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I drive a v8 Calais, bought as a model run out 3 months ago.
I've had commodore company cars for 10 years.
Other than the stupid and dangerous a pillar, the car is fine.
I don't own a personal HSV and have never had the inclination for one. ( came close on that callaway coupe though ). Not a comment on the car, i just prefer to throw my dollars into some classic muscle.
18 months ago i chose to rebuild my own LX four door instead of laying out 30 - 40 k on a new plastic fantastic. I thoroughly researched the market and couldn't find a suitable car for me in my budget.
My wife 12 months ago bought a new car for work, she got her own choice on the same budget. I tried to steer her to the camry hybrid, having had 2 under my control in a previous company.
she bought a hyundai I something and while i ridiculed it for the first few months, i can't really complain about it.
Now i'm in a very interesting position of possibly having to replace a company fleet mid next year. 10 commercials and 18 cars, i'm just starting the soft research on the choices.
i'm not having fun doing this task.
I'm an aussie patriot, I'm not a bogan.
i genuinely use 'buy aussie' as first choice wherever i can
I don't normally comment on politics on this forum, but as a senior level manager for over 10 years , i'm telling you we are not selling the country out, we've given it away.
There are things the government can do to back holden without cash handouts. But i also believe GM is in it for itself first, the US second and the rest can fight it out for third.
History,
When Holdens were first produced there was a huge and long waiting list to get a Holden and people were prepared to wait "because it was an AUSTRALIAN car" there was a sense of pride in Australia. We seem to have lost that in this consumer world. Isn't it funny manufacturers want to sell to 1st world countries where there is a high disposable income but want to pay those people in that country a bowl of rice to maxamise their profit. So where is the high disposable income going to come from if we are all on a bowl of rice a week?
GM has pilaged ever country they manufacture in maximising local tax concessions and leveraging their bargaining power with threats of withdrawal for year and globally. I can only imagine their bargaining position is enhanced now that Ford is pulling out and it will be exploited.
US global companies have a habit in a recession of pulling back manufacturing to the onshore home base to keep themselves at profitable capacity, they will go back offshore when things get better.
Not until Australians get smart enough to see the true effect of buying local manufactured car will our auto industry become viable. Buy local, employ your kids, lower government handouts, have your taxes spent on services not industry support.
Don't hold your breath, today is all about me,me,me and not the big picture.
When you buy an overseas manufactured car you export your money, and employ every worker that manufactured that car, including all the suppliers to that manufacturer, wake-up Australia! You are the cause of this drama, don't blame anyone else.
Cheers
Balfizar
Wow Wow both these posts are super accurate on how I feel.
Australia has sold itself for that bowl of rice and I am here watching this country fall apart and loose its identity and most importantly control of its assets for peanuts.
Shame on everyone the Lucky Country is taking the fast buck and saying stuff the future we will all be in the pine box so "who cares".
Total joke and I am ashamed to look around and see what we have done to Australia.
Edited by LXSS350, 08 December 2013 - 01:04 PM.
