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Tyler Durden
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Thu Mar-17-05 09:47 AM Original message |
GM stock plunges as products slip behind(here comes the depression, kids!) |
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nolabels
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Thu Mar-17-05 10:10 AM Response to Original message |
1. GM sucks and always has, this just seems very par for course to me |
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MARALE
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Thu Mar-17-05 12:12 PM Response to Reply #1 |
19. Agreed, when they say things like this |
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nolabels
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Thu Mar-17-05 02:29 PM Response to Reply #19 |
38. They along with the rest of corporate America are under the same..... |
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trogdor
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Thu Mar-17-05 03:38 PM Response to Reply #38 |
49. I heart diesel |
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nolabels
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Thu Mar-17-05 04:10 PM Response to Reply #49 |
55. I think the big demand for it is already in the works regardless of what.. |
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trogdor
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Thu Mar-17-05 04:24 PM Response to Reply #55 |
59. That would rock! |
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Sat Mar-19-05 12:08 AM Response to Reply #49 |
110. they don't like the smell |
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Coastie for Truth
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Fri Mar-18-05 11:12 AM Response to Reply #38 |
101. GM filed a frivolous, vexatious patent law suit against Toyota |
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screembloodymurder
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Thu Mar-17-05 05:44 PM Response to Reply #19 |
69. They are all motor heads. |
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piece sine
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Fri Mar-18-05 07:07 AM Response to Reply #1 |
96. Bummer |
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denverbill
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Thu Mar-17-05 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
2. People are too dumb to remember history. |
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The White Tree
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Thu Mar-17-05 10:38 AM Response to Reply #2 |
7. Hey I had a Pinto in college, I loved it. |
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denverbill
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Thu Mar-17-05 10:50 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Well, I had a 1977 Vega. |
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KansDem
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Thu Mar-17-05 04:32 PM Response to Reply #11 |
60. Vega? Vega? I think I remember test driving a Vega in the 1970s |
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karlrschneider
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Thu Mar-17-05 05:02 PM Response to Reply #60 |
64. LOL...my buddy had a Vega ('75 or so I guess), we were coming back |
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DancingBear
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Thu Mar-17-05 09:00 PM Response to Reply #64 |
84. Oh, I can tell Vega sories... |
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Fri Mar-18-05 04:23 AM Response to Reply #84 |
92. I bought one 'lemon yellow' about 2 months before the Consumer Reports |
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Horse with no Name
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Sat Mar-19-05 08:37 PM Response to Reply #64 |
120. lol this made me laugh |
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sidpleasant
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Thu Mar-17-05 05:54 PM Response to Reply #60 |
70. Many cars have aluminum engine blocks |
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Ezlivin
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Sat Mar-19-05 09:57 AM Response to Reply #70 |
113. How long do top fuel engines last? |
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happyslug
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Thu Mar-17-05 09:07 PM Response to Reply #60 |
86. Sounds like a Vega |
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Carni
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Thu Mar-17-05 08:50 PM Response to Reply #11 |
82. OMG I had a Vega wagon |
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Carni
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Thu Mar-17-05 08:54 PM Response to Reply #11 |
83. YES! Denver Bill! |
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Mary in KC
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Thu Mar-17-05 10:50 AM Response to Reply #7 |
12. I love the exploading part |
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proud_dem
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Thu Mar-17-05 05:14 PM Response to Reply #12 |
66. I had a '77 vega ..... |
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okieinpain
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Thu Mar-17-05 12:22 PM Response to Reply #7 |
20. hahahahaha!!!! funny..... |
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LiberallyInclined
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Thu Mar-17-05 12:03 PM Response to Reply #2 |
16. during the 80's, i owned 5 different Pacers....they ROCKED! |
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Media_Lies_Daily
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Thu Mar-17-05 12:56 PM Response to Reply #2 |
24. I was pumping gas outside DC during the summer of the "oil shock".... |
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RaleighNCDUer
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Thu Mar-17-05 01:06 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. Let's not forget the locking gas caps. Any unsecured gas cap |
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Media_Lies_Daily
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Thu Mar-17-05 01:14 PM Response to Reply #27 |
