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where are the blinkers? i hope it has some killer DRL like my trans am... love those
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its illegal to sell it right now... its a federally illegal... they must have an invoice, and they must have a sticker saying all of its equipment... its illegal, because they havent released that information and the invoices havent been sent... the very last picture shows the invoice, and it says right on it... "This Vehicle is not for sale , nor should it be displayed until a manufacture's price label with complete suggested retail price information is affixed"
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If you work at a dealership... which dealership are you friends with the owner? yea it does kinda kill the excitement doesnt it... ohh well we arent big investors here anyway...
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ummm one trip in my best friends 94 camaro z28... he floored it for me, and it looked so beautiful... a few months later i got my first car... a 94 formula... now 2 years later i have a 94 and a 02 trans am...
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yes... thats why there is a rebate and a red tag sale or GMS... GMS is about $1500 below invoice... why do you think Buickman is crying like a raped ape? Red tag was about $100 below invoice... GM's theory basically is... why should the dealership be rolling in money if GM isnt? the employee discount came with fixed dealer price... sooo... on a 40k dollar tahoe, or silverado, the customer could get it for about 30k... giving the rebate of about 4k, and about 6k in discount from the dealership... this is why GMS seemed like a good idea, because the money wasnt GM's to loose...
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they fold flat... but ironically this was in a truck questionaire
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well is he 74 or 73... also... when someone says, the competators are better, and you say, no they are not, we beat toyota in many aspects... doesnt that sound like, in his eyes Toyota is better? I know he has emphisized toyotas capablities before, but... he must speak as if GM has taken the liberty of being the world leader, Toyota must only be in the rear view...
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its accually about 10% of indirectly and directly affected by the Automotive industry... you must think from everything from suppliers, like delphi, to GM factory workers, to car salesman, to advertisement, management, towing companies, repair shops, body shops, lube shops, car washes, parts stores, its a lot of people... remember when GM went on strike a few years back... This strike was for only 8 weeks... and it had "at least 1 full percentage point" to the GDP... and thats only GM, not Delphi(well i surmise in 98 delphi was still GM) it was not all of GM's suppliers, it was not GM's management or marketing, salespeople... if GM fails... it will be a bad day... with GM paying over 1 million people pensions or salaries, its hard to imagine, what it would be like for everything else gm does for this country to fall apart. and please dont act like GM doesnt do anything, GM always steps up to the plate and donates, GM always allocates money when money is needed, if there is a way or a will, GM helps america where it can.
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just changed mine today, hope someone likes it...
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i got free tickets as well... i'll be there monday or tuesday...
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i'm with the guy that says put the ls tahoe right at 30k and let it rock the nation...
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i was under the impression it was already out... but now that i look around i see nothing... maybe for 07
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a few people went to the auto show at my dealership today, and a few of the desk managers and the general managers agreed the Cadillac Escalde was the best thing at the auto show... just thought i'd mention it... i'll be visiting on monday or tuesday and i'll tell you what i think...
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The strangest thing about the crisis in the American auto industry is this: Nobody outside of Detroit seems to care. General Motors (nyse: GM - news - people ) could go down. Ford Motor (nyse: F - news - people ) could go down. If either company fails, hundreds of thousands of workers could lose their jobs and health benefits. I'm not saying that this is going to happen. I'm just saying that the American people and the leaders in Washington don't seem particularly concerned about the traditional U.S. auto industry. I remember when we used to say that one in six jobs in America was connected to the automobile industry. I remember in 1953 when the head of General Motors, Charles E. Wilson, said, "What is good for the country is good for General Motors and vice versa." I remember when the folding of a small automaker, little Studebaker, was a big story on the Dow Jones ticker, the front page column of the Wall Street Journal and got the journalist who broke the story promoted to executive editor. When I arrived in Washington to head the Forbes bureau there, Ronald Reagan was taking office, and the big story (once the Iranian hostages were released) was the loan guarantee to save Chrysler. People actually cared. This position was not unanimous, but most of those in the Congress wanted to save Chrysler. Congress forced the United Auto Workers to make concessions to Chrysler before giving the company's chairman at the time, Lee Iacocca, his loan guarantees. That deal actually turned out to be hugely profitable to the government, which demanded stock options from Chrysler at the last moment before sealing the deal. I doubt that either General Motors or Ford could engineer a similar government bailout today. These days, most Americans already buy cars made by foreign companies. If you pull out all of Detroit's business with the rent-a-car and fleet buyers, you'll see that true retail sales by Toyota Motor (nyse: TM - news - people ), Honda Motor (nyse: HMC - news - people ) and Nissan (nasdaq: NSANY - news - people ) easily top those of Chevrolet and Ford. And Chrysler is now owned by the Germans. The new auto industry in the U.S. is largely in the South. This part of the