Posted on 12/04/2008 2:30:45 PM PST by Daffynition
OK, how much did it cost to ship the Chevy Volt mule out to DC? I bet more than the $20K private jet trip cost!
Their PR guy putting out his resume on MonsterJobs as we speak. ;)
The Volt supposedly has a range of 40 miles, but that’s prolly if you don’t use the radio and definitely don’t use the heater or A/C. It would be funny if his Volt ran out of juice a coupla blocks from the dodo brain prima donnas waiting for him on Capitol Hill.
No Chevy can go the distance from Detroit without breaking down ... what on earth were they going to do?
There should be a spoof movie made of their road trip to D.C., it would be hilarious. Picture these guys trying to figure out the drive through window at McD’s
"I say, Niles, do I usually get my happy meal with cheese. And do I get onion rings or fries?"
The article is pretty dumb. The Volt is not scheduled for production until late 2010, of course it's not ready to be driven from Detroit to Washington today. It's well understood that the battery technology is still being developed.
Are they parking in a handicap spot??
He can’t even stand up straight. He looks crippled!
I used to drive small uncomfortable cars like that. Glad I don’t anymore.
Stop the bailout! stop the bailout! The best shot is the Volt??? Holy carp. A car that can only handle a 20 mile commute (heaven forbid there's any traffic congestion) and your boss who cuts HIS budget by NOT letting you plug in your car at work to recharge on HIS dime? Can you imagine the traffic nightmares in LA if even 0.5% suffer a power fail (500 out of every 100k cars, pro'ly failure to charge and / or battery fail)? Actually, your safety distance would be 15 miles out, then 15 miles back home since you couldn't count on getting a charge while at work plus you would have to leave a safety margin.
Look, if Congress wants to flush money down the toilet I'd be glad to take my share and put it to better use than GM seems prepared to do.
“Post 4”
Bunch of whipped puppies, got rapped on the nose with a newspaper, and now they are ready to grovel.
I don’t think this man would have behaved so cravenly.
“One of the things the government can’t do is run anything. The only things our government runs are the post office and the railroads, and both of them are bankrupt”
Lee Iacocca
They had it shipped? How much money did that waste?
These guys just can’t win for losing.
These guys really blew it.
If they had called themselves bankers and financiers, they woulda been in the pink.......
$3000? that is the usual r/t rate for Reliable Carriers, their preferred show car vendor.
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Hell the guy is in WASHINGTON D.C. He did not want the congress to steal them.
It’s ok for Pelosi to jet around on her private jet, just not business execs.
Easily over $20K when you consider the two backup Volt mules they had to ship to be sure one of the three would work!
They should have Toonces the driving cat as chaffeur.
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