32. LOL!! No kidding! Those were the days, weren't they?.... |
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RaleighNCDUer
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Thu Mar-17-05 01:03 PM Response to Reply #2 |
25. The shortsighted product development of the big 3 in the '70s |
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porkrind
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Fri Mar-18-05 03:20 AM Response to Reply #25 |
91. Lean Production is what made Japanese cars better. |
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Horse with no Name
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Sat Mar-19-05 08:33 PM Response to Reply #2 |
119. Ahhh the memories.... |
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clem_c_rock
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Thu Mar-17-05 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
3. I don't see how it can be avoided. |
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Massachusetts
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Thu Mar-17-05 10:29 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. "I don't see how it can be avoided." |
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FreeStateDemocrat
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Thu Mar-17-05 10:33 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Amen and praise the Lord, brother! |
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jmcgowanjm
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Thu Mar-17-05 10:49 AM Response to Reply #5 |
10. American crowds can no more pull back from their dream |
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Seabiscuit
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Thu Mar-17-05 04:16 PM Response to Reply #3 |
56. They're already eating shit yet they obeyed their Pastors and voted for * |
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Jackpine Radical
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Thu Mar-17-05 10:35 AM Response to Original message |
6. Well, look at the bright side. |
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clem_c_rock
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Thu Mar-17-05 10:40 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. I'm ready to put my loincloth on |
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Nickster
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Thu Mar-17-05 10:47 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Thanks, I needed the chuckle. LOL |
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VirginiaDem
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Thu Mar-17-05 07:21 PM Response to Reply #6 |
78. As much as I am opposed to the negativity and pessimism around |
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jmcgowanjm
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Thu Mar-17-05 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
13. As GM goes, so goes the country was the saying. |
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VirginiaDem
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Thu Mar-17-05 07:30 PM Response to Reply #13 |
79. Why would China risk blowing such a good deal then by |
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jmcgowanjm
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Fri Mar-18-05 10:52 AM Response to Reply #79 |
100. yes, but the best case scenario for China is not the same for the US |
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DELUSIONAL
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Thu Mar-17-05 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
14. I wouldn't buy one of their cars -- piece of crap cars & trucks |
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Tyler Durden
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Thu Mar-17-05 11:57 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. You're missing the point. |
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PROGRESSIVE1
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Thu Mar-17-05 12:04 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Honda's, Toyota's, and Mazda's are NOT "shit". |
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okieinpain
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Thu Mar-17-05 12:26 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. no kidding. I've got a dodge ram 1500, with a v6. I get the benefit |
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CottonBear
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Thu Mar-17-05 12:53 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. I've got a 1993 Dodge Dakota with the V-6. |
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jayfish
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Thu Mar-17-05 02:37 PM Response to Reply #23 |
40. If It's The 3.5l V-6... |
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CottonBear
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Thu Mar-17-05 03:01 PM Response to Reply #40 |
44. Ouch! I had to get a new clutch and 4x4 differential! |
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jayfish
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Thu Mar-17-05 04:10 PM Response to Reply #44 |
54. I Don't Think They... |
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xxqqqzme
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Thu Mar-17-05 03:43 PM Response to Reply #23 |
51. we had a light blue |
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CottonBear
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Thu Mar-17-05 06:40 PM Response to Reply #51 |
72. I love those little Datsuns! |
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distantearlywarning
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Thu Mar-17-05 06:52 PM Response to Reply #51 |
76. We had a bright yellow 76 Datsun pickup. |
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CottonBear
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Thu Mar-17-05 07:08 PM Response to Reply #76 |
77. Wow! a 1976 model! And yellow too! |
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proud_dem
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Thu Mar-17-05 05:24 PM Response to Reply #23 |
67. I had a '78 Datsun .... |
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CottonBear
