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No. II Timoth 3:16,17 says: "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instructuion in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished until all good works." II Peter 1:20,21 says: "Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God speaks as they were moved by the Holy Spirit."

Jesus said: "I am the way, the truth, and the life; no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." (John 14:6) Doesn't sound very open minded to me.

GM has done a lot to cut expenses. It needs more relief from its pension and health care costs. However, GM needs to concentrate on maximizing revenue. Continually eliminating brands and models reduces expenses, but There was an excellent article in today's Wall Street Journal about GM's need to develop products more appealing to people in the large metropolitan areas on the East and West Coast. GM's cars and trucks appeal to many middle and working class folks in the midwest, but it needs more products that appeal to the affluent on the coasts.

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You missed the point. In a worst case scenario, if GM declares Chapter 11, you could see in the long run only trucks built in North American, with most car production moved offshore (except for Corvettes and Cadillacs and other expensive models). I don't think this will happen, and I think GM will somehow manage over the next few years and we'll see a full line of Zetas and Lambdas and Epsilon II's built in NOrth America, but I agreed with regfootball about a worst case scenario.

That's already happened. Toyota sold the Chevrolet Cavalier as the Toyota Cavalier for awhile in Japan, and the car flopped.And as everyone should know, the opposite has happened: the Corolla based Chevrolet Nova of the mid to late 1980's. It was a moderate success.

That is a very possible scenario. North American trucks and Korean cars.

If GM does produce a RWD Impala, it should resemble a slightly stretched 4 door version of the Camaro.

Buick does not need more than two sedans. Since most Buick dealers also sell Pontiacs, Buick and Pontiac do not need more than 3 or 4 vehicles each. If GM ever has the funds to develop something like the Torana concept sedan, that vehicle should be marketed as a Pontiac. I see Buick having nothing more than LaCrosse, Lucerne, and Enclave, unless market conditions and GM's finances improve enough to eventually develop a luxury coupe and convertible.

Since Pontiac will only have three or four models and should complement Buick, I think the lineup should be: 1. Vibe - I don't care if it remains Corolla based or moves to Delta platform. But it needs both a small 4 cylinder (either GM's 2.2 or Toyota's 1.8L) and a 2.4L (either Toyota's or GM's). 2. Solstice 3. Small RWD coupe, convertible, and sedan, about the size of the BMW 3 series, with standard 2.4L and optional 2.0L DI turbo from the Solstice. This will replace both the G5 and G6. If GM can't afford a smaller RWD platform, then use SWB Epsilon II. (LWB Epsilon II will replace Buick LaCrosse). 4. Large RWD sedan and coupe (if GM can afford it), about 200 inches long. Dodge Charger competitor. I prefer to keep Grand Prix name, but Pontiac will probably call it G8. 250 3.6L and 320 5.3L V8. GTO version with 400 hp 6.0L V8.

The insiders say that Kappa can't be used for anything more than 2 seat sports coupes. Possibly a small 4 door coupe like the Mazda RX8. GM would basically have to design a new small RWD platform. I think that these small RWD cars would be interesting (not my kind of car though), but I don't know that GM has the funds to develop such a platform. It would be ideal for new Pontiacs and a real 3 series competitor for Cadillac.

With two experts saying the same thing, hopefully it will put an end to all of the fretting.

If you're lucky, the GTO may come back as a high performance version of the Pontiac G8 sedan around 2011. It wouldn't surprise me if Camaro is the only Zeta coupe. GM can't spend money funding projects that may not be profitable.

Evok said on another website that his understanding is that there will be a next generation TrailBlazer (same platform, new sheetmetal and interior), assuring the future of the Ohio plant.

Eventually both the Aura and LaCrosse will use the Epsilon II platform, so eventually the two cars will have a lot in common.

You should take your question to AH-HA's site, because you're not going to get the information you want here. However, he and Evok may not know all the details you're asking for.

I have often felt that starting Saturn was one of GM's biggest mistakes. Even in the mid 1980's when I was in my early 20's , I thought this was a mistake. The 1991 Saturn should have been the 1991 Cavalier, which badly needed a redesign by that time. So many billions of dollars wasted.

Even if the Northstar would fit in the W body (it is a physically huge engine), I seriously doubt that GM would spend the money to put it in the LaCrosse, when the 5.3L V8 is already being used in other W bodies. If the 3800 in the LaCrosse is replaced by the 3.9L, I wonder if Buick would just drop the 3.6 from the LaCrosse, using only the 3.9 and 5.3 in the LaCrosse, making more 3.6's available for the Saturn Aura.

I think that by performance car for Buick, Lutz means one of three things: 1. LaCrosse Super 2. A convertible hardtop for Buick based upon the Pontiac G6 convertible, with a high performance 3.6L V6. 3. Long in the future, a high peformance sedan, coupe, or convertible on Zeta, probably using a 400 hp 6.0L V8.

You're right.http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/artic.../602180322/1148 Most ominous: "About 4,150 workers are employed at the plant, which produces the Buick Rainier, GMC Envoy, Chevrolet Trailblazer, Saab 9-7X and Isuzu Ascender. "Right now, there is no product assigned to the plant beyond its current product," GM spokesman Dan Flores said. If nothing changes, production of those vehicles at the plant would end in 2008, Flores said"

I hope your optimism is justified. GuionM's posts are entertaining to read, but Evok has proven himself to be the most accurate insider. I'd love to see production of the Camaro start at that Wilmington plant in the fall of 2007 or early 2008, but I'm skeptical.

I trust Evok more than an engineer working on a Camaro project, especially when it comes to the timing of the project. This project will go nowhere if the Board of Directors and the financial executives at GM don't find the funds to finance the project. The GMT900's and Lambda's need to succeed just to pay GM's current bills and obligations.

It is interesting how most of the people complaining about the G5 not being differentiated enough from the Cobalt are teenagers who probably don't even have their own bank account and have to balance a checkbook. GM doesn't have the funds to give Pontiac a unique small car, and that's all there is to it.

I am not surprised at all, considering GM's financial situation and the new programs (GMT900, Lambda, Sigma II, Epsilon II, Theta/Epsilon) it is already planning and needs to fund for the rest of this decade. And any more problems in the Middle East and $100/barrel oil could doom RWD, V8 cars completely.

If I recall correctly, Pontiac sold roughly 12,000 Grand Prix's and 16,000 G6's in January. Even if 40 percent of those are fleet, those are still a lot of retail sales for GM. Not replacing the Grand Prix would be a mistake, in my opinion.