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    Image of Mad_Science Mad_Science
    12/18/08

    In reply to Report: Chrysler, GM Reviving Merger Talks
    Jeep under GM is a good thing (people have been swapping GM parts into Jeeps since the Dawn of Time).


    I suppose they could pick up the minivans, too.


    Other than that, the whole company's redundant.


    Figure they'd probably sell the Ram trucks division to Nissan, and shut the rest down.

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    12/18/08

    In reply to Report: Chrysler, GM Reviving Merger Talks
    GM is denying talks.
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    12/18/08

    @sos10:


    Congress is denying GM.

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    12/18/08

    In reply to Report: Chrysler, GM Reviving Merger Talks
    Instead of the Big Three, it should be the Big One.


    (seriously.)

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    Image of Triborough Triborough
    12/18/08

    In reply to Report: Chrysler, GM Reviving Merger Talks
    The return of the K Car now with bowties?

    1986 Chevrolet Nova K
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    Image of smalleyxb122 smalleyxb122
    12/18/08

    @Triborough: I need to up my meds, or cut them back. Either way, my meds are not at the exact right amount, since when I saw that multi-colored Reliant, I thought "sure, I'd drive that".
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    12/18/08

    In reply to Report: Chrysler, GM Reviving Merger Talks
    Anagrams of Chrysler General Motors:


    Clergymen Steal Horrors,

    Ar Sorcerer Thong Smelly,


    And many, many more.

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    12/18/08

    @Rust-MyEnemy 20v Turbo: Enthrall merry scrooges
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    Image of Rust-MyEnemy Rust-MyEnemy
    12/18/08

    @sos10: Festive!
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    Image of Scott Wynn Scott Wynn
    12/18/08

    In reply to Report: Chrysler, GM Reviving Merger Talks
    When the pentastar and the bowtie merge I think it makes a pentagram......just saying.
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    Image of DoctorNine DoctorNine
    12/18/08

    @Scott Wynn: Isn't the street address of the Renaissance Center, 666?
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    Image of j6r j6r
    12/18/08

    In reply to Report: Chrysler, GM Reviving Merger Talks
    Bloomberg reporting they're not, so... [www.bloomberg.com]
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    Image of mikedrawcar mikedrawcar
    12/18/08

    @j6r: oddly enough, both stories say the exact same thing- just came to different conclusions. I wouldn't be surprised if they were being forced to reconsider the merger as a qualification for government money. In the government's view, a merger would solve a lot of problems, and if they're given leeway on labor and dealership contracts, it actually could in a crazy roundabout way.
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    12/18/08

    In reply to Report: Chrysler, GM Reviving Merger Talks
    The problem for Dodge is that it would fit absolutely nowhere in the GM brand structure. Nor would Chrysler. With Hummer pretty much gone, Jeep pretty much has a guaranteed place. Hell, we might even get a new Jeep pickup based off of the bones of the H3T. I wouldn't mind that.


    Dodge would be a duplicate brand that would overlap with both Chevrolet and Pontiac. And, with the exception of the Challenger/Charger/Magnum/300 platform and the Caravan platform, it has nothing worth keeping. Sure, the new Ram platform is great, but it is completely redundant.


    Chrysler, once a luxury brand, is now down to the likes of competing with that other once-a-luxury-brand, Buick. And Buick is in better shape than Chrysler.


    In the end, aside from the obvious of Jeep, I think that we would wind up with a new Chevrolet Astro/Venture based off of the Caravan platform, a new flagship RWD sedan for Buick, and perhaps some Saturn or Chevrolet versions to amortize production costs.


    Chrysler? Gone. Dodge? Gone.


    Does anyone remember a few years ago, when we were predicting this same fate for Ford, while lauding how well Chrysler was doing?


    All hope appears to be gone at this point, but the tides can change pretty damn fast, and it ain't over till the fat lady sings.


    So hold on tight, we aren't out of the woods just yet...

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    12/18/08

    @pauljones: I see Pontiac gone in favor of Dodge, just by virtue of the Charger/Challenger/300, and the trucks, although I agree, GM doesn't need another truck line. That is; unless they want to make GMC a separate-and-not-equal truck line to the Chevy. Yeah, I know, not in a million years.
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    12/18/08

    @timtoolman:


    From a product differentiation standpoint, moving the Sierra on to the Ram's platform wouldn't be the worst idea in the world. It wouldn't make sense from a business standpoint, though, as it would be one more platform to support. My guess is that the Ram platform gets sold to Nissan, as they are already using it for the next Titan.


