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Originally Posted by crainholio
I'm not so naive as to believe similar discussions haven't happened in board rooms elsewhere, good point.
Surely you're not so naive as to believe that discussion in private has the same impact as making a public demand such as Akerson has done.
I respect the guy's right to free speech, but he gave up a quote which can, and no doubt will, be cited in Washington as cause to take action and try to pass a federal gas tax hike.
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You think that because the Government owns part of GM, that Akerson was forced to say something like that?
Like I said before, Bob Lutz, the man that brought us the 3 series, the Viper, Camaro, the ZR1, GTO, G8, CTS-V coupe, sedan, and wagon, Solstice and Sky along with turbo variants, turbo Cobalt and HHR, and the next generation Corvette, twin turbo V6, and Gen V small blocks, would rather see higher taxes on gas then see CAFE, since CAFE is a crock of ****, at least it was in the 70's.
CAFE does not curb appitite for gas guzzling cars, as we can clearly see that everyone here owns or owned something V8 powered.
In the grand scheme of things, to reduce consumption, you raise the price. You know why Europe has some of the nicest roads in the world? Because they have high taxes on the fuel to make them so.
If gas remained high, people would demand cars that got better MPG. With CAFE, GM and the rest spend billions of dollars on making the cars and trucks you want to buy more efficent, but you will still buy that Suburban.
Bob Lutz and Dan Akerson are both huge hard-core republicans, and they do not like the fact that the government had to step in, but if you read Bob Lutz's book, you will see that the ATF team that was put in there to see if GM was on the right track, DROOOOLED all over the CTS-V, and just gave a nod of approval to cars like the Equinox and Cruze.
Stop with the dramatic conspiracy that the government is here to control what you drive. The government cannot wait to get rid of GM, and vice versa, not because they cannot stand one another, but for the image that people like yourself project in your mind about the company.
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Originally Posted by Blackbirdws6
Gina and I went today and got there early. We breezed through registration and got to drive all the cars we wanted. We didn't bother driving everything but we got a good mix. The Volt was the biggest surprise and Gina and I both came away pretty impressed. I laid rubber in the Corvette GS which was the biggest thrill. The Traverse was a let down even though we didn't expect much.
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I am glad you guys went. The Volt is a very impressive car, did you put it into sport mode at all? I should have text you details on making it even more impressive.