CarChat #29 with General Motors Vice Chairman Bob Lutz. : General

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

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truedelta on September 23, 2009

So, what'll go first? Bent valves or a rod through the block? #carchat tweet

AboutCars on September 23, 2009

3... 2... 1... #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

5) Hooray for our special afternoon timeslot! We'll be chatting until 5PM EST #carchat tweet

joelfeder on September 23, 2009

hey NON car ppl join in today's #carchat. #BobLutz from #GM will be joining! You should DEF partake in this! #Lutz tweet

sloppymccheese on September 23, 2009

Would love to #carchat but I am balls deep in a &#!@ 911 tune up. Ps. Cars suck tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

4) Today we have GM Vice Chairman Bob #Lutz joining us at 3:30PM EST #carchat tweet

SpeedSportLife on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky RT:|||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Welcome to #carchat! |||||||||||||||||||||||||||| tweet

nadaguides on September 23, 2009

RT @michaelbanovsky: |||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Welcome to #carchat! |||||||||||||||||||||||||||| tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

We just had a Pinkberry show up as #Lutz #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

3) I ask that you wait for the [[TOPIC]] to change before asking Qs, remember to put #lutz at the end #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

2) If you're annoyed by #carchat, try out twittersnooze.com. Otherwise, you should be on tweetgrid.com! tweet

captaincrazy on September 23, 2009

OMG, greatest #carchat ever to be conceived on the internet, ever. #Lutz tweet

nadaguides on September 23, 2009

@sloppymccheese I don't think that is how you are supposed to tune them up #carchat tweet

joelfeder on September 23, 2009

RT @michaelbanovsky: |||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Welcome to #carchat! |||||||||||||||||||||||||||| tweet

DwriteN on September 23, 2009

RT @michaelbanovsky: Today we have GM Vice Chairman Bob #Lutz joining us at 3:30PM EST #carchat [They want auto fans to join in] tweet

salguod_net on September 23, 2009

'Bout time for #Lutz on #carchat, which means if I'm gonna get anything done this afternoon, I gotta close Twitter. :-( Later folks. tweet

joelfeder on September 23, 2009

what's first topic till #Lutz gets here? #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

1) The preview is here: http://tr.im/lutz_vlane The #carchat cheat sheet is here: http://tr.im/zwWQ tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky So we'll have five fewer characters to play with? #lutz #carchat tweet

RickBarrett on September 23, 2009

How long will #lutz be carchatting? #carchat #lutz tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

[[TOPIC]] While we're waiting for #lutz, let's talk about our best #GM product experiences… #carchat tweet

SpeedSportLife on September 23, 2009

I'm searching for #carchat live on TweetGrid Search - http://tweetgrid.com/search?q=%23carchat tweet

wplayford on September 23, 2009

RT @joelfeder: hey NON car ppl join in today's #carchat. #BobLutz from #GM will be joining! You should DEF partake in this! #Lutz tweet

joelfeder on September 23, 2009

Its true! RT @captaincrazy: OMG, greatest #carchat ever to be conceived on the internet, ever. #Lutz tweet

AboutCars on September 23, 2009

Best GM product experience: CTS-V! #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

My BEST experience was when I drove a Corvette for the first time, thinking I was a Nascar driver b/c of exhaust note. I was 18, OK #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

@RickBarrett 45 mins #carchat tweet

drewdraws2 on September 23, 2009

my only GM experiences are with my dad's pickups. #carchat tweet

AhiDesigns on September 23, 2009

2006 Pontiac GTO, I absolutely love my car! #carchat #lutz tweet

SpeedSportLife on September 23, 2009

#CarChat test via TweetGrid #carchat tweet

trentor_drive on September 23, 2009

RT @cbaccus: Please join #carchat today for a special 3PM EST—5PM EST time, #Gm Bob #lutz to join at 3:30PM tweet

joshdutcher on September 23, 2009

I prefer tweetchat.com #carchat tweet

MerlinRPM on September 23, 2009

I've owned 3 GM vehicles, and my parents only bought GM cars. Although my Pontiac Vibe is secretly a Toyota #carchat tweet

AboutCars on September 23, 2009

MB: Agree, Corvette is way more fantastic than I ever would have guessed #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