business is growing and hiring--and is nonunion. The Japanese, Germans and Koreans have plants in Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, South Carolina and Tennessee. Toyota is building a plant in Texas. Each of those states has two Senators and House members interested in protecting the foreign factories in their states, not doing favors for Michigan. In the fat years of the 1980s and 1990s, U.S. companies squandered profits on misguided acquisitions and poor product decisions. Too many Americans once owned Detroit cars and believed that dealers and the companies mistreated them when their vehicles had problems. In short, a sizable percentage of the American public is not sympathetic to the plight of the domestic manufacturers. The United Auto Workers union and its members have an image problem, too. Sure, in recent years GM and Ford have made progress in working with unions and in achieving improvements in quality. However, for far too long UAW workers laughed at complaints about quality, and the union did nothing to punish workers who failed to perform. In terms of pay, pensions and health care, UAW workers are better off than most Americans in private industry. How about the U.S. Government? Well, the Treasury Department doesn't care if U.S. car companies go out of business and workers lose their jobs. The Treasury's big job right now is financing the nation's deficit, and they do it by selling bonds to the Chinese and Japanese. The Asians get that money with profits from their sales and exports to America. The Defense Department is the other important agency in Washington. Hey, if people are unemployed, maybe it will be easier to fill the army's ranks. Like the State Department, Defense does not want the Asians angry with us because of trade. The attitude is that we need them on our side militarily, so let them have their way with trade. Detroit executives wonder why Washington has not done anything for 40 years about unfair exchange rates that make Asian products exceptionally low priced here. Simply put, relations with Japan, China and Korea are more important that some shut factories in the rust belt. Rick Wagoner, the boss of General Motors, in particular, complains about health care costs. He seems to want a national health care system to bail out his company. Frankly, it is difficult to see America accepting what we used to call "socialized medicine" just so GM and its workers can continue to have a better medical plan than the rest of us. Maybe it is time for the companies to stop their dividends. Maybe it is time for the union to tell its members how bad things are. And maybe it is time for the Governor of Michigan to understand why people don't want to build in her state. Face up to it Detroit: America doesn't care. You have to save yourselves.
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they are asking now... everyone wants an ss trail blazer.. they almost as good fuel ecconomy as the tahoes with the great performance, the feel of a hotrod at your tippie toes nice brakes awesome acceloration and a suspension worthy of driving fast :)
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looks like a lamborgini and a corvette had a kid... looks too plain to be exotic
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NEXT SET OF QUESTIONS... 1.) what feature or features on an aveo competator might make it awkward and difficult for the driver to become accustomed to? Toyota Echo center mounted gauges the absence of power windows and locks on a scion xa the kia rio's standard audio system, which is complicated to operate 1 peice rear folding seats in the accent GL 2.) the 2005 silverado with a four speed automatic includes the benifit of a tow/haul mode; which two competators does not offer a driver selectable tow/haul mode feature? Nissan Titan & Dodge Ram Dodge Ram & F-150 Tundra & Titan F150 & Toyota Tundra 3.) what type of headphones does the 2006 malibu maxx's optional rear seat entertainment include 2 sets of wireed headphones 2 sets of wireless headphones 3 sets of wired headphones headphones are not included with the entertainment system 4.)How many 12 volt outlets does the 2006 Equinox have? 1? 2? 3? 4? 5.) The electronic throttle control connects the throttle pedal to the engine with what? hydrolic piston & cable electronic controls and connector wire inferred controls and no wires presure sensitive cable
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yea i love the fact it comes with 20's from the factory and they still look kinda small...
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Well... guys, I'm not entirely sure how i could do this, but i've got a bunch of tests i've got to do in order to become certified by GM. and they are timed tests... some of the answers are questions that are very historical and i would not be precise enough to answer them correctly... like the question i posed a few weeks ago about the first small block... lets start off with a few basic questions... 1.)Which vehicle has the smallest amount of interior volume aveo LT Scion xA Accent GL Rio Sedan 2.) while the silverado offers a full range of body styles, which competitor does not include an extended cab body style Tundra titan ram f-150 3.) which feature provides driver adjustablity on the 2006 malibu and malibu maxx avalible driver seat memory package avalible power adjustable pedals the rear seat which has just under 4 inches of fore and aft travel an optional navigation system 4.) how much cargo space is in the 2006 hhr with the rear seats removed? (didnt know you could remove them...) 50. 55.6 63.1 75.4 5.) which truck is avalible with a powerful, light weight aluminum vortec 5.3 v8 engine HHR Silverado Extended Express Colorodo... (my gut is to go with the silverado but is it aluminum?)
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we've sold a few monte's and i've seen em on the road... everyone is out of vehicles because the rail roads are occupied... with hurricane damages...
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sorry for the crappy camera phone...
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yes and no good sir, we have about 6 already... but we cant sell them quite yet, due to we dont know how much to charge, gm has not given us the invioce... they look magnificant.... pictures to come if i had a way to post them...
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haha i could see it... ^_^ i enjoy being a good old fasion smart ass