Do you think if we got enough members together, we could buy out GM at its current share price? Think of the possibilities. We could get them to put a drain plug on all their automatic transmissions, and we could tell them where to put the oil filter, so it's easy to change. Maybe we could afford to buy just one division. If so, which would it be?
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We could buy them and move 'em to Mexico. Use Cheap labour and retire at a nice resort and drink cerveza in the sun! hehehehe
Originally Posted By: StevieC
We could buy them and move 'em to Mexico. Use Cheap labour and retire at a nice resort and drink cerveza in the sun! hehehehe
Yeah, and then when we run low on cashflow, we can hop in our own personalized private jet and go ask the government for more money. hahaha, hehehe
Good plan.
We could buy them and move 'em to Mexico. Use Cheap labour and retire at a nice resort and drink cerveza in the sun! hehehehe
Yeah, and then when we run low on cashflow, we can hop in our own personalized private jet and go ask the government for more money. hahaha, hehehe
Good plan.
Originally Posted By: oilyriser
Do you think if we got enough members together, we could buy out GM at its current share price? Think of the possibilities. We could get them to put a drain plug on all their automatic transmissions, and we could tell them where to put the oil filter, so it's easy to change. Maybe we could afford to buy just one division. If so, which would it be?
Interestingly, my gm has a drain plug on the AT and the oil filter's location makes it extraordinarily easy to change.
That's not to say there isn't any room for improvement elsewhere!
Do you think if we got enough members together, we could buy out GM at its current share price? Think of the possibilities. We could get them to put a drain plug on all their automatic transmissions, and we could tell them where to put the oil filter, so it's easy to change. Maybe we could afford to buy just one division. If so, which would it be?
Interestingly, my gm has a drain plug on the AT and the oil filter's location makes it extraordinarily easy to change.
That's not to say there isn't any room for improvement elsewhere!
I want the Cadillac division, so I can bring back the Cimarron.
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No way man ..1980 on Chevy Nova. Maybe they can find the oddball couple that they used in the commercial "The old nova is dead". This was designed with lots of thought put into it.
Originally Posted By: Gary Allan
No way man ..1980 on Chevy Nova. Maybe they can find the oddball couple that they used in the commercial "The old nova is dead". This was designed with lots of thought put into it.
how much thought does it take to rebadge an isuzu or toyota anyway?
No way man ..1980 on Chevy Nova. Maybe they can find the oddball couple that they used in the commercial "The old nova is dead". This was designed with lots of thought put into it.
how much thought does it take to rebadge an isuzu or toyota anyway?
Funnily, Nissan manufactured a Pulsar, sold down here.
Holden Rebadged it the Astra.
A car mag debadged them both, put them side by side in a mall, and asked passersby to identify who made which.
The majority picked the silver one, declared it was so much better finished, which was proof that Holden (GM) made the better car...IIRC, they picked the Nissan, but the silver paint made the car look a bit more classy than a grungy green.
Later, Nissan sold their pulsar with a J-Car engine in it (some local percentage requirement), and Gm sold it as an Astra. At the same time, Ford sold a Nissan (Pintara) family car, and also a Patrol as the Maverick...their parts book cross referenced Nissan's.
Holden Rebadged it the Astra.
A car mag debadged them both, put them side by side in a mall, and asked passersby to identify who made which.
The majority picked the silver one, declared it was so much better finished, which was proof that Holden (GM) made the better car...IIRC, they picked the Nissan, but the silver paint made the car look a bit more classy than a grungy green.
Later, Nissan sold their pulsar with a J-Car engine in it (some local percentage requirement), and Gm sold it as an Astra. At the same time, Ford sold a Nissan (Pintara) family car, and also a Patrol as the Maverick...their parts book cross referenced Nissan's.
I know how to save GM... Take the whole Toyota Line-up, rip off the bodies like they did with the Matrix/Vibe and put on all GM style bodies and sell 'em as GM with Toyota Quality at a GM price... There you have it folks... GM's Problems Solved!
That's it! But we should trim down to just one GM division, to save on advertising costs.
Originally Posted By: oilyriser
That's it! But we should trim down to just one GM division, to save on advertising costs.
That's it! But we should trim down to just one GM division, to save on advertising costs.
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I'd start up production for brand new 57 Chevys.
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I'd start up production for brand new 57 Chevys.
What would you do after you sold about 5,000 of them and met total demand for them?
I'd start up production for brand new 57 Chevys.
What would you do after you sold about 5,000 of them and met total demand for them?
I would bring back the '57 Chev's with Toyota chasis underneath! Now that would be a fuel-efficient good looking car!
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Originally Posted By: kc8adu
how much thought does it take to rebadge an isuzu or toyota anyway?
maybe you should ask poster child Honda... who did it for years with minvans and SUVs.
how much thought does it take to rebadge an isuzu or toyota anyway?
maybe you should ask poster child Honda... who did it for years with minvans and SUVs.
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Originally Posted By: StevieC
I know how to save GM... Take the whole Toyota Line-up, rip off the bodies like they did with the Matrix/Vibe and put on all GM style bodies and sell 'em as GM with Toyota Quality at a GM price... There you have it folks... GM's Problems Solved!
Too bad toyota quality is being surpassed by GM quality on many models... The MIL's camry is garbage.
I know how to save GM... Take the whole Toyota Line-up, rip off the bodies like they did with the Matrix/Vibe and put on all GM style bodies and sell 'em as GM with Toyota Quality at a GM price... There you have it folks... GM's Problems Solved!
Too bad toyota quality is being surpassed by GM quality on many models... The MIL's camry is garbage.
Originally Posted By: StevieC
I know how to save GM... Take the whole Toyota Line-up, rip off the bodies like they did with the Matrix/Vibe and put on all GM style bodies and sell 'em as GM with Toyota Quality at a GM price... There you have it folks... GM's Problems Solved!
That's actually not a bad idea. Let GM outsource production and concentrate on brand management and R&D. I don't think this concept has been tried before but what the heck, they are going down in flames anyway.
I know how to save GM... Take the whole Toyota Line-up, rip off the bodies like they did with the Matrix/Vibe and put on all GM style bodies and sell 'em as GM with Toyota Quality at a GM price... There you have it folks... GM's Problems Solved!
That's actually not a bad idea. Let GM outsource production and concentrate on brand management and R&D. I don't think this concept has been tried before but what the heck, they are going down in flames anyway.
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