GM cars I've owned: 1981 Citation X-11, 1984 Pontiac Sunbird Turbo, 1998 Olds Intrigue. Best and worst memories with the first two. #carchat tweet

dawescott on September 23, 2009

My best GM product experiance is owning a BMW. :-) #carchat tweet

stradablog on September 23, 2009

Most memorable GM product experience http://adjix.com/bkpc #carchat tweet

culturegarage on September 23, 2009

My best exprience was the first time I drove a new Saab. I'm now on my fifth. But they are no longer #gm #carchat tweet

joelfeder on September 23, 2009

well I have the #2010Equinox this week & I gotta say WOW! Rav4/CRV Killer! That's a good #GM experience. #carchat tweet

trx0x on September 23, 2009

are there really really good #GM product experiences? i'm just sayin...#carchat tweet

SpeedSportLife on September 23, 2009

GM car that still grabs me... '95 Impala SS. #carchat -NS tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

Yeah, where's our buddy @wildbill? He bought a G8 GXP on our recommendation. #carchat tweet

BRGT350 on September 23, 2009

I agree with @michaelbanovsky my best GM driving experience was driving a Corvette. I only drove it around a parking lot. I was 16. #carchat tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

RT @dawescott: My best GM product experiance is owning a BMW. :-) #carchat tweet

joshdutcher on September 23, 2009

@speedsportlife My first car was an 85 Oldsmobile Cutlass. I loved the crap out of that car. #carchat tweet

RickBarrett on September 23, 2009

My uncle bought an 01 vette vert and let me drive it around for a couple hours. I'm lucky I didn't kill myself #carchat #lutz tweet

AboutCars on September 23, 2009

RT @ Michaelbanovsky If you're annoyed by #carchat, try out twittersnooze.com. tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

Sorry, I almost forgot…Best #GM experience was driving along the East Coast in the G8. Yeah, I said it. #carchat tweet

cbaccus on September 23, 2009

driving as a passenger in a '61 corvette on the Angeles Crest Hwy of LA County in the early '90s #carchat tweet

AhiDesigns on September 23, 2009

My family had an 84 Astro Van, which was great. We didn't get to see crash tests though, OUCH!! #carchat tweet

subarushawn on September 23, 2009

I had a GREAT Monza. Really loved that car. Great e-brake turns, Great PWR #carchat tweet

joshdutcher on September 23, 2009

@SpeedSportLife The mid 90s Impala SS.... I thought I was the only one! ;-) #carchat tweet

culturegarage on September 23, 2009

@joelfeder but how does the Equinox compare to the Subaru Forester? #carchat tweet

captaincrazy on September 23, 2009

best GM experience was discovering my dad used to own a 68 Chevelle SS. Done #carchat tweet

RideWithWes on September 23, 2009

I know the 2010 Buick Lacrosse is out and is awesome but my dad's 08 is still pretty cool. Before that he had a 95 LeSabre. #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

@RickBarrett Yeah, did you turn the traction control off? #carchat tweet

melvinferrer on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky oooh G8 GXP - Daddy like.. #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

My experience inside GM is summed up here: http://www.truedelta.com/execsum.php #carchat tweet

cbaccus on September 23, 2009

@dawescott So driving a 328i with the #GM made automotatic transmission? :) #carchat tweet

joelfeder on September 23, 2009

I have to say my gf has a #pontiac 05 grand prix & its been amazingly reliable. Nothing has gone wrong! #carchat tweet

BRGT350 on September 23, 2009

@speedsportlife I always liked the 95 Impala SS. #carchat tweet

joelfeder on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky already bringing in the G8....#carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

@culturegarage @joelfeder If it was me, the Forester. My mom, the Equinox. #carchat tweet

merritr on September 23, 2009

My best GM experience is getting consistantly destroyed by their vehicles on the racetrack, TA Cobalt, WC CTS, etc. #carchat tweet

stradablog on September 23, 2009

Did I tell you that I fired up my 79 Z28 last Sunday,owned it from new. #carchat tweet

JUPCHEVY on September 23, 2009

My best GM experience was making the cut for the new GM!!!! #carchat tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

Everyone should read this: RT @truedelta: My experience inside GM is summed up here: http://www.truedelta.com/execsum.php #carchat tweet

bprosperi on September 23, 2009

I've only had a chevette and a citation. nothing good there. #carchat tweet

RickBarrett on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky I was like 16 or 17 so i didn't really know what TC was. I was just driving like an a$$ #carchat #lutz tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

