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blue_onyx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 11:09 PM Original message |
GM may cut brands |
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FLAprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 11:11 PM Response to Original message |
1. I'd kill GMC. n/t |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 11:12 PM Response to Original message |
2. Agree with you, i would say GMC & Pontiac would be my first two to get rid of. |
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FLAprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 11:14 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. GMC first...since their models are pretty much redundant with Chevy. n/t |
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Ichingcarpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 11:16 PM Response to Original message |
4. They killed the best brand years ago..... The oldsmobile |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 11:37 PM Response to Reply #4 |
18. that's interesting - my parents bought Old after Olds for decades. |
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TheDebbieDee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 11:49 PM Response to Reply #4 |
29. I loved the Oldsmobile Aurora, Intrigue, Alero |
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Ichingcarpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-27-08 12:05 AM Response to Reply #29 |
33. My Mom bought the 1971- 442 with her teaching money |
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FKA MNChimpH8R (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-27-08 12:16 AM Response to Reply #29 |
37. The 2001 Aurora 4.0 I had, |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 11:16 PM Response to Original message |
5. kill 'em all except the Saturns and the HHR. |
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blue_onyx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 11:20 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. I didn't like the early Saturn design |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 11:30 PM Response to Reply #9 |
16. bland |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 11:39 PM Response to Reply #5 |
22. I've known several people very happy with their Saturns - didn't that division |
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blue_onyx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 11:44 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. They have no-hassel pricing |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-27-08 12:26 AM Response to Reply #26 |
41. oh, that's right - that would appeal to me too. nt |
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FKA MNChimpH8R (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-27-08 12:19 AM Response to Reply #22 |
39. A friend of mine and his wife |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-27-08 02:19 AM Response to Reply #22 |
45. yes |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 11:18 PM Response to Original message |
6. saab and hummer are probably history |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 11:23 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Saab might find a European buyer. |
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Diclotican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-27-08 10:54 AM Response to Reply #11 |
55. amandabeech |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-27-08 12:09 AM Response to Reply #6 |
35. OMG... Pontiac is not imported from Australia |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 11:20 PM Response to Original message |
7. Pontiac is the only remotely "cool" brand they have left. |
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blue_onyx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 11:21 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Really? |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 11:29 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. I drive a '98 Pontiac Grand Prix with 120,000 miles. It runs great. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 11:32 PM Response to Reply #10 |
17. Solstice, G8, Vibe...cool cars. |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 11:38 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. !! |
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blue_onyx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 11:39 PM Response to Reply #17 |
23. The Solstice is nice |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 11:46 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. Saturn has the sister, Sky. |
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cloudbase (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 11:40 PM Response to Reply #17 |
24. Don't forget the Aztek. |
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Ichingcarpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-27-08 12:13 AM Response to Reply #24 |
36. the Aztek was when you went WTF is GM doing moment? |
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FKA MNChimpH8R (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-27-08 12:18 AM Response to Reply #24 |
38. That may well have been the ugliest vehicle I've ever seen |
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Owl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-27-08 10:40 AM Response to Reply #24 |
52. They're ugly to the point that I think they're kinda cool! |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-27-08 12:02 AM Response to Reply #10 |
31. When's the last time you looked at the Pontiac line up?? |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-27-08 12:08 AM Response to Reply #31 |
34. Had a feeling you'd chime in here. |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 11:38 PM Response to Reply #7 |
19. Cadillac is pretty cool |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 11:48 PM Response to Reply #19 |
28. Different class of vehicle, though. |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 11:51 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Not my kind of club :) |
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Double T (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 11:20 PM Response to Original message |
8. hummers need to be scuttled and orphaned. |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 11:24 PM Response to Original message |
12. i always liked Saab's, something about that amorphous shape. Hummer trucks |
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rockymountaindem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 11:24 PM Response to Original message |
13. No!!! Not Saab! |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 11:38 PM Response to Reply #13 |
21. i`ve owned close to 25 saabs in the last 40 years |
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rockymountaindem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 11:42 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. Dream car |
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MarianJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 11:29 PM Response to Original message |
15. My Sister's first husband bought a Saab in 1969, and,... |
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Idealism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-27-08 12:02 AM Response to Original message |
32. The people all nostalgaic about old Saabs |
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Batgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-27-08 12:20 AM Response to Original message |
40. Our 1996 manual transmission Saturn rolled over 300,000 miles this summer. |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-27-08 12:29 AM Response to Reply #40 |
42. I love those photos - I miss the analog odometers. nt |
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Batgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-27-08 12:31 AM Response to Reply #42 |
43. Now that you mention it, so do I! |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-27-08 01:11 AM Response to Reply #43 |
44. one of the things that made me sad when I traded in my early 90s car for a late 90s one. nt |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-27-08 10:43 AM Response to Reply #40 |
54. Those are great cars |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-27-08 02:38 AM Response to Original message |
46. My take (one more time) |
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blue_onyx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-27-08 10:19 AM Response to Reply #46 |
50. I would keep Buick |
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lithiumbomb (217 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-27-08 03:07 AM Response to Original message |
47. they should have started this years ago |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-27-08 07:54 AM Response to Reply #47 |
48. "They need to shrink to a company that has 20% of the US market rather than 50% from 40 years ago." |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-27-08 07:57 AM Response to Original message |
49. But who will build excitement! |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-27-08 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
51. Me, a good progressive liberal opposes any bailout |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-27-08 10:42 AM Response to Original message |
53. They should have done that 40 years ago |
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