Why (some) GM products suck - Page 5

sugarpop · 06-16-2009, 09:48 PM

For cars, the milage is 22, not 18, according to this one website.

http://www.cashforclunkersfacts.com/

Summary of Cash for Clunkers Voucher Qualifications
Min. Fuel Economy for New Vehicle - Passenger Car 22 mpg
Mileage improvement of at least 4 mpg - $3,500 Voucher
Mileage improvement of at least 10 mpg - $4,500 Voucher

Light-Duty Truck ** 18 mpg *
Mileage improvement of at least 2 mpg - $3,500 Voucher
Mileage improvement of at least 5 mpg - $4,500 Voucher

Large Light-Duty Trucks *** 15 mpg *
Mileage improvement of at least 1 mpg or trade-in of a work truck - $3,500 Voucher
Mileage improvement of at least 2 mpg - $4,500 Voucher

Mileage improvement of only 1 or 2 miles per gallon for trucks? Are you freaking kidding me? grrrrrr that pisses me off! Why the fuck do TRUCKS always get off easy! They pollute the most and get the WORST mileage!

Clodfobble · 06-16-2009, 10:27 PM

Such a long time off, and yet all that vim and vigor didn't simmer down one bit, huh?

Out of curiosity, what things don't make you "soooooOOOOoooo mad," sugar?

sugarpop · 06-16-2009, 10:57 PM

Don't you think if they are going to pass legislation to give people money to trade in their cars or trucks, it should be for more than 1 or 2 mpg, especially on a vehicle that already gets crappy gas mileage? Do you really want to the government to be subsidizing gas gussling vehicles? Because I certainly don't.

I am actually a lot happier now than I was before. Probably because I haven't been spending a lot of time online debating politics or watching the news.

classicman · 06-16-2009, 11:04 PM

Personally, I'd rather they spent that money reducing the incredible debt we have and reducing our monetary dependence on China. That or stop spending money we don't have. Theres a novel idea.

sugarpop · 06-16-2009, 11:09 PM

I agree. The automobile industry has gotten enough money. They didn't need this as well. Although, I imagine some people could use it to help them get a new car. I just wish, if they were going to do this, they would have done it a lot smarter.

classicman · 06-16-2009, 11:10 PM

or... STOP THE FUCKIN SPENDING!

sugarpop · 06-16-2009, 11:15 PM

yea. They could do that as well.

Personally, I thought it was stupid and sneaky to put that in the last supplemental for war spending. It should have been somewhere else.

ZenGum · 06-16-2009, 11:48 PM

NEWSFLASH

Sugarpop and Classicman have agreed on something!

In other news, lions have been seen in compromising positions with lambs, and a pig has disappeared off radar somewhere over the North Pacific.

classicman · 06-16-2009, 11:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZenGum

NEWSFLASH

Sugarpop and Classicman have agreed on something!

Will wonders ever cease?

ZenGum · 06-16-2009, 11:53 PM

... and now over to Bealzebub, with the weather report, and it seems we're expecting snow flurries and subzero temperatures as far down as the fifth circle ...

classicman · 06-17-2009, 12:35 AM

of hell!

slang · 06-17-2009, 05:26 AM

After all these years of abusing my automobile's appearance in hopes of reducing it's value, it seems that my car is now worth at least $3500. How depressing.

All the past years of old fast food wrappers in the cavity where the death seat used to be, the discapline of not washing it for years on end, using the hood as a work table complete with corresponding scratches and chemical spills have been a wasted effort.

How else might I devalue my POS so as to convince the world at large that I don't have 2 nickels to rub together and that my car is not worth stealing or vandalizing?

Years of consistent (non) effort....wasted.

ZenGum · 06-17-2009, 07:56 AM

LOL ... but easy. Spend heaps converting it to a hybrid drive system. Then you can't get the trade in cause you wont be improving your economy.
Spend, man, spend, spend, spend. That's what'll fix this : manic grin :

slang · 06-17-2009, 10:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZenGum

.......converting it to a hybrid drive system.

Would a small team of amish horses change it's catagory to "hybrid"?

