The Chevy Volt show car has always been demonstrated with a white glossy iPod-like center stack console.
Shortly after it was unveiled the GM design team noted the stack would also be available in black and green finishes as well.
I have personally seen the new black stack while touring the Volt IVer production facility, and thought it looked excellent.
In one of GM’s videos showing the Volt IVers being built, one can catch a glimpse of the black stack, captured in the image above.
Although it looks gray in the shot it is indeed black.
I cannot get an official high resolution photo but am told it will be coming next week.
Source (Auotbloggreen)
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Aug 4th, 2009 (6:37 pm)I like the matte black look, but is it actually shiny with just a bad camera angle?
It’s also hard to tell if there are dimples on the dashboard to make the buttons easier to find by feel–sort of like on the “F” and “J” keys on a computer keyboard.
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Aug 4th, 2009 (6:39 pm)Looks like progress to me. I like it a LOT better than the white. Thanks.
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Aug 4th, 2009 (6:42 pm)I’d like to start off by apologizing to Lyle for hijacking/ninjaing this thread, sorry about this. (Thanks for making up a thread for me without a lot of substance that I could do this on)
I have decided that I will be leaving the GM-Volt ‘commentary community’ I have enjoyed the past two years+ very much and have made many new friends, and learned a lot along the way.
Over the past few months (and with the new forum style) it has become difficult to be the ‘glass half full/realist’ guy (and a distraction to the board I think)…maybe difficult is the wrong word…time consuming then, as I like to respond to everyone who responds to me as the thread progresses along, usually I make each post after a lot of deliberation and hunting down sources/links/quotes (It is no secret I love sources for statements, lol). It seems as though I have developed a certain crowd that I can be sure will follow posts I make, and more often than not…choas seems to ensue, not that it is all bad, but it is a overall distraction I feel to the flow of the site now.
Moreso that that, often my posts (whether you believe them to be factual or not, helpful or a hindrance) now spawn lives of their own…50 comment sidebars that take away from the thread topic (and the site) and what Lyle is trying to accomplish here. I really didn’t come here to be part of a show, or for internet celebrity…I just wanted to be part of the community. (I’m sure Lyle’s opinion is that it is no big deal, and to not worry about it…but I do). I want GM-Volt.com to be the very best that it can be…and I think this is what is best in the long run, and to keep the focus on the goal.
I will continue of course to check into GM-Volt.com too many times a day and follow with interest everything that is going on, but this will be my last as far as commentary goes.
(I do have to still show up to honor some commitments and come back in november 2010 if GM actually starts shipping Volts to showrooms to take the whippings I have coming of course, lol…and I’ll let you know what EV finally gets dealered to me that meets my criteria).
I’d like to personally thank some people that have made my time here interesting and worth ‘wading into the fray’ everyday for. Noel, RB, Neal (NRiley-its all yours now, but remember the number is 4,392…I’m sure you can do it in no time, heeh), Capt Jack, koz, john1701a (I hate your handle, I always type it wrong), Rashiid, Grizzly, Carcus1, Nasaman, Thomb, JEC, Corvette Guy, Jean Charles, Charlie, LauraM, omega, Bill, Paul, Mark, DaveK, DAv8or, Jim I, Metro etc (I know I missed a lot…sorry). Thanks too to those who I have butted heads with from time to time, and made life interesting, DonC (go easy on my BEVs, lol), JonP, Dan, DaveG (even you Michael Robinson…I’ll even say it for you once without the asterisks- hydrogen)
Thanks most of all to Lyle, your the best (truly)…keep it up. (I’ll keep sending you things I think are of interest and pestering you of course).
To all the GM execs who tune in here…your welcome, lol.
…and I’m always around for that pink tie, or personal tours of the facility in Michigan, lol
And for my friend Tagamet/Tag, (its all Yin now), just this one time for you:
LJGTVWOTR!!**************NPNS
Thanks…and have a good one, it has been my honour (note Canadian ‘U’).
Statik/Jay
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Aug 4th, 2009 (6:43 pm)I don’t think I like either Black or White.
I am interested in seeing the green one though.
I will wait for the high res photo before making a full decision though.
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Aug 4th, 2009 (6:46 pm)I’ll bet it looks great at night!!!
VOLT = COOL
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Aug 4th, 2009 (6:48 pm)Appropriate music is needed for this post.
I recommend “Vehicle” by “The Ides of March”.
Perfect for VOLT cruisin’…!!!!
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Aug 4th, 2009 (6:52 pm)I can understand why you are are “retiring” from this board, because by looking at the number of the comments you make, I’d swear that it was your full time job hanging out here. I’m sure your wife (and kids) have something to say about spending hours on the computer at one web site… as important as it is!
I think you should feel free to post the occasional comment (hopefully on topic)… it’s not healthy for anyone to “live” here.
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Aug 4th, 2009 (6:55 pm)You will surely be missed, my friend.
I have really enjoyed reading your very thought out comments.
You and the guys you mentioned helped make what this site what it is today.
Stay well.
Oh, I also find the new layout annoying and difficult.
But it is the message that is so important.
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Aug 4th, 2009 (6:58 pm)I post items I wish I could withdraw as well statik. I realize it is simply my stupidity and stubbornness that generates these. I try to blame it on the drama of a 2 year program being dispensed drop by drop. And my (perceived) cosmic need to counter balance the trollic posts we often see here.
Your views are good ones. All the way from the return of Lutzonin side panels to the war cries of hazzah. We here at gm volt dot com have been through the life and death of Ricardo Montalban. And the weirdness of seeing Wags drive up in an electric ghetto Cruze mule.
Hope you decide to take a few days off and hop back in. This is what all of us here wish to see happen as well. We still have more than a full year of drama ahead.
