On the Heels of the Cavalier Post...

"Boxer_4" (Boxer_4) 03/26/2019 at 20:47 • Filed to: None

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It made me think of ‘90s GM, and how you could buy one of these:

Or o ne of these:

Or one of these:

Or one of these:

Talk about internal competition...

WilliamsSW > Boxer_4 03/26/2019 at 20:56

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I worked at GM for a bit in the 1990s. Trust me, it was far worse than even this. 

Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks > Boxer_4 03/26/2019 at 21:04

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All of which belong in this:

Except that would be illegal. They actually belong in this:

Boxer_4 > WilliamsSW 03/26/2019 at 21:05

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The thing that stands out to me with this set is that between the four of them, there are three completely different, unrelated platforms for the same class of vehicle.

I don’t doubt that GM was doing things that made less sense than this though. 

WilliamsSW > Boxer_4 03/26/2019 at 21:23

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Your example is pretty typical really. Lots of things that just left me scratching my head all the time.

I could tell stories for hours - a guy named Ben Hamper wrote a book called “ Rivethead” around that time which painted a far more accurate picture of life on the inside than most people would want to believe. 

RacinBob > Boxer_4 03/26/2019 at 21:26

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Hey, the #3 is a Geo Prism which is essentially a rebadged Corolla. I’d call you pretty smart if you got a 130 hp twin cam GSi with your GM family discount....

MultiplaOrgasms > Boxer_4 03/26/2019 at 22:03

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Also this but at least those did not directly compete for sales with the other four.

NojustNo > WilliamsSW 03/26/2019 at 22:32

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Gre at book very raw. I own it

WilliamsSW > NojustNo 03/26/2019 at 23:23

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It’s a great   book, and I can attest to the fact that a lot of wild shit went down inside GM plants at that time. I was working outside of Dayton, not Flint, but I believe every word of it. 

Nauraushaun > Boxer_4 03/27/2019 at 00:51

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pip bip - choose Corrour > Boxer_4 03/27/2019 at 05:48

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whereas we got this. ^^ JK/JL Holden Apollo (SV21 Toyota Camry clone)