Blake Noble

I have long said that GM needs a compact pickup of true design, quality, and value.

I am buying GM stock at the end of the summer. I hope that it actually continues to decline until then. The cheaper it is, the more I can buy. The more I can buy, the more "say" I can have, after all, GM must listen to their shareholders (if not now, then eventually, under whatever circumstance). ... Oops! I believe I have said too much! It's about the investment as much as it is about getting to further enrich my understanding, so to speak. :AH-HA_wink:

Porsche developing its own Golf-based entry model? Small, fun to drive, possibly inexpensive ... what's not to love? Link to original Article @ Autoblog Porsche-Golf? Small, inexpensive Porsche model to debut in 2012? Link to original Article @ Motive Mag Forums You know, I believe this car has been a long-time coming from Porsche. I remember reading rumors back in 2003 in an issue of Road & Track that described this very car and the article in that magazine had a very similar rendering to the last one pictured, especially the DLO. Interesting ...

"General Motors plans to purchase Cobasys outright" Shortly after reports of leaky batteries coming from Cobasys, which greatly slowed the production of GM's mild hybrid vehicles, such as the Saturn Vue and Aura hybrids and Chevy Malibu hybrid, comes a report from Automotive News which suggests that General Motors may just purchase the troubled battery maker outright. That's one way to manage the problem, wouldn't you say? Though GM would own 100-percent of Cobasys, some sort of partnership is said to be in the works, though that other entity remains unknown. Before this announcement, Chevron and Energy Conversion Devices, co-owners of the battery supplier, had been fighting over ownership of the company. What effect this news may have on GM's future hybrid plans remains unknown. Currently, Cobasys supplies nickel metal hydride batteries to the General. The upcoming Chevy Volt will use the newer lithium ion batteries. Still, General Motors recently showed off a new version of its mild hybrid technology, and therefore may have extended plans for future batteries from Cobasys. Sourced from AutoBlog: Link

Spied! New RWD Nissan coupe Another competitor serves itself to GM's lunch. Link to original Article @ Autoblog

You know, Mercedes sold one generation of the SL for over a decade with minimal changes. So is this why we do not have an all-new XLR? That still does not excuse the less than acceptable styling changes made to the car.

WTFOMFGBBQAT&T!!!

Our Aura was due for an oil change today, and I sat in a white VUE XR with the woodgrain interior trim at the dealership. The woodgrain pattern is a lot better, but the sheen still turns me off.

http://unusualkentucky.blogspot.com/ Pretty interesting to read about all of the strange, unusual, and odd things that are around this state. I used to work not more than two miles away from Jackson Lane. Sounds like an interesting place, maybe I will explore it a bit someday.

Read what Uncle Bob signed on the test mule at the top of the page, siegen. :AH-HA_wink:

If it is, it is indeed a small car from heaven. I have a thing for diesel BMWs, what can I say. I would love to own one if I could find one in the States.

Two-hundred and sixty bucks per rim, hmm? I will keep that in mind if I can't get something cheaper. Thank you, sir!

At Last: Behind the Wheel of Volt Test Mule Uncle Bob: "We are making history today." Link to original Article @ GM FastLane Blog

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And so it begins, the flocks of GM faithful doing their business elsewhere, with other companies that build the products they desire, the products GM failed to deliver on.

How so? Yes, there are common "parts bin" pieces between them, but the two interiors are not blatant copies of each other.

Yeah, PCS, you may want to consider not doing that again. I would not challenge copyright laws and copyright holders if I were you. The lawsuits can potentially take you for everything you have. Ask Shaun Fanning, for example, what you will get. I don't mean to "pick at open wounds" here or extend a negative conversation, I am just saying don't do that again for your own sake.

Enzl is correct in that there are people with wealth that worked and worked hard and earned what they have. (That doesn't mean wealthy and affluent people should get tax breaks, but that is another story and another opinion ...)

monarchy

"Captive Honour" - Megadeth "Boy, your soul better belong to Jesus. Hmmm-mmm. 'Cause your ass belongs to me!"

Agreed. My aunt's boyfriend has a 1989 Buick Skylark with the same "woodgrain" pattern. It doesn't have the abrasive sheen of the Aura's interior plood, but it still appears cheap all the same. The lower dash in our Aura is tan, but it does not help to any significant degree.

Ooh! A diesel BMW! Please tell me that it has a manual.

All of GM's wood trim from right now and before seriously fails to impress me. There is way too much sheen and the pattern is not terribly convincing. I really wish our Aura did not have it. This is the pattern of wood, oak to be specific: This is the pattern of GM's plood, from a Saturn Aura to be specific: Cheap and unconvincing. I know what appearance GM was going for with the interior plood, and that is the appearance of burled walnut. But still, it is a poor imitation:

You know, dfelt, GM did make the older Suburbans with diesels. I have a friend who owns an '89 GMC Suburban with the Detroit Diesel and it will get 20 mpg (the lucky bastard does not have to pay one red cent for diesel, either).

I had to go all the way over to the CamaroZ28 forums to get this for you.