Croc

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Do not condescend to me again. Is that clear?Of course it isn't addressed by Buickman's plan! That was the entire point of that portion of my post! Because the Plan doesn't address the root problem of woefully inadequate product throughout almost the entire GM lineup, it is deeply flawed. GM needs to focus its efforts and resources on making good product, NOT more marketing smoke and mirrors! An over-reliance on marketing smoke and mirrors for the past 30 years is what has caused GM to be in this mess to begin with. You can call for better marketing all you want, but the fact remains that once the consumer goes to the GM dealership and sees the product firsthand, notices the inferiority of the product in comparison to the competition in person and, if the consumer is significantly more open-minded than average, takes it for a test drive, the consumer will know through first-hand experience that it is all a bunch of smoke and mirrors marketing. Now, find me a plan that actually addresses the underlying issues that plague GM and address the issue of product and then I will discuss its merits with you and maybe even endorse it. This Return to Greatness doesn't even come close.

No. That my friend is sheer stupidity and ignorance.

Is delayering "doing nothing" in your book? So far the GMT900s are exceeding expectations. Is that not proof that something is different?Just because you can't see the product yet doesn't mean GM's been sitting on its collective ass for the last 4 years. The Return to Greatness has been picked apart so many times now, but the main 2 things it fails to consider are: 1) It does not address the real problem. Low sales are not the problem; the problem is poor product that leads to low sales. You address the real problem and the sales will come. 2) Much of the Plan is either unenforceable by GM (dealers are autonomous) or downright illegal due to dealer franchise laws, which vary from state to state. If you want a more specific description of which points are unenforceable and/or illegal, go find one of those other threads with the responses in them.

When the rabbit of chaos is pursued by the ferret of disorder through the fields of anarchy, it is time to hang your pants on the hook of darkness whether they are clean or not.

Do you think the joke is on the hundreds of cars going the wrong way on a one way street and you're the only one going in the right direction?

HAHA!

12:01 ET AP - General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner announced his resignation today amidst persistant rumors of an impending boardroom coup. Although the GM Board of Directors have not commented to the media, speculation within the industry has suggested that the recent appointment of board member Jerry York could have been the catalyst for Wagoner's resignation. Before being appointed to the board, York had publicly commented that GM should sell off the underperforming SAAB and HUMMER brands, a strategy Wagoner openly opposed. Within certain industry circles Wagoner has been known as "Red Ink Rick," a nickname that references GM's spiral toward bankruptcy and an SEC probe under his watch. GM recently restated its earnings for several years. Automotive industry insider Jim Dollinger, a man known by many as "The Buickman," has been a vocal critic of Wagoner. Using over14 years of experience selling Buicks, Dollinger created a Return to Greatness plan amidst spiraling sales and profits at GM. "Wagoner wouldn't at least try Return to Greatness, laments Dollinger, "There is no cost involved and it would work to actually lower expenses." Wagoner has his supporters, however, including one industry insider known only by the pseudonym "evok." Evok believes that many of GM's current problems are a result of poor decisions from the past 30 years and praises Wagoner for keeping GM fully funded. "It is the mistakes of the last 30 years and the history of the last 100 that created the GM of today," says evok, [the] billions of dollars from GMAC and bond issues a few years ago went into the retirement obligations. If that was not done when it [was], GM would not be fully funded for the next few years." No mention has been made regarding Wagoner's successor. More as it develops. ------- http://www.if-you-believe-this-you-must-be-retarded.com In other news, evok is full of $h!, Buickman administers enema. HAPPY APRIL FOOL'S DAY! --Croc

eh who cares at this point?

Remember that child in elementary school who never shut up and whenever was told to shut up would reply "You're not the boss of me! You can't make me! I'll never shut up!"? You WERE that child, weren't you?How does it feel to be a child left behind?

I think I may have just changed my stance on gun control to a more Machiavellian one.

Yes, yes you have.))<>((

I hate this! I hope this is as accurate as your typical C&D rendering... What's wrong? Primarily, very dated styling from 1998. The trend has been to substantial, more formal rooflines, and this design features spindly, thin C-pillars. The rear is bland, but acceptable, though far too influenced by AUDI. The front is straight off the VW Phaeton. Overall, I've seen this car before, and if the 500/Montego get panned for derivative VW styling a generation late, then so should this. Overall: D-

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Oh...that makes sense.