Great piece. RT @truedelta: My experience inside GM is summed up here: http://www.truedelta.com/execsum.php #carchat tweet

captaincrazy on September 23, 2009

oh and an 03 S-10 saved my life from a near multicar ice bridge pileup once. missed a wreck by inches #carchat tweet

MerlinRPM on September 23, 2009

Had fun drifting a '06 CTS around turns 9a and 9b in the rain at the local race track. #carchat tweet

trx0x on September 23, 2009

oh, it's a special #carchat . so i recommend that people put me on twittersnooze.com . i'm giving you fair warning... tweet

stradablog on September 23, 2009

RT @JUPCHEVY: My best GM experience was making the cut for the new GM!!!! #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

RT @merritr: My best GM experience is getting consistantly destroyed by their vehicles on the racetrack, TA Cobalt, WC CTS, etc. #carchat tweet

BRGT350 on September 23, 2009

my wife had a Pontiac Sunfire GT when we got married. It was an ok car, interior creaked really bad over bumps #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

LOL RT @JUPCHEVY: My best GM experience was making the cut for the new GM!!!! #carchat tweet

RideWithWes on September 23, 2009

When cleaning out my dad's 95 LeSabre, I found $5000 cash. My dad is a professional gambler, not a drug dealer lol. #carchat tweet

trentor_drive on September 23, 2009

Surprising it's not a sports car, but 4-wheeling in Colorado in '72 K5 Chevy Blazer tops my GM experiences #carchat tweet

DjDATZ on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky My best driving experience: not in a car... the weekend I learned to ride a motorcycle. #carchat #bikechat tweet

dawescott on September 23, 2009

@cbaccus ahhhh.... that's good. #carchat tweet

SpeedSportLife on September 23, 2009

RT @JUPCHEVY: My best GM experience was making the cut for the new GM!!!! #carchat tweet

joelfeder on September 23, 2009

Oh tearing around the track at milford in the #CamaroSS & destroying the tires and brakes...that was fun! #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

@trentor_drive Yeah, off-roading is so much fun. Break anything? #carchat tweet

joelfeder on September 23, 2009

WINNER! RT @michaelbanovsky: LOL RT @JUPCHEVY: My best GM experience was making the cut for the new GM!!!! #carchat tweet

MerlinRPM on September 23, 2009

I learned to drive in a #GM 91 Pontiac Bonneville SSE. I later bought and turbo'd that car. #carchat tweet

merritr on September 23, 2009

Also mine I should say. RT @JUPCHEVY: My best GM experience was making the cut for the new GM!!!! #carchat tweet

rumblestrip on September 23, 2009

best GM experience was the 235K miles that my GMC Sonoma went, #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

@joelfeder I wouldn't say you destroyed it. #carchat tweet

TheGMSource on September 23, 2009

My best GM experience...meeting ant interviewing one Bob Lutz about 3 years ago at the Chicago Auto Show #carchat tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

Childood trip down the Baja at 10 yrs old in an orange Jimmy. Epic. #carchat tweet

GreenAutoXchge on September 23, 2009

Is anyone going to ask Bob why kill Saturn AND Pontiac while keeping BIG Buicks and Caddy's #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

I'm saving room for a properly done Alpha. #carchat tweet

subarushawn on September 23, 2009

My monza carried my family through a move to California, and Back to Oregon. Never needed a repair, but, we did loose the sunroof #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

(I love how there are so many positive #GM experiences #carchat) tweet

trx0x on September 23, 2009

honestly, best #GM experience was #GMTech #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

@subarushawn Didn't you have to drop the motor to get at the spark plugs? #carchat tweet

RideWithWes on September 23, 2009

Driving to Havasu in my dad's 08 LaCrosse. My first solo road trip. #carchat tweet

cbaccus on September 23, 2009

What no one lost their virginity in a #GM? Oh wait this is best moment... #carchat tweet

AboutCars on September 23, 2009

@GreenAutoXchge Simple ansewr: Buick, Caddy make money #carchat tweet

johnleonardo on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky I was lucky enough to get a drive in an SLP G8 Firehawk. Best GM car I ever drove, by far. #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

@trx0x Naw, it was getting lost following me to the #gmtech event! #carchat tweet

stradablog on September 23, 2009

RT @cbaccus: What no one lost their virginity in a #GM? Oh wait this is best moment... #carchat tweet

joelfeder on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky OK OK but you KNOW those brakes were warped as crap when I was done #camaroSS #carchat tweet