Oh yeah. That clunky horse hitch on the front. Yeah, that would scream "don't bother stealing this car (buggy)"

TheMercenary · 06-17-2009, 10:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by classicman

or... STOP THE FUCKIN SPENDING!

They can't. The spigot is open for the next 4 years. There is a complete loss of self control.

06-16-2009, 10:27 PM	#62
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Such a long time off, and yet all that vim and vigor didn't simmer down one bit, huh? Out of curiosity, what things don't make you "soooooOOOOoooo mad," sugar? __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

06-16-2009, 11:04 PM	#64
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Personally, I'd rather they spent that money reducing the incredible debt we have and reducing our monetary dependence on China. That or stop spending money we don't have. Theres a novel idea. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

06-16-2009, 11:10 PM	#66
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	or... STOP THE FUCKIN SPENDING! __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

06-16-2009, 11:48 PM	#68
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	NEWSFLASH Sugarpop and Classicman have agreed on something! In other news, lions have been seen in compromising positions with lambs, and a pig has disappeared off radar somewhere over the North Pacific. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

06-16-2009, 11:53 PM	#70
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	... and now over to Bealzebub, with the weather report, and it seems we're expecting snow flurries and subzero temperatures as far down as the fifth circle ... __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

06-16-2009, 09:48 PM	#61
sugarpop Professor Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: the edge of the abyss Posts: 1,947	For cars, the milage is 22, not 18, according to this one website. http://www.cashforclunkersfacts.com/ Summary of Cash for Clunkers Voucher Qualifications Min. Fuel Economy for New Vehicle - Passenger Car 22 mpg Mileage improvement of at least 4 mpg - $3,500 Voucher Mileage improvement of at least 10 mpg - $4,500 Voucher Light-Duty Truck ** 18 mpg * Mileage improvement of at least 2 mpg - $3,500 Voucher Mileage improvement of at least 5 mpg - $4,500 Voucher Large Light-Duty Trucks *** 15 mpg * Mileage improvement of at least 1 mpg or trade-in of a work truck - $3,500 Voucher Mileage improvement of at least 2 mpg - $4,500 Voucher Mileage improvement of only 1 or 2 miles per gallon for trucks? Are you freaking kidding me? grrrrrr that pisses me off! Why the fuck do TRUCKS always get off easy! They pollute the most and get the WORST mileage!

06-16-2009, 10:57 PM	#63
sugarpop Professor Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: the edge of the abyss Posts: 1,947	Don't you think if they are going to pass legislation to give people money to trade in their cars or trucks, it should be for more than 1 or 2 mpg, especially on a vehicle that already gets crappy gas mileage? Do you really want to the government to be subsidizing gas gussling vehicles? Because I certainly don't. I am actually a lot happier now than I was before. Probably because I haven't been spending a lot of time online debating politics or watching the news.

06-16-2009, 11:09 PM	#65
sugarpop Professor Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: the edge of the abyss Posts: 1,947	I agree. The automobile industry has gotten enough money. They didn't need this as well. Although, I imagine some people could use it to help them get a new car. I just wish, if they were going to do this, they would have done it a lot smarter.

06-16-2009, 11:15 PM	#67
sugarpop Professor Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: the edge of the abyss Posts: 1,947	yea. They could do that as well. Personally, I thought it was stupid and sneaky to put that in the last supplemental for war spending. It should have been somewhere else.

06-17-2009, 12:35 AM	#71
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	of hell! __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

06-17-2009, 05:26 AM	#72
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	After all these years of abusing my automobile's appearance in hopes of reducing it's value, it seems that my car is now worth at least $3500. How depressing. All the past years of old fast food wrappers in the cavity where the death seat used to be, the discapline of not washing it for years on end, using the hood as a work table complete with corresponding scratches and chemical spills have been a wasted effort. How else might I devalue my POS so as to convince the world at large that I don't have 2 nickels to rub together and that my car is not worth stealing or vandalizing? Years of consistent (non) effort....wasted.

06-17-2009, 07:56 AM	#73
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	LOL ... but easy. Spend heaps converting it to a hybrid drive system. Then you can't get the trade in cause you wont be improving your economy. Spend, man, spend, spend, spend. That's what'll fix this : manic grin : __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

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