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Robert Hall

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  1. Robert Hall
    I like the Unlimited, though I think a fixed roof version could have done well also. I do wish they had updated and kept the straight 6, V6s are so pedestrian.
  2. Robert Hall
    Most people just don't care...after all, most all our other consumer products are imported---clothes, TVs, cell phones, etc. As long as people can buy a Honda, Toyota or other reliable appliance to get them to and fro work and to and from Wal-Mart/Target/Costco/Sams Club to stock up on cheap Chinese products, they are content. That's just the way it is in the US, circa 2008.
  3. Robert Hall
    BPG dealers demand them to compete with Chevy...and Pontiac Canada definitely likes 'em..
  4. Robert Hall
    I suppose the question is, how is Pontiac going to differentiate themselves from Chevy and Saturn in the subcompact/compact 4cyl space? Hard to do that with badge-engineered Chevy compacts and a Toyota that they have now.
  5. Robert Hall
    Drool...I love those wagons.
  6. Robert Hall
    Ask Toyota for a bailout?
  7. Robert Hall
    Yes, like the G3--rebadged Chevywoo crap (though it doesn't have the 'fuel efficient' aspect).
  8. Robert Hall
    William Friedkin (his movie 'To Live and Die in LA' had a Wang Chung soundtrack...)
  9. Robert Hall
    Ya...for some reason, I've always liked the genre of '60s 2dr sedans with base trim, big engine, dog dish hubcaps on steel wheels..
  10. Robert Hall
    I do wonder if Pontiac built any '67 Catalina 2dr sedans w/ the 421, or a '68 w/ the 428. Kind of like the Chevy Biscayne 2dr sedans w/ the 427s.
  11. Robert Hall
    Lucas
  12. Robert Hall
    Ya, I think so..definitely not a '65-68 Chevy rear bumper shape, or '65-66 Pontiac rear bumper shape. I believe '67 was the last year for the Catalina 2dr sedan. I'm pretty Buick and Olds quit their B-body 2dr sedans after '61 or '62. I don't recall ever seeing a '67 Catalina 2dr sedan in real life or a magazine..pretty obscure body style.
  13. Robert Hall
    I think w/ the sedans, I think Buick could do well by using the Lincoln MKS and MKZ as targets, as far as market segment and content.
  14. Robert Hall
    That looks like a '67 Catalina rear bumper and quarter panel..definitely a '67 style 2dr sedan roofline. Interesting rust patterns.
  15. Robert Hall
    $30k for a POS like the Canyon? That is a joke..one of GM's weakest links are their compact trucks, IMHO.
  16. Robert Hall
    Well, Buick needed more modern powertrains 5-8 years ago..they still have 4spd automatics and dated pushrod V6s in their sedans. If GMC is low cost to keep around, they may as well keep it...
  17. Robert Hall
    I couldn't see myself in a Buick either...though a Pontiac (G8) or a Cadillac (CTS) are both high on my list.
  18. Robert Hall
    I didn't see delusion.. I don't know if his pricing numbers are accurate, but otherwise---the last Oldsmobiles did have more modern drivetrains and were more 'international' than the Buicks, which were more old-fogey style cars. Compare the 2nd gen Aurora to the LeSabre, or the Intrique to the Century/Regal. And GMC is still by and large redundant with Chevy, with only trivial differences. Their most unique model currently is the Acadia.
  19. Robert Hall
    Yes, they have the Acadia now, had the Envoy w/ the bed, the Denali trim levels, had the Typhoon and Syclone in the '90s. And the unique V6 in the '50s-60s. But by and large, GMCs have been nothing but rebadged Chevies for decades...the biggest differences are in the marketing. What amazes me is consumers don't see them for what they are.
  20. Robert Hall
    I wonder what the numbers are now, though. 1 in 20 jobs? 1 in 50?
  21. Robert Hall
    Who knows, but I believe the typical GMC buyer may not the same as be the typical Chevy buyer and would necessarily cross shop the brands... Purely anecdote, but I do know a couple friends that bought GMCs (a Yukon and an Envoy XL)--their wive's cars are an Audi A6 sedan and a Lexus RX--somehow, I just couldn't see them having bought a Tahoe or a TrailBlazer..
  22. Robert Hall
    That's what GMC has been at least the 40 years.... it's only recently that GMC has had differentiation beyond grilles and badging.
  23. Robert Hall
    Well, they certainly have existing tiny fuel efficient micro cars they can get from Chevywoo (Matiz) or Suzuki...maybe they plan on federalizing one of them. Or maybe they plan to bring the Beat or whatever (the micro Chevy world car under development) here.
  24. Robert Hall
    Apparently, though there are truck and SUV buyers that won't buy a Chevy (too mass-market) but will buy a GMC (perceived as more upscale). Which shows the power of effective marketing, considering the trivial cosmetic differences between Chevy and GMC trucks and SUVs. I would assume Chevy has the higher percentage of medium duty, commercial/fleet pickups and vans than GMC?
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    Disco Volante
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