Comments on: Poll: Which 2010 Hybrid Would You Buy? http://gm-volt.com/2009/01/02/poll-which-2010-hybrid-would-you-buy/ Real-time news, information, and discussion about the Chevrolet Volt. Fri, 25 May 2012 17:49:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Fred Blandford http://gm-volt.com/2009/01/02/poll-which-2010-hybrid-would-you-buy/#comment-136614 Fred Blandford Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:12:45 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1449#comment-136614 Gm isn't bankrupt because the union helped them build good cars. I know. I put in 34 yrs with them. You can see the quality riding on the road every day. Paint over unprepared metal, now falling off. Now I'm told the union has part ownership of my bankrupt company and the government some of the rest. When my pension is kissed goodbye like the health care and the union is still sitting & smiling at our expense I'll probably buy a Kia and move down south out of the land of taxes here in NY. If you remember the Corvair and all the other experimental cars GM made I wouldn't put any faith in the Volt. Another thought. Who's going to pay to offset the loss in gas revenues? You guessed it. Special taxes and fees on electric vehicles and increases in electric rates that will make every home owner wish they were never produced. Gm isn’t bankrupt because the union helped them build good cars. I know. I put in 34 yrs with them. You can see the quality riding on the road every day. Paint over unprepared metal, now falling off. Now I’m told the union has part ownership of my bankrupt company and the government some of the rest. When my pension is kissed goodbye like the health care and the union is still sitting & smiling at our expense I’ll probably buy a Kia and move down south out of the land of taxes here in NY. If you remember the Corvair and all the other experimental cars GM made I wouldn’t put any faith in the Volt. Another thought. Who’s going to pay to offset the loss in gas revenues? You guessed it. Special taxes and fees on electric vehicles and increases in electric rates that will make every home owner wish they were never produced.

]]> By: Don http://gm-volt.com/2009/01/02/poll-which-2010-hybrid-would-you-buy/#comment-97665 Don Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:37:28 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1449#comment-97665 It has been said (above): 3) Besides GM, no other car maker with a network of dealers in the U.S. has announced a production plug-in gas / electric vehicle with anything close to a 40-mile range. The Volt is the only game in town right now. 4) Since the Volt is the only game in town, I want to know more about it. That doesn’t necessarily mean I want to know more about cars in general. Am I alone here? ______________________________________________ My answer is YES. The Volt is not the only game in town because it is not in the game. We have been promised the GM superstar for many years but, to date, nothing. In order to play the game, you must have players. I waited for the "great promised one" for too long and finally, about a year ago, decided to play the game with an available player. That ended in selecting the Prius. I must say that I am quite pleased with my decision and after yet another year, the Volt is still coming "any day now". Whenever the Volt finally arrives at an affordable price, I will consider one. It seems possible to have driven the Prius 100,000 miles or so by that time. I feel good about playing the game now. We won the superbowl last year and may do it again this year unless some better players show up to play instead of just telling us how good they are without actually playing. It has been said (above):
3) Besides GM, no other car maker with a network of dealers in the U.S. has announced a production plug-in gas / electric vehicle with anything close to a 40-mile range. The Volt is the only game in town right now.

4) Since the Volt is the only game in town, I want to know more about it. That doesn’t necessarily mean I want to know more about cars in general.

Am I alone here?

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My answer is YES. The Volt is not the only game in town because it is not in the game. We have been promised the GM superstar for many years but, to date, nothing. In order to play the game, you must have players. I waited for the “great promised one” for too long and finally, about a year ago, decided to play the game with an available player. That ended in selecting the Prius. I must say that I am quite pleased with my decision and after yet another year, the Volt is still coming “any day now”. Whenever the Volt finally arrives at an affordable price, I will consider one. It seems possible to have driven the Prius 100,000 miles or so by that time.
I feel good about playing the game now. We won the superbowl last year and may do it again this year unless some better players show up to play instead of just telling us how good they are without actually playing.

]]> By: Han Joverseon http://gm-volt.com/2009/01/02/poll-which-2010-hybrid-would-you-buy/#comment-89689 Han Joverseon Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:48:21 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1449#comment-89689 I voted for the LOW PRICE but realistically will likely not be able to afford ANY NEW CAR!!! DAMMIT! I'm just an average PEON. The one I WANT is the Chevy VOLT but will never be able to afford one! I voted for the LOW PRICE but realistically will likely not be able to afford ANY NEW CAR!!! DAMMIT! I’m just an average PEON. The one I WANT is the Chevy VOLT but will never be able to afford one!

]]> By: Herman http://gm-volt.com/2009/01/02/poll-which-2010-hybrid-would-you-buy/#comment-89566 Herman Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:34:08 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1449#comment-89566 About the ford... a question? Why do americans still need to get the HP from the amount of liters in the cylinders. It will only get your car less efficient. Smaller engines are more efficient. And if you tune up the small engine with the same ammount of horse power you have.. " A better engine " on every side. You don't get an efficient car by making a big huge gas guzzler into a hybrid =D .. it makes me laugh! 2,5 liters !! geezz and that is only getting 155 hp? Could atleast cut 1 liter off... And get better milage! About the ford… a question?

Why do americans still need to get the HP from the amount of liters in the cylinders. It will only get your car less efficient.
Smaller engines are more efficient. And if you tune up the small engine with the same ammount of horse power you have..
” A better engine ” on every side.

You don’t get an efficient car by making a big huge gas guzzler into a hybrid =D .. it makes me laugh!

2,5 liters !! geezz and that is only getting 155 hp?
Could atleast cut 1 liter off… And get better milage!

]]> By: Herman http://gm-volt.com/2009/01/02/poll-which-2010-hybrid-would-you-buy/#comment-89565 Herman Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:27:09 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1449#comment-89565 My first choice would be no plug no sale... as most of us :) We want to move forward.. As for design. I dont really like the ford.. again still oldfasioned. * sigh * ( maybe for old people it's good looking =D ) The last prius was better then this one.. its even more uglier as the prius was !!! As for the honda... omg! I love the design very futuristic! But the ima isnt as good as the toyota's engine.. Design: Honda Daily drive: No Plug No Sale!!!!! My first choice would be no plug no sale… as most of us :) We want to move forward..

As for design. I dont really like the ford.. again still oldfasioned. * sigh * ( maybe for old people it’s good looking =D )

The last prius was better then this one.. its even more uglier as the prius was !!!

As for the honda… omg! I love the design very futuristic! But the ima isnt as good as the toyota’s engine..

Design: Honda
Daily drive: No Plug No Sale!!!!!

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