11-13-2008, 11:04 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Over Your Shoulder
Posts: 251
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Originally Posted by OldManOnFire
In my October, 2008 issue of Food & Wine magazine, there is factual proof that the US automobile companies don't deserve a dime of bailout. Cadillac, Ford, and Chrysler all advertising their largest gas guzzlers. And there are some foreign dummies as well; Kia, Lexus and Nissan are also advertising gas guzzlers. There are no other cars advertised in the magazine--only gas guzzlers!
Cadillac talks about 'the future of luxury'. Ford says 'go stimulate something'. And Chrysler tops them all by saying 'it drinks responsibly'.
Inside front cover fold-out three pages; Cadillac Escalade Hybrid (20mpg advertised probably means 16mpg actual), Cadillac Escalade (403hp), Cadillac Escalade ESV (8 seater), and the Cadillac Escalade EXT (5 seat/SUV/pickup).
Page 26 & 27; Ford Flex (3 rows of seats 17mpg advertised probably means 14mpg).
Page 90 & 91; Chrysler Aspen Hybrid SUV (19mpg advertised probably means 16mpg actual).
Page 237; Ford Flex (in case I missed it on pages 26 & 27).
Page 37; KIA Borrego Luxury SUV (15mpg advertised probably means 12mpg actual).
Page 98 & 99; Lexus Hybrid SUV (438hp and NO mention of mpg).
Page 135; Nissan Murano SUV (no mention about mpg).
US automobile manufacturers have been ignorant and arrogant for decades, and no matter the economy, no matter the price of fuel, no matter the US importing 60% of it's oil; these guys are clueless.
I say don't invest a dime of taxpayer money in these dinosaurs and let them go extinct. They have no right to survive; they are not the fittest--they are the weakest and most spineless creatures walking this Earth today!
I'm sorry about those communities who have placed all their eggs in one giant crap basket called US automobile manufacturers...but you should have diversified.
Automobile manufacturers want $25 to $50 billion in bailout money supposedly to tool-up for higher mpg cars. Here's what we will have in five years; 25mpg cars that nobody wants and they will be priced at $20,000+ and all the money will be down the drain--just to 'temporarily' prop up a terminally ill industry.
What do you think??
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The workers at those plants should just take over. Workers of the world, Unite!!!!!
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