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Absolutely, Cadillac was limited by numbers. They never made it a full fledge production car like the M's. That is why the collector magazine stated that CTS-V will be a future collectible, especially in the 5.7l format they had in 2004, 2005 and yes it was a OHV, PUSH ROD. I know a mechanic from the racing company in Daytona, who run both DOHC engines and PUSHRODS in the 24-hours Rolex series, and he says that those pushrods are one hell of a machines as they last longer than the DOHC. 5.6l V-12 TT, SMK**** are you looking for a $100,000 engine with all the goodies in it?

It just seems like your tirade against Pushrods is only because you hate and the name not like the idea of saying "DOHC" better. I remember when DOHC started coming ricers used to put huge 24-Valve DOHC decals on their 4-cylinder cars which showed how much depth they had in their knowledge of engines. May be GM should have put OHV on their trucks, so that people like you would have not hated it that much. Let me say it again, other than the disadvantage of displacement to power ratio, there is nothing wrong with a OHV and with DI OHV will just be better. The LS7 is as technologically advanced as any other motors coming from M division, or AMG division. Tell me which 500-hp beats the gas guzzler tax. Even the MB 381-hp CLS550 comes with a gas guzzler tax, the last time I saw.

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Manual transmission lost its knob?

Not a bad looking gage cluster. Note to GM, how much does it take to put 6-speed Manual Tranny in Kappas, HHR SS??

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AITS Acquired Immune Toyota Syndrome >> No going back after that. The next thing Ocn will do is sell his Sierra for a Turd. Let me know when you do that Ocn, I will be in the market for a truck.

I know you set the question in a lighter note. Nation is a congregation of people who are brought together for commonness of land, or ideology, or feelings. Just because you are born in one country and have an idea of being a citizen of other country legally does not make them more alien than people who were born in the country. The same question could have been asked 400 years ago to all those who ran away their countries to come to United States. What makes it different for the people who come to USA legally? As a matter of fact, most of those who came 400 years ago did not come here legally. All the advantage of the people born here are that they were lucky that their ancestors came here before ones seeking naturalization now. So as far those who naturalize love, respect, follow the law and tradition, contribute to United States just as much as ones born here, I think they have as much right to be US citizens. Asking them such questions is nothing but ignorance and rudeness of our society. United States was not formed by one race, religion, natives, which country can boast that? Most of us were born here from alien parents, who traveled to this nation just as much as the people who currently seek naturalization. And to ask them questions like those, just does not stand in the spirit of democracy that we preach.

Probably 68 commited a suicide????

Probably someone who was not a MILF.

The real reason for that is Edmunds sucks in researching, comparing and analyzing vehicles. Many a times edmunds lacks integrity for their data and results. They make statements that are not supported by evidences. It is probably the scum of auto journalists along with the Consumer Reports but sadly have too much clout among the consumers.

A blatant statement from a non-statesman. Another reason why I do not think highly of this guy. Dear Ghosn, you have NOTHING to offer to GM, NOTHING. So stop day dreaming.

In neighboring Afghanistan and rural Pakistan, they have Boys for Fun and Women for Children. Of course, Islam do not have gays.

I think strategically GM has won the strike. The results would be better had Ford and Chry stepped in. It is not 50's where the other two watched on the side lines as UAW scape goated one, and then went on to bargain with the others. In short term the other two saw their Market Share increase, but in long term they gave more to the UAW, thus coming out as losers. Big three are already losing, by letting UAW play the same dirty trick, they will lose more. Wake up Cerebrus and Mullaly, you are in deeper doo-doo than GM, if UAW wins this battle with GM, you will lose big time.

Good Point.Aveo is not a bad car as people make it out to be. It can be better if it gets a slightly powerful engine and better fuel economy, and please make that ABS standard. In 2007 when we are hearing Stability Control to be standard, it is living in 1950's.

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Detroit Media Reaction The lead headline on the Detroit Free Press’s Web site this morning asks: “How long can the strike last?” In theory, the paper says, the answer is: a long time. The UAW has a strike fund that could keep workers off the job for a year, the newspaper reports. “But the frightening effects a national strike would have on UAW members, their households and the many other businesses and individuals who rely on GM for their livelihoods likely would come much sooner.” In the paper’s main editorial on the opinion page, the headline reads: “It’s hard to see any winners in strike.” “Coupled with state government’s impending meltdown for lack of a budget, let’s just say this is probably not a great week to be recruiting new businesses and employers to Michigan,” the paper writes. Freep columnist Tom Walsh points out that the union has few good options these days: “It’s an institution with declining influence, fewer and fewer friends and one big weapon it can ill afford to use without destroying itself in the process” Detroit News blogger George Bullard offered a blunt assessment of the UAW’s use of that weapon: “Only one thing could be dumber than the run up to the $1.8 billion state budget deficit. And that’s a major strike that further hoses down the economy. Now we have both,” he wrote. News columnist Daniel Howes registered similar sentiments: “Just when it looked like Detroit’s auto industry was poised for a breakthrough deal, the United Auto Workers strikes General Motors Corp. and we’re back to 1970 all over again.” The News topped its opinion page with an editorial titled: “What’s good for GM is good for the UAW” “A national strike of General Motors Corp. by the United Auto Workers doesn’t help anyone,” the paper writes, “but it certainly hurts — the workers, the company, the domestic auto industry and Michigan.” “But it’s not 1970, except here in Michigan. GM doesn’t dominate its home market; foreign-owned rivals do. The UAW doesn’t represent the growing work forces at rivals operating down South — and probably won’t anytime soon should this walkout become a recruiting poster for anti-UAW forces from Alabama to Texas.”

