[Vision2020] Say Whut?

[Glenn Schwaller]

On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 10:21 AM, Paul Rumelhart <godshatter at yahoo.com>wrote:
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*There are reasons they made those choices*



Probably.  If so I haven’t seen any listed.  Love to though.



*perhaps that will help them restructure the auto industry so that the same
problems don't continue to persist.*



You may be on to something.  Faced with making a purchase these folks chose
foreign. What better way to get a message across than to look Detroit in the
face and ask “Tell me why I did that?”



*Or do you think they're being "un-American" for not buying crap cars at *

*exorbitant prices?*



Not at all.  I just found in amusing.  Like the message on the envelope of a
recent TIAA-CREFF letter that said (in part) “Take a Deep Breath”



By the way, what exactly can one buy that really is made in America?  Check
out http://www.stillmadeinusa.com/



*Are you of the opinion that American cars are better, just because they *

*are built by Detroit?  *



Heck no.  I’m partial to Audi myself . . .



*The auto industry, like some other industries lately, have shot *

*themselves in the foot for better quarterly gains.  I could care less if *

*they all go under.  Good riddance.  Let some other group of hungry *
*engineers take a stab at it.  I can't wait until Tesla evolves a bit more.*
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I’m in total agreement with you.  Comparing their battery packs with the
horribly environmental unfriendly Prius (bigger footprint than a Hummer) the
lithium oxide Tesla batteries contain no lead, mercury, cadmium, chromium -
no heavy metals, nor any toxic materials.  You can toss them in a landfill
with no problem. In practice though the cells are shredded and the composite
elements (copper, aluminum, nickel) are separated and used again.

Nice looking roadster too.

GS


On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 10:21 AM, Paul Rumelhart <godshatter at yahoo.com>wrote:

> There are reasons they made those choices - perhaps that will help them
> restructure the auto industry so that the same problems don't continue to
> persist.
>
> Or do you think they're being "un-American" for not buying crap cars at
> exorbitant prices?
>
> Are you of the opinion that American cars are better, just because they are
> built by Detroit?  I own a Suburu because it gets around in the snow like a
> snowmobile and because it gets good gas mileage and because it is reliable.
>  It looks nice, too.  If the US auto industry wasn't still stuck on SUVs, I
> might have bought American.  SUVs which, by the way, allow them to get
> around some pollution and gas mileage controls.
>
> The auto industry, like some other industries lately, have shot themselves
> in the foot for better quarterly gains.  I could care less if they all go
> under.  Good riddance.  Let some other group of hungry engineers take a stab
> at it.  I can't wait until Tesla evolves a bit more.
>
> Paul
>
> Glenn Schwaller wrote:
>
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>> Of the 10 members of President Obama <
>> http://jalopnik.com/tag/president-obama/>'s Auto Industry task force <
>> http://jalopnik.com/tag/auto-industry-task-force/> (those responsible for
>> restructuring the auto industry) only two are known to own American cars,
>> two don't own a car, and at least one has a French car in the family.
>>
>> See the full article at:
>> http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090223/AUTO01/902230327
>>  Happy motoring
>>  GS
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