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I would like to see them make that limo into something with say...hydraulic launch assist and clean diesel power...and promote it while it is around.... :stats:

Which leaves me wondering if there is a future for Mercury after all....I understand the Ford families reluctance in retiring the Mercury division since it was created from scratch by Edsel Ford himself...but to sit by and watch it wither is truly saddening.

GM had too many brands because of how they managed GM.... Can't fight the imports with what you got? Create a "new" division....soon, that division will be discontinued... Can't fight the near luxury market with an existing division? Kill it off but don't bother to work on the other divisions to pick up the customers that felt betrayed.. Can't pay your debt load and want to file bankruptcy? Drop four divisions and continue on your merry drunken path of destruction after you get a boat load of cash from the US government and burn all your shareholders in record time in bankruptcy court... Can't find your market after your trip through bankruptcy court? Roll out a re-badged RWD sedan from a discontinued division...then retract that statement days later... The dance goes on at "new GM"......

I hope it doesn't inspire a Bronco with that kind of GVW Plus...the article is quite old....2006 time frame

That is a sad epitaph for the entire American Auto industry....

If I were a true blue Pontiac fan...I would head upmarket to Buick....

You could if you put it on a Panther chassis

Dana White should've given him a Navigator.... :shades:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090718/ap_on_...nermobile_wreck :hysterical: Couldn't resist....

Bob Lutz likes the CTS.....oh god....nooooooooooooooo

"Motors Liquidation Company" vs the "New GM" which one was the "bad" one again?? I keep forgetting :hysterical:

...how about "Plan 9 from outerspace"....it is about as wacky as it ever gets ..or beer

That was the premise of a recent Volkswagen ad campaign with Brooke Shields :shades:

...I loved this quote from the article the best

Lasers and (in a hundred years) phasers ((lol)) are nothing new...I can't wait until someone develops warp drive ...and...when that happens, someone here will demand that they retrofit it to a large rear drive sedan with a body on frame that will still be in production since, "That is the only way to do it right." :hysterical:

I noticed in the article the claim of better "cold start" and "damp start" ability....I am thinking E85 and E100 pure ethanol which is a bitch to start in cold climates...

...and Mustang spanks it's ass with over 100 less HP Good job there Bob Putz

I am not kidding...while I have no doubts that the car is indeed a decent ride....it is not what the "new GM" needs to introduce...but if they are adamant about bringing forth, then they should take the time to consider new names and new ideas to supplement it. Bob Lutz needs to go bye-bye since this is the best he can do? Re-badge to a Chevy a car that was a re-badge of a Holden....geez.... :reading:

For that POS to have any impact, it would have to come in at around $12K

Ranger has that POS beat before it even hits our shores

http://autos.yahoo.com/articles/autos_cont...verpriced-cars/ Mercury Grand Marquis is number 2 on a list populated by Chrysler vehicles

AM, The reason why Buick survived and Pontiac did not is simple....Buick is huge in China....that market is the new battle ground.

New tag line for the "New" ( ) GM The more things change...the more we stay the same

There...fixed my own posting.... You are right RMC.... :shades:

If the Australian Zeta platform does indeed morph into a Chevrolet, it should be given a new moniker to better reflect the new direction that GM is headed for. It also should be powered by a "high feature" V6 as base equipment. Look forward, not backward GM.....