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Re: Obama now owns GM -- fit/finish OT
From: pj <pj4380(at)yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Obama now owns GM -- fit/finish OT
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Date: Wed, 01 Apr 2009 11:47:36 -0700
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CardsFan wrote:
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> I just bought a lightly used car this past weekend, a 2008 Acura TL that was
> a dealer service department loaner. I looked hard at the Malibu, and every
> single car I saw on the lot/showroom had fit and finish issues of one sort
> or another. Panels didn`t align, gaps were inconsistent on opposite sides
> of the car, etc. My honest opinion is that none of those cars would ever
> have made it out of a Honda factory. ....
>
> AJM
> `93 40th Anniversary coupe, 6 sp (both tops)
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>
As Calif. is nearing a couple of tax/license
jolts I also ventured into the salesrooms this
last weekend. Never made it to Ford and wound up
not opening my checkbook.
Lucerne fit-finish and paint looked better than
the Avalon and also better than a Cadillac STS.
So GM is capable of getting fit-finish right
on at least one car.
Something else though struck me.
Over some 55 years of buying new cars, most were
assembled built in Lansing, Flint or Canada
during the cold winter months. They seem to run
quieter in the winter then, rattles appeared in
the summer. The car was again quiet the
following winter. The few cars that I`ve bought
at the end of the model year (June-August
production) haven`t shown this tendency. (Some
were never quiet.)
I`ve not seen this `seasonality` in Toyota or
Honda rentals. But, my leased Infiniti seemed
to be "seasonal."
Might our production methods be missing something?
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pj
Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 15:45:00 -0700
From: WayneC <WayneC(at)linkline.moc>
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http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0309/20625.html
GM can`t go chapter 11 now, Obama`s buddies in the UAW
must be protected, no matter the cost.
From: "Uncle_vito" <uncle_vito2002(at)yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Obama now owns GM
Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:27:41 -0700
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About time. I don`t care what talents Rick Wagoner may have. When his
company has so many problems, he has to go!
Vito
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> GM can`t go chapter 11 now, Obama`s buddies in the UAW
> must be protected, no matter the cost.
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Title: Women drivers 'more likely to suffer parking stress'
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 08:09:08 +0000
Author: lucyhamshare
Its official, women are hopeless at driving. I know this will anger all those feminists out there, but unfortunately a survey of 4,200 drivers (men and women!) by insurance company elephant.co.uk has proved it. The survey found that female motorists are much more likely to suffer parking stress than men, particularly when someone else is watching them.
I’m afraid I have to agree with this survey. I am hideous at parking – I hardly ever reverse into a space, and if my boyfriend is in the car with me, I usually get him to park the car if it’s a particularly tight spot. And apparently I’m not alone, the survey found that women are twice as likely to ask someone else to park their car for them, and three-quarters admit that backing into a space is at times too tricky even when there is sufficient room. This compares to just 9% of men who admit they are useless at parallel parking and half who admit that reverse parking can be tricky.
Interestingly, earlier this year, the AA revealed that 34 per cent of drivers would fail on parallel parking if forced to retake their driving test.
Fortunately, many car makers, including Ford, Volkswagen and Mercedes, have wizened on to the fact that us girlies are useless at parking and have invented parking assist gadgets to help us out. Ford’s Parking Assist, for example, uses four ultrasonic sensors located in the rear bumper which are activated when the ignition is switched on and the reverse gear is selected. As the car is reversed the sensors detecte any obstacles behind the car and will alert a warning sound when the car gets too close. So if you own a Ford and you find yourself panicking at the thought of having to park your car, pop down to your local Ford dealer to find out more, and let those panic-stricken moments be a thing of the past and let’s beat those boys at parking!
More on: http://carsforgirls.wordpress.com/2009/09/24/women-drivers-more-likely-to-suffer-parking-stress/
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Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:12:15 +0000
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