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AlexSmith
05-26-2009, 11:05 AM
Just goes to show you how well Chevrolet did on that car. He usually despises American cars and can usually find anything to hate about any car. I saw his last segment with the ZR1, Challenger and Cadillac, and he says he needs to buy a Corvette ZR1. Good job Chevy:thumbsup2:

-Alex
Fubar
05-26-2009, 04:15 PM
That was specifically for the American version of the show. I think they made him be nice.
Red Baron
05-26-2009, 05:21 PM
That was not Jeremy, that was a look alike. :laugh:
Airbag79
05-26-2009, 06:05 PM
That was specifically for the American version of the show. I think they made him be nice.

Yeah +1, the big 3 needs a bailout for a reason.
DevJ
05-26-2009, 08:49 PM
That ZR1 looked so sick on tv!! Made me want to drive it
Fubar
05-26-2009, 09:48 PM
I thought it was a good show... can you imagine what they would have said about the challenger on british tv?
Raven
05-26-2009, 10:47 PM
That was specifically for the American version of the show. I think they made him be nice.

He did buy a Ford GT, so he can't really hate American cars that much.
I think it's just popular to hate on American cars in Europe, especially on that show.
Fubar
05-27-2009, 08:49 AM
He did buy a Ford GT, so he can't really hate American cars that much.
I think it's just popular to hate on American cars in Europe, especially on that show.

True but I think he REALLY hated the GT by the time he sold it. Then of course he bought it back a year later... strange man.
Michael-Dallas
05-27-2009, 07:43 PM
True but I think he REALLY hated the GT by the time he sold it. Then of course he bought it back a year later... strange man.

Some people just have a love/hate relationship w/ cars.

I remember reading about a guy out in SoCal a few years ago that lemon lawed a 3rd gen RX-7 for reliability issues, but ended up buying another one because he loved how they handled. I'll try to find the blog about it.

///Michael
AlexSmith
05-28-2009, 06:49 PM
Yeah +1, the big 3 needs a bailout for a reason.

True, but it's not because of the ZR1.

-Alex
snowball
05-28-2009, 08:46 PM
True, but it's not because of the ZR1.

-Alex

Do we know that for sure? I would like to think so. Many a skunk/special project for big companies has been done with hidden internal costs that never make it to the official budget or finance records, hidden from management and all others. This is a very common practice. So do we really know? GM and especially Chevrolet has holes and waste in it finances that no one will ever understand. :(
Raven
05-28-2009, 10:40 PM
Do we know that for sure? I would like to think so. Many a skunk/special project for big companies has been done with hidden internal costs that never make it to the official budget or finance records, hidden from management and all others. This is a very common practice. So do we really know? GM and especially Chevrolet has holes and waste in it finances that no one will ever understand. :(

Don't worry, when it becomes Government Motors there will be full disclosure for all to see. :)
snowball
05-28-2009, 10:56 PM
Don't worry, when it becomes Government Motors there will be full disclosure for all to see. :)

Government Motors is even better at hiding real costs! ;)
Full disclosure - :laugh:
AlexSmith
05-29-2009, 09:39 AM
GM has been in financial dismay LONG before the new ZR1 was thought of.

-Alex
snowball
05-29-2009, 11:37 AM
GM has been in financial dismay LONG before the new ZR1 was thought of.

-Alex

And corvette has been sucking funds out of GM long before ZR1 was thought of.....:D