Anything to sell an SUV

[unixronin]

Heard any Chevy commercials lately?  "Nine out of ten cars Chevrolet sells today get an EPA highway rating of 30 miles per gallon or better."

Clever wording.  They're not talking about nine out of ten car models that they make, mind you.  They're talking about the ones that are actually selling.  Which is to say, the smaller, fuel-efficient ones.  Those big heavy gas-guzzling SUVs just aren't moving off the lot.

What's a poor automaker to do?  Why, subsidize SUV buyers' fuel costs, of course.  Buyers of "certain 2006 and 2007 SUVs and mid-size cars" in California and Florida, under a new plan, will have their gas costs capped by GM at $1.99 per gallon by the simple expedient of GM giving them a credit every month on a special GM credit card for the difference between what they actually spent on gas and the cost of that same gas at $1.99 a gallon.  The condition is that buyers must sign up for OnStar service.

Vehicles that qualify for the deal include the 2006 and 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban, the GMC Yukon and Yukon XL and the Hummer H2 and H3.

Welcome to America, where now, the auto companies will PAY YOU to drive a gas-guzzler.

Comments

[drdemure.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm just as happy to see the Hummer go away. Hummers disgust me.

But there are lots of reasons to own a powerful pickup or a big SUV, ala the Suburban or the Tahoe. I don't have that reason, but I know people who do.

If I had to buy such a vehicle (not a Hummer), I'd be grateful for the temporary gas price relief.

And I will say, as a car sales person, that you could do far worse than to buy a Chevy. I've owned one for six years, and I sold them year before I owned one. When my Blazer got wrecked in December, I bought a Cavalier. If you're going to buy an American car, buy a Chevy. As American cars go, they're the most reliable machine on the market. If you want to buy a good car, buy a Honda.

[olafthunderfoot.livejournal.com]

if ya want a good car, get a '75 or older chevy!