GM/Chrysler Bankruptcy: How it Affects You - Interview

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Check out this interview with industry expert Jessica Caldwell as she talks about how the recent bankruptcies could affect you.

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[mugenman6]

an american company will never die in its own country unfortunately.... I would run out of people with v8's to piss off in the next five years when all of the 2001 and below models are in the junkyard.

[artistmac]

For too long, GM treated Pontiac like a stepchild. Everything Pontiac sells except the Solstice and the G8 is about as exciting as dishwater. G3=Chevy Aveo, G5=Chevy Cobalt, G6=Chevy Malibu, Vibe=Toyota Matrix, Torrent=Chevy Equinox. The Solstice was shared with Saturn and Opel (Sky, GT). The only unique car Pontiac sells is the G8. Maybe after Pontiac goes away, they'll make it the new Chevy Impala, and shove the FWD version off a 500-foot cliff. But I'm keeping my cherry '84 Fiero.

[skyline777]

GM and chrysler made horrible cars since the 70's. cars got bigger, uglier, boring and just CRAP.

[topdinero]

i thought Chrysler is part of fiat

[exBMRguy]

Screw GM and Chrysler and Ford. They are all crap cars made by arrogant makers that always made false BS claims.

[arabrockerman]

Most Camry/Accord buyers wouldn't buy American anyways reguardless of how nice.

Anyways everyone says the G8 was a big hit for Pontiac it is waaaaaaaaay more popular than the Booniville that it replaced infact thats what GM plans to save out of pontiac. It's going to become the Chevy Commodore and there will be a Cop car of it it will replace the impala.

Reguardless I can't believe Saturn is being bought (never turned a prophet since day one) and pontiac is being killed not to mention saab

[DualofChaos]

I understand. I like the G8 it should have been Pontiac's savior but people ignored it and bought Camry/Accord instead.

[ToyotaforCorolla]

If GM and Chrysler go away, atleast they won't be stealing any more of MY tax money

[OneOfaKind949]

If GM and Chrysler want to sell cars... just make them as reliable as Hondas and Toyotas... Ever looked at a consumer report for cars... Honda and Toyota have great scores all around... while you still see many problems with GM and Chrysler products. Reliability is why people buy Japanese cars.

[arabrockerman]

I can't carry four other people and anything else in a Solstice can I?

Solstice is fine for some people but not practical for most.

Besides a G8 does excellent mpg.

My first car was a retired cop car and when I drove it right I was getting 26mpg in town in a huge v8 crown vic very quick and EPA est is 17 and my second car was an Accord 4cyl in excellent condition and I still only got 22mpg in town. I'm actually a mechanic so I deal with all kinds of cars and I don't trust a GM 4cyl

[DualofChaos]

its not the engine thats the problem, thats it virtue, its the size. Your used to an H2 which is a tank but the G8 is also larger than needed. Unless your big I understand the G8 but if your not I would go for the Solstice. Its better on gas, rare as a ferrari, and as fun as a corvette.

[arabrockerman]

I would love to have a G8 it can actually carry people has good trunk space good mpg handles good looks good If you think v8s are bad on the environment then what does that make a prius

It takes 10 years of driving an H2 to make up for the batteries of the Prius.

And when driven right I got more mpg out of a v8 than an accord vtec simply because I was never stressing the motor on the other hand the power was there when i needed/wanted it to be.