    As for Pontiac vs Dodge, it's a coin toss, as they both are once glorious brands ruined with terrible offerings for 20 years running. But I would say that Pontiac would win if GM were to take over Chrysler. There is obviously the whole in-group bias thing that Pontiac has to its advantage, plus the fact that the G8 is a better car than the Charger/300, and uses a platform that is more adaptable and has a greater production volume.

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    Image of DoctorNine DoctorNine
    12/18/08

    @pauljones: I find myself approximately 99.7% in agreement with your analysis. I don't think GM is going to do RWD in a Buick platform ever again though. There would be too many reasons at Pontiac and Cadillac to nip that admittedly interesting possibility in the bud.
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    12/18/08

    @DoctorNine:


    I know. And that is why either Buick or Saturn must go. I'm hoping that it is Saturn that goes rather than Buick.


    But hey, a guy can dream about a new, RWD Roadmaster. Or Invicta. Or Electra. Or Riviera.


    Right? Right?


    Or, dare I say, a sexy, slinky, RWD 2+2 coupe that went by the Wildcat name?


    Okay, I'll stop smoking crack now.

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    Image of CMU_Bueller CMU_Bueller
    12/18/08

    @pauljones: Or a Ram with a Cummins and a real transmission and a lifetime warranty.
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    12/18/08

    @CMU_Bueller: Sure, so the Pentastar brands are all useless, but think about all of the additional production capacity GM would get!


    That's what's holding them back, innit?

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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    12/18/08

    @CMU_Bueller:


    Lifetime warranties kind of suck with out a living company to honor them.


    As for the Ram thing, if you are referring to the off-chance hope for a Jeep truck, I would still rather have the Jeep.


    Although, if things keep going at this rate, I would say that neither of the above are out of the realm of possibility.

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    Image of DoctorNine DoctorNine
    12/18/08

    @pauljones: Yeah, I gotta agree with you there. I'd like an Invicta. Simply because that's the species name of the imported red fire ant, and you can't kill those little bastards. It'd be good karma.
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    12/18/08

    @pauljones: No way Buick goes before Saturn. Buick is too strong a brand in China.
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    12/18/08

    @Brian B:


    Those were my thoughts, as well, but time will tell. If it came down to it, a lot of the decision would depend on consumer impressions of the two brands; whichever one is perceived as being better in any way, shape or form wins. The fact that Buick is a strong brand in China, however, may not be enough to save it here in the US. It could wind up being a somewhat similar case to Fiat, Peugeot, Alfa Romeo, Opel, etc. in that the brands still exist, but are simply not sold on in the US. The way things are going, anything is possible.

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    Image of Rust-MyEnemy Rust-MyEnemy
    12/18/08

    In reply to Report: Chrysler, GM Reviving Merger Talks
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    Image of DoctorNine DoctorNine
    12/18/08

    @Rust-MyEnemy 20v Turbo: Dude, COTD. Seriously. Laughed the coffee out my nose. Well done.
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    Image of STR8SIX STR8SIX
    12/18/08

    @Rust-MyEnemy 20v Turbo: Does that beast have a Cummins or a LS9? Regardless, what can you do to put me in that Chevrolodge today?
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    Image of Rust-MyEnemy Rust-MyEnemy
    12/18/08

    @STR8SIX: Dude, it has both! Send me a bankers draft (euros please!), I'll hook you up.
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    12/18/08

    @Rust-MyEnemy 20v Turbo: that fella looks far to confident in his sexual orientation to be standing next to such a fine american automobile
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    Image of Rust-MyEnemy Rust-MyEnemy
    12/18/08

    @damnelantra™: I couldn't find an appropriate Brokeback hat.
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    Image of Deartháir II Deartháir II
    12/18/08

    @Rust-MyEnemy 20v Turbo: You, sir, win the Internets today. I'm still coughing up coffee. I really needed a good laugh like that today.
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    Image of Mad_Science Mad_Science
    12/18/08

    @Rust-MyEnemy 20v Turbo: Yep, that's COTD.


    Also, got a link to the actual flickr photo page? Need to add that to favorites and send it to everyone I know.