JUPCHEVY on September 23, 2009

RT @cbaccus: What no one lost their virginity in a #GM? Oh wait this is best moment... #carchat (LOL) tweet

subarushawn on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky I didn't, I'm a driver, not a mechanic. Thats my wifes job. She also details cars for strangers. I'm a lucky guy #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

@cbaccus Closest was in my Volvo 740. Door handles are hidden, hard for women to esca…I mean, leave. #carchat tweet

MerlinRPM on September 23, 2009

KITT was the first car I fell in love with (I was 4yrs old). #GM #carchat Would love to own a black '02 TA WS6 because of Knight Rider. tweet

trx0x on September 23, 2009

another good #GM experience, when my sister crashed our 1985 Pontiac 6000 into the garage wall #carchat tweet

bprosperi on September 23, 2009

@cbaccus #carchat Plymouth. ; ) tweet

joelfeder on September 23, 2009

@GreenAutoXchge we already know why they killed pontiac. They only had 1 good car, the G8 & they weren't marketing right #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

@GreenAutoXchge Because improvements w Chevy made Saturn redundant, and because GM isn't really committed to an enthusiast brand. #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

LMAO The G00LE strikes! RT @trx0x: another good #GM experience, when my sister crashed our 1985 Pontiac 6000 into the garage wall #carchat tweet

joelfeder on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky we haven't gotten to the negative ones yet lol #carchat tweet

nzcampbell on September 23, 2009

I hope so. RT @GreenAutoXchge: Is anyone going to ask Bob why kill Saturn AND Pontiac while keeping BIG Buicks and Caddy's #carchat #Lutz tweet

trx0x on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky it's those damn Detroit U-turns!!!! haha #carchat tweet

RideWithWes on September 23, 2009

Also, on my road trip, I used OnStar for the first time. Though they couldn't send me turn by turn directions, it was a postive exp #carchat tweet

dawescott on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky I like how you started with positive so #lutz shows up when everyone is sharing the negative. :-) #carchat tweet

joelfeder on September 23, 2009

Why pontiac's dead so others could live RT @AboutCars: @GreenAutoXchge Simple ansewr: Buick, Caddy make money #carchat tweet

rumblestrip on September 23, 2009

btw I learned to drive in a #GM car, a 1980 Chevette, w/4speed manual #carchat tweet

AhiDesigns on September 23, 2009

@MerlinRPM I loved the '89 GTA, had a pic of one in my wallet in HS, also because of KITT #carchat tweet

trentor_drive on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky yeah, once. Flipped the battery. :) #carchat tweet

keithp41 on September 23, 2009

My best GM experience....anything I did in my 73 Camaro. #carchat tweet

joelfeder on September 23, 2009

+ RT @dawescott: @michaelbanovsky I like how you started with positive so #lutz shows up when everyone is sharing the negative. :-) #carchat tweet

cbaccus on September 23, 2009

@dawescott There are no negative #GM experiences. ;) #carchat tweet

annalisabluhm on September 23, 2009

Before #carchat, I really need a coffee!!!! Hurry up barista!! Zomg! tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

@dawescott I'm smarter than I look. ;) #carchat tweet

ericofthedead on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky are we talking best GM experiences? i used to date a girl who had an 87 Monte Carlo i liked the car over her #carchat tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

Think we can get @ricksanchezcnn to ask #Lutz a question via #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

RT @ericofthedead: are we talking best GM experiences? i used to date a girl who had an 87 Monte Carlo i liked the car over her #carchat tweet

SpeedSportLife on September 23, 2009

You dont need coffee with MAXIMUM LUTZ! RT @michaelbanovsky: @dawescott I'm smarter than I look. ;) #carchat tweet

George_S on September 23, 2009

My first ride.... 1988 Chevy Cavalier Z24 Convertible... painted pearl white! Was a super cool car in highschool! ;) #carchat tweet

subarushawn on September 23, 2009

who can hear the Knight Rider intro in their head right now. I always wanted a car with sweeping lights in the front. #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

GM cars owned by my father: 1963 Chevy, 1968 Chevy, 1983 Pontiac STE, 2008 CTS -- note the gaps #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

[[TOPIC]] OK, not to put anyone at #GM off, but your "negative" GM experiences… #carchat tweet

MerlinRPM on September 23, 2009

@ericofthedead ROFL #carchat tweet

RideWithWes on September 23, 2009

My friend had a classic Olds. I got to ride in it a couple times. Pretty cool. #carchat tweet

