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3rd July 2014, 11:05 #1
Getting ready to buy a new car. Considered a GM model. But...
The Chevy dealer said he was all out of the ones with the optional brakes and air bags that actually worked. Might have some more in next month though. Maybe I'll check back then. Wonder if BNP Paribas will finance it for me?
Thank you and good evening. I'll be here all week. And don't forget to tip your waitress... or is that "wait person technician" now?"Every generation's memory is exactly as long as its own experience." --John Kenneth Galbraith
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3rd July 2014, 11:12 #2
What are the specs you are looking for, Jag?
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3rd July 2014, 17:09 #3
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Remember to also get the optional key cylinder that won't turn the car off while you are driving. It's just a much better driving experience when you retain power steering and brakes on a twisty road!
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3rd July 2014, 19:03 #4
They had two on the lot that they said wouldn't randomly catch fire. But functioning brakes and air bags were only on the limited edition models. Dude said he could get me a Camaro that was hand-signed by Dale Earnhardt, Jr. that very day. But if I wanted one that also had functioning brakes and air bags... I'd have to get on a (long) waiting list.
The dealer said the models with the ignition switches that wouldn't shut off, if slightly bumped with a knee, were just prototypes right now and those actual cars wouldn't go on sale til late next year... if then."Every generation's memory is exactly as long as its own experience." --John Kenneth Galbraith
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3rd July 2014, 19:08 #5
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GM = general malfunction?
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5th July 2014, 10:43 #6
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You'd be wanting a Chevrolet SS then. Those cars are the Holden Commodore and built in Australia... until 2016.
Oh yeah, the only part of the entire of the GM empire which was profitable during the Chapter XI restructure and which didn't have any of those ignition switch problems at all because those parts were also built in Australia (because Holden refused to import those parts because of quality control issues), was deemed too expensive and GM decided to terminate Holden production entirely.
Aside:
Come 2017, Australia will be the only nation in the G20 which doesn't produce cars any more. Thanks Ford, Thanks Toyota, Thanks GM. You can all go into Chapter XI for all I care.The Old Republic was a stupidly run organisation which deserved to be taken over. All Hail Palpatine!
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5th July 2014, 16:23 #7
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7th July 2014, 06:00 #8
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The real tragedy of all of this was that the Abbott Government dared GM to leave... so they did.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvWbO_mIpn4
In one fell swoop, the Liberal Party lurched even further to the right and is now doing its level best to out-Thatcher Thatcher.
The Australia Network which was owned by the ABC was a target of the Murdoch press and was summarily shut down. Australia Post is set to be privatised and there's even plans to privatise the ABC, SBS and Medicare.
This country is on an express train to hell and it's selling off the coal to China to help it get there.The Old Republic was a stupidly run organisation which deserved to be taken over. All Hail Palpatine!
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7th July 2014, 06:04 #9
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Just to confuse people:
The Liberal Party of Australia, is a member of the International Democrat Union which is a group of centre-right political parties of which the Tories in the UK and the GOP in the US are members.The Old Republic was a stupidly run organisation which deserved to be taken over. All Hail Palpatine!
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7th July 2014, 14:35 #10
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