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.357
02/05/09

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I guess they got CLOBBERED
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Trembler
02/05/09

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Sorry to rant.. Futurists have predicted this downturn for years. We are coming off the longest sustained economic growth in history. Long and sustained was good while it lasted but unfortunately bad habits were developed and less preparation was done about the future. We made our bed now we have to lay in it. Were setting the stage for another future crisis as children are being labeled a "problem" and more and more tax dollars go to planned parethood(s). As our birth rate slowly declines towards our death rate we won't have the strong young bucks to work and pay taxes to fund the retirements and welfare programs of the future. Why can't we learn from eurasia's mistakes? We still have to fix social security...
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wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx
02/05/09

@Trembler: Whoa whoa whoa! All this hate? This economic downturn is easily rectified, my good man: we use old people as our primary fuel source.

Its cheap, renewable, and can't remember to take its medicine anyway. Right into furnaces they go to warm our homes, just shove one or two down the gas filler in your car and you're off!

...Though I wonder if using the elderly as a substitute for petroleum would make for cars that only go 40 and leave their left hand blinkers on constantly. Oh, and shit themselves.
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Ralph Wiley Is Poised
02/05/09

@wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx: Nope. Two magic words: "Baby oil."

Yup, that's the answer.
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wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx
02/05/09

@LucidRalphWiley: But then the harvesters have to be called "babiers" and that's way less cool than "whalers."

They do burn well though...I'll run some tests in my garage and let you know whats up.
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MushyHeirloom
02/05/09

@wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx: Please do! I'd love to use a pitchfork to top off the tank.
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bmoreDLJ
02/05/09

In reply to Lawrence Marshall Chevy, Dodge, Ford: Another Massive Texas Auto Dealership Closes
One bright sentiment: if the economy can knock off enough Mercury, Buick, Pontiac, and GMC dealers, GM may be able to more easily shed those redundant brands, saving huge chunks of cash and ending with a far less fractured product array.
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wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx
02/05/09

@bmorebanglebane: Mercury isn't owned by GM, they're part of Ford...but you never could tell from the shitboxes they make.

You're from Baltimore?
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Jo Schmo
02/05/09

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hmmm they should just park all those orphaned chargers on these abandoned car lots, duh
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faster, Tobias!
02/05/09

In reply to Lawrence Marshall Chevy, Dodge, Ford: Another Massive Texas Auto Dealership Closes
Er, waiter! There's politic all over this Jalopnik you brought me. I can't swallow it. No, don't bring me more of the same. Instead I'll have some greed, well done, of course. And if you could layer that under some nice and thick obsfucation, that would be great. Oh, and some market meltdown for a side. Greens? No, fuck the greens. I don't have room for greens right now.
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wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx
02/05/09

@faster,Tobias!: Well said, have room for two at that table? I know you're most likely a man, but hey, I'll put out if you buy dinner.
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jduffy13
02/05/09

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Not even Hyundai can save someone selling the American brands.

American cars are like the kiss of death to a dealer!

If you are a dealer and can survive though, there will be some amazingly good days ahead for business.
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LoganSix
02/05/09

@jduffy13: Yeah, because only more than half of all cars sold are American cars. Yup, kiss o' death.
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RLJ676-LS3 Commuter Car - for the environment
02/05/09

@LoganSix:

Please see above post by Ash78 on feeding trolls.
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MushyHeirloom
02/05/09

@rlj676-Carbon Footprint Size - Clownshoe: I love it when the trolls appear to be regulars until close inspection. It just tickles me pink.
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Jo Schmo
02/05/09

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Shopping for a Pre-Owned dealership?
Click here to visit our virtual store
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Stranger than most
02/05/09

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How in fuck do you screw over the economy this bad, and not get tried for treason... at least this time it close enough to home so that bozo bush gets to see his work first hand...
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SirNotAppearing
02/05/09

@Stranger then most: Hey, you got absurd political commentary in my Jalopnik!
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leavethegun-takethecannoli
02/05/09

@Stranger then most: Actually, Chris Dodd and Barney Frank are more to blame than anyone else. And just so you're not the last one to know, the change isn't coming anytime soon. If you still want change, try fishing it out of a local wishing well.
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Amalgamated Stainless Headers, est.1978
02/05/09

@SirNotAppearing: Yeah, wrong website. I think you're looking for TheRestofTheInternet.com
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leavethegun-takethecannoli
02/05/09

@SirNotAppearing: You got Jalopnik in my absurd political commentary.
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If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
02/05/09

@Stranger then most: Well, at least you're not bitter...
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pauljones
02/05/09

@Stranger then most:

Are you going to try the entire country for treason?

Granted, a huge part of this was corporate/wall street greed and government overspending, but the truth is, it is America as a whole that is responsible for this. We just kept spending our money without actually pausing to think how much money we could afford to spend, let alone whether or not we had that money in the first place, and that is why we are in this shitty situation.

If you want to see the guilty, look in the mirror the next time you are in the bathroom. Look to your left and right as you walk down the street. Look at your neighbors whose homes are being foreclosed because they tried to buy a house that was beyond their ability to afford.
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Amalgamated Stainless Headers, est.1978
02/05/09

@pauljones:

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SirNotAppearing
02/05/09

@pauljones: /looks down at feet/
You're right, I'm sorry

Oh, look! Tax credit on new cars!
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leavethegun-takethecannoli
02/05/09

@Ash78: I started thinking about it, and then decided to come back to this post to say the same thing. You beat me to it.
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Amalgamated Stainless Headers, est.1978
02/05/09

In reply to Lawrence Marshall Chevy, Dodge, Ford: Another Massive Texas Auto Dealership Closes
Kind of sad that Hyundai was probably a footnote to his total sales. I just read last night that the Sonata is up 85% in sales vs. January 08. And the Santa Fe is up around 60%. UP! Most of the credit was given to that new Assurance plan.

Bill Heard was a pretty big deal around Columbus, GA where he started--obviously it's a different viewpoint with his franchises. At least there he was "Sketchy dealership owned by a local"
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smalleyxb122
02/05/09

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Even the Carpocalypse is bigger in Texas.
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leavethegun-takethecannoli
02/05/09

In reply to Lawrence Marshall Chevy, Dodge, Ford: Another Massive Texas Auto Dealership Closes
This is getting very sad. I was waiting to buy a new car to get a better deal, and now I'll have less time to wait.
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leavethegun-takethecannoli
02/05/09

@leavethegun-takethecannoli: I wish to apologize for this comment. Many people just lost jobs because of this, and I wish them the best. Damn you Carpocalypse!
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damnelantra™
12/16/08

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just got my save detroit shirt. woot
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Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
12/11/08

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What DFWguy said...

It would be great if SAAB could break free of the dead weight of GM that I can't see having benefited them much at all. And GM sure didn't know what do with them. I just can't see it happening successfully.

Maybe Volvo and SAAB can team up with FIAT, who just said they wanted a partner, and then you'd get Italian for Beginners...
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OG_
12/11/08

@Van Sarockin: You mean like this?

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Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est
12/12/08

@OG_: My parents leased one of these, which is the closest we ever got to having a Swedish car in the yard. Unbelievable that anyone else remembers it!
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MushyHeirloom
12/11/08

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I'm telling you, Saab, Volvo, one company. Give Saab the weird performance stuff, and Volvo the safe-as-a-vault family haulers. It could work.
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Pessimippopotamus
12/11/08

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Does Sweden know that it can probably buy them for the same price?
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