Mr.Krinkle

i believe because its 15% gas/petrol so the E. is 85%

i dont think we want to be entirely oil free, i dont even think thats possible. with cars and trucks yes but not every facet of industry. the point is that if we could significantly reduce reliance on foreign oil wed be better off. not complete removal just enought o make a difference. 20% might even be enough to start. anything to reduce demand. 600 e85 stations is hardly making a dent.

hey, its a free country. you just might not be able to get an official marriage liscence right now. thats really poor english by way...and youd have me believe im either young or not too bright. you're wrong on both accounts. actually they say the new 70 is like 60 so who knows in these topsy turvy times. dispute your post?? im merely saying there are more and more unsatisfied toyota consumers. feel free to check it out yourself. can i go in peace now? dispute your post--thats rich. it wasnt all that hard. edit: from the person who believes the toyota camry is better than the 55 chevy. more so than the 57 which was overrated.

i think caddy has the roll to do whatever they want now. and i think they will have all the success in the world. as far as the comparo between the benz e55 amg and sts-v--im not all that wild about that. as much as ive heard what a rocket that car is, and i dont doubt it, i hear its also not all that track suitable or light enough to truly enjoy. and if it has the brake by wire its only worse. that car has world conquering torque as ive heard it referenced to...500+ thats what everyone loves. i think most of us hear realized that long, long ago.

the piece was a humorous spin (without the addition) and it took a look at what happens as you reach number one. the territory that comes with being number one isnt all that lighthearted with wine and roses--for long. if you dont think you are a target simply for being number one you spend way too much time parkes in front of your computer. whether its the bulls baskeball, the yankess, any dynasty, the president of the US, anytingh...you become a target. bill gates is hated simply because he is uber loaded. many successful people are hated for the simple reason they are successful. bill gates was worth 90 billion 7 years ago now a paltry 50 billion. and he doesnt like being the wealthiest person in the world. find any lottery winner and they will tell you a tale of woe. how these people they dont know crawl out from under a rock just to say hello, i missed you, cuz. granted id rather have all those problems than not but its incrediby naive to think everyone will love you if you are the best. tama-i though it was a great read and summarized how things can go horribly wrong in an entertaining way. very tongue in cheek.

could you remind us why gm kicked you to the curb?

that was quite funny. you know what might be more amusing if it was a form letter pohotocopied a couple hundred thousand times and signed by everyone that loses their job. thatd be really funny. only a deranged, antisocial, lump of a human being could find the slighest iota of humor in something like that.

you obviously havent been hearing all the complaints from sqeaks and rattles to cheap plastics to 6 speed transmission and avalon teething problems but its toyota and the best managed company on the globe so well all just look the other way.

i certainly appreciate your openness about your credentials and history with gm. in many ways i can fuly understand your rational and i never once get the slightest sense of maliciousness in your unwavering critiques about cars or gm itself. you seem very confident and happy in regard to the decisions you have made about your career. i wish others were as forthcoming about this the way you are right now. i dont think you have anything to hide or lose. the corporate think and business as usual definately robbed the company of decades here and there throughout the century. it is not something that changes all that often, or it does then quickly changes back. the best times for gm have always been led by the best people. i happen to think that this latest set of people are the right people for right now. from lutz instinct and passion to create quality cars with proven results to yes, even wagoners business sense and genuiness to restore profitibily, i believe anyway...to the disgruntled members on the board who dont want to go broke...even they can prove to be an impetus for change. i truly want to believe that the team is an assemblence of the right people with the right qualities. time will tell, no person can do that. harley earl was able to do it (for a while) and i think these here people now, while may not match earls zest, few could, they will at least be formidable. we all know these are big wheels with many spokes and take a long time to make a revolution.bloated cost structures dont disappear over night and many of these issues at heart are being dealt with right now, currently for all to see. unions, legacy cost, etc. this is being handled, finally, like it never really was before now. it has to be and hopefully it will be constructive and the best for all parties involved. we will find out together, and real soon, too i might add. corporate ceo speak is just that and always will be that. spokespeople get paid to say the right things. no president has ever been elected by promising to raise taxes and reduce employment. thats just the way that is, and should be taken with a grain of salt. (check the asian marques thread re: hyundai ceo arrested to get an idea of what not to say) the proof is in the pudding, so to speak, but not from speak itself. im liking the enclave ex and interior, the upcoming impala has me holding my breath, the camaro, caddys improving in many ways, style/desirability/interiors ng teasers hummers doing well..saabs improving sales as is saturn... the 900's clearly. the z06 putting the lowly chevy up in the face of everyone including cars at twice the cost. zeta & theta are looking promising... i can almost see another corner coming up through all the crap...

