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Detroit wrote: Thu Jan 17, 2019 10:49 am
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New ranger is pretty :neat: but it doesn’t have a zr2 equivalent unfortunately
All :koolaid: aside, I really don't see the appeal in the Ranger over a Colorado or Tacoma. It's competitive, but it doesn't do anything outstanding.

Gladiator :doe: :jimp: :jimp: :jimp:
The engine and trans .... for one. I like that combo more than the torqueless v6s that don’t belong into trucks period
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max225 wrote: Thu Jan 17, 2019 10:54 am
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All :koolaid: aside, I really don't see the appeal in the Ranger over a Colorado or Tacoma. It's competitive, but it doesn't do anything outstanding.

Gladiator :doe: :jimp: :jimp: :jimp:
The engine and trans .... for one. I like that combo more than the torqueless v6s that don’t belong into trucks period
I've never wanted more torque from my truck...8 speed gearing is excellent.

Curious to drive the Ranger :doe:
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CorvetteWaxer wrote: Thu Jan 17, 2019 10:32 am
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This makes sense, as to why certain tranny's suck and others are okay. That shift was too busy being dickholes to build a decent tranny.
I would argue that a percentage of the workforce didn't have enough brain cells to function at the level of an 8 year old and had/have no business being there.

Believing that story, I really don't understand how:

A) Anyone can act like that today.
B) GM let this happen and didn't shut the place down and do full interrogations to find the people and get rid of them.

The people above these guys that told them to "put it aside" and deal with it, then to investigate themselves need to be removed.. all the way up to the CEO.
On a positive note those guys are never going to have to work another day in their lives. GM's gonna settle that case for a trainload of fucking cash.
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Desertbreh wrote: Thu Jan 17, 2019 1:38 pm
CorvetteWaxer wrote: Thu Jan 17, 2019 10:32 am

I would argue that a percentage of the workforce didn't have enough brain cells to function at the level of an 8 year old and had/have no business being there.

Believing that story, I really don't understand how:

A) Anyone can act like that today.
B) GM let this happen and didn't shut the place down and do full interrogations to find the people and get rid of them.

The people above these guys that told them to "put it aside" and deal with it, then to investigate themselves need to be removed.. all the way up to the CEO.
On a positive note those guys are never going to have to work another day in their lives. GM's gonna settle that case for a trainload of fucking cash.
Yeah, as nice as that is though... The :disgust: is strong with me about why/how it happened in a workplace in 2018.

Just thinking as a leader, if I had any of this crap happening in my org I wouldn't be able to sleep until I found and fired every one of the idiots and made a really good example of them.
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CorvetteWaxer wrote: Thu Jan 17, 2019 2:33 pm
Desertbreh wrote: Thu Jan 17, 2019 1:38 pm

On a positive note those guys are never going to have to work another day in their lives. GM's gonna settle that case for a trainload of fucking cash.
Yeah, as nice as that is though... The :disgust: is strong with me about why/how it happened in a workplace in 2018.

Just thinking as a leader, if I had any of this crap happening in my org I wouldn't be able to sleep until I found and fired every one of the idiots and made a really good example of them.
You don’t deal with people that stamp steel for a living and don’t have a college degrees. Also you don’t work with unions, you cannot fire anyone.
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max225 wrote: Thu Jan 17, 2019 2:36 pm
CorvetteWaxer wrote: Thu Jan 17, 2019 2:33 pm

Yeah, as nice as that is though... The :disgust: is strong with me about why/how it happened in a workplace in 2018.

Just thinking as a leader, if I had any of this crap happening in my org I wouldn't be able to sleep until I found and fired every one of the idiots and made a really good example of them.
You don’t deal with people that stamp steel for a living and don’t have a college degrees. Also you don’t work with unions, you cannot fire anyone.
Maybe true... but shit like this might make me want to fire AT someone.
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CorvetteWaxer wrote: Thu Jan 17, 2019 2:33 pm
Desertbreh wrote: Thu Jan 17, 2019 1:38 pm

On a positive note those guys are never going to have to work another day in their lives. GM's gonna settle that case for a trainload of fucking cash.
Yeah, as nice as that is though... The :disgust: is strong with me about why/how it happened in a workplace in 2018.

Just thinking as a leader, if I had any of this crap happening in my org I wouldn't be able to sleep until I found and fired every one of the idiots and made a really good example of them.
I found the article pretty shocking. But how it happened at a plant operated by one of the largest corporations in America and was condoned by brass and UNION brass......is a Plaintiffs lawyer's dream come true.
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Desertbreh wrote: Thu Jan 17, 2019 2:42 pm
CorvetteWaxer wrote: Thu Jan 17, 2019 2:33 pm

Yeah, as nice as that is though... The :disgust: is strong with me about why/how it happened in a workplace in 2018.

