Re: GMC: "We are professional grade"

Mr4701 wrote:
> GMC's motto is "We are professional grade!," all while complaining and 
> moaning about how they are going to have to use higher quality material
to 
> make their vehicles lighter so they can meet the 2020 regulations...
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http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSN1551870320080115?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews&sp=true
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> "We are going to have to use professional grade materials like aluminum
to 
> meet these standards and we are going to pass the cost on to the
consumer."


The actual quotes were:

"That cost will have to be passed on to consumers," Lutz, a long-time 
vocal critic of federal fuel regulations, said.

and

"We probably have to take a lot of weight out of the vehicles. We will 
have to use some premium materials like more aluminum, more magnesium," 
Lutz said. "Which gets you the weight savings but drives the cost up."

> No wonder many people, besides those dumb enough to invest in American
gas 

You buy a car. You don't invest in a car. An investment is something 
that makes you money. While a car is a necessity to get around, it is 
not an investment.

> guzzlers (or those men who don't feel like men unless they are cruising 
> their sweaty assholes around in a monster truck that has to be American 
> Made), are leaving American made steal gas guzzlers; because they are
lied 
> to by the companies. Not to mention the ******y machines never change
their 
> look give or take a few curves.

Actually the quality of many American-made vehicles is quite good. 
Honda, Toyota, GM, Ford and Chrysler all make some excellent vehicles in 
America.

I would suggest you go to the wikipedia article for a American-made 
vehicles that have been around for a while, like the F-150, Dodge Ram or 
Chevy C-10/Silverado, Ford Taurus, Chevy Malibu or Dodge Neon & Caliber, 
and tell us that the cars and trucks never changed.

While you might not like the cars and trucks, they have changed 
mechanically and in their looks, and their quality is, on average, good.

Jeff
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