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Puny Bird
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Port Hope (near Toronto) On, Canada
Posts: 4,566
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My close family friend was (died cancer 4years ago) 3rd-4th from the top of GM canada, she told me they couldn't compete with small/economy cars because every single GM car/truck/SUV has about $3k tacked on it for pension and benefits. GM only made money on the bigger more profitable vehicles.
At the time she predicted that GM cars would be gone in ten years, she was right, just happened a bit quicker than she thought.
I used to live in Oshawa, still have friends and family there, the writing has been on the wall for the last 10+ years. Almost every year in that time they have shut down a line.
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'74 Porsche 914, 3.0/6
'72 Porsche 914, 1.7, wife's summer DD
'67 Bug, 2600cc T4,'67 Bus, 2.0 T1
Not putting miles on your car is like not having sex with your girlfriend, so she'll be more desirable to her next boyfriend.
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