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Clarity FTW!]]>Feb 3rd 2009 5:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/
People that buy this car are looking to show off. ]]>Feb 3rd 2009 5:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/
I think that every car ever made was to show off to the female sex...
with the following exceptions

-chevrolet cavalier
-Geo metro
-Lada Niva
-AMC Pacer
-AMC Gremlin
-Toyota Prius
-Yugo
-Chevrolet Chevette
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And we're the capital of smug with all those eco-friendly actors working in Hollywood.
Who do you think got the crappy gen1 Prius into the hearts and minds of the people?
Get them driving Volt's and seen on TMZ and the rest of the "more money than brains" club will follow.]]>Feb 3rd 2009 5:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/
"-Toyota Prius"

Nah this is supposed to attract "eco-aware" chicks. You know, the ones that wear glasses. ]]>Feb 3rd 2009 6:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/Feb 3rd 2009 6:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/Feb 4th 2009 12:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/Feb 5th 2009 11:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/Feb 3rd 2009 5:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/Feb 3rd 2009 5:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/
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i can think of plenty of places in the united states where almost everyone has a garage with electricity; in fact its the vast majority of the country not living in a major city. but ppl in those places don't want a lightweight mid-size sedan. they want a bigger car, 'cause they live 2 miles from their neighbor; but with all the convenience and fanciness of a gm volt. i HATE to quote sarah palin, but small town america is what here.

or what about dc? (one of the poorer metropolitain areas in the country) gimme a break.]]>Feb 4th 2009 12:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/Feb 3rd 2009 5:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/Feb 3rd 2009 5:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/Feb 3rd 2009 5:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/Feb 3rd 2009 5:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/Feb 3rd 2009 10:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/Feb 3rd 2009 5:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/
The problem are the guys at the top who stop the other guys with visions of the future...
They need to protect their $1,000,000 bonus and keep the oil pigs/insurance racket HAPPY!

Ha! those Goe metro and suziki swift was just to appease the Gov so they could say they are working on small cars while they made SUV's bigger and more torquier...


F-GM and the rest... But the problem is the amount of job losses...]]>Feb 3rd 2009 6:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/
The problem are the guys at the top who stop the other guys with visions of the future...
They need to protect their $1,000,000 bonus and keep the oil pigs/insurance racket HAPPY!

Ha! those Goe metro and suziki swift was just to appease the Gov so they could say they are working on small cars while they made SUV's bigger and more torquier...


F-GM and the rest... But the problem is the amount of job losses]]>Feb 3rd 2009 5:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/
First, its going to have to be small, like smaller than a geo metro small. Second, its going to have to be made light, very light, but in order to pass federal crash safety guidelines its going to have to be strong too, that means expensive materials will have to be used in its making.

By the time its all the engineering is done they could probably sell it to you for around 30 grand for a smaller than a metro sized vehicle. You might be able to make the vehicle a little larger if you use diesel or hybrid technology, but both of those will probably add 5 to 10 grand to the price. Now how many people do you know would pay 30 to 40 grand for a small car?

I don't know many that would. Don't get me wrong, I like small cars, I had a geo metro for many years, loved the little underpowered pod. But their is a reason they are not sold any more. The companies do not make much money off them, and as safety standards went up, the efficiency of the vehicle was going down.

Honda made the Yaris a Metro like vehicle in its size and was still only able to get it up to a little above 40 mpg, not the 50 of the metro. Their is no conspiracy by "big oil" to kill small vehicles in this country, its simple economics. The major car companies have huge bills to pay (union contracts, salaries, health care, and R&D), and they just cannot pay those bills by selling the small cars alone. Part of the reason they push SUV's and trucks so hard is that they have huge margins, and people buy them in large numbers.]]>Feb 3rd 2009 5:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/
go across the pond and every woman knows how to drive a manual, check air tire pressure and what not...

here the gov. has to make the industry put Tire pressure monitors in the cars because retards don't know how to do that! and even if they

did know they don't give 2 SHITES! about it!

SO now the industy has to add more electronic crap to already crappy cars..

how is it that I can drive around in an old caprice for 5 years but yet some fat ass totals a 2008 model with all that traction control?

Good for all of you!

Electric bicycles will rule!]]>Feb 3rd 2009 6:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/But we should have at least the choice of motor they have in europe. I rent a Polo last month in Spain (like a small VW golf/rabbit), 1,2 liters, quite cheap to buy, and... 52 MPG. I did 700 miles with it, and it was perfect. Why do we need 3.0 L - 200 hp ???
I think we are just dumb.
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Toyota makes the Yaris, not Honda. ]]>Feb 4th 2009 12:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/Feb 3rd 2009 5:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/Feb 3rd 2009 5:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/Feb 3rd 2009 6:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/Feb 3rd 2009 6:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/
San Fran!

SAAAAAAN FRAAAAAAN!!!]]>Feb 4th 2009 9:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/
I wonder what people from SF come across as to everyone else in the nation...]]>Feb 4th 2009 11:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/Feb 5th 2009 5:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/Feb 3rd 2009 5:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/I'm in Montreal, but 'm sure you also have all those modified cars...]]>Feb 3rd 2009 9:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/Feb 3rd 2009 5:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/
Perhaps taxing the public transportation system to pay for GM?
No lets tax the Bicyclists... those SOB's have had it too easy

How about putting a plate on running shoes? $5/year to plate your shoes

$10 to plate your bicycle
$3 for a baby stroller!]]>Feb 3rd 2009 5:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/
GM release the Volt in San Diego -> OC -> LA where people have garages and where Mass transport is poor. ]]>Feb 3rd 2009 5:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/Feb 3rd 2009 5:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_streetcar_conspiracy]]>Feb 3rd 2009 5:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/
If GM REALLY believes they will hit their mark on this car, they should take Pre-Orders now for Volt's at a reduced price.
If enough people Pre-Order, they will get a small influx of cash to help keep the Volt production line going.

Now this assumes they will be smart and not waste people's PreOrder money on the Tahoe production line or something equally stupid. And of course with as bad a shape as they are in right now financially, I am not sure that they will get as many PreOrders as if a company like Honda was the one releasing the Volt. But its worth a shot.]]>Feb 3rd 2009 5:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/Feb 3rd 2009 6:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/
I always wonder why we can't take one or two lanes out of SD's larget freeway and just lay trolley tracks on them and expand the range of the trolley. Anyone know?

People don't have to lose their precious land and mass transport is expanded.
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suv+mother and 2 children = 3 people transported per gallon spent=3x efficiency.
san fran single with dog even in a prius is going to just break even with the soccer mom if that.


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Actually give us something to be happy about instead of being the worst state in terms of economic status, that and we have no mass transit at all. ]]>Feb 3rd 2009 6:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/Feb 3rd 2009 6:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/gm-to-mold-san-fran-and-d-c-into-early-adopter-markets-for-chev/Feb 3rd 2009 7:34PM