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    #76
    Originally posted by muzzlebrake View Post
    Yes sir. Miss my old 1970 C20 with 350/350 four bolt, large capacity radiator and 4:10 positrac, 4 spd granny. That thing would pull a mountain. Only lasted for 252K miles. I did have to replace a water pump and alternator and shocks one time It actually got decent gas mileage for a 4 barrel carb.


    I hate to tell ya but modern trucks will way outpull that truck. I mean by a LOT. And get better mileage and have more comfort.

    It’s ok to lust for the old days but to say vehicles were better back then just isn’t true.


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      #77
      Originally posted by jer_james View Post
      That's the truth - then it is as expensive to fix as it is replace.
      Drive one first and talk to someone that actually owns one. My wife’s has seen the shop once and it was for a nail in the tire. It’s an absolute beast.

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        #78
        Originally posted by Smell the Glove View Post
        Drive one first and talk to someone that actually owns one. My wife’s has seen the shop once and it was for a nail in the tire. It’s an absolute beast.
        I've owned and driven 3. Great service even. Doesn't change what I've said.

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          #79
          Originally posted by jer_james View Post
          I've owned and driven 3. Great service even. Doesn't change what I've said.
          So you've had to drop major coin on repairs for your Range Rovers? My family hasnt dropped one cent on repairs for ours. Once a year maintence is it. We've had 3 as well. The 2011 is out of warranty so Im rolling the dice at this point but with just 50K miles it hasnt given me a reason to think it is going to be a problem.

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            #80
            Originally posted by rtp View Post
            So you've had to drop major coin on repairs for your Range Rovers? My family hasnt dropped one cent on repairs for ours. Once a year maintence is it. We've had 3 as well. The 2011 is out of warranty so Im rolling the dice at this point but with just 50K miles it hasnt given me a reason to think it is going to be a problem.
            2 of the 3 required small repairs that led to major dollars. The other was a quicker flip.

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              #81
              Originally posted by jer_james View Post
              2 of the 3 required small repairs that led to major dollars. The other was a quicker flip.
              So out of warranty?

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                #82
                Originally posted by rtp View Post
                So out of warranty?
                Bought all 3 at auction. All under 35k miles.

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                  #84
                  why do they have to do this stuff right before Christmas?
                  Could they not wait until middle of January?

                  Grinches!

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                    #85
                    A Japanese company (Toyota) and an American company (General Motors) decided to have a canoe race on the Penobscot River. Both teams practiced long and hard to reach their peak performance before the race. On the big day, the Japanese won by a mile .
                    The Americans, very discouraged and depressed, decided to investigate the reason for the crushing defeat. A management team made up of senior management was formed to investigate and recommend appropriate action. Their conclusion was the Japanese had 8 people paddling and 1 person steering, while the American team had 7 people steering and 2 people paddling.

                    Feeling a deeper study was in order, American management hired a consulting company and paid them a large amount of money for a second opinion. They advised, of course, that too many people were steering the boat, while not enough people were paddling.

                    Not sure of how to utilize that information, but wanting to prevent another loss to the Japanese, the paddling team's management structure was totally reorganized to 4 steering supervisors, 2 area steering superintendents and 1 assistant superintendent steering manager.

                    They also implemented a new performance system that would give the 2 people paddling the boat greater incentive to work harder . It was called the 'Rowing Team Quality First Program, with meetings, dinners and free pens for the paddlers. There was discussion of getting new paddles, canoes and other equipment, extra vacation days for practices and bonuses. The pension program was trimmed to 'equal the competition' and some of the resultant savings were channeled into morale boosting programs and teamwork posters. The next year the Japanese won by two miles.

                    Humiliated, the American management laid off one paddler, halted development of a new canoe , sold all the paddles, and cancelled all capital investments for new equipment. The money saved was distributed to the Senior Executives as bonuses.

                    The next year, try as he might, the lone designated paddler was unable to even finish the race (having no paddles), so he was laid off for unacceptable performance, all canoe equipment was sold and the next year's racing team was out-sourced to India.

                    Sadly, THE END.

                    Here's something else to think about:

                    GM has spent the last thirty years moving its factories out of the US claiming they can't make money paying American wages.

                    TOYOTA has spent the last thirty years building more than a dozen plants inside the US.

                    The last quarter's results:

                    TOYOTA makes 4 billion in profits while GM racks up 9 billion in losses.

                    GM folks are still scratching their heads, and collecting bonuses....

                    IF THIS WEREN'T SO TRUE IT MIGHT BE FUNNY.

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                      #86
                      Originally posted by Thumper View Post
                      A Japanese company (Toyota) and an American company (General Motors) decided to have a canoe race on the Penobscot River. Both teams practiced long and hard to reach their peak performance before the race. On the big day, the Japanese won by a mile .
                      The Americans, very discouraged and depressed, decided to investigate the reason for the crushing defeat. A management team made up of senior management was formed to investigate and recommend appropriate action. Their conclusion was the Japanese had 8 people paddling and 1 person steering, while the American team had 7 people steering and 2 people paddling.

