TomF75

Detroit: Please Bring Back the Stripped Car

that should read 10,000 parts all made by the lowest bidder

Detroit: Please Bring Back the Stripped Car

Here's an even better idea for Detroit. Cut out the ridiculous gimmicks to begin with. All these schnooks keep complaining that we don't give them credit for their quality improvements. How am I supposed to take you seriously when, if I buy your car today...I can't guarantee you won't slash the price w/ some ridiculous "Employee Pricing" gimmick thus destroying my resale value. Additionally, I can't think of any Honda, Toyota, or Nissan buyers out there who walk onto a lot expecting 25% off MSRP. Well, you can certainly get that w/ Detroit. How am I suppossed to take your claims of quality seriously when you'll knock 30% off the price. Nothing IMHO cheapens Detroit's image more than this garbage. If you want to sell the car for $21,000 then just sell it at $21k. Don't price it at $25, then beg me to take it off your hands when you drop your pants.

Here's another suggestion, stop with the garbage plastic interiors. Last year I was actually considering the top model Pontiac G8 (w/ the large V-8). I set one foot in the car noticed that on a $30K car you got the same crummy interior that you got in a $15K Saturn. Thats pathetic...compare the interiors of a G8, Acura TL, Maxima (all cars in a similar price point) and tell me which one you'd rather sit in for 15-20,000 miles per year. To steal a quote from Jeremy Clarkson of Top Gear regarding the Chrysler Crossfire..."10,000 parts all made by the lowest bidder". That about sums up my opinion of 90% of what Detroit sells.