AhiDesigns on September 23, 2009

RT @ericofthedead: are we talking best GM experiences? i dated a girl w/ an 87 Monte Carlo i liked the car over her #carchat tweet

stradablog on September 23, 2009

RT @George_S: My first ride.... 1988 Chevy Cavalier Z24 Convertible... painted pearl white! Was a super cool car in highschool! ;) #carchat tweet

joelfeder on September 23, 2009

RT @SpeedSportLife: You dont need coffee with MAXIMUM LUTZ! RT @michaelbanovsky: @dawescott I'm smarter than I look. ;) #carchat tweet

MadOx75 on September 23, 2009

I had a 73 Caprice convt that I loved driving down the shore. Once had a guy ask "what years that boat captain?" Good times. #carchat tweet

joelfeder on September 23, 2009

NiceRT @ericofthedead: are we talking best GM experiences? i used to date a girl who had an 87 Monte Carlo i liked the car over her #carchat tweet

AboutCars on September 23, 2009

Negative GM: 37 MPG Cobalt only available with a stick-shift. #carchat tweet

GreenAutoXchge on September 23, 2009

No one worry that Testosterone & Horsepower could produce a mixture of OEM & political jackasses instead of auto&economic recovery? #carchat tweet

SpeedSportLife on September 23, 2009

Last GM car my family had was the STS back in the day with the huge 300 HP Northstar engine. #carchat tweet

AboutCars on September 23, 2009

Negative GM: Everything about the Solstice GXP ('cept how good it looks/fast it goes) #carchat tweet

captaincrazy on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky Negative experience? Every C5 and newer corvette interior. #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

Those would be the shoddy assembly quality of the 1981 X-11 and the poor reliability of the 1984 Pontiac Sunbird. #carchat tweet

MerlinRPM on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky Too many to list! That's why after my Bonnevilles I said I'd never buy another GM. (Ended up with a Vibe). #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

My negative experience was our Olds 88 nicknamed "the Bronco"…Wrong trans. installed at factory, would "buck" at speed #carchat tweet

RickBarrett on September 23, 2009

@AboutCars to me thats a positive #carchat #lutz tweet

dawescott on September 23, 2009

I used to ride to school in the back of a sweet black Monte Carlo. I loved the look of that car. #carchat tweet

joelfeder on September 23, 2009

@AboutCars no BASICALLY Solstice good except the interior....#carchat tweet

drewdraws2 on September 23, 2009

crap. no #lutz for me. Reality (work) calls. #carchat tweet

cbaccus on September 23, 2009

Negative: Everything about my first car a '76 Chevy Vega #carchat tweet

salynch on September 23, 2009

#carchat I had a Malibu Maxx as a rental for my first few days living in Seattle. Slow thottle response + hills + flatlander = no fun. tweet

charlemagne53 on September 23, 2009

I had a '75 sedan deville.big enough to have a rear plate from another state #carchat tweet

SpeedSportLife on September 23, 2009

Negative...had a Vette ZHZ about a month back and the damn tail light popped out. #carchat tweet

MisterSeven on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky Negative experiences for me revolve mostly around interiors when it comes to GM. Some were just dreadful #GM #carchat tweet

merritr on September 23, 2009

Best GM, my friend's Gucci Caddy http://tiny.cc/eKxoi #carchat tweet

captaincrazy on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky Negative GM experience: Ever body panel gap that isn't lined up and I can almost walk through. #carchat tweet

rustyspeidel on September 23, 2009

GM has an amazing opportunity to revive the thing that made them great: passion for cars. The Camaro is a start. #carchat tweet

MerlinRPM on September 23, 2009

The worst thing about owning a GM is having to deal with GM service. #carchat tweet

AboutCars on September 23, 2009

@RickBarrett (to me that's a positive) Point, your side. #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

But, to be honest, for me it's been more a matter of what the cars are like to drive than their reliability. #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

LOL RT @charlemagne53: I had a '75 sedan deville.big enough to have a rear plate from another state #carchat tweet

joelfeder on September 23, 2009

Negative GM- GF's 98 Monte Carlo BLEW UP! She had just gotten out. Car was off! Seroiusly. 178K on the clock. #GM #Chevy #carchat tweet

captaincrazy on September 23, 2009

@MisterSeven Cheers! They should chat with Audi (yes, I said that) #carchat tweet