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Thu Mar-17-05 06:41 PM Response to Reply #67 |
73. The salt would do it in for sure. |
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okieinpain
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Fri Mar-18-05 10:23 AM Response to Reply #23 |
98. I'm going to scrap a few bucks together and get one of those for |
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Tyler Durden
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Thu Mar-17-05 01:04 PM Response to Reply #17 |
26. My 1997 Saturn 5-speed against a Honda Hybrid. |
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nolabels
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Thu Mar-17-05 03:25 PM Response to Reply #26 |
46. I am thinking about getting a Yamaha that gets around 90 mpg |
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Conservativesux
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Sat Mar-19-05 07:12 PM Response to Reply #46 |
115. Certainly you wouldnt ride this on American freeways would you? |
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Seabiscuit
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Thu Mar-17-05 04:20 PM Response to Reply #17 |
57. Agreed. I'll take any Toyota over any American brand any day. |
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nolabels
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Thu Mar-17-05 12:09 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. They've been predicting the second great depression since the early 80's |
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barb162
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Thu Mar-17-05 01:25 PM Response to Reply #15 |
34. you're right, there are going to be a lot of unemployed people |
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gordianot
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Thu Mar-17-05 04:51 PM Response to Reply #34 |
62. GM is just an artifact of what is coming. |
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booksenkatz
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Thu Mar-17-05 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
22. I'm glad some of you are enjoying this so much |
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Tyler Durden
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Thu Mar-17-05 01:07 PM Response to Reply #22 |
28. You and me both, Patsy. |
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Media_Lies_Daily
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Thu Mar-17-05 01:10 PM Response to Reply #22 |
29. If anyone's "laughing", it's because the alternative is just too sad.... |
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RaleighNCDUer
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Thu Mar-17-05 01:11 PM Response to Reply #22 |
30. It's not that we don't want them to survive. |
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barb162
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Thu Mar-17-05 01:27 PM Response to Reply #22 |
35. for all the things GM does wrong, they still pay autoworkers good |
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d.l.Green
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Thu Mar-17-05 01:48 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. They pay autoworkers well because of the unions, the workers did their |
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barb162
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Thu Mar-17-05 02:53 PM Response to Reply #36 |
42. yes the autoworkers fought for every cent and good for them. I fear |
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Chicago Democrat
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Thu Mar-17-05 03:21 PM Response to Reply #22 |
45. Damn straight! GM will be there.. GM will survive. |
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trogdor
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Thu Mar-17-05 03:54 PM Response to Reply #45 |
53. If I had money, I'd buy. |
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Thu Mar-17-05 03:26 PM Response to Reply #22 |
47. Understood and noted |
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booksenkatz
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Thu Mar-17-05 04:54 PM Response to Reply #47 |
63. Thank you for saying that |
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Fri Mar-18-05 11:24 AM Response to Reply #63 |
104. Take-over |
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Seabiscuit
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Thu Mar-17-05 04:41 PM Response to Reply #22 |
61. Sorry your lives are dependent on the "Big Three" doing well, but |
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llmart
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Fri Mar-18-05 06:51 AM Response to Reply #22 |
93. I can relate..... |
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booksenkatz
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Fri Mar-18-05 07:39 AM Response to Reply #93 |
97. Don't you wish that |
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llmart
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Fri Mar-18-05 09:54 PM Response to Reply #97 |
108. That's an interesting take on my post..... |
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booksenkatz
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Fri Mar-18-05 10:02 PM Response to Reply #108 |
109. Oh, rats, you misunderstood me! |
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llmart
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Sat Mar-19-05 06:46 PM Response to Reply #109 |
114. Apology accepted...... |
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ProfessorGAC
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Thu Mar-17-05 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
31. Of Course. Look At Buick |
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maxsolomon
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Thu Mar-17-05 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
33. passat TDI wagon with B100 fuel, here i come |
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daleo
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Thu Mar-17-05 02:08 PM Response to Reply #33 |
37. I rented a Passat station wagon last year. |
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Chicago Democrat
