[OctaneZ28]

On Bob Lutz's blog:
http://fastlane.gmblogs.com/archives/2007/11/welcome_back.html

By Bob Lutz
GM Vice Chairman

I’m on the road again this week, but I had to share a quick story I heard from one of our West Coast dealers about the sale of his first Chevrolet Malibu.

Seems this particular dealer has a good friend back in suburban Detroit who hasn’t driven a GM product since 1979. That’s almost 30 years that this gentleman has spurned our cars and trucks.

In the interim, he has driven all the big-ticket vehicles, lots of Mercedes-Benz products, and was most recently in a Lexus LS sedan. The man, whom the dealer characterized as a “car guy,” had heard a lot about the new Malibu, and finally went to his local Chevy dealer to try one out.

He liked it. A lot. To the point where he called his friend, our dealer in California, and ordered one. Loaded. He wants every option available — loves gadgets.

So this dealer in Southern California just sold his first Malibu, to a car guy from Michigan who is turning in his Lexus! The customer is flying out to L.A. to pick up the car and drive it back to Detroit. The dealer said, “I hope this is just one of many former GM customers that we are able to win back.”



That's FREAKIN AWESOME! Go GM! :thumbsup:

 

[Dirtfarmer]

YES!!!

 

[LT16SPEED]

OUTSTANDING!!! maybe there is still hope for the good ol USA afterall. I saw the first new Malibu last week at a local dealer...of course it was the fully loaded LTZ model....wow, that car was sharp. I remarked to the salesman that it almost looked "foreign". No price sticker on the car, however, it was already SOLD. The guy apparently read about the car on the internet, and promptly headed over to the dealer and bought the car before it even showed up! TAKE THAT TOYOTA!!!atriot:

 

[brandonppr]

I have got to go visit that car at the local dealer.

 

[altoid]

****, Malibu over Lexus? I might have to take a look at one just for the sake of being edumacated.

 

[Luwinkle]

GM is becoming the Duke Nukem of the automobile industry. Sure all the 2d shooters were bland..but man..when it finally went 3d it kicked EVERYONE's ass and spawned a bunch of imitators!

Just don't mention Duke Nukem Forever (Duke Nukem Whenever, Duke Nukem Never-ever).

 

[altoid]

GM is becoming the Duke Nukem of the automobile industry. Sure all the 2d shooters were bland..but man..when it finally went 3d it kicked EVERYONE's ass and spawned a bunch of imitators!

DUKE NUKEM FOR THE WIN! Seriously, I still love that game. I should see if I can find it somewhere.

 

[CUONCRS]

For those unedumacated about Duke....

 

[Luwinkle]

Remember when you blow things up and he's all "ewww..what a mess."? That'll be the Camaro after beating the snot out of ricers, challengers, mustangs, etc.

And watching that video makes me want to go steal my dad's ancient copy of it and play it. I just hope it's on CD..this computer doesn't have a diskette drive .

Any FPS that has Strippers in it can't be all that bad. Especially since you can shrink them then step on them or freeze them then kick them to pieces.

 

[Z28 Autobot]

NICE

 

[usmc190]

The new malibu smokes the lexus and made bmw and mercedez choke! If the new camaro has the quality of this car we will be standing in a longer line to get one! Once again GM raises the bar on quality. Holden(AUS) and this new malibu. It is really exciting me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[NemeSS]

A rich guy choosing a gm sedan over a lexus,or a bmw
dam, id never thought id see the day
atriot:

 

[Z28 Autobot]

hey anything is a good thing..as long as it not giving the profits to a rebadged toyota..

 

[USA1Camaro]

I'm off from work the next week. I might just go test drive a few cars just to see how good it really is.

 

[Z28 Autobot]

hope you come back with a good report..

and try a LTZ..for comparo to its full extent