RideWithWes on September 23, 2009

OK, when the LeSabre was on its last legs, the tranny went out and my dad had to go painfully slow to get the car to the shop. #carchat tweet

cbaccus on September 23, 2009

Anytime I shifted out of first into a higher gear in my Chevy Vega was a negative experience unless you like parkisons #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

@merritr Your friend had one of those?? EPIC. #carchat tweet

joelfeder on September 23, 2009

@SpeedSportLife ok that's just hilarious! #Corvette tail light popped out! #carchat tweet

trx0x on September 23, 2009

@MerlinRPM #GM service...you mean that Mr. Goodwrench dude? lol #carchat tweet

BRGT350 on September 23, 2009

worst GM expeirence was driving around a rental Impala in Florida this spring. creaked, moaned, vibrated, bad seats, terrible car #carchat tweet

nadaguides on September 23, 2009

Postive - anything that ends in "-V" #Carchat tweet

joelfeder on September 23, 2009

@salynch Malibu Maxx was TERRRRRIBLE #carchat tweet

stradablog on September 23, 2009

Vega's were special, very special, along wiith the 350 diesel in Oldsmobiles. #carchat tweet

RideWithWes on September 23, 2009

BTW, no reverse, and the mechanic called it DOA. #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

@joelfeder At least she bought another…? #carchat tweet

flippy10 on September 23, 2009

My negative #GM experience was a big block 454 detonating cylinder #1 (and destroying the block.) on the dyno. #carchat tweet

dawescott on September 23, 2009

Worst Gm experiance: Transformers #carchat tweet

AboutCars on September 23, 2009

@joelfeder ... and the ergonomics, and the ride, and the noise, and the self-directed steering... http://bit.ly/3EBBA1 #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

@BRGT350 Those damn Canadian-built cars… :s #carchat tweet

SpeedSportLife on September 23, 2009

RT @joelfeder: @salynch Malibu Maxx was TERRRRRIBLE #carchat tweet

MerlinRPM on September 23, 2009

With Pontiac dead, GM doesn't make any cars I'm interested in. RIP - G8 GXP and Solstice Coupe GXP. #carchat tweet

cbaccus on September 23, 2009

LMAO! RT @dawescott: Worst Gm experiance: Transformers #carchat tweet

sjglynn on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky My negative GM experience has been that they did not make a stylish, fun, practical sedan (until recently - CTS) #carchat tweet

captaincrazy on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky I drove a Hummer H2 once and got physically sick from the creaking and underpower and horrid feedback #carchat #hummerfail tweet

merritr on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky The car was build for a guy in Japan. It ended up staying in the US. It went out to a friend in Chicago. #carchat #carchat tweet

keithp41 on September 23, 2009

Worst GM experience....everything having to do with Chevy Venture mini-van. Piece of crap. #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

@flippy10 Hey, at least it died honourably! #carchat tweet

SpeedSportLife on September 23, 2009

Mostly agree. Especially as of late. RT @nadaguides: Postive - anything that ends in "-V" #Carchat #carchat tweet

RickBarrett on September 23, 2009

Negative GM experience: The Pontiac brand in the 90s #carchat #lutz tweet

joelfeder on September 23, 2009

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!2nd!!!!!!!!!! RT @nadaguides: Postive - anything that ends in "-V" #Carchat tweet

culturegarage on September 23, 2009

Worst GM experience: every trip to the Saab dealer (except for Meyer Saab) #saab #carchat tweet

AhiDesigns on September 23, 2009

Hahaha, AWESOME!! RT @dawescott: Worst Gm experiance: Transformers #carchat tweet

subarushawn on September 23, 2009

HAHAHA! RT @dawescott: Worst Gm experiance: Transformers #carchat tweet

salynch on September 23, 2009

@joefelder You know it's bad when we were happy to get our base-model Mercury Tracer back. #carchat tweet

JUPCHEVY on September 23, 2009

Worst GM experience, waiting around for the the cuts to be made for new GM! #carchat tweet

RideWithWes on September 23, 2009

Having to put a horn button underneath the steering wheel of the LeSabre than fix the horn LOL. #carchat tweet

BRGT350 on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky It convinced me that poor rental cars can leave a bad taste in your mouth about an entire car company #carchat tweet

culturegarage on September 23, 2009

@RickBarrett or how about Pontiac body cladding/ribs #carchat tweet

stradablog on September 23, 2009

RT @JUPCHEVY: Worst GM experience, waiting around for the the cuts to be made for new GM! #carchat tweet