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Thu Mar-17-05 02:35 PM Response to Original message |
39. GM's model problems don't mean "DEPRESSION"!!! |
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roughandtumble
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Thu Mar-17-05 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
41. Bloomberg just reported that oil is over $57 a bll |
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barb162
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Thu Mar-17-05 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
43. I figure we have less than a Yr. too which is why we are busy talking |
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Thu Mar-17-05 03:31 PM Response to Original message |
48. Gm makes crappy cars for the most part. |
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Thu Mar-17-05 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
50. Our Automobile Future - Made By Mercedes Benz |
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Thu Mar-17-05 04:22 PM Response to Reply #50 |
58. I saw Smarts in Europe in 1998 when I visited there |
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Massachusetts
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Thu Mar-17-05 08:25 PM Response to Reply #58 |
80. "I don't think Americans want them" |
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sidpleasant
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Thu Mar-17-05 05:57 PM Response to Reply #50 |
71. God help us if that's so |
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Coastie for Truth
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Fri Mar-18-05 11:21 AM Response to Reply #50 |
102. GM is betting on Hydrogen Economy Fuel Cell Cars |
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Sat Mar-19-05 08:04 PM Response to Reply #102 |
118. When I was a kid they were talking about microwave energy from space |
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Coastie for Truth
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Sat Mar-19-05 09:36 PM Response to Reply #118 |
121. Been resurrected in a recent issue of IEEE Spectrum. |
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Thu Mar-17-05 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
52. They have it coming |
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TommyO
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Thu Mar-17-05 05:12 PM Response to Reply #52 |
65. Like anything, it's a mixed bag |
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guitar man
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Thu Mar-17-05 05:37 PM Response to Reply #65 |
68. big back seats |
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TommyO
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Fri Mar-18-05 06:59 AM Response to Reply #68 |
95. Not quite... |
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robertpaulsen
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Thu Mar-17-05 06:45 PM Response to Original message |
74. General Motors is running the world....RIGHT INTO THE GROUND! |
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RetroLounge
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Thu Mar-17-05 06:46 PM Response to Original message |
75. I have a 1993 GMC Suburban |
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happyslug
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Thu Mar-17-05 09:04 PM Response to Reply #75 |
85. I owe a 1990 GMC Suburban |
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RetroLounge
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Thu Mar-17-05 10:44 PM Response to Reply #85 |
89. $70? My tank is 42 gallons. |
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happyslug
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Fri Mar-18-05 01:24 AM Response to Reply #89 |
90. My is only 35 |
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DisgustedTX
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Thu Mar-17-05 08:30 PM Response to Original message |
81. Kudos to Chevy for the Cobalt - may have finally done it right |
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Zech Marquis
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Thu Mar-17-05 09:18 PM Response to Reply #81 |
87. I like the Cobalt too |
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Coastie for Truth
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Fri Mar-18-05 11:23 AM Response to Reply #81 |
103. I had Corvairs and Cavaliers |
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Thu Mar-17-05 09:29 PM Response to Original message |
88. So when the hell are they gonna start switching over to hybrids? |
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Fri Mar-18-05 06:59 AM Response to Original message |
94. American's are to tough on GM! |
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clem_c_rock
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Fri Mar-18-05 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
99. The PNAC forsaw ALL this - PERPETUAL WAR was their answer |
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Fri Mar-18-05 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
105. Boo effing hoo |
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ausiedownunderground
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Fri Mar-18-05 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
106. Get real! American's have the cheapest petrol in the Western World! |
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Fri Mar-18-05 11:39 AM Response to Original message |
107. My dad owned a Corvair |
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Sat Mar-19-05 03:56 AM Response to Original message |
111. kick |
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Sat Mar-19-05 07:58 AM Response to Original message |
112. We sure have all the ear marks for a depression, eh? |
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Massachusetts
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Sat Mar-19-05 07:13 PM Response to Original message |
116. There go the Pensions! |
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Sat Mar-19-05 07:19 PM Response to Original message |
117. Just bought a Toyota Echo @ 45 mpg. |
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