Just thinking as a leader, if I had any of this crap happening in my org I wouldn't be able to sleep until I found and fired every one of the idiots and made a really good example of them.
I found the article pretty shocking. But how it happened at a plant operated by one of the largest corporations in America and was condoned by brass and UNION brass......is a Plaintiffs lawyer's dream come true.
I smell another bailout request coming after they have to settle this case.
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CorvetteWaxer wrote: Thu Jan 17, 2019 2:44 pm
Desertbreh wrote: Thu Jan 17, 2019 2:42 pm

I found the article pretty shocking. But how it happened at a plant operated by one of the largest corporations in America and was condoned by brass and UNION brass......is a Plaintiffs lawyer's dream come true.
I smell another bailout request coming after they have to settle this case.
They are going to get the absolute fuck tapped out of them.
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Johnny_P wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 3:21 pm Earn it and burn it, Val.
max225 wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 5:35 pm Yes it's a cool car. But prepare the lube/sawdust.
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CorvetteWaxer wrote: Thu Jan 17, 2019 2:41 pm
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You don’t deal with people that stamp steel for a living and don’t have a college degrees. Also you don’t work with unions, you cannot fire anyone.
Maybe true... but shit like this might make me want to fire AT someone.
And commit a larger crime :notsure:
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max225 wrote: Thu Jan 17, 2019 2:47 pm
CorvetteWaxer wrote: Thu Jan 17, 2019 2:41 pm

Maybe true... but shit like this might make me want to fire AT someone.
And commit a larger crime :notsure:
It's not shocking to me that you can find racist dumbfucks in Toledo Ohio. It IS shocking to me that you can act like act like racist dumbfuck at a General Motors plant in 2018 with zero consequences......and actually expect that DAN isn't going to do something about it.
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Johnny_P wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 3:21 pm Earn it and burn it, Val.
max225 wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 5:35 pm Yes it's a cool car. But prepare the lube/sawdust.
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Desertbreh wrote: Thu Jan 17, 2019 2:50 pm
max225 wrote: Thu Jan 17, 2019 2:47 pm

And commit a larger crime :notsure:
It's not shocking to me that you can find racist dumbfucks in Toledo Ohio. It IS shocking to me that you can act like act like racist dumbfuck at a General Motors plant in 2018 with zero consequences......and actually expect that DAN isn't going to do something about it.
Whole lot of :wtf: going on. Ohio is super Dan as well, as are the plants, they have been for the last 40 years.
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max225 wrote: Thu Jan 17, 2019 2:51 pm
Desertbreh wrote: Thu Jan 17, 2019 2:50 pm

It's not shocking to me that you can find racist dumbfucks in Toledo Ohio. It IS shocking to me that you can act like act like racist dumbfuck at a General Motors plant in 2018 with zero consequences......and actually expect that DAN isn't going to do something about it.
Whole lot of :wtf: going on. Ohio is super Dan as well, as are the plants, they have been for the last 40 years.

Yeah I don't get it at all.
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With all the crap going on at GM in Ohio - the real question is - will this guy get to heaven and be rewarded with his due of 'virgin's, or should he go PDK Turbo 911......

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The entire thing is just :|
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Detroit wrote: Fri Jan 18, 2019 9:15 am The entire thing is just :|
Has to make for some interesting water-cooler talk, especially with any other minorities.
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https://apple.news/AsWRBuls8SQ2vvN1Ux3fU2w

1/2 of model 3 sold were sold in Cali. Dat socialist progressive state ! :impressive:
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California has 19000 public charging stations ....
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max225 wrote:California has 19000 public charging stations ....
How many gas stations?
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troyguitar wrote: Fri Jan 18, 2019 12:01 pm
max225 wrote:California has 19000 public charging stations ....
How many gas stations?
10,202 as of 2016
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max225 wrote: Fri Jan 18, 2019 12:01 pm California has 19000 public charging stations ....
That's really what you need to make the EV jump.
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max225 wrote:
troyguitar wrote: Fri Jan 18, 2019 12:01 pm How many gas stations?
10,202 as of 2016
:notsure:

Is that counting each individual charger as a "station" vs each bank of chargers?
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Davestr wrote: Fri Jan 18, 2019 9:14 am With all the crap going on at GM in Ohio - the real question is - will this guy get to heaven and be rewarded with his due of 'virgin's, or should he go PDK Turbo 911......

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That is the real question. Thanks for the real talk Dave.
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troyguitar wrote: Fri Jan 18, 2019 12:42 pm
max225 wrote:
10,202 as of 2016
:notsure:

Is that counting each individual charger as a "station" vs each bank of chargers?
Probably, considering the #s. But either way 19,000 chargers is :impressive: And allows to have a completely normal electric vehicle experience, without major compromises.
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https://www.gasmob.co/

How on planet earth is this a viable business model
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