MerlinRPM on September 23, 2009

ROFL RT @dawescott: Worst GM experience: Transformers #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

My other negative #GM experience was the Pontiac G3, but that's hardly fair. #carchat tweet

joelfeder on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky she got a pontiac grand prix 05. Right price and reliable. 178k isn't bad out of a car. Blowing up was scary #carchat tweet

365motorwerks on September 23, 2009

RT @365motorwerks: My best GM experiance, my first car '61 Biscayne paved the path to my automotive obsession. #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

I always had a soft spot for it. RT @joelfeder: @salynch Malibu Maxx was TERRRRRIBLE #carchat tweet

MisterSeven on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky Those hideous vinyls, velours & cord fabrics. The bizarre dash arrangements & refusal to do anything ergonomic. #carchat tweet

salynch on September 23, 2009

OMG HARSH BUT TRUE!! LOL RT @dawescott: Worst Gm experiance: Transformers #carchat tweet

merritr on September 23, 2009

Worst GM experience, sitting and waiting while the hatching was falling all around... #carchat #carchat tweet

RideWithWes on September 23, 2009

*rather than #carchat tweet

flippy10 on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky Very true, I just wish I got to drive that beast around before it exploded :( #carchat tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

@BRGT350 To be fair- it isn't only the OEMs fault w/ rental fleet quality. The rental cos have responsibilities too. #carchat tweet

trentor_drive on September 23, 2009

My dad had one. That, as a whole is my worst GM experience. RT @stradablog: ...the 350 diesel in Oldsmobiles. #carchat tweet

joelfeder on September 23, 2009

@salynch WOW #carchat tweet

stradablog on September 23, 2009

The velour "bordello" interiors especially in red. #carchat tweet

pcoffaroii on September 23, 2009

worst experience is knowing the Cien and Sixteen will never come to fruition #carchat tweet

MadOx75 on September 23, 2009

Negative experience? Aztek. And not because it was ugly. Trans & AC died right after warr. ended. Why I drive a Ford now. #carchat tweet

SpeedSportLife on September 23, 2009

Excited. The C7 Vette to be split window. #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

If GM offered a compact RWD Chevrolet sedan and/or 5-door, who here would be interested? #carchat tweet

trentor_drive on September 23, 2009

Hahaha! RT @dawescott: Worst Gm experiance: Transformers #carchat tweet

RideWithWes on September 23, 2009

Having a G5 rental car that wouldn't bring down the convertible hard top. #carchat tweet

nadaguides on September 23, 2009

I wonder what @LATimesautos worst GM experience was? #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

Before #lutz arrives, a thank-you to @vlaneblogs for hosting previews and recaps of #carchat. ;) tweet

stradablog on September 23, 2009

@trentor_drive popping head gaskets and GM was in denial. #carchat tweet

napratscher on September 23, 2009

Maximum Bob Lutz hosting a chat on #carchat at 3:30 Eastern TODAY. Join in! tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

@SpeedSportLife Split windows are the new white jeans. #carchat tweet

SpeedSportLife on September 23, 2009

My "papa" had that on a white fleetwood. Epic. RT @stradablog: The velour "bordello" interiors especially in red. #carchat tweet

salynch on September 23, 2009

@truedelta Like the design/interior of the Maxx, Just thought the drive was bad. I've heard the new Malibu is a much better drive. #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

@nadaguides GM pulling their ads? ;) #carchat tweet

lbdwag on September 23, 2009

My GM experience has been bliss compared to my Mitsubishi experience #carchat tweet

cbaccus on September 23, 2009

@truedelta Might be. Depends on styling, handling (RWD isn't enough on its own) and engine/trans #carchat tweet

stradablog on September 23, 2009

The 8.2 litre in trucks was doing the same head gasket trick,and GM behaving the same...denial. #carchat tweet

MisterSeven on September 23, 2009

@captaincrazy Agreed. I think it was Ford that had a senior exec step out of a Touareg and ask his people "Why don't we do that?" #carchat tweet

MerlinRPM on September 23, 2009

Worst GM Exp... when they bought Daewoo and started pawning Daewoo cars as their own. Epica FAIL! #carchat tweet

AhiDesigns on September 23, 2009

@truedelta I would, the GTO is awesome, but it's a beast. #carchat tweet

pcoffaroii on September 23, 2009

I don't want the split window, it's gonna be cheesy #carchat tweet

nadaguides on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky exactly #carchat tweet