=D~
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Aug 4th, 2009 (7:04 pm)NOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Are you serious? I definitely understand. My wife hates this site too, but we NEEEEEED you!
BTW I like the matte console stack, although I’m still waiting to see green before I choose.
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Aug 4th, 2009 (7:19 pm)Statik
All I can say right now is thank you so much for your long-standing support and intelligent thoughtful insights.
Speaking for myself I can honestly say I learn a lot from reading everyone’s comments, and really it is everyone here that keeps me going day after day, more so even than the car and the mission itself.
Should you remain silent Statik you will be missed by many.
Of course there is always the option of “unretiring” like Lutz did.
We’ll be here.
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Aug 4th, 2009 (7:28 pm)What’s with that angle? It’s so horizontal for a center stack. It reminds me of R2D2, all rounded and an titled back at an angle with the round button things on its belly… http://sandalsandsocks.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/04/28/swing_bin.jpg
Where are people getting “matte” from? It doesn’t say anything like that in the article and the picture looks pretty damn glossy to me…
Farewell Statik, who knew you were actually a Jay? I personally expected a Dan or maybe John.
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Aug 4th, 2009 (7:42 pm)Interesting vents. I want to play w/the buttons. What’s the red one on the right? That also looks like a cd player. Does anyone buy/use CD’s anymore? Maybe its a DVD player for movies?
Lyle if you get a high res image, it would be nice to have an explanation of what each control’s function is. If that’s possible at this time.
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Aug 4th, 2009 (7:47 pm)Statik – This Is the first time I have posted. I pull up the site every night and read Lyle’s story. Then on the top bar I do a (Edit, Find, Statik) and the comments I always read are yours. If I have time I will read some of the other comments. You will be missed. Thank you friend.
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Aug 4th, 2009 (7:53 pm)on closer inspection, I think you’re right. It’s glossy.
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Aug 4th, 2009 (7:56 pm)Bummer, Dude.
You always have the best inside information.
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Aug 4th, 2009 (8:08 pm)If GM needs to reduce the Volt cost, why even bother w/buttons & dials? Most controls can be integrated into the touchscreen. They would be better off increasing the size of the screen to maybe a 9″ or 10″ touchscreen, and eliminating most (if not all) of the “hardwired” buttons. This would also reduce points of failure. Dont worry about the users too much. People learn where buttons/controls are pretty quick. (ex Iphones/ipods)
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Aug 4th, 2009 (8:14 pm)Always enjoy (even if I occasionally disagree with) your humble and insightful posts. You have put a LOT of time into this sight and I understand the need to step away. I consider your work a significant chunk of what is, or what has been, GM-volt.com.
Sorry to see you go. (and good luck curing your addiction) If you fall off the wagon, I’m sure you’ll be welcomed back by all.
Adios Statik
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Aug 4th, 2009 (8:20 pm)Sorry to see you bailing out. You do engender a lot of conversation both pro and con. I see nothing wrong with that. Come back Statik Come back!!
I occasionally comment but generally in the manufacturing area-having retired in 1990.
I still review this site to try and keep up with the development of what I consider the most innovative auto development since the automatic transmission.
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Aug 4th, 2009 (8:22 pm)Do not want.
Looks like the typical too-many-buttons, not-enough-thought-put-into-it American designed interior. Interiors ARE the pink ghetto of US automotive design, right? All the cool kids want to design exteriors. Unfortunately, Honda seems to have picked up the disease:
http://l.yimg.com/dv/izp/honda_accord_sedan_ex_l_5_spd_at_2009_dashboard_dashboard.jpg
Take care, Statik.
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Aug 4th, 2009 (8:23 pm)R2D2. “+1, would read again”
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Aug 4th, 2009 (8:27 pm)Nah, can’t imagine taking my eyes off the road to read each new menu to find whatever option I’m looking for, but I can imagine fiddling tactiley for the “button to the right of the one with the braille dot” while keeping my eyes on the road.
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Aug 4th, 2009 (8:27 pm)kdawg: “What’s the red one on the right?”
Hazard?
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Aug 4th, 2009 (8:30 pm)Ditto, Rick. First time poster, long time admirer of Statik and the rest of the people on here. I read the site more for the comments than Lyle’s posts, losing Statik will make that a little less interesting.
I’m first in line when the Volt comes to my nearest dealership (SoCal, Inland Empire). I’m hoping Statik is wrong and it’s sometime early in 2011, I don’t know how much longer my “clunker” is going to hold out. I may have to get the Fusion hybrid to hold me over until 2011…
P.S. – I agree the new comments format is difficult to slog through.
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Aug 4th, 2009 (8:54 pm)Statik/Jay,
I have truly learned a lot from everyone on this forum, and your posts are typically clear, concise, and nearly always spot on.
It kinda feels like the loss of a loved one, but the good thing is we know your still watching (kinda like dead people in heaven…hehe).
Good luck, take care and your insight will be missed.
PS: Please let us know when Bob gets you that pink tie.
/not sure why I keep putting this at the end of my blog? Oh, yeah, that Statik dude uses it, and he’s way cool!
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Aug 4th, 2009 (9:01 pm)You have been consistently the most valuable asset here, after Lyle himself. I hope you will reconsider.
Contrary to what many may say, value and popularity do not always go hand-in-hand.
I have also taken special note of what “statik” had to say in all these comments.
I cannot help but think that many at GM have derived more value (though perhaps less comfort) from your insights.
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Aug 4th, 2009 (9:03 pm)You will be missed statik, I often do not agree with many of your opinions but you always add to quality to the discussion because you always have the facts and information at hand.
May I second what many others have suggested and don’t leave us entirely, I think we all would be happy with the occasional surprise visit.
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Aug 4th, 2009 (9:03 pm)It does appear to me that there is some concession to ‘feel,’ though according to previous articles, there is no tactile action to the ‘buttons.’
