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GM Suspending Chevy Volt Output Due To Slow Sales

You've got to understand something about the reviewers, they aren't unbiased and look to sell ads, most people didn't even know about the Volt until it went into production. Reviewers will give a thumbs up to a flawed vehicle to get ad revenue from a company, they've been doing just that for years. The only positive comments I have ever seen on the Volt came from car mags notorious for having little integrity, the Detroit auto show which is becoming a joke, and GM themselves(No surprise they will try to sell their product). Frankly, you can keep hybrids, and the market doesn't want them, they pollute more than fossil fuel vehicles which is confirmed, they have higher maintenance costs, confirmed, and they are underpowered.
Now, if you want to talk about where the electricity comes from.................fossil fuels.

Give one to the Top Gear guys in England. Youwill get honesty at least from 2 of them.
 
Give one to the Top Gear guys in England. Youwill get honesty at least from 2 of them.
Sheesh, not even then. Those guys tend to hate American cars with a passion, though they did give the C6 Corvette proper respect.
 
That is exactly what I came away with. The volt is dead, the idea to stop making them for a period of time is eyewash. It's a PR way to ease it to the public "The Volt is dead"

Sure, they couldn't possibly be telling the truth. Occam's Razor and all that.
 
Sheesh, not even then. Those guys tend to hate American cars with a passion, though they did give the C6 Corvette proper respect.

When they tested the Corvette in the US, yes they did like it, but when they had one on the track in England, it didn't finish the runs, and you can't deny it is a poorly made car.

If they don't like a car, they tell you to stay away. I don't think I have ever seen an american car magazine give a fully negative review of a car. The car company would never give them a car to review ever again.

The Mexican car magazines, at least 4 Ruedas, always say glowing things about the cars but they also have positives and negatives about the car.
 
How much extra did it cost over the comparable straight gas version?

I really can't remember ... six years ago ... but it was a significant difference. Probably enough that it will never pay off in terms of gas savings. OTOH, it's my wife's car and she really appreciates the increased range between fillups. There's also the entertainment value. I'd definitely do it again.
 
I really can't remember ... six years ago ... but it was a significant difference. Probably enough that it will never pay off in terms of gas savings. OTOH, it's my wife's car and she really appreciates the increased range between fillups. There's also the entertainment value. I'd definitely do it again.

I can understand that. My friends wife would always tell him at 11 o'clock at night that her car was empty and he had to go fill it up, she didn't go to the gas stations.

I guess you wouldn't have to do it so often with her truck.
 
Sheesh, not even then. Those guys tend to hate American cars with a passion, though they did give the C6 Corvette proper respect.

No they don't, every time they've come to the U.S. to do an American car special, they've gone home loving the cars they've driven. Most of the Top Gear presenters have owned or do own American cars.

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No they don't, every time they've come to the U.S. to do an American car special, they've gone home loving the cars they've driven. Most of the Top Gear presenters have owned or do own American cars.

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That is an old picture. He sold that car because it gave him a ton of problems.

The little guy has a lot of old american cars but I don't think James does.
 
Especially since Mini is realizing they can't stay in business making toy cars, they're starting to make bigger cars and vans now.

The Mini a niche car for a niche market, same as muscle cars and luxury vehicles. The real market is in 4 door family vehicles with reliable safety features and good fuel economy. Any automaker who can't realize this deserves to be scoffed at.
 
When they tested the Corvette in the US, yes they did like it, but when they had one on the track in England, it didn't finish the runs, and you can't deny it is a poorly made car.

If they don't like a car, they tell you to stay away. I don't think I have ever seen an american car magazine give a fully negative review of a car. The car company would never give them a car to review ever again.

The Mexican car magazines, at least 4 Ruedas, always say glowing things about the cars but they also have positives and negatives about the car.
Actually the 'Vette is pretty well designed, Chevy had to go cheap on a couple of things that make little squeaks and noises here and there but where it counts the car is solid. No other arguments with this.
 
No they don't, every time they've come to the U.S. to do an American car special, they've gone home loving the cars they've driven. Most of the Top Gear presenters have owned or do own American cars.

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They ripped the Viper pretty badly, sure they are fair at the end but they start with a pretty bad bias, at least the stuff I've seen.
 
They ripped the Viper pretty badly, sure they are fair at the end but they start with a pretty bad bias, at least the stuff I've seen.

The Viper is a suicide machine.

If you are rich and want to kill yourself, that is the way to do it.
 
That is an old picture. He sold that car because it gave him a ton of problems.

The little guy has a lot of old american cars but I don't think James does.

Yes it did, it never worked worth a damn and that's Ford's fault. In fact, he bought the GT twice and twice, it was horribly unreliable. Richard Hammond, on the other hand, is a huge fan of American classic muscle cars and last I knew, owned a 1968 Ford Mustang 390 GT. As for James May, I don't know that Captain Slow has ever owned an American car, he tends to go for slower classic British cars.
 
I have an electric golf cart, if that counts.

I can think of alot of places where outlawing anything but golf carts and other EV to be driven would be a great thing!
 
The Mini a niche car for a niche market, same as muscle cars and luxury vehicles. The real market is in 4 door family vehicles with reliable safety features and good fuel economy. Any automaker who can't realize this deserves to be scoffed at.

Which is why they're now making the Countryman and Clubman vehicles. The Countryman is a 4-door family vehicle. They're slowly moving toward a more mainstream selection.
 
I can think of alot of places where outlawing anything but golf carts and other EV to be driven would be a great thing!

I use it for when I get the urge to drive while stoned or drunk. The golf course at the country club is my international waters.

Which is why they're now making the Countryman and Clubman vehicles. The Countryman is a 4-door family vehicle. They're slowly moving toward a more mainstream selection.

And I'm betting they'll still be expecting far too much for them.
 
The Viper is a suicide machine.

If you are rich and want to kill yourself, that is the way to do it.
Eh, if you can't drive well whatsoever it'll kill you. It drives like a damn hammer but has tons of power.
 
Eh, if you can't drive well whatsoever it'll kill you. It drives like a damn hammer but has tons of power.

That is my point. They don't offer a drving class with the purchase of the car.

When I was buying crashed cars, every one I saw was broken in half. Never did I see one with front end damage or anything like that, always broken in 2.
 
And I'm betting they'll still be expecting far too much for them.

Oh, I'm sure. The problem with people who claim them to be a niche car company is that they're clearly not making enough money sticking with their niche audience. They're moving into the mainstream market. For the 2012 Mini Countryman, the MSRP is $22,450. Not sure where you'd put that as far as costing too much.
 
Oh, I'm sure. The problem with people who claim them to be a niche car company is that they're clearly not making enough money sticking with their niche audience. They're moving into the mainstream market. For the 2012 Mini Countryman, the MSRP is $22,450. Not sure where you'd put that as far as costing too much.

Isn't the Mini owned by BMW?
 
Yes they are. BMW also owns Husqvarna Motorcycles and Volkswagen.

So they really aren't a niche car company, division maybe.
 
If they are retooling for the new Impala, then are they stopping production altogether of the Volt?

No, most factories are being designed to produce more then one vehicle at a time. The co owned plant by Mazda and Ford produced both the Mazda 6 and the Ford Mustang, two very different vehicles
 
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