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June 24th, 2006, 08:28 AM
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Car: 1997 Yamaha Seca II, 1976 Honda CB550F Rep Power: 122    |  Corvette Museum Sales Initiative Program: Save the Vettes! This is interesting. An anonymous beneficiary and member of the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky has issued a CHALLENGE! Basically, if we (the general population of America) convince 100 people who don't own a GM car to buy a GM car (Chevy, Pontiac, Buick, GMC, Saab, Cadillac, Hummer), the unknown member will donate $25k to the Corvette Museum. Must be a new GM car, model year 2007, and must be done by August 31, 2006. Official link here Jalopnik link here Sounds interesting. Will it work? Well, ARE YOU READY FOR A CHALLENGE?! 
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June 24th, 2006, 09:51 AM
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| Dispenses buckshot medication for all undead patients.   Joined: Apr 5th, 2006 Last Online: 05:11 AM Location: Richmond, California, USA Age: 27 Posts: 8,849
Car: 2004 Honda Civic Coupe 2000 VFR800 Interceptor Rep Power: 112    | Umm, no. I'm not going to twist the arm of anyone I know into a GM product if they don't want one. GM is on the rocks and the only thing saving them from a buyout is their horrible sales figures and debt. No one wants them. GM is almost paying customers to take their cars away and even at that no one is biting, I don't think I could get anyone to purchase a GM car if I gave them the $25K.
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June 24th, 2006, 09:57 AM
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Car: Toyota Corolla. Rawrr. LFS Status:  Rep Power: 21 | $25,000... In return for 100 GM cars being sold? Is that supposed to sound generous? Because it doesn't. He sounds like a cheapskate. If he was going to donate half the value of the 100 cars (i don't know, a million roughly?) or more, then i would see the big deal. Probably some inside stealthy marketing trick by GM themselves :p "Hey, we sell 100 cars and only need to pay out the cost of one!".
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June 24th, 2006, 09:57 AM
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| Joined: Aug 18th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: MA Age: 20 Posts: 8,650
Car: 1997 Yamaha Seca II, 1976 Honda CB550F Rep Power: 122 | Eh, don't shoot the messenger, I doubt it's going to work either. Maybe if I got my dad to buy me a Solstice GXP, or a Z06 for that matter.
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June 24th, 2006, 10:17 AM
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Car: Dodge Viper (I wish!) Rep Power: 233 | Haha, I bet GM is the donator who's just trying to sell cars. 
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June 24th, 2006, 12:43 PM
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If you assume they make $1,000 per car in profit, that means they get £100,000 from this total. Minus the $25,000 for the donation...that's a $75,000 profit! More profit than GM has seen in a long while.
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June 24th, 2006, 12:59 PM
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| Joined: May 16th, 2006 Last Online: September 12th, 2006 Posts: 445
Rep Power: 0  | lol they make about 5k profit on each and every car they sell minium. Average car maker makes a profit of 10,000. |
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June 24th, 2006, 05:01 PM
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| Neener, neener, I banned your title!  Joined: Oct 8th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: 'mericuh, someday the UK. Age: 23 Posts: 6,618
Car: 2005 Volvo S60 R Rep Power: 68 | Hehehe.... that's funny. Cause I tell everyone I know NOT to buy GM products. /Parents drive GMs. //Always have. ///Spawned my hatred. ////... once punched my father's Bonneville's fender....seriously.
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June 24th, 2006, 06:09 PM
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Car: 1992 Toyota Pickup Rep Power: 38 | Quote:
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June 24th, 2006, 06:32 PM
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| ^ will bore you to death  Joined: Jun 18th, 2004 Last Online: 05:06 AM Location: Fullerton, CA Posts: 5,719
Car: 1990 Mazda MX-5 Rep Power: 69 | Well I'm screwed on that deal. Everyone out here, for some god awful reason buys Pontiac's, and none bothered to get the only 1 worth a damn, the gto.
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June 24th, 2006, 07:40 PM
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| Neener, neener, I banned your title! Joined: Oct 8th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: 'mericuh, someday the UK. Age: 23 Posts: 6,618
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June 28th, 2006, 12:43 AM
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Car: 93 Toyota Tercel LFS Status:  Rep Power: 21  | They're all the same plastic storm with an ancient 4 speed gearbox and outdated engine... -duders
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June 28th, 2006, 09:57 PM
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June 29th, 2006, 12:34 AM
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| Neener, neener, I banned your title! Joined: Oct 8th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: 'mericuh, someday the UK. Age: 23 Posts: 6,618
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