I was dreading having to take my eyes off the road to look at the white mockup for functions, this looks more do-able.
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Aug 4th, 2009 (9:07 pm)statik, I agree with you that the new format is a bit crazy. However, did you notice how many more comments are being posted?
I see you in the forum section once in a while and that has a much better format to follow. It’s much easier to have a debate (verbal fist fight at times but it’s all good). You can take the time to gather facts and refute other’s arguments. They also go on for much longer (maybe too long at times).
There is also a new technology coming out very soon that I hope Lyle will adopt to this site. It’s called Google Wave. A new way of collaborating on the web. You can check out a video of it and I think you will agree that it offers an amazing opportunity to improve Internet communications. This should be launched by Google later this year.
Finally, why don’t people just leave? They have to say this long goodbye. Is it more like a person calling out for help before they take the bottle of aspirin? I feel your frustration but now you have to go cold turkey and never come back. Of course you can come on over to the forum section because you didn’t write that off, yet.
Perhaps you are starting to realize that the Volt is coming and it’s going to be hard to stop? You don’t want people going over your past posts and showing how wrong you were? Are you chicken? lol. OK, that was a bit of reverse psychology.
Lyle will probably be changing up the format of these comments soon because I think everyone, including me, is confused as to where the next comment will go. People are now just commenting on the first comment in hopes to not fall 300 comments down to the zero-read section.
Lyle, What are your plans? Any changes? Back to the old system (even though the number of comments have jumped)? Google Wave? Your fans want to know.
Soon we will be hitting the 1 year countdown (in only a few months) and things will start to really get going. I expect many more people coming here to find out what this Volt is all about. Should be a very exciting time with all of the different EV and hybrids finally making it to the showroom floor. We all might even be able to buy a real EV (Tesla is more like a dream to most) next year. Imagine that.
So statik, I guess we will see you back here soon enough. You know you are addicted, you know you need that fix. Normal fossil-fuel-burning life is just too boring for you. Your body and mind will go though spastic withdrawal and will beg you to check back in. Some idiot will post something that just itches you the wrong way and you will be compelled to respond. Should you? Can you? Will I look like a loser? All of these thoughts will come rushing in.
Don’t worry about it. Just post when you want and do so guilt free. See you soon.
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Aug 4th, 2009 (9:11 pm)If you don’t come back I’ll say hydrogen!!!
hydrogen!!!
hydrogen!!!
hydrogen!!!
hydrogen!!!
… if that doesn’t work, I’ll try holding my breath.
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Aug 4th, 2009 (9:12 pm)It better have good backlighting.
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Aug 4th, 2009 (9:15 pm)The red button will cause the Volt to self destruct in 10 seconds….
<Cue the Mission Impossible theme>
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Aug 4th, 2009 (9:15 pm)Green . . . ‘get’ it?
I hope it’s not glaring kelley green (and what paint colors would it look good with? I’m guessing red is out, lol)
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Aug 4th, 2009 (9:15 pm)Whateva dude!!!
Hasta La vista!!
I’ll have a pitcher of Long Island Iced tea for you!!!
Top 5 reasons’ statik is leaving…
1: Mrs. statik caught him leaving the house with a wad of single bills $$$
on the way to H( . y . )TERS!!! and blamed CaptJack and said it was a meeting CaptMorgan and JackD.
2: Everyone kept spelling his name wrong: statik fatik fofatik, banana fana phofatik.
3: Who’s statik?
4: Lyle couldn’t afford him for all his “Paid” comments to spur controversy/arguments.
5: He know’s something we don’t on the Volt? Hmmmm….
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!!
Nuttin but love hommie!
You’ll be missed bro.
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Aug 4th, 2009 (9:16 pm)“Thank you for pressing the Self Destruct button. Have a nice day”
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Aug 4th, 2009 (9:17 pm)Where is the iPod interface on that Stack ?
No iPod No Sale.
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Aug 4th, 2009 (9:19 pm)All humor aside, I think statik may know some devastating fact that he can’t bring himself to tell us.
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Aug 4th, 2009 (9:34 pm)Song about Statik leaving:
Sunday Will Never Be The Same by Spanky And Our Gang
You will be missed. I, too, search out your posts first then as time permits post my own or read the rest.
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Aug 4th, 2009 (9:35 pm)Right on bro.
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Aug 4th, 2009 (9:37 pm)Wholy sh|t Batman!
Look at all those buttons!
Talk about grotesque proprietaryness of the Stereo and AC controls. They don’t need to be like that. How much engineering was done to get this done?
KISS Damnit!!
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Aug 4th, 2009 (9:47 pm)The comments of Lyle and Statik have been the “easy way” to get the most info from a thread in a short period of time. Oh well…I agree with Lyle…Statik, you should consider unretiring. If Lutz donates the tie to the cause, will you consider it?
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Aug 4th, 2009 (9:49 pm)I was going to suggest Lyle add a quick link to jump to your comments. I guess that suggestion came too late…Your comments (and the responses) are as fun as Lyle’s posts.
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Aug 4th, 2009 (9:50 pm)First, I’d like to say that I hope there are no personal or health issues that are forcing your decision to leave.
If not, then I am truly stunned by this announcement. If you actually believe that the “Community” is disrupted by your comments, then perhaps we need to ask Lyle to run a Poll – Keep Statik’s comments coming? yes/no.
Sure, I’ll be the first to say I don’t agree with everything you say, however, sometimes you can be quite amuzing. One of the best laughs I got from this site was when Lyle did a video by a gas pump, and your reply was “Yeah, yeah kid, just pump my gas. What do you think you are, a brain surgeon or something?
