drees said:
Yanquetino said:
For those interested, I have posted a blurb about our test drive last month while in California
It's too bad about the "Obama Car" thing keeping your in-laws from buying it, especially considering that it's not even true (Volt was announced during the Bush administration.
The Volt is a great car for those wishing to minimize their oil consumption.
Indeed. The Volt concept car appeared at the Jan. 2007 North American Intl. Auto Show in Detroit. You might want to mention to your mother-in-law that the Volt's godfather at GM was Bob Lutz, a cigar-smoking, anthropogenic global-warming denying, ex-Marine* fighter pilot and performance car guy who was also responsible for the Dodge Viper, and that the Obama administration had nothing to do with the Volt's development. Assuming she's willing to read accounts that conflict with her opinions, she can read Lutz' book "Car Guys Versus Bean Counters" for some details.
Steven Rattner, the Obama admin guy who had to decide if GM and Chrysler should be bailed out, put into bankruptcy or just be allowed to fail, wrote that while the Volt seemed to be a good car it couldn't have any effect on GM's viability for years, if ever, and the car just wasn't a factor in his eventual decision deciding that bankruptcy was the way to go. See his book "Overhaul" for the details. Of course, if she gets all her news from Limbaugh, Hannity and the like, she probably isn't willing to entertain less insular views of reality.
*To prevent multiple replies, I know there's no such thing as an ex-Marine.