Alright, so I haven’t done a rant post in a looooong time. So here goes…
I just read a column at the Washington Post, and again, I am not surprised at the ignorance of the editor. It is instantly clear that the editor is angry that GM decided to kill of Saturn; yet he states that he is happy with his past 5 Saturn vehicle purchases. Okay, that is acceptable. But then, he states that he will never buy a GM vehicle again: “Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. GM has already fooled me once.” What!? GM fooled you into purchasing vehicles that you were happy with!? Alright, whatever.
So the dude decided to purchase an Asian, up-scale SUV (the exact model is not mentioned); although supposedly he is pro-American in his purchasing habits. His reasoning? Chrysler can fold at any moment and his wife had a bad experience with a Ford, “her first car.” Her first car!? When was that!? You just said that you and your wife lived in the Detroit area from 1972 to 1979, so it has to be 20 years or more since your wife owned her first Ford! Come on, get a clue, you are losing credibility with every word.
Avoiding some of the other gibberish in between, I’ll skip and criticize the last paragraph. The editor says that his Asian SUV is “largely an American car” because it was assembled in Canada and its engine had been made in the US. Alright, Mr. pro-American-consumer, as you wish. Ignorance is bliss…
Read the article at the Washington Post.
Tags: GM, Saturn, Washington Post
