More Auto Bailout nonsense

[fatbuckRTO]

Originally Posted by Krabill

That is fucking hilarity, truth, and sadness all wrapped up into one convenient package. Thanks!

[pauldun170]

Congress - THE REASON YOU ARE FAILING IS BECAUSE YOUR ENTIRE FLEET HASN'T BEEN CONVERTED TO HYBRIDS!!!

Automakers - Well gee...wonder why the hybrids we do offer don't sell all that well and never seem to get press. So you are saying that powertrain technology will save us? Gee....thanks. we love it when lawyers, poly sci majors and former ceos of other industries tell us how to adapt to conditions in the automotive market place.

Consumer - I read in Consumer Reports that nobody should buy American and everyone should buy Japanese. BTW: Is the broken door handle on my Arcadia covered under warranty?

Unions - IT'S THE EVIL CEO'S FAULT FOR CREATING DESIGNS THAT DON'T SELL. Don't you dare think about closing the plants that produce cars that don't sell.

Typical owner of an American car - I like my car. Hasn't given me any problems..pretty happy with it and it gets the job done.

Me - Where the fuck are the manual transmission options?

[Particle Man]

Originally Posted by pauldun170

Me - Where the fuck are the manual transmission options?

I've been bitching about that for YEARS. I got 210,000 miles out of a Pontiac Grand Prix... 3.1L, one of the last years they made them stick ('90). I loved that car (would still have it if some c**t hadn't side swiped me and totaled it). I wanted to buy another and contacted GM via their website (this was back in the '90s so take that for what it's worth lol) and was told that they were not going to offer a manual transmission in any new Grand Prix.

Never bought one again.

[pauldun170]

Originally Posted by Particle Man

I've been bitching about that for YEARS. I got 210,000 miles out of a Pontiac Grand Prix... 3.1L, one of the last years they made them stick ('90). I loved that car (would still have it if some c**t hadn't side swiped me and totaled it). I wanted to buy another and contacted GM via their website (this was back in the '90s so take that for what it's worth lol) and was told that they were not going to offer a manual transmission in any new Grand Prix.

Never bought one again.

Friend had one with the 2.8 +5spd combination...guessing it was an 89'.
Not a bad car when he wasn't fixing the steering rack.

[Particle Man]

Originally Posted by pauldun170

Not a bad car when he wasn't fixing the steering rack.

from what I hear I was one of the few who didn't have that problem. All I did was change the oil, replace tires/brakes etc and that's about it (the A/C compressor went at 200,000 - wasn't worth it to replace the sucker).