As the resident motor mouth (and we’ve got the data to back that up), you definately help to keep the dialouge moving. Sometimes the site needs that on a slow day (do you want black, white, or green for your center stack console?).
Whatever direction you chose, I wish you all the best (unless, of course, GM has chosen you to be a Beta tester for the Volt, and as a condition asked that you no longer comment on this site).
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Aug 4th, 2009 (9:59 pm)I’m sorry to see you go. I find your posts interesting and informative, and I’ll miss your insights into the auto industry. And you have a knack for making me laugh.
I can understand why you’d want to leave. You must spend hours on this site. And real life comes first. But I don’t think your comments are a distraction at all. I think they’re a large part of what makes this site so interesting.
By the way, I’m not crazy about the new format either. It can be hard to follow, and it’s very time consuming.
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Aug 4th, 2009 (10:16 pm)WTH?
Statik made this site interesting, he created the conversation. I’m disappointed in the decision.
Really would like to see him become a guest author or something of that nature where he gets to throw in his “other side of the coin” opinion on the daily news.
Sigh, sad day for people everywhere that waste their time scrolling through the comments looking for statik’s take on the volt, electric cars, random financial market stuff, and even more random other stuff.
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Aug 4th, 2009 (10:18 pm)Can’t they just glue one of these to the dash?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Diabolical-DP0344-AM-BOOB-RADIO/dp/B000RGVA9C
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Aug 4th, 2009 (10:19 pm)Sad news. The blossoming commentary is hard to keep with for sure. Your excellent info, insights, and wit will be sorely missed. I don’t learn as easily as I used to, but I’ve taken a thing or two from your posting.
Your comments certainly spur more conversation than any others, but I’ld be shocked if Lyle or anyone else considers it distraction or detraction from the blogs. I understand the time issue and most of the debates have had many turns at the water cooler.
Hope to see some future comments from you even if only very rarely. If not, good luck and let us know what EV makes it into your stable.
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Aug 4th, 2009 (10:26 pm)I dunno what’s more alarming. The fact that they actually have this or the fact that Amazon has this…
lol…2 buttons, that’s all that’s needed.
Does it come in different sizes? I hope it uses “D” cells.
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
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Aug 4th, 2009 (10:26 pm)That is cheap plasticy looking. That’s what you get for your $40,000.00
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Aug 4th, 2009 (10:30 pm)Well..if Shtaaatik is getting a Beta Volt than I’m taking back everything I said below, HOSER.
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Aug 4th, 2009 (10:34 pm)There is a clearer picture of the black console from the Ampera concept gallery on this site…..just reminding, hope it helps
http://www.gm-volt.com/galleries/album/72157614074400698/photo/3323331606/opel-ampera-opel-ampera-interior-1.html
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Aug 4th, 2009 (10:43 pm)They could’ve stayed with a more conventional Stero system. I heard they spent a sh|tload of time and $$$ with Bose on this. Why? What was wrong with the good ol fashined indash stereo where one was able to DIY “Upgrade” from a product at Crutchfield.
KISS Damnit!
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Aug 4th, 2009 (10:45 pm)And Statik gets a +8!
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Aug 4th, 2009 (10:46 pm)I’m missing statik already!
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Aug 4th, 2009 (10:50 pm)C’mon statik. We still have the range thinge to resolve!
Why don’t you just post and not worry about responding. Sometimes you have time for that and sometimes not. You dont have to reply. Plus …. if you stop posting your chances of getting that pink tie aren’t very good and I was thinking it was almost a sure deal!
You’ll be missed.
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Aug 4th, 2009 (10:51 pm)My suggestion Statik, is this: whenever you feel you can contribute anything, as you so frequently have, please do so in a post here (this is what I hold myself to, difficult as it often is to keep quiet).
And in response to you, Lyle, I’ll be remaining “unretired” in the “Maximum Bob” tradition!
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Aug 4th, 2009 (10:56 pm)>> the pink ghetto of US automotive design
Um, what?
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Aug 4th, 2009 (11:07 pm)Say it ain’t SO, statik!?! I’d tell you that you can’t do this to us family members. but I know that has as much chance of working as …. Well, it wouldn’t work.
If it’s simply a format change that would keep your valuable input, I’ll vote for it (several times like in Chicago). The fact is that we need you. We value you. And that may not always (or even often) be conveyed – kinda like a marriage years after the honeymoon.
My best hope/hypothesis is that it’s time for your actual family to start another kiddo and they you’re just too TIRED to keep posting at your current volume. Kinda kidding there.
Although I’ll personally miss you like a brother, I refuse to say goodbye. I won’t let myself believe that you are actually going to leave. That’s my weakness, not yours. I was crestfallen when I didn’t see a reference to Moi in the initial wave, but you made up for that in spades in your closing.
Please don’t leave. I think the forum could sing that phrase in 56 part harmony, with Lyle being the conductor.
I know I took a mandatory “break” for a bit, but until you do, you can’t know how strong the feeling of loss IS.
So, ever the Rainbows and Unicorn guy, I have to believe you’ll get a second wind (you always had plenty of that (g)) and we’ll see you here again.
Be well my friend,
Tagamet
LJGTVWOTR!!***************NPNS!
/they don’t get any better than statik so maybe we should ignore the console topic and “ventilate”. (Hey, I’m a shrink, I can’t help it).
// Follow Lutz’ lead and unretire soon!
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Aug 4th, 2009 (11:08 pm)@statik #3
THREAD JACKER!
lol…
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Aug 4th, 2009 (11:14 pm)Ditto!
Be well,
Tagamet
LJGTVWOTR!!***************NPNS!
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Aug 4th, 2009 (11:15 pm)I’m still in shock. More tomorrow.
