Ten or fifteen years ago I rode in a neighbor's Oldsmobile, a 98 or Regale Regency Cutlass Ultra Magna Broughamdeville SSEi DXXXZXYYXYCZCi or something. I forget exactly.

But even back then, when I was maybe 15 years old, I stood in slack-jawed amazement when I realized that the car had one digital clock in the radio display, and another digital clock in the instrument panel. GM evidently thought that the car would be better with 2 digital clocks less than 18 inches from each other.

What they didn't consider was making the displays run on the same timekeeping device. You see where I'm going with this? The clocks told different times.

GM is of the "Two Digital Clocks are Better than One" theory of engineering -- cram as much "technology" as possible into the car, no matter how well or how poorly it works. I personally am of the "The Fewer Digital Clocks, The Better" theory of engineering.

That's why GM's hot new feature is -- I am not kidding -- an amplifier input in the radio, to plug an electric guitar into. I swear I am not kidding about this. They spent money integrating an amp input into their radio, but they still haven't spent any money stopping their entire lineup of 4-cylinder engines from sounding like broken sewing machines.

Same problem as that Olds I sat in the first time I realized GM's senior management consisted of nothing but lobomized baboons. GM, to this day, thinks if it continually adds new features NOBODY ASKED FOR, it'll make people forget that the cars, overall, suck ass. Don't be fooled by fleet sales. Take out fleet sales, and GM's passenger cars are unloved and unpopular, and an emphasis on multiple digital clocks, pickup trucks that convert into SUVs, amplifier inputs, heads up displays, magnetic steering, and the rest are a big part of it.

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• GM and the new 9-3, Bob, Wed, 20 Feb 2002 12:51:19
  • Re: GM and the new 9-3, Rob , Fri, 22 Feb 2002 09:56:39
  • Re: GM and the new 9-3, Dan Wyman, Wed, 20 Feb 2002 20:12:11
    • I agree. All this talk about the 9-3 replacement being, saw, Wed, 20 Feb 2002 21:57:23
  • If this forells the future...., pursang, Wed, 20 Feb 2002 14:08:00
    • It's the GM way baby, Jay Besoin, Wed, 20 Feb 2002 14:44:03
      • GM is going nuts., Josh, Wed, 20 Feb 2002 18:22:35
        • GM's attention detail, Jay Besoin, Sun, 24 Feb 2002 18:21:32 <-- Viewing This Message
      • All new Pontiac 9-3!, chimiler, Wed, 20 Feb 2002 16:37:24
        • Re: All new Pontiac 9-3!, Paul Seymour, Wed, 20 Feb 2002 18:08:39
  • Don't cry just yet...., Richard P., Wed, 20 Feb 2002 13:55:50
    • Re: Don't cry just yet...., pursang, Wed, 20 Feb 2002 18:09:40
      • They are out..., Richard P., Thu, 21 Feb 2002 08:38:22
    • Also, what about Saab's new engine design?, Mark Anderson, Wed, 20 Feb 2002 14:41:12
      • There were two engines...., KeithB, Wed, 20 Feb 2002 16:03:57
        • I like the Combustion Control design..., brian@saabcenter.com, Thu, 21 Feb 2002 20:02:35
        • WAY TOO MUCH NEGATIVITY HERE........, Paul , Wed, 20 Feb 2002 18:50:56
          • GM will probably turn Saab into Pontiac, Jay Besoin, Sun, 24 Feb 2002 18:06:01
            • Re: GM will probably turn Saab into Pontiac, Bruce, Sun, 24 Feb 2002 22:50:40
              • you miss the point, pursang, Mon, 25 Feb 2002 12:35:28
          • Regression towards the mean, thats all........, pursang, Thu, 21 Feb 2002 16:55:27
          • 100% AGREEMENT!, Bruce, Wed, 20 Feb 2002 22:30:48
            • new 9-3, chimiler, Wed, 20 Feb 2002 23:39:53
              • Re: new 9-3, Bruce, Thu, 21 Feb 2002 00:47:48
                • Good show, Bruce!!! n/m, brian@saabcenter.com, Thu, 21 Feb 2002 19:46:00
                • Re: death of the hatch, Dan Wyman, Thu, 21 Feb 2002 11:07:03
                  • Isn't 9-3x a hatchback then????? n/m, Ian Glenday , Thu, 21 Feb 2002 18:19:38
                    • Will it ever make it to market? n/m, Dan Wyman, Thu, 21 Feb 2002 18:25:41
                      • Production will be ---, Ian Glenday , Fri, 22 Feb 2002 12:37:41
                • Bruce...you nailed it. n/m, Richard P., Thu, 21 Feb 2002 08:44:36
                • BEST POST I'VE SEEN!!!!!!, Viggen1, Thu, 21 Feb 2002 07:57:42

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