Comments on: General Motors will reward buyers of gas-guzzling SUVs,

By: Fred Findling

Fred Findling — Sat, 27 May 2006 09:13:48 +0000

Actually, GM announced they were discontinuing the Hummer H1 which is basically
the civilian version of the Hum-Vee. Hum-Vee’s are produced in by AM General in
Indiana. Since sales of the H1 amounted to only several hundred units per year, it
no longer made sense to continue having AM General produce a federalized, emissions-
compliant version of the Hum-Vee. Versions sold to the military are free of regulation.
Ironically, the H1 was the only diesel vehicle in the Hummer line and GM has no plans
to offer diesel power in their homegrown H2 and H3 models. GM does produce a light
truck diesel, the “Duramax” which is a joint project of GM and Isuzu. It is only available
in 3/4 and 1 ton pickups and apparently production numbers have prevented GM from
offering it in a wider range of vehicles and GM as well as the rest of the industry feel that meeting the emissions requirements for vehicles under 8500 lb. GVW with diesel
power simply aren’t worth the trouble despite the coming low-sulphur mandate and
what appears to be a tremendous pent-up demand for fuel efficient tow vehicles.

….Fred

By: Scott Tribe

Scott Tribe — Thu, 25 May 2006 23:53:43 +0000

I can assure everyone here that Desi is not a guy.

I can also assure you she has a very progressive political blog.

By: andy

andy — Thu, 25 May 2006 17:26:20 +0000

Desi are you sure you’re not a guy? you act like one!

By: WC

WC — Thu, 25 May 2006 14:37:46 +0000

#70

Mobil1 is a 100% synthetic motor oil. Much better for your engine than traditional oil. Once you start using synthetic oil, though, you canâ€™t go back to the regular kind – although thereâ€™s absolutely no need to.

Comment by Shep â€” May 24, 2006 @ 10:13 pm

Shep…haven’t heard this before. I checked QuakerState’s Web site and they said you could switch.

By: WC

WC — Thu, 25 May 2006 14:09:39 +0000

#69

What’s funny is that while they are fighting higher mileage standards, in the latest commercials some of the companies have no problem hawking the 30+ mpg that many of their cars get. I believe GM and Toyota are two that do this.

By: WC

WC — Thu, 25 May 2006 14:04:44 +0000

no thanksâ€¦iâ€™ll pass on the on-star systemâ€¦..i got a cell phoneâ€¦.thatâ€™s a lot of bad situition you seem too get into WCâ€¦maybe you should just stay homeâ€¦the world is a scary placeâ€¦ if i have to worry about all those sort of things happening to me, maybe iâ€™ll stay home

Comment by danoaudio â€” May 24, 2006 @ 5:24 pm

Uhhhh…read the post again. I was not in those situations. Members of USAC were. I just took the calls when they called in for roadside assistance. Many used a cell phone, so it’s good that you have one. And I hope you have a good roadside assistance program…I understand that many cell phone companies offer one. I’m just saying that On-Star can be a valuable asset when considering situations that I described.

By: Desi

Desi — Thu, 25 May 2006 13:29:28 +0000

Yo, British dude? Maybe you didn’t notice, but our country is bigger’n your country. If it was feasible to walk/bike ride everywhere, we prolly would.

By: andy

andy — Thu, 25 May 2006 08:05:46 +0000

i’m going to try offending as many people as possible in one go! I’m English!
now that i’ve lost all your attention. As their name suggest “the big 3″ no doubt have far too much power in the world and most likely want to fill their rather large pockets with as much cash as possible before using alternative fuels.
My suggestion to you all, sod cars you may as well strangle your children (and their children, and their children and … can you see where i’m going) get off your arses, either walk, bike, public transport, or whatever else to where ever you need to go. It’ll save a lot of problems!
Have fun in Americaland!

By: Goebbels

Goebbels — Thu, 25 May 2006 04:37:19 +0000

GM had a great electric car program in California until they decided to destroy every one of those cars leased, even though people begged to buy those cars when GM ended their program. Why? Because GM saw more money selling gas guzzling SUVs back then. The only way to become less dependent on Big Oil companies is to force Detroit to abandon gasoline cars and go electric entirely.

By: Shep

Shep — Thu, 25 May 2006 02:13:58 +0000

I know this will sound extremely stupid, but is that an additive or is it a type of oil you use when changing your oil?

Mobil1 is a 100% synthetic motor oil. Much better for your engine than traditional oil. Once you start using synthetic oil, though, you can’t go back to the regular kind – although there’s absolutely no need to.

By: DieNowForPeace

DieNowForPeace — Thu, 25 May 2006 02:08:06 +0000

#68 – Great THEN, but now Honda and Toyota are both fighting higher CAFE mpg requirements in California, and the CVCC engine… was basically a motorcycle engine (air cooled at that), and nothing more (hardly an “invention”).

By: foxbot

foxbot — Wed, 24 May 2006 23:16:04 +0000

Honda didn’t fight the higher standards. Instead, they invented the CVCC engine.

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 24 May 2006 22:56:39 +0000

During WW2 no one drove, now there giving you credit to drive while they fight the war. Wow!!!

By: Krazny

Krazny — Wed, 24 May 2006 22:10:14 +0000

Its not just the big three who fought the higher fuel standards, most car companies have lobbied against that type of legislation including Toyota.

By: foxbot

foxbot — Wed, 24 May 2006 22:00:54 +0000

Don’t forget the big 3 fought tooth and nail against higher fuel economy standards, and the fuel demands of their gas guzzlers directly contribute to higher gas prices.

By: Jules

Jules — Wed, 24 May 2006 21:49:03 +0000

take is Mobil 1 every 5000 miles. I took an Audi 385,000 miles on that regimine, and Audis are noted for their lack of reliability.

Comment by WaltTheMan â€” May 24, 2006 @ 4:58 pm

I know this will sound extremely stupid, but is that an additive or is it a type of oil you use when changing your oil?

By: Preznit Pinhead

Preznit Pinhead — Wed, 24 May 2006 21:32:44 +0000

# 61–We’ve got some E85 outlets around here (upper midwest). I’m wondering if the alky production just isn’t up to full speed yet, to allow more widespread distribution…

By: danoaudio

danoaudio — Wed, 24 May 2006 21:24:32 +0000

no thanks…i’ll pass on the on-star system…..i got a cell phone….that’s a lot of bad situition you seem too get into WC…maybe you should just stay home…the world is a scary place… if i have to worry about all those sort of things happening to me, maybe i’ll stay home

By: Krazny

Krazny — Wed, 24 May 2006 21:17:43 +0000

#59

If that is the case, it seems like the big three should push e-85 into the market. If I was given a choice between a vehicle that cost $3.00/g to fill and $1.20/g, it’s kind of a no-brainer.

By: WaltTheMan

WaltTheMan — Wed, 24 May 2006 20:58:24 +0000

I startedmy Toyota experience with a 2000 Avalon. Five years and 85,000 down the line, I sold it to my son and got a 2005 Prius. Bothe cars are still on the road and the Avalon is at 130,000 miles. The only major service on the Avalon was a precautionary change of the timing belt. It still has the original brake pads (They were last checked in March) and runs like a top. The Prius saves me about $900.00 per year in gas. The only caution that I take is Mobil 1 every 5000 miles. I took an Audi 385,000 miles on that regimine, and Audis are noted for their lack of reliability.