Tag
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Aug 4th, 2009 (11:31 pm)o c’mon!… Statik will just change his name …. GM-VOLT is addictive.. he can’t just quit!!!…he’ll be back, not like Arnold S but like Elvis Presley (faking his death)….
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Aug 4th, 2009 (11:38 pm)I think you underestimate your importance to these articles. I do understand and can clearly see your posts are no-where near as negative as they used to be which probably does not sit well with you… nothing left to fight or argue over as the car seems to be real now, bankruptcy was far too quick over your predictions, and to add insult to injury even executives at GM are saying you’re the type of people they need to hear from…
Truth be told, much of what you said I actually thought was correct, and I was simply waiting for the opportunity for you to slip up and argue against you. I’ve even written a couple of replies but not posted them after thinking… damn, he’s actually got a point! Bastard!
So perhaps you feel you no-longer contribute without over the top criticism, but I would say many people follow your posts as if to learn from your insights. You will indeed be missed, but there is always the possibility you can’t resist and need to add some comments… perhaps a new handle to conceal yourself
Do take care
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Aug 5th, 2009 (12:05 am)Let’s make this deal Statik.
If EEStor is real and proves it by the end of the year somehow, you will come back to the forum! I’d say that would warrant a return to (cyber)world of EV dreaming.
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Aug 5th, 2009 (12:05 am)Statik … I’m saddened to hear that you are “retiring”. I check out GM-Volt each day, they search through the postings for “statik” so that I can read the most interesting and thought-provoking comments and responses. I understand that you feel that your presence may detract and become a “side-show” … however this is one for the features that I find interesting and keeps me visiting this site.
I appreciate the rational perspective that you have brought to this forum. As others have stated, I hope that at some point you decide to “unretire” …
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Aug 5th, 2009 (12:10 am)I count 25 buttons and 2 knobs.
It’s geek heaven! Woo-Hoooooooooo!
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Aug 5th, 2009 (12:21 am)Sorry to say, but I agree with Lurtz. The consol looks cluttered with little dimples and buttons that are simply pictographs. I will say though that I’m sure a lot of thought went into this design, but it is perhaps not what I would expect. I’m not yet convinced it is practical as it appears you would have to reach over pretty far to get to some of the controls, and what happens when the icons rub off – I’m sure there was a button here at one point!
I hope to be proven wrong.
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Aug 5th, 2009 (12:24 am)Low power requirements!
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Aug 5th, 2009 (12:24 am)Ditto?
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Aug 5th, 2009 (12:26 am)Great idea, Statik can have a guest commentary!
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Aug 5th, 2009 (12:29 am)Love the site and most of you guys, but i have to tell you, I Ctrl-F for ’statik’ and ignore the noise. I find more often than not that I share his frequently but not always bleak opinion on the state of EVs. I’ve learned a lot from you man. There’s no use trying to change your mind. Given the time you have spent here I’m sure this decision wasn’t reached lightly. Instead I thank you for your insight and humor. By now you must know you’ll be missed terribly. For what it’s worth, after each post your comments were the highlight of my day. Thanks again, see you around the next major milestone (hopefully to keep it in perspective).
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Aug 5th, 2009 (12:37 am)From Autobloggreen “When the “production” Volt design was unveiled last September, the center stack was finished in very iPod-esque white plastic with touch sensitive controls. The IVER prototype shown in the video has a dark grey finish which we haven’t seen before in a Volt.”
We’ve known this for quite a while here, we’ve also seen it was black not gray (though that can change like anything else)…Thank you Lyle, again more proof that the information here is generally further ahead and more complete than anywhere else!!!
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Aug 5th, 2009 (12:54 am)“Pink Ghetto” – the term comes from the integration of more women in a traditionally male workplace, where women were/are given the less desirable tasks from which there is low likelihood of advancement.
It’s not that women are less capable, but if the people in charge don’t respect the task by assigning to that task those they have the lowest expectations of, those people won’t be given the budget, responsibility or creative freedom to do an excellent job.
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Aug 5th, 2009 (1:28 am)It’s not “bailing out”… it’s merely a loan.
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Aug 5th, 2009 (1:36 am)In the same vein as the ridicolous “Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows” video, here is another YouTube video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIAnkrPgTvY
Okay, ignore the “babe” lyrics.
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Aug 5th, 2009 (2:47 am)Jay,
So you will be joining the ranks of us lurkers, for a while at least. I have trouble believing someone with your insight can keep quiet for long. You are the consumate professor – He who understands and feels a need to spread knowledge.
I must say that the whole GM-volt community seems to have grown in our collective understanding of the the automotive industry and the technological shift that is happeninig before our eyes. I tell my kids that the family vehicles they are learning to drive, (one an automatic trans 454 suburban and the other a standard trans four banger), will seem like steam engine vehicles by the time they are ready to buy their first car.
To all who visit this site I toast you for appreciating this moment in time when fossil fuel becomes an option rather than a staple part of the global economy.
Call me silly but I actually get goose bumps when I see that video of the volt IVER coming together with that musical score. Good things will come of the work being done. And I have a strong feeling better times are just ahead.
Sage Statik I solute you from the very western edge of this great country we share. Yes, colour me Canadian.
Take care.
Electroman
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Aug 5th, 2009 (3:08 am)Statik,
Thank you for your posts, your talent and devotion. I always been looking on my Nokia E 71 browser ‘Statik’ name and reading your posts. Stiking to the PC is not an option for me. Those smartphones are good for reading but not so for commenting.
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Aug 5th, 2009 (3:25 am)Much better !
But I would like to see it in the finish of the surrounding dashboard.
But yeah it;s still better than that hideous distractive white Ipod joke they rolled out early.
Now Intergrate it ! Glossy plastic looks cheap in a car.
Please.
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Aug 5th, 2009 (4:32 am)Ha! Statik – y’old drama queen – this is really YOUR thread…
But you’ve earned it! I must admit: in some of the boring threads, I just scrolled down to see, what your thoughts were.