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    12/18/08

    @Mad_Science: [flickr.com]
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    12/18/08

    @Rust-MyEnemy 20v Turbo: You haz a contact!
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    12/18/08

    @Rust-MyEnemy 20v Turbo: You haz another
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    Image of Rust-MyEnemy Rust-MyEnemy
    12/18/08

    @Mad_Science: @damnelantra™: Contactz contacted!
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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    12/18/08

    In reply to Report: Chrysler, GM Reviving Merger Talks
    Just in time for the depths of the Carpocalypse, GM and Chrysler merge, and dust off their mad small car skillz. Up next: the Omnivette.
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    12/18/08

    @Elhigh: Omnivette may be a combo of a Dodge Omni and a Chevy Chevette. Not quite the combo I was looking forward to.
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    Image of Timtoolman, sporadically speaking Timtoolman, sporadically speaking
    12/18/08

    In reply to Report: Chrysler, GM Reviving Merger Talks
    The science behind it is the government wants them to declare bankruptcy, in order to renege on the deals they've made, including pensions. Then, when the slate is clean, per se, the feds will give some cash to get by with. At least, this is the way I understand it.
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    Image of cazin678 cazin678
    12/18/08

    @timtoolman:


    What "deals"? Wake up- GM FAILED, and the pensioners are due NOTHING. Yes it's their faults, because the erosion of GM began 25+ years ago, and there ARE consequences to building shitty 1982 Cimmarons......


    What shall the poor pensioners do? Umm, probably the same thing the poor Citibank workers do- "WELCOME TO WALMART", and oh gee, guess I should worked harder back in the day to save and protect for my future.....

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    Image of smalleyxb122 smalleyxb122
    12/18/08

    @cazin678: Perhaps, in hindsight, pensioners should have squirreled away some more of their money, but to place any blame their way is misguided. They took a job with an understanding, and they did plan for their future. Their plan was just based on those promises that were made to them. You do the same when you work for a company with the expectation that they will pay you for your time at the end of the week. The pension is just a longer term, and outlived the seers' vision for a prosperous company/economy.


    Blame the company for making the promise, if you must, but don't blame the pensioners for expecting the company to make good on it.

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    Image of lilwillie lilwillie
    12/18/08

    In reply to Report: Chrysler, GM Reviving Merger Talks
    Why not?


    Washington has nothing but hate towards the Big Three. Media has nothing but hate. General Public has nothing but hate. GM should take Chrysler and tell everyone to pound sand, move to the Caymans and drink it up.

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    Image of DoctorNine DoctorNine
    12/18/08

    @lilwillie: Jesus, what planet are you living on?
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    Image of Deartháir II Deartháir II
    12/18/08

    @DoctorNine: I hate to say it, but I agree with him. GM is getting support (at least in words) from every other government that houses a GM factory. They might as well just uproot their head office and relocate to Sydney or Oshawa, since the American government is more concerned with politics and posturing than with getting any real work done.
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    Image of DannyBN DannyBN
    12/18/08

    In reply to Report: Chrysler, GM Reviving Merger Talks
    Don't do it, GM. Haven't you learned that anybody who has possession of Jeep is ultimately doomed?
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    Image of stephdumas stephdumas
    12/18/08

    @DannyBN: unless they might have a way to get rid of the "Jeep curse" (if the Red Sox was able to be rid of the curse of the Bambino, why can't the Jeep curse be eleminated?)


    Btw, we won't be surprised to hear additionnal merger rumors, besides the one of an "alliance"...err I mean merger between Fiat and Peugeot [www.leftlanenews.com] some mentions a Mercedes-BMW one (maybe not a merger, perhaps more joint-ventures projects instead)

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    12/18/08

    @stephdumas: Mercedes-BMW merger? Beemer may as well take their poison pill now.
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    Image of medmoney medmoney
    12/18/08

    @timtoolman: No worries, Porsche will own them all eventually. VW's just the beginning...
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    12/18/08

    @DannyBN: "It's a Jeep thing, you wouldn't understand."
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    Image of Paul Y. can't get in the club; gotta parking lot pimp Paul Y. can't get in the club; gotta parking lot pimp
    12/18/08

    @beta.rogan: Yeah, and apparently that "Jeep thing" is communicable.
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    12/18/08

    @medmoney: One (Nurburg)Ring to Rule Them All.
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    Image of Rust-MyEnemy Rust-MyEnemy
    12/18/08

    In reply to Report: Chrysler, GM Reviving Merger Talks
    The cynic in me would say that most current Chevys are Dodgy enough as it is....
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    Image of mtdrv mtdrv
    12/18/08

    In reply to Report: Chrysler, GM Reviving Merger Talks
    It is the, "What would you like on your tombstone?" contest.
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    12/18/08

    @mtdrv: Mmm. Sausage & pepperoni, for me.


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