Comments on: 60% of New U.S. Car Buyers are Against Buying American Brands http://gm-volt.com/2007/11/13/60-of-new-us-car-buyers-are-against-buying-american-brands/ Real-time news, information, and discussion about the Chevrolet Volt. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:03:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Allen Rasmu http://gm-volt.com/2007/11/13/60-of-new-us-car-buyers-are-against-buying-american-brands/#comment-14685 Allen Rasmu Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:47:26 +0000 http://www.gm-volt.com/2007/11/13/60-of-new-us-car-buyers-are-against-buying-american-brands/#comment-14685 No one has convinced me that the GM culture has changed. They are still the greedy, quality be dammed corporation they have always been. When they get their warranty up to par with the imports, I will consider going back. As the saying goes, "Once your fault, twice my fault. No one has convinced me that the GM culture has changed. They are still the greedy, quality be dammed corporation they have always been. When they get their warranty up to par with the imports, I will consider going back. As the saying goes, “Once your fault, twice my fault.

]]> By: noel park http://gm-volt.com/2007/11/13/60-of-new-us-car-buyers-are-against-buying-american-brands/#comment-14680 noel park Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:34:08 +0000 http://www.gm-volt.com/2007/11/13/60-of-new-us-car-buyers-are-against-buying-american-brands/#comment-14680 q, #59: I agree: 1. "Keep it simple, stupid." 2. "Simplicate and add lightness." 3. "What ain't there don't give you no trouble." I said that I would rather have a solar panel on the roof than a "glass" panel or a sunroof. But I can well do without the solar panel as well. Keep it as simple as possible and get it to the market ASAP! q, #59:

I agree:

1. “Keep it simple, stupid.”

2. “Simplicate and add lightness.”

3. “What ain’t there don’t give you no trouble.”

I said that I would rather have a solar panel on the roof than a “glass” panel or a sunroof. But I can well do without the solar panel as well. Keep it as simple as possible and get it to the market ASAP!

]]> By: law http://gm-volt.com/2007/11/13/60-of-new-us-car-buyers-are-against-buying-american-brands/#comment-14665 law Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:51:51 +0000 http://www.gm-volt.com/2007/11/13/60-of-new-us-car-buyers-are-against-buying-american-brands/#comment-14665 I drive a Camaro super sport, never had a more reliable car. My brother had a '99 and put 100,000 miles on it without any problems. I had a '98 Z28 which never had a problem and my '02 super sport is running perfectly. We also drive with the gas to the floor. I do admit that the interior has some plastic but who cars, the car is already heavy. I'm planning on selling the super sport camaro and buying a volt. Although I was going to buy a honda before I found out about the volt. Now I decided to wait as long as necessary to buy a volt. If they sell out in 2010 and 2011 before I can get one, I'll still wait. I'm never going to buy a regular ICE car again. Only PHEV(EVRXs) like the volt. I drive a Camaro super sport, never had a more reliable car. My brother had a ‘99 and put 100,000 miles on it without any problems. I had a ‘98 Z28 which never had a problem and my ‘02 super sport is running perfectly. We also drive with the gas to the floor. I do admit that the interior has some plastic but who cars, the car is already heavy.

I’m planning on selling the super sport camaro and buying a volt. Although I was going to buy a honda before I found out about the volt. Now I decided to wait as long as necessary to buy a volt. If they sell out in 2010 and 2011 before I can get one, I’ll still wait. I’m never going to buy a regular ICE car again. Only PHEV(EVRXs) like the volt.

]]> By: q http://gm-volt.com/2007/11/13/60-of-new-us-car-buyers-are-against-buying-american-brands/#comment-14649 q Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:18:41 +0000 http://www.gm-volt.com/2007/11/13/60-of-new-us-car-buyers-are-against-buying-american-brands/#comment-14649 Back to Volt, I would prefer GM puts more effort into making a reliable/robust design and less effort into nice-to-have-not-essential features. I don't care for power windows, power steering, etc. whereas I do care for having no more than a single major repair per decade. Back to Volt, I would prefer GM puts more effort into making a reliable/robust design and less effort into nice-to-have-not-essential features. I don’t care for power windows, power steering, etc. whereas I do care for having no more than a single major repair per decade.

]]> By: q http://gm-volt.com/2007/11/13/60-of-new-us-car-buyers-are-against-buying-american-brands/#comment-14632 q Wed, 14 Nov 2007 13:55:51 +0000 http://www.gm-volt.com/2007/11/13/60-of-new-us-car-buyers-are-against-buying-american-brands/#comment-14632 "despite now making great cars" Mercedes builds great cars, as well as Land Rover used to and Rolls Roys and Ferrari, etc. Still most americans don't consider buying those. They ought to be building "desirable cars" not just in terms of "great" - great looking, great performance, great comfort, etc.; but also in terms of "sensible/practical" - sensible fuel economy, practical size/performance, sensible price, etc. For instance, GM/Ford/C cars tend to have a lot of interior features and are very comfortable. Honda are far more spartan and simpler. Yet my friend's Focus developed electrical problems after only 5 years just as he was trying to sell it. My Hondas just keep going (besudes minor issues like one speaker is out) BECASE they are simpler and have less things to break down. Also GM is still mostly ignorant of their customers wanting better fuel economy. "Desirable" car gets at least 30 mpg, while GM's "great" cars struggle to achieve 25 mpg. What good are their "great" cars when you end up not being able to fill it with gasoline? Read the articles about shortages in China. We are not too far behind. Certainly they improved quality and are no longer very far behind Toyota and Honda. Credit is due there, good stuff :) The trouble is they still insist on telling their customers what they ought to driver as opposed listening to us what GM ought to build. That is why Toyota is leading with Prius and GM is trying to catch up with Volt. It should have been the other way around. GM with EV-1 should have been way ahead of Toyota. We certainly seem to have better batteries here than in Japan. GM could have had best selling electric cars and would be able to pay above average salaries and benefits without breaking a sweat. But no, they had to gut EV-1 because SUVs are soooo much better, right? Wrong! “despite now making great cars”

Mercedes builds great cars, as well as Land Rover used to and Rolls Roys and Ferrari, etc. Still most americans don’t consider buying those.

They ought to be building “desirable cars” not just in terms of “great” – great looking, great performance, great comfort, etc.; but also in terms of “sensible/practical” – sensible fuel economy, practical size/performance, sensible price, etc.

For instance, GM/Ford/C cars tend to have a lot of interior features and are very comfortable. Honda are far more spartan and simpler. Yet my friend’s Focus developed electrical problems after only 5 years just as he was trying to sell it. My Hondas just keep going (besudes minor issues like one speaker is out) BECASE they are simpler and have less things to break down.

Also GM is still mostly ignorant of their customers wanting better fuel economy. “Desirable” car gets at least 30 mpg, while GM’s “great” cars struggle to achieve 25 mpg. What good are their “great” cars when you end up not being able to fill it with gasoline? Read the articles about shortages in China. We are not too far behind.

Certainly they improved quality and are no longer very far behind Toyota and Honda. Credit is due there, good stuff :)
The trouble is they still insist on telling their customers what they ought to driver as opposed listening to us what GM ought to build. That is why Toyota is leading with Prius and GM is trying to catch up with Volt. It should have been the other way around. GM with EV-1 should have been way ahead of Toyota. We certainly seem to have better batteries here than in Japan. GM could have had best selling electric cars and would be able to pay above average salaries and benefits without breaking a sweat. But no, they had to gut EV-1 because SUVs are soooo much better, right? Wrong!

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