GENERAL MOTORS GETS PROGRESSIVELY WORSE




     A short time ago, I wrote a blog on the new Chev Camero.  I am still pleased with the body design, and applaud those responsible.  Within the last few days, I saw a review on the new Camero, and there were a lot of good things pointed out.  One item that surprised me, and it shouldn't have. was the gas milage.  The car gets 16mph in town, and 20 on the highway. Now, I am not an engineer, but there is no doubt in my mind that the car can get better milage than that.  If those figures are correct EPA ratings, then deduct 30% from those figures and one has a much more accurate estimate of the true milage.  The reason I say that is because in the past, and on more than one occasion, I have asked those in the industry and those were the figures given to me for an accurate estimate of the true milage of a new car.  So, take roughly thirty percent from 16, and lets round it out to 11 in town, and 13 or 14 on the highway.  Those are the real figures on the Camero costing 32 Grand.  Am I the only one that knows this is disgusting.

     I have wondered since the Camero made it's return debut why General Motors refuses to advertise the car like the rest of the Chev line-up.  Now I know why.  They are ashamed, and they should be.  While they claim to be an auto company, I have to disagree with them.  No, they are not.  They are a shameless bunch of idiots having manufacturing facilities at their disposal to play around with.  Since the auto company has to pay tribute to the gov't and the oil companies, it is really no wonder why this situation exists.  My reason for the previous statement is validated by the fact that in recent months, GM pulled the EV1 off the market with clalims that the car was not wanted by consumers.  That is a blatant lie by the company, and misinformation to the consumers.  Anyone that owned an EV-1 loved the vehicle.  Once the car was recalled, 70 owners tried to buy the vehicles for over 1.2 mil, and GM turned them down.   The vehicles were subsequently trucked to Mesa, Az. where they were crushed.  Brand new, semi used vehicles destroyed because they presented a threat to the oil companies.  One should have seen this coming, as GM wouldn't allow anyone to buy the vehicle, but rather lease them.  Does that make any sense at all.  People want to buy your product, but the company won't let you.  Why are they still in business?  Why did the gov't bail them out?  Why wouldn't GM sell their hybrid instead of leasing them?

   Is it true that GM is now acting as a front for other activities?  Since the Fed Gov't owns it, or a large part of it, those rumors  might not be far off.  We are never going to know the truth.  The corporate power brokers can't tell the truth.  We know that.  The gov't, and the oil companies are in denial, and neither one of those entities are capable of telling the truth, so that leaves them out.  So, we, the consumers are left to speculate about such matters.  I am a firm beleiver that corporate america, regardless of theeir name, are nothing more than well paid liars, and it has been proven time and time again.  

     So, GM has brought the Camero out again, and from the looks of things, they want and look forward to it being another failure.  I am sure they will be successfull in that endeavor.  GM has a past track record of being a failure, and by now they are very good at it.  I will not be surprised at the demise of the new Camero, and it is just a short matter of time.  What's next, who knows?  I look forward to all of the lies and excuses that we will have to listen to when it does occur.  Camero, from me to you, RIP, you had a good run.

written by Smokey Miller
2009-01-17