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Old 11-08-2008, 03:02 PM   #5 (permalink)
SuperTrooper
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Location: Auburn, NH
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Wicked Wanda - '99 VW Beetle GLS
90 day: 29.59 mpg (US)

Green Monster - '99 Ford Explorer Sport
90 day: 16.73 mpg (US)

Dad's Taxi - '99 Honda Odyssey EX
90 day: 24.23 mpg (US)
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Originally Posted by RH77 View Post
Exactly Treb...

The Saturn Aura is lost in the shadow of it's sister vehicle, the Malibu -- and they're the same car! (nearly).

I could probably recite similar overlaps + the sparse optioning of economy vehicles. The Aveo/5 needs a lot of help, especially.

-Rick
The problem with the Aveo is it sn't really a GM product, but a rebadged Daewoo.

If I had my way:

Scrap Buick, GMC, Pontiac and Hummer.

Keep Caddy as the luxury brand.

Focus Chevy as the value brand.

Focus Saturn as the Euro/sporty brand.

Cut duplicate platforms to the bare minimum.

Sell off Saab.

Do whatever I can to hang on to Opel. They design all the good platforms and this company is going to need all the design help it can get.
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