                      Feeling a deeper study was in order, American management hired a consulting company and paid them a large amount of money for a second opinion. They advised, of course, that too many people were steering the boat, while not enough people were paddling.

                      Not sure of how to utilize that information, but wanting to prevent another loss to the Japanese, the paddling team's management structure was totally reorganized to 4 steering supervisors, 2 area steering superintendents and 1 assistant superintendent steering manager.

                      They also implemented a new performance system that would give the 2 people paddling the boat greater incentive to work harder . It was called the 'Rowing Team Quality First Program, with meetings, dinners and free pens for the paddlers. There was discussion of getting new paddles, canoes and other equipment, extra vacation days for practices and bonuses. The pension program was trimmed to 'equal the competition' and some of the resultant savings were channeled into morale boosting programs and teamwork posters. The next year the Japanese won by two miles.

                      Humiliated, the American management laid off one paddler, halted development of a new canoe , sold all the paddles, and cancelled all capital investments for new equipment. The money saved was distributed to the Senior Executives as bonuses.

                      The next year, try as he might, the lone designated paddler was unable to even finish the race (having no paddles), so he was laid off for unacceptable performance, all canoe equipment was sold and the next year's racing team was out-sourced to India.

                      Sadly, THE END.

                      Here's something else to think about:

                      GM has spent the last thirty years moving its factories out of the US claiming they can't make money paying American wages.

                      TOYOTA has spent the last thirty years building more than a dozen plants inside the US.

                      The last quarter's results:

                      TOYOTA makes 4 billion in profits while GM racks up 9 billion in losses.

                      GM folks are still scratching their heads, and collecting bonuses....

                      IF THIS WEREN'T SO TRUE IT MIGHT BE FUNNY.
                      Well,...……..pretty much!

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                        #87
                        Originally posted by Thumper View Post
                        A Japanese company (Toyota) and an American company (General Motors) decided to have a canoe race on the Penobscot River. Both teams practiced long and hard to reach their peak performance before the race. On the big day, the Japanese won by a mile .
                        The Americans, very discouraged and depressed, decided to investigate the reason for the crushing defeat. A management team made up of senior management was formed to investigate and recommend appropriate action. Their conclusion was the Japanese had 8 people paddling and 1 person steering, while the American team had 7 people steering and 2 people paddling.

                        Feeling a deeper study was in order, American management hired a consulting company and paid them a large amount of money for a second opinion. They advised, of course, that too many people were steering the boat, while not enough people were paddling.

                        Not sure of how to utilize that information, but wanting to prevent another loss to the Japanese, the paddling team's management structure was totally reorganized to 4 steering supervisors, 2 area steering superintendents and 1 assistant superintendent steering manager.

                        They also implemented a new performance system that would give the 2 people paddling the boat greater incentive to work harder . It was called the 'Rowing Team Quality First Program, with meetings, dinners and free pens for the paddlers. There was discussion of getting new paddles, canoes and other equipment, extra vacation days for practices and bonuses. The pension program was trimmed to 'equal the competition' and some of the resultant savings were channeled into morale boosting programs and teamwork posters. The next year the Japanese won by two miles.

                        Humiliated, the American management laid off one paddler, halted development of a new canoe , sold all the paddles, and cancelled all capital investments for new equipment. The money saved was distributed to the Senior Executives as bonuses.

                        The next year, try as he might, the lone designated paddler was unable to even finish the race (having no paddles), so he was laid off for unacceptable performance, all canoe equipment was sold and the next year's racing team was out-sourced to India.

                        Sadly, THE END.

                        Here's something else to think about:

                        GM has spent the last thirty years moving its factories out of the US claiming they can't make money paying American wages.

                        TOYOTA has spent the last thirty years building more than a dozen plants inside the US.

                        The last quarter's results:

                        TOYOTA makes 4 billion in profits while GM racks up 9 billion in losses.

                        GM folks are still scratching their heads, and collecting bonuses....

                        IF THIS WEREN'T SO TRUE IT MIGHT BE FUNNY.
                        Yessir! And the same sort of thing has happened to American Airlines and a few other airlines. All chiefs and no indians.

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                          #88
                          Let GM fail. No more bonuses.

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                            #89
                            Originally posted by Man View Post
                            Let GM fail. No more bonuses.
                            Completely agree.

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                              #90
                              Originally posted by xman59 View Post
                              junk product, over priced, a lot!
                              cars that are to small to use for anything,,,, dang motorcycles are as big as some of the cars...

                              quit shafting people on warranty repairs,,
                              no body really wants an electric car,, there just trying to make you think you do ( city slicker, and sheeple) fall for that crap.....

                              many foreign car makers make a better car, sell it for less and back it up better,,, and chevy already has massive problems with electronic parts now,,, the last thing they need to do is make electric cars!!!!
                              I put 310k on a 2000 cavalier, 114k on a 2012 sonic and 100k and counting on a 2015 sonic. Probably not a lot of us but there are some that want the small commuters and ive had very good luck with GM products. always have. It sucks and ill probably go foreign on my next one

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