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 Jun 13 2005, 03:20 PM
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Advanced Member  Group: Advanced Members Posts: 951 Joined: 2-January 04 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 88  |
I usually hate cross posts but:
http://bb.knightrideronline.com/viewtopic.php?t=6882 QUOTE I have just found out by my friend's dad that works on the railways here that a train carring hundreds of new 2005 GTOs has crashed in Blairsburg, Iowa (just outside of Cedar Rapids). Hundreds of brand new GTOs in transit from California have been damaged or destoryed. As a part of the clean up, some of the GTOs may sold at highly discounted prices, and some are being parted out because of their damage by local citizens helping with cleanup, I will let you guys now of more information. Attached are some pictures of the accident scene. -- I have high resolution pix that I may post else where so you guys can see the extent of the damage. can opener on the side appologies if this is old info, but its news to me. |
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Jun 14 2005, 04:32 AM
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Insert catch phrase here Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,098 Joined: 23-December 03 From: Michigan Member No.: 20 |
Considering industry reports say GM is losing about $1600 per vehicle it sells on average, I'm SURE it's better for them to get in a train wreck than for them to end up in customers' hands. BTW, those numbers were before they started giving out employee discounts to everyone. :leaving:
edit - Oops. I knew something sounded funny about $1600 per vehicle. Here's a recent quote from Autotech Today: QUOTE Nissan still managed to make the most money per vehicle at $1,603, according to Harbour’s calculations. Toyota earned $1,488, while Honda got $1,250 per vehicle. Ford Motor Co. pocketed $620, and Chrysler Group earned $186 per unit. General Motors Corp. lost $2,311 per vehicle produced.
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y5e06 GTOoooo, Oh No Jun 13 2005, 03:20 PM
rmackintosh ...would have to happen to ONE OF THE ONLY GM cars... Jun 13 2005, 03:43 PM trackbird I could use an LS2 out of one of those. Jun 13 2005, 04:14 PM bubba353z I can see the dealer add on stickers being applied... Jun 13 2005, 04:21 PM trackbird QUOTE (bubba353z @ Jun 13 2005, 11:21)I can s... Jun 13 2005, 04:47 PM bubba353z They'll just add them to the list of excluded ... Jun 13 2005, 04:51 PM NataSS Inc Does anyone have any ideas how long the "empl... Jun 13 2005, 10:52 PM rmackintosh QUOTE (NataSS Inc @ Jun 13 2005, 16:52)Does a... Jun 13 2005, 11:07 PM bubba353z If I recall correctly, it's July 5th. Jun 14 2005, 12:31 AM Teutonic Speedracer Man....I like the GTO too, just not timed right fo... Jun 14 2005, 02:53 AM
94bird Interesting article on GM's costs right now - ... Jun 14 2005, 04:40 AM |
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