Wow, you typed that poem up pretty quickly!Wilmington? Ummmmm no. You really are very ignorant of the way this industry works. You should stick to discussing what you know: Buick LaCrosses and Patsy Lou kickbacks...erm..."commissions."

Things are a bit more complicated than that.

But the soybeans wouldn't need to be subsidized when the demand for fuel is there and the US becomes the global biodiesel leader.As for sending the country into greater debt by changing existing engines to diesel...uhh...what would happen going to hydrogen or something else? New vehicles would be diesel and gasoline would be available at stations but gradually phased out as demand diminishes. I wouldn't use them. Wanna lose weight? Only one way: eat more efficiently and exercise more frequently, emphasizing glute and calf exercises and aerobic activity. If you want to use ephedra I can say it helps speed things up a little, but read up on it so you know that too much isn't a good thing. I'd like a source for this information. I have read numerous sources citing Splenda's non-natural origins and how "sucralose" is a misnomer.

...what's dangerous about it?

Same reason that the US is not the world's leader of fuel right now. We could switch to Biodiesel (which runs on diesel engines with NO alterations) and in doing so we could end farm subsidies, become an export country, and be rich. Why don't we? Oil lobbyists... I have yet to see a single negative for biodiesel.

The main argument for SUVs with safety is that the winner of an accident is the driver with the most mass around him or her. SUVs are very heavy in comparison to similarly sized cars, and therefore help "win out" in an accident. I haven't driven an Avalanche, but I am sold on crossover SUVs. Those are extremely fun to drive. Like the SRX or my M-Class.

The hardest thing about sharing my recipes is that I don't really measure...I just kinda go with what works. For example, my french toast recipe... 3 or 4 eggs Milk Flour Sugar Vanilla Extract Go heavy on the flour with a decent amount of sugar. Add milk until it is a batter, but a fairly thick batter. Add a tbl or two of the vanilla extract. Whisk it until smooth, but remember it needs to be thick. Basically just add the ingredients until it is thick but smooth...and so that the batter when tasted is pleasant but not too sweet or too "floury." Take a pyrex dish and place 4 pieces of bread in it. pour less than half of the batter in. On top of these four pieces, place an additional four slices of bread. Cover with remaining batter (should be mostly submerged...if not be sure to have some batter on top of bread slices). Place in fridge overnight. Come morning, fire up the skillet and melt a generous pat of butter on it. Use a spatula to pry the heavy, dense bread from the pyrex dish. Place in skillet and press down with spatula. When it seems ready, flip it. End result should be a nice golden color. Serves 4, and is nowhere close to healthy...but man is it good! Note: you can make it with single slices if you wish, but the doubles allow for a slightly gooey inside. Yum!

evok, i'll let you do the honors today...

Good point. Here's my opinion on the various sweeteners: NutriSweet: stay away from this. it causes water retention and bloating. it builds up in your joints and can cause arthritis. Your internal organs may swell. If you're allergic to it, well you will swell up like a balloon if you consume it like my friend does. STAY AWAY Splenda: this stuff is toxic. it is not made from sugar; the sweetness is derived from the chlorine in it. more than 15% of ingested Splenda is absorbed by the body. it has been known to cause severe reactions in some people, including unexplainable gastrointestinal pain (nothing shows up on tests). other people have developed rashes. STAY AWAY!! Sweet n Low: this is the only one I will ingest. why? it was once on the carcinogenic list, then was proven to be so safe it was removed from said list. That makes it safe enough for me. If anyone knows of any documented ill effects, let me know...though it does NOT lead to cancer.

Japanese Seaweed Rice Cook Japanese sticky rice until rice is tender and water is absorbed. Add rice vinegar to rice (not too much, just enough to moisten it). Add Kikoman Tempura Dipping Sauce to taste. Moisten 2 sheets of nori per technique described on page 1 of this thread. tear into strips. combine with rice. A yummy and fulfilling snack! Miso Rice Cook Japanese sticky rice, but instead of cooking it in just water, add two packets of miso soup mix to the water (preferably a mix of red and white miso). Add strips of moistened nori if you choose.