Newbie, it is more like 62 weeks. Ron and Co have pretty decent balance, but that is when their own folks will start to backfire on them, because it will be like comparing 40 hours at $48/hour / week (if contracts go through according to GM, which is $960/week, pretax vs. $200/week on UAW fund) those workers will not stand UAW to prolong the strike, and the strike will implode. It iis hardly enough to live with $200/ week for a masters students, you are talking here about people with families. I think optimum UAW thought they can push is about 3-4 months, before GM sees the Doldrums. UAW is looking for more money in fast time, with their goals based on the surmise that GM cannot sustain for more than a month or two of strike. Now if GM outsmarts them, which I think upto a certain extent they did by selling the businesses like Allisson, Suzuki, etc. UAW, will lose big time. Not only will they run their own patience, but will receive the ire of general public. I think GM managers thought long term of 2007 than people give credit to them. In some ways strategically, GM is going to be benefitted by the strike. As much as you say, WSJ has not been harsh on GM, as a matter of fact, WSJ is the mouth of what happens in the stock markets. As such of now, the way I am reading it, most analysts are either neutral or pro GM. CNN is a ultra liberal mouth piece, I am not surprised about it saying bad things about GM and corporations. Obama is trying to make political a conflict which needs no political attention to gain his market share by a point or two. GM may lose market share because of the strike. Prople argue that in 1998 GM lost 2% which it never recovered, but the history shows that GM's market share has been on decline. Heck, it lost 1.3% last year, which it has not recovered, and there was no strike last year. But it is not about market share, it is the goal of long term sustenance, profitability and then the market share. Given GM's strength of near future and future portfolio, market share will definitely come back, if you have right products and R&D. Now as regards to job security which UAW wants, no one can guarantee that. And if union does argue that, it will show their own selfishness. They acknowledge sour economy, they acknowledge bad health of US car manufacturers, yet they are not ready to take responsibilty of helping their own corporation. If GM assures job security, will they tell GM that they will work at $40/ hour, that is a reasonable sacrifice? Because the basic law of economy is safer the investment, lesser is the yield on the principal. GM is down, but UAW cannot put it out.

1. CAPITALISM AND DEMOCRACY ARE WE SEEING THEIR END? 2. INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE: AM I GOING TO DIE? 3. HYDROGEN FUEL CELLS: HELLO WORLD! 4. IMPACT OF RUBBER GRANULARITY ON THE ROAD NOISE 5. IMPACT OF ONE-SIDED OPEN MARKETS ON AMERICAN AUTO INDUSTRY Don't come and beat my ass for that.

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If American middle class is dismantled or reduced to poverty, Internationalists and Corporations will be shooting themselves in the foot, because it is precisely the American middle class which holds the volume and profitability. If you care so much for the Middle Class, charity beigns at home, don't go to Walmart, buy from the local mom and pop store stuff that will be 20% more expensive than the M.I.C. in Walmart. Tell the middle class people to buy your own country cars (if you milk the company that gives you job, don't you think advertising for them will save their marketing $), and tell the middle class people to form their own unions in the foreign car manufacturers building plants on US soil. In fact it is the middle class screwing the middle class and nothing more. Tell the lawmakers to stop giving concessions to the foreign car companies in terms of taxes, so that those taxes can benefit local people. Don't be a moral crusader to push your own self interest point, be wholistic. What US corporations are doing trying to be competitive to agree and please your own (middle class) greed of cheaper products, regardless of nationality, and utter short sightedness and make you survive with job at the same time. Something is better than nothing. If GM goes bankrupt Union will have nothing. Oops you shrunk your own middle class. And hey, I belong to the middle class.

I guess Mattel Inc. was reading Mahatma Gandhi's non-violence. "If the enemy slaps you on your right cheek, offer him the left."

True fault does lie on the Unions. Unions were created in early 20th century, when democracy was still incomplete. With more educated people not in US but the entire world compared to that of 20th century, it is like a bad cyst on the balls of corporations making not only the corporations, but the country incompetent. If GM, Ford and Chry sign for bankruptcy just like the airline industry, these UAW members should even forget about what the three are trying to give. On one term I do agree with UAW, is that the managers should not get fat pays when the company is struggling, however so should the union leaders.

Why just Toy or Horndawg. Make every Automaker unionized. Including the Koreans.

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