I rented a new Chevy Impala...
08-21-2012 | 04:54 AM
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I say this respectfully, but you are so god damn blinded by your hate of the left that you can't differentiate reality from what some right wing blow hard may have said. Your points are not about the car, we ALL know how you feel about Obama and that somehow feel GM is his, despite Bush starting the bailout. Did you even read what you linked?
Here, let me put the salient points straight from your article backing up "5 fires" or that it's a hazard somehow:
"The first incident of a battery fire in tests came in June, three weeks after a crash test — and sparked three nearby fires as well. A second test in November produced another fire, at which point the results were made public."
That is 2 fires, neither to the public, and both LONG after a crash test! The "nearby fires" were not Volts just blowing up, they were other things near the 1 fire.
Exactly as I said, weeks after a CRASH test 2 cars had a fire. Their batteries were not discharged as they should have been. Just like leaving a leaking gas tank around would cause a problem.
The next "helpful" link is to a very old clip of a prototype Volt, nothing to do with production. A car meant to be on display at a carshow doesn't fly up a hill? Yeah, you showed us what a pile a production Volt (with the highest customer satisfaction in the industry) is.
Please either stick to boat design, or at least ranting on politics, but your attempts to talk cars, which is nothing more than politics to you just isn't working.
Here, let me put the salient points straight from your article backing up "5 fires" or that it's a hazard somehow:
"The first incident of a battery fire in tests came in June, three weeks after a crash test — and sparked three nearby fires as well. A second test in November produced another fire, at which point the results were made public."
That is 2 fires, neither to the public, and both LONG after a crash test! The "nearby fires" were not Volts just blowing up, they were other things near the 1 fire.
Exactly as I said, weeks after a CRASH test 2 cars had a fire. Their batteries were not discharged as they should have been. Just like leaving a leaking gas tank around would cause a problem.
The next "helpful" link is to a very old clip of a prototype Volt, nothing to do with production. A car meant to be on display at a carshow doesn't fly up a hill? Yeah, you showed us what a pile a production Volt (with the highest customer satisfaction in the industry) is.
Please either stick to boat design, or at least ranting on politics, but your attempts to talk cars, which is nothing more than politics to you just isn't working.
Wrong !!
But you hear that a Lot , Christ you EVEN have to Pay people to take that crapola , Here is the real Commie Car , The Trabant !! Goverment Motors came Close with the "Dolt" But still has a chance to make the 50 Worst Cars of all time with that 40K BBQ PITabortion YET .
08-21-2012 | 07:10 AM
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08-21-2012 | 06:17 PM
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I love how GM cars are now a political discussion only, nothing to do w/ the merit of the car for some people. Makes me sad to be associated w/ republicans some times.
08-21-2012 | 07:31 PM
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Government Motors ? This was a well-engineered (and illegal) transfer of wealth from THE bond holders to the Unions. It was also a way to put many family-owned dealerships out of business and set up Their White Crib cronies with The dealerships. GM is but a small shadow of its former self, and would have been much much better off going through traditional (and legal) bankruptcy. It would have recovered faster, been more streamlined, and yet more profitable.
Gee a government enabled financial crime on a vast scale ,,, I will never buy another Truck from them ! and 79% of the so called fleet sales are to the FEDERAL GOVT.
The Prius costs @ half what a Dolt costs,runs on cheaper Regular Gas , seats five instead of the Dolt's four and gets 50 MPG , Numbers tell it !!!!!!!!
Gee a government enabled financial crime on a vast scale ,,, I will never buy another Truck from them ! and 79% of the so called fleet sales are to the FEDERAL GOVT.
The Prius costs @ half what a Dolt costs,
runs on cheaper Regular Gas , seats five instead of the Dolt's four and gets 50 MPG , Numbers tell it !!!!!!!!
08-21-2012 | 09:06 PM
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It's starting to show up everywhere.
08-22-2012 | 06:53 AM
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08-22-2012 | 09:04 AM
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08-22-2012 | 09:08 AM
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08-22-2012 | 09:28 AM
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We're obviously not there yet.
