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Man. Did you beat up a nun or something? Don't worry. Stay positive and things will turn around. Some of the best things that have happened to me happened after major setbacks.

Good info. Looks like the big three should move all their manufacturing to Canada. No problem. I should have known you were not directing that specifically at me.

Yes, it is true, and they claimed that the freedom to take such actions were part of the contract. You are correct about union no longer meaning what it used to.

Here's my 1990 735i:

Who said that? Not with me. My non-union job was the same position with the same responsibilities and both the pay and benefits were better. Chapter 11 Bankruptcy does not mean shutting down. It means re-organizing so profitability can return. Buy used American or German cars. That BMW I...

Sorry, I can't agree with you there. UAW labor cost is undeniably the main reason they can not compete. It isn't quality. There is more equality there than there has ever been. Hell, in 2006 Toyota set a record for being the first manufacturer in history to recall more cars than they sold...

Where did I say that auto workers are uneducated? I said that laborers do not deserve the same compensation as people who spend 8 or more years in school and tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of dollars on their education. Yes. I did have a union job. I was an electronics...

Very well said.

I thought so. Still a huge number but even if you add it to the salaries you listed it is nothing compared to their union labor costs.

Yes. It would be a disaster if they went away completely. I saw a quote that 1 in 10 American jobs is tied to the auto industry in some way. The only problem with the scenario is that Chapter 11 is not necessarily the end. Companies come out of Chapter 11 all the time are are often stronger for...

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Someone lamented the lack of support for union workers among the public. These Department of Labor numbers may explain it for you: The average total compensation for UAW workers is around $73.00/hour while the average total compensation for the average worker of the same skill level in the...

You missed one: Bob Eaton $60,000,000 Daimler $10,000,000,000,000 Lasorda $15,000,000 Bob Nardelli $23,000,000 Dieter Zetcht $ 30,000,000 Union Labor Costs $6,507,291,000. PER YEAR. 6.5 BILLION!!!! That number is based on U.S. Department of Labor numbers for the average total yearly...

Sorry my friend but in the case of the auto industry the unions not only need to be demonized, they need to be done away with completely. They are undeniably the major reason that American manufacturers can not compete. You can complain about CEO compensation all you want but that is not the...

Neither. N/A all the way. If you want a real power boost go for NOS. By far the best bang for the buck. The "Topshot" system sits inside your air cleaner. Cool stuff.

Those idiots have done more harm to the hobby than even the government. Now every putz with a 318 Duster sitting in the weeds rusted up to the door handles with a tree growing through the trunk thinks he has a gold mine. All because of a bunch of idiots with more money than brains out to one-up...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pf-WbJpf_8c

You know what rainbows mean these days....

Who's is talking about a 600HP 1970 Challenger? I don't remember seeing that on the option list. You have one? Post some pictures. We'd love to see it. It would take more than $5K in suspension and frame mods to make the old car handle that well.

Now for the next logical question....after "when does it go into production?"...do they make the Viper engine available in the Drag Package car?

The sound is somewhere in the middle between a big block and a Ferrari V12. Nice. I still prefer the nasty big block, but nice.

I love the old cars too but get on a road that isn't straight and that Sherman tank will blow the doors off of a 1970 440 Challenger. Come to think of it, with 600HP it would probably take one by a pretty good margin in a straight line too. It would out-perform the old car in pretty much every...

That appears to be the same type of adjustable setup that is on the Viper ACR. If it is, it is removable for street clearance.

No, that is the concept car that Dodge unveiled at SEMA.

I have never really been interested in new cars since you can get an awesome old one for the same money but wow. I want one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pf-WbJpf_8c

The only thing I have heard along those lines is that they were thinking about selling off the Viper operation. Hennessey was supposedly looking at acquiring it.

Crooked banks wasn't necessarily the problem. A lot of the banks that are in trouble were forced to make bad loans by the crooked government.

Yes, but that is old news. I think the drag cars are already available.

Most of what I have read recently, like the article below, indicates that GM and Ford are in more trouble than Chrysler. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...802000_pf.html

Most of what I have read recently, like the article below, indicates that GM and Ford are in more trouble than Chrysler. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/08/AR2008110802000_pf.html