford 302 is a really good one too!
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Got Leaf Springs?
All early modlels of W-bodys had leafs in them.. was cool!
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Look out Smart
I doubt it, but you could split it with another smart driver.
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Look out Smart
To make it even better, it's a BMW. They build cars, they build bikes.. I guess they finally put two of them together.
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Look out Smart
It truly kicks the Smarts ass.. Something that people actually want!
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Look out Smart
It's short, it's skinny, and it gets the equivalent of 108 miles per gallon. It's the Clever vehicle, a prototype from a conglomeration of European groups, including automaker BMW. Unveiled in Britain on Monday, Clever--short for compact low-emission vehicle for urban transport--is designed to combine the features of a micro car and a motorbike. Just over three feet wide, the Clever seats two, with the passenger directly behind the driver. Check it out, it's cool! http://sympatico-msn-ca.com.com/2300-11389...tml?tag=ca_home
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April 2006 Sales: Toyota Motor Company
Prius, just wow... high gas and low sales!
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ACURA KILLS RSX COUPE
Sad thing is, The civic is the same size as the RSX and it has the powertrain.. if they add leather they seal the deal!
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F*ck.
I guess your loss is my win, GO OILERS!! The city was nuts last night! The only real drawback to me is Steve Yzerman may be finished He is my favorite player in the NHL, too bad he was a career wing.
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ACURA KILLS RSX COUPE
It's a sad day for Acura. I don't believe that you'll see many young shoppers going near Acura now. People don't view Acura and Honda as the same.
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2007 G6 Changes
Is the 6 speed manual history?
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07 Silverado and Sierra
I would agree that is the reason why. Most buyers don't want to buy something that is old. Even if it is brand new! I agree with the logic. Remember how long we've seen most cars before they launched and how bad an Idea we believed it was.
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2007 Toyota Camry transmission issues?
I agree, as long as a car has a good gear ratio down low and a tall gear for highway I am good with it.
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Snow!!!
Man, I fee for you.. all that snow, that would make me sick. At least there isn't much happening today
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"First Day of Fishing" with BV
The gay part is more fun than fishing That being said, I like fishing in the ocean, but freshwater fishing kinda sucks because of the flies.. unless there is more than fishing..
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GM 1st quarter sales analysis
The STS is still new and it's down that much, outch!
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When your 'foreign' car isn't
Edmonton Sun Article When I bought my first car, a Toyota Tercel, in Winnipeg in 1985, they were so popular there was only one left in the city. It was red. I snapped it up. Two decades later, Japanese vehicles are even more popular. For the first time, Japanese automakers made more vehicles in North America last year than General Motors, according to a new Scotiabank report. Faced with ongoing losses in market share, GM reduced its vehicle production in North America to 4.6 million vehicles in 2005. In contrast, Japanese automakers boosted their vehicle assembly here by 12% to 4.8 million cars and light trucks. In 1985, when Japanese manufacturers were starting to produce vehicles in North America, and when I happily drove my spiffy Tercel off the lot, GM produced 7.4 million vehicles - 6.8 million more than offshore manufacturers with plants on this continent. However, the gap has narrowed consistently since then, according to the Scotiabank report. And while GM has announced plans to close plants and shed a significant chunk of its workforce by 2008, Japanese and other Asian automakers are expanding in North America. Things look pretty bleak for General Motors. How could this happen to an American icon? "By and by, they're going to run out of cash," says University of Maryland business professor Peter Morici, who flatly declares GM will have to declare bankruptcy. "They got fat and lazy and they negotiated overly generous contracts with their workers. If you pay people more money than they're worth, you're going to go out of business." Including wages and benefits, GM workers make about $75 an hour, says Morici. There's also traditionally been a cushy no-layoff policy. "If they don't need a worker, they just get paid for playing checkers," he says. Generous retirement and health benefits have also been bleeding GM dry, Morici adds. But that wouldn't matter so much if GM made vehicles people actually wanted to buy. The Japanese automakers have the edge when it come to reliability and design, he says. "They need radical change to shake up their bureaucracy, slim it down (and) design more attractive products," he says of GM. The argument for buying domestic vehicles has always been that you should buy the cars your neighbours build and support the local economy. Well, I grew up in St. Catharines, Ont., which has two GM parts plants (one is closing), and still bought an import. I liked the design, it was fun to drive and everyone told me Japanese cars were superior. The experts don't disagree. GM vehicles are "mediocre," says Morici. My Tercel was made in Japan but Toyota makes a significant percentage of its vehicles in North America now. So even if you pick an import, you're supporting the local economy. "There's a myth out there that Americans can't get along without American-made cars," says Morici. GM is in such financial trouble, it's losing about $6,000 a car, while Toyota is making money, he points out. I drove my Tercel for 10 years and then bought another Japanese car, a cool Mazda Precidia in 1995. Soon, it will be time to car shop again. Since a relative works for GM, perhaps I should buy a domestic car this time. Er, maybe not. "General Motors' future is becoming very questionable and you have to consider whether the warranty will be there," warns Morici. "If the union wants fewer factory jobs in the United States and Canada, it should continue to hang tough in its negotiations and all of its workers will be at McDonald's before they know it."
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Kia mulls North American assembly
Mexican Kias