so is it really time to take back the family car market. the trucks seem to be locked up for the next foreseeable while...i say its a go.

everybody has got an opinion on this mess, like boeing a few years back, delta, chrystler...now gm and ford. go nuts. http://today.reuters.com/business/newsarti...-WAGONER-DC.XML http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/for...69111/index.htm http://www.forbes.com/home/markets/2006/04...1markets08.html http://www.carofthecentury.com/answer_to_g...hare_plunge.htm http://www.antara.co.id/en/seenws/?id=12457 http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/artic...100406/1148/BIZ http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/artic.../603290375/1148 here you go. knock yourselves out. if you want to see it as an end, thats your perogitive. it seems to me the potential to be a begining. "Considering the crowded nature of the American market, where more than 30 brands and close to 300 different models compete, no one expects GM to regain the awesome 50-percent share it commanded at peak. But at some point, the giant's business case no longer remains sustainable." something else to pontificate. not an excuse, rather a reality. the sheer amount of choices available now that werent then can not be excluded. any company whether its tvs, or cell phones/service plans, or computers etc etc etc are going to lose customers for a plethora of different reasons as there is more and more competition. life aint far and the best team doesnt always win either.

thanks for posting that. i really enjoyed. its kind of reminiscent of the benz commercials they had for the s class. but i gotta say they did a trmendous job with this one. it really captures the American-ness of it all. good tune, too. swing and now bling...very nice indeed.

"One of the big advantages, of course, is this fuel can't be embargoed," Crabtree said. "We grow it right here, so there a lot of advantages in self-sustainability." a big ol' F-you to oil. i understand its in its infancy still, but i cant for any reason see why this fuel isnt more widespread.

there is some gorgeous contrasts in that interior, the buick one in particular.

good enough for me, makes it sound all official and legit. so, where do you want it--in the head or in the chest? at some point though the losses will be taken out --either now or later.

hahah you actually pulled out the dictionary for that one...thats funny. ms. krabappel (crab apple) prefers ms., especially when shes been drinking and is hitting on her students parents. she is divorced so...

(annoyed grunt)do'h and ive been calling her krandal... its ms. and sorry. your're still wrong.

now you lost me. that made zero sense. good bye now.

i think you meant yourre. its a contraction of the two words you and are and i think i am right. competetive and class leading are worlds apart. do you really believe it is the best product that is number one? if you do companies wouldnt undercut others on prices and could then sell whatever they want for ever how much they want.

and whats your insight? maybe youd like to share the capacity at which you say you worked at gm. or maybe you can share with us why you dont any more. then perhaps ill uderstand your insight a little better. as it is i have formed my own opinions already.

do you really want to debate entire equalling perfection. you provided us with the defintion, you should have learned what means not says

entire/whole/complete suggests perfection. how can you say it doesnt

thats the point. it IS what the public thinks. you brought up the roger interview. two things aside from opel/sturn connection that stood out to me were price of imports, the supposed sticker shock and the bi-line of the article describing the yen i though that important because since then the yen has been rather stable and the price of imports has come down some what. there is no more of that sticker shock, so in a way a once positive higher prices has been reduced to a non factor. and thus opening the door a little wider. the public perception is a big factor still. with every successful new product a small piece of the import loving crowd dies. the cts', the sol/sky, vette 06-tahoes...even the caddy line as a whole. the cobalt has even had relatively successful numbers. these are the baby steps that are taking us in the right direction i dont thinh the 80/90s saw this much good product with the sales to back it up. if you dont want to believe there is a corner coming up, i completely understand as it is gm must have walked around the block completely several times already. id argue that the last revolutionary product, truly innovative was the grand national. its been realy hushed for a while until recently.

class leading is a cop out too, in my opinion. not everything needs to be class leading to be successful. there are maybe a handful of cars that are not only class leading but also sales leading. if you think it is always the best product that sells the most, in any walk of life, you are seriously deluding yourself. you want to equate timid sales with inferior products and by your logic they, a company, will only be successsful if they have better product. while this is true to a large extent its not absolute. im pretty sure this argument has been made before, here or elsewhere.

i cant stand it when someone quotes every line and has a reply for every single line of a post, or an opinion, or something i may have wrote. i have no time for that, largely, and i dont even read it for the most part, just for future reference. i could do likewise but id be here forever and does little to advance the conversation. please try to follow better without having a retort for every syllable. and i may suggest reading comprehension addjustment because the first thing you quoted makes complete sense in the context and is why i stopped reading this time. just for your benefit, no one wanted the definition of 'entire' it was 'some large portion' that needed clarification. i think you can put the other pieces together from there. what does market share mean anyway. besides being the easiest way to gauge a companies saturation it provides little insight to anything else.