I appreciated reading your threads a lot… thank you! You had at least one fan in Germany
And now be a good drama queen and retreat from your retirement -we all want you back!
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Aug 5th, 2009 (5:54 am)You are lost in a maze of tiny little buttons, all alike…
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Aug 5th, 2009 (6:15 am)This is a tough news to get, Statik. I don’t think I can say anything that’s not already been said, but I’ll throw my two cents in.
Without your tireless policing of our plebeian responses, we would certainly be a much more vapid community. We would be little more than a choir preaching to itself, and could have degraded long ago to irrelevant banter on each and every thread. You offer counterpoints where none else dare, always on-topic, and always with enough intellectual punch to stir the pot past a one-post reply. Everyone reads when you post, and everyone learns.
You keep us HONEST. You keep us GROUNDED. You make Lyle’s site MEANINGFUL and something the GM team can dive into for more than just outlandish fanboy ideas and critiques. You have given gm-volt.com a taste of the good stuff, and though we may never find a replacement able to fire up relevant debate as well as you, we will soon know the hurt of being without it.
Take this to heart if you’ve managed to read past Tag’s reply : there are thousands of people out there that will miss you and hope for your un-retirement, be it a day, month, or year from now.
Take care, Sergeant Major.
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Aug 5th, 2009 (6:21 am)In the realm of human (not engineers) interface design, it appears that this console will be the death of many due to the distractions caused by fiddling with the knobs and buttons while operating the vehicle. Throw this array on top of a cell phone conversation and bam, lives lost for the sake of gadgets!
Also, the eyes of 20 – 40 year old drives can see small things; however, those with multi-focal length glasses have to point the nose and tilt the head to get the correct focus on the dashboard. This takes time which leads to unsafe driving practices.
Here’s an idea, they should make interior car designer where some type of optics which distorts their vision to emulate the older customer base and run them through some sort of safety analysis while operating the vehicle.
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Aug 5th, 2009 (6:48 am)Static loss bad! Black console good! (As long as it is not glossy! or smooth!) Give it a leather like texture. Nothing more agrivating than a glare shining in your eyes. (Thats why the Road Racing cars from the 60’s painted their hoods flat black!)
….this sticker is dangerous and inconvenient, but I do love Fig Newtons!
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Aug 5th, 2009 (7:05 am)As one who has “butted heads” with statik a few times, I can say that he does stick to his beliefs whether or not we like them. And for that, I give him a lot of credit. I still think he is wrong on alot of things, but that is something we can discuss in person at a Volt Nation gathering sometime when we are all showing off our cars!
I have to say that I have often wondered what else he does during the day and night, with the amount of posts he was making here!
Personally, I don’t think he will be able to stay away. I think he will change his name and post now and then. Here is a name you can think about using: LutzBuddy or maybe PinkTieGuy
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
As to the new format, I have to say that I do not like it. Like nasaman, I have not been posting as much, simply because I do not have the time to look over each posting again and again to see what is new. But that is JMHO.
Jay – good luck being a lurker. Just promise to post a picture of your black electric vehicle, whatever that happens to be!
Jim
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Aug 5th, 2009 (7:18 am)Statik:
What a shock Man! As one of the others posted, I sincerely hope all is well with you and your family. I respect your decision to leave, but am very saddened to see this happen.
I’ve said here a number of times that I learn sooo much every time I come here, and that’s thanks to kind, funny, and intelligent people such as yourself. I appreciate all of the thoughtful analysis, debates, and chats we’ve had here over the last 2 years. I don’t know how many times I have read your posts and thought to myself, “How does he know all of this stuff???” You truly are amazing. It can’t be said enough how much you will be missed here.
I am truly wishing you the very best bro! =)—Schmeltz
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Aug 5th, 2009 (8:40 am)We take what we can get.
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Aug 5th, 2009 (8:56 am)Just watch for “lol” every other sentence (and the canadian spellings, of course).
But seriously, his quality of commentary will be difficult to disguise.
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Aug 5th, 2009 (8:57 am)Knobs are good. I like knobs.
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Aug 5th, 2009 (9:37 am)Have been busy and cannot do what StatiK did in time allocated. I sometimes wondered if you were connected to Doctor Who and had some time portal to avail yourself the time to write and write and write. Just barely caught this. You will be missed.
The Lads, Zeus and Apollo are howling.
Best Regards! Higgins and The Lads
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Aug 5th, 2009 (9:37 am)BLACK! Listen GM I hate the iPod and Apple/Mac look. Give me that fighter jet console look. A pain to keep clean but it sure looks great when it is clean.
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Aug 5th, 2009 (9:44 am)This is not to rip you Statik I am sorry to see you go.
But I have never understood the need by some to post one final post. If someone is leaving a site so, just go. Many times the person soon starts posting again. Were they just looking for a pat on the back?
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Aug 5th, 2009 (9:56 am)It looks like a lot of plastic that will creak as the vehicle goes over bumps. I am not sure about this style. I will just have to wait and see it in person. Things generally look different in pictures versus in real life.
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Aug 5th, 2009 (9:59 am)I wonder what interior/exterior colors will the Green center console go with? White, Black and Green consoles. No Brown or Blue? At least there appears to be some raised area on the buttons to aid find the correct area to press.
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Aug 5th, 2009 (9:59 am)Statik, wow! Sorry to hear you’re going. You and I don’t agree about cars, but I think your business analysis and research skills are spot on and look forward to reading them. I, like others, look mostly for your posts everyday. I love the new format because it allows the use of the avitars (I will miss Jemaine) and makes finding your posts easy while scanning the rest.
I really appreciate the work you have done on this site and hope to see you back soon.
