brenthutch 444 #1 April 9, 2015 Car of the Year, my ass. Raotflmao!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 905 #2 April 9, 2015 It's really somewhat normal for a plant to shut down for retooling when the model changes significantly. Like in this case. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
winsor 236 #3 April 9, 2015 normiss It's really somewhat normal for a plant to shut down for retooling when the model changes significantly. Like in this case. Retooling for the new model will be significant, what with the new standard 5.7 litre V-8 and all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brenthutch 444 #4 April 9, 2015 Shuts down early to clear out bloated inventories due to poor sales. Even the head of Cadillac said: "the Chevy Volt will fail and anybody who buys one is an idiot" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,465 #5 April 9, 2015 brenthutchCar of the Year, my ass. Raotflmao!!! Is there a point here somewhere? Is this a grand victory for the oil industry? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #6 April 9, 2015 SkyDekker***Car of the Year, my ass. Raotflmao!!! Is there a point here somewhere? Is this a grand victory for the oil industry? I believe it is predictions coming trueI'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,175 #7 April 9, 2015 turtlespeed******Car of the Year, my ass. Raotflmao!!! Is there a point here somewhere? Is this a grand victory for the oil industry? I believe it is predictions coming true No doubt. The Leaf and E-Golf are far better vehicles. (So for that matter is the Tesla Model S).... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #8 April 9, 2015 kallend *********Car of the Year, my ass. Raotflmao!!! Is there a point here somewhere? Is this a grand victory for the oil industry? I believe it is predictions coming true No doubt. The Leaf and E-Golf are far better vehicles. (So for that matter is the Tesla Model S). Quit making me agree with you.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brenthutch 444 #9 April 9, 2015 I'm just doing the church lady dance. Peak oil? Wah hahahahaha! Disappearing polar ice? Chortle chortle snort! Drought? More like tornado drought. Guffaw guffaw! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,132 #10 May 20, 2015 >Car of the Year . . . . . . . and the new 2016 model will be cheaper, more powerful, more efficient and larger. Sorry Charlie. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brenthutch 444 #11 May 22, 2015 And sell just as well in the era of cheap gas. It is apparent that after all these years you have rightly acquired a taste for crow. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
headoverheels 334 #12 May 22, 2015 You still got cheap gas? Ours has gone back up by a full dollar since the bottom. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stayhigh 2 #13 May 22, 2015 what cheap gas? we had that for like a month or two. it was christmas gift from exxon mobile. and now they want it back. I foresee 5 dollar gas during summer time. I'm seeing 4.20's already.Bernie Sanders for President 2016 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #14 May 22, 2015 stayhighwhat cheap gas? we had that for like a month or two. it was christmas gift from exxon mobile. and now they want it back. I foresee 5 dollar gas during summer time. I'm seeing 4.20's already. Of course you are, you see 420 everywhere.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brenthutch 444 #15 May 23, 2015 I just put 18 gallons of 93 octane gas in my wife's ml350 for around $50. Adjusted for inflation gas is cheaper now than it was in the 50's. Gas prices have rebounded from the free fall of a few months ago because US production is no longer profitable at that price point and production was slowed. With the price rebounding slightly, more production will come back on line and the prices will stabilize at a slightly higher, while still a low. price. #I love economics Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cvfd1399 0 #16 May 23, 2015 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2005279/posts QuoteFirst, we need to take into account inflation. The result of the Federal Reserve printing too much money is a loss of purchasing power of the dollar: something that cost $1.00 in 1950 would cost about $8.78 today. As for gas prices, in 1950 the price of gas was approximately 30 cents per gallon. Adjusted for inflation, a gallon of gas today should cost right at $2.64, assuming taxes are the same. But taxes have not stayed the same. The tax per gallon of gas in 1950 was roughly 1.5% of the price. Today, federal, state, and local taxes account for approximately 20% of gas's posted price. Taking inflation and the increase in taxes into account (assuming no change in supply or demand) the same gallon of gas that cost 30 cents in 1950 should today cost about $3.13. So not only is the government fucking us with taxes, they are also fucking with us by lowering the dollar value. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