P.S. I hope GM doesn’t have a cease and desist order against you! LOL
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Aug 5th, 2009 (10:12 am)Satik,
Your decision saddens me, but I must honor it. I will miss you every single day you are not posting here. It has never been about posting the most or the least comments, but about saying what you were thinking at the time. No one will ever come close to giving us as much as you have given us over the past two years. I will miss you, my friend. There have been days where I wanted to make the same decision, but I kept coming back for more. Just remember that if you change your mind and want to send us some comments, we will accept them gladly and respond in appropriately. I wish you well, God speed and I hope to meet you in person some day. It has been a pleasure reading your thoughts and opinions. I have always valued your them. Didn’t always agree, but I looked forward to reading every one of them. I am sorry to lose your input. Do let us know of the major events in your life so we can kinda keep up with you some. Happy motoring, friend.
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Aug 5th, 2009 (10:15 am)The perfect 20-something’s car:
A wooden car-size block with four wheels and an iPod dock.
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Aug 5th, 2009 (10:17 am)Statik –
I’ll miss you on the site. But I’ll bet there’s another way to contribute (I’ll be that Mr. D could use a co-editor, guest articles, etc.)
Lyle — Some ideas to hold on to contributors: 1. Go back to the old comment format 2) Limit size of posts 3) Let users sort the list to put their favorite contributors at the top. Just some ideas to help you keep on to your best contributors.
I love the the site and all your doing here. Specially love your geeky (compliment) videos.
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Aug 5th, 2009 (10:20 am)Usually I prefer American cars because of their simple interiors. I find lots of buttons on imports, especially European cars.
I can’t wait 10 years from now to see all the PHEV competition. Then we won’t be nitpicking this and that. The market will ultimately decide.
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Aug 5th, 2009 (10:20 am)It’s never a good idea to load up on hydrogen anywhere a statik discharge might possibly occur.
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Aug 5th, 2009 (10:50 am)Statik/Jay,
That was a shock to me!!! I come to this community only to scroll through and my scroller doesn’t miss your comments and stops mostly at your posts. Once in a while, I have also responded to your posts but not after the new format was introduced.
There have been times when the community had too much optimism and it tends to go into a dreamland. Your posts at those times have been the only ones to bring everyone back to the ground and face the reality – which I have liked the most.
We’ll miss you big time and hope you choose to come back sometime.
In the meantime, take care and stay well.
Wish you all the success in what you do.
Cheers!
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Aug 5th, 2009 (11:15 am)I do not think Statik was looking for anything except an opportunity to let us know he would not be posting here anymore, except on rare occasions. If he had just stopped it would have cause a lot of wondering just what happened to him. He did it the right way. The responses to his post proves once again that he is well respected on the site and that we all will miss him. I just hope that some of us can step up and replace just a part of his contributions to our daily blog. I know I can never come close to what Statik gave us. I will not even try. His contribution was on a much grander scale than mine could ever be. He did not ask for any pat on the back, nor was it implied by his post. The pats on the back he has received because of his “final” post are ones he greatly deserved.
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Aug 5th, 2009 (11:19 am)With all the computerization in the Volt, just replace all those buttons with voice command. Wouldn’t that be great. Right, Statik? Boy, I am going to miss you.
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Aug 5th, 2009 (11:20 am)Statik…………………………………….OUT!!!!
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Aug 5th, 2009 (11:59 am)Statik an internet star…OMG how funny. Nobody knows about the volt and even less of this site. Now thats funny. Start your own site Statik.
If anyone is a star it’s Lyle and his endless dedication that has helped move the Volt to Reality.
Bravo Lyle!
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Aug 5th, 2009 (12:07 pm)I totaly respect Statik, even if I did not agree with him, he always made good points. All I was saying is that I find it odd (and it happens a lot on a lot of boards) that some people have a need to have one final post.
Again I am not saying this about Statik (I am sure he is a man of his word) but many others on other sites who post such final goodbye are soon back posting.
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Aug 5th, 2009 (12:29 pm)Statik/Jay -
As a casual GM-Volt.com visitor and contributor I must also pile on here and let you know how much your comments and your insights will be sorely missed.
I too was a “Find (on this page)” …’statik’…user and for someone who lost an appreciable level of interest when the production Volt desgin came out…it was you sir… who kept me coming back (Lyle of course you too but that is understood). I mean to this day, I still use the term ‘Nerd Shoes’ whenever someone is talking about the prius! …simply classic.
For me, it was those times when you DID insight the chaos that I felt the most compelled to spend more time here to see you work your magic…
So here we are a little over a year left (give or take a year…he he) and you decide to quit…please don’t pull a Sarah Palin on us!!!
While I feel as though her quitting on the state of Alaska WILL actually help them…I do NOT think the GM-Volt.com community will be aided by your refusal to comment, in fact, I feel just the opposite this site just got a whole lot less interesting…..
Even so….I wish you well and look forward to your inevitable commentary come November 2010.
(I’m hearing the “Oh, Canada” national anthem in my head right now for some reason?) …. mmm… hockey is coming back soon too!
Take care dude!
- Murray
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Aug 5th, 2009 (1:27 pm)I left a good-bye post on a forum once, but I did have to leave it for good and all in order for it to ’stick.’ Maybe that last post was something I needed to write for myself.
I don’t think statik had the same reasons for leaving GM-Volt that I did for leaving that other forum, and there is still hope that he will return here, even if only rarely.
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Aug 5th, 2009 (1:32 pm)Another forum I used to visit had a section called “comments by …” under which were links to every screen name that had been used there.
Following the link led to the last 100 comments made by that commenter, along with the name of the thread, date and time (I believe it was just simple html, text only).
Of course, you have to reserve the name ” … ” to stop the inevitable wiseacre who decides it would be funny to do.
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Aug 5th, 2009 (1:35 pm)“I’m sorry, I am not familiar with that address. Would you please repeat the destination?”
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Aug 5th, 2009 (1:37 pm)I actually think it’s highly likely that statik is preparing to start his own site, and can no longer spare his time here.
Yes, Lyle deserves many kudos. Unfortunately, your true colors show in the paragraph above:
“Nobody knows about the volt and even less of this site.”
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Aug 5th, 2009 (1:59 pm)Tesla has the right idea with the model S. Just rotate a touchscreen LCD screen sideways, stick it in there, and be done with it!
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Aug 5th, 2009 (2:31 pm)Unconfirmed rumors, from a reliable source requesting anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to the media, are that statik is going over to the Tesla website, which he says, “is in need of some serious @ss-kicking.” Take it to ‘em, statik, and farewell!! You will be missed.
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Aug 5th, 2009 (2:37 pm)You will be missed, but I hope you will ‘bother’ us a gain soon. I am waiting on the fire from the previous post, hydrogen and a Statik discourse are together.
Okay, you are not leaving, edit your post young man and sit in the corner until you feel better.
Luv and hugs, ZEL, an EV owner (Sparrow) and hopeful Volt owner someday….unless I get a Leaf first. JK
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Aug 5th, 2009 (4:12 pm)LOL !!!
GO EV !!!
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Aug 5th, 2009 (4:26 pm)Sorry you Ass-umed my statement of the site being less known was an insult. Not in the least Sir.
Work out three times a week. You will feel better and it’s healthy. Takes just 20 minutes a day.
The clear meaning is…. if not many know of the Volt…naturally even less know of the site since fans are here and very interested.
Not bashing the site by any measure. In fact I tell people often to come and check it out.
Bravo to Lyle and his hard work. It’s always a pleasure to drop in.
For those that need to be part of a popular group…get over it.
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Aug 5th, 2009 (4:47 pm)Jeepers, I thought I was the only one that did that!
Miss you already Statik.
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Aug 5th, 2009 (5:25 pm)Talk about hijacking, LOL! This is probably the largest number of replies to a comment in the history of GM-Volt.com, a record which will quite likely stand forever.
Burnout is real, and sometimes it really is better to just walk away. Sometimes new people just have to pick up the baton. I’ve quit here a few times myself, LMAO. But I always think of Michael Corleone, “Just when I thought I was out, they pulled me back in.”
I’m not crazy about the new format either, and I have slowed way down in the number of comments I make the last few months. It does get pretty exhausting to try to keep up with all of the comments. So maybe one approach might be to do that – just slow down. Or maybe a simple “hi” once in awhile. You could always use an alias if you’re embarrassed about relapsing, hehehe.
Anyway, i always think about Jean-Charles (who has slowed down a bit as well, I think) and his brilliant comment about the growth of online communities. It is truly amazing that you actually can make meaningful friendships in this kind of a forum, with people you may never see, and whose real names you may never know.
Best of luck in everything you do, my good friend. Every good wish.
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Aug 5th, 2009 (5:35 pm)You will be missed Statik!
I am only a very occasional poster to this site (largely a function of being on the west coast), but spend an incredible amount of time reading comments/etc (and yes, I often ctrl+f “statik”). I am trying to tone it down since it is just too much time. If I spend as much time as I do, I cannot imagine how much time Statik spends. I can totally understand you needing to take a break. That said, we will all miss the inestimable Statik!
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Aug 5th, 2009 (7:27 pm)Even if we didn’t always agreed, I always like what you brough to each topics. The new format is……..what it is.
You contribution will be missed. Just hope you will let us know if you get Bob’s tie
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Aug 5th, 2009 (8:59 pm)Statik/Jay
I just wanna cry.
After losing my partner last year, one of the things that made it bearable was the GM-Volt community. I really feel sad you have chosen to leave.
I thank you for stating your intention, cause I would have worried otherwise.
Thanks for all your contributions over the years, your presence has made a difference, to this poster, at least.
I too find the new system inconvenient.
If you are ever over this way feel free to drop in.
http://www.mokaicottage.com
or mail me at davidg at slingshot dot co dot nz You will be welcome my friend.
Best Wishes
David.
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Aug 5th, 2009 (11:18 pm)I’ll certainly miss your comments. I’ve been lurking here for well over a year now. I’ve always appreciated the lively discussions and different insights. I find that the posts and replies to your comments often lead to some of the more interesting conversations on the site. Your retirement has somehow prodded me to respond on the website for the first time. (So Lyle, this new poster is not here because of the new format. Following the threads feels like more work now.)
Enjoy your free time.
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Aug 6th, 2009 (1:24 am)Thanks, I’d long ago forgotten about that one.
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Aug 6th, 2009 (4:25 pm)I really like the look, more so than the all white plastic. Now hopefully GM will make that a color option, and I hope the buttons have some sort of tactile difference to them.
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Aug 6th, 2009 (7:37 pm)If the center console must be plastic….
A solid color will always be somewhat cheap looking. The best way to class it up, without going carbon fiber, is marbling.
An off white with threads of black and silver marbling will bring the console to life. The side benefit is hiding fingerprints.
http://garfwod.250free.com/white-black%20marbling.png
=D~
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Aug 6th, 2009 (8:47 pm)Statik,
We finally get some good weather….
Go outside and enjoy yourself. You work way to hard.
At times I wondered if you were wheelchair bound after being T-boned by that Camaro so way long ago. (did I get that right?)
Like others I follow this site on a blackberry, So I do not reply much. Also I am not as elquent or informed as the other posters. However I just want to wish you the best of luck on any new endevor.
So how did you know that Lutz was going to retire?
Had to be some sort of inside information.
Cheers
Red HHR
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