AboutCars on September 23, 2009

Hahahaha!!!!! RT @nadaguides: I wonder what @LATimesautos worst GM experience was? #carchat tweet

George_S on September 23, 2009

RT @napratscher: Maximum Bob Lutz hosting a chat on #carchat at 3:30 Eastern TODAY. Join in! tweet

SpeedSportLife on September 23, 2009

#carchat tweet

dwegmull on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky The G3 was hardly a GM ;-) #GM #carchat tweet

RideWithWes on September 23, 2009

Not buying that DeVille. LOL. Maybe that would have been positive? #carchat tweet

joelfeder on September 23, 2009

@TrueDelta how could you have a soft spot for the malibu maxx! That should have never existed! #carchat tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

@pcoffaroii See my last tweet. ;-) #carchat tweet

nadaguides on September 23, 2009

Positive - the thought of a CTS-V Wagon... #Carchat tweet

raywert on September 23, 2009

Best GM experience? The return of the El Camino as a Pontiac. Also, coincidentally, GM killing it was the worst experience. #carchat tweet

merritr on September 23, 2009

Ugh Geo... RT @MerlinRPM Worst GM Exp... when they bought Daewoo and started pawning Daewoo cars as their own. Epica FAIL! #carchat tweet

dawescott on September 23, 2009

hahaha RT @michaelbanovsky: @nadaguides GM pulling their ads? ;) #carchat tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

WOW! @michaelbanovsky Now #Lutz is HOSTING! hahahaha #carchat tweet

cbaccus on September 23, 2009

@pcoffaroii I think there is promise with the split-window. #C7 #carchat tweet

AboutCars on September 23, 2009

@salynch: (I've heard the new Malibu is a much better drive.) It's very, very good. Not quite excellent, but v, v good #carchat tweet

trentor_drive on September 23, 2009

@stradablog yup. Ours started spewing oil going down the fwy. #carchat tweet

raywert on September 23, 2009

@trx0x you mean a "Michigan left?" #carchat tweet

stradablog on September 23, 2009

@SpeedSportLife cool I remember a deuce and a quarter white with red,red padded coach top #carchat tweet

joelfeder on September 23, 2009

RT @nadaguides: Positive - the thought of a CTS-V Wagon... #Carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

@cbaccus Well, if you want to get into the details, I want a stick and communicative steering on a 3000-pound $25000 Alpha. #carchat tweet

dawescott on September 23, 2009

We're big business now! RT @MissMotorMouth: WOW! @michaelbanovsky Now #Lutz is HOSTING! hahahaha #carchat tweet

GreenAutoXchge on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky wouldn't ads for nothing result in nothing? #carchat tweet

SpeedSportLife on September 23, 2009

RT @joelfeder: RT @nadaguides: Positive - the thought of a CTS-V Wagon... #Carchat #carchat tweet

captaincrazy on September 23, 2009

RT @raywert: Best GM experience? The return of the El Camino as a Pontiac. Also, coincidentally, GM killing = worst experience. #carchat tweet

annalisabluhm on September 23, 2009

Gearing up for #carchat w/ lutz... coffee, check. tweetdeck. check. ready to go! tweet

RideWithWes on September 23, 2009

Getting poked in the side by the Malibu when you slide in is negative. #carchat tweet

joelfeder on September 23, 2009

RT @raywert: Best GM experience? The return of the El Camino as a Pontiac. Also, coincidentally, GM killing = worst experience. #carchat tweet

billgillam on September 23, 2009

Worst GM experience, loaning them billions so they could file bankruptcy and walk away from debts. #carchat tweet

cbaccus on September 23, 2009

@joelfeder I saw the CTS wagon (non-V) last night and it looked awful in person. The rear lights and headlights are really bad #carchat tweet

SpeedSportLife on September 23, 2009

@stradablog yep. he had another one with oxblood leather. #carchat tweet

raywert on September 23, 2009

Really? U didn't like the waveo? RT @michaelbanovsky: My other negative #GM experience was the Pontiac G3, but that's hardly fair. #carchat tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

@bprosperi I love the HHR. 9 hours ABQ to LAX. (strong tail wind, mind you) #carchat tweet

annalisabluhm on September 23, 2009

@joelfeder my husband loves his malibu maxx...but he also wears socks with sandals... #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

My best GM experience will be when someone buys a CTS-V wagon with a stick then depreciates it to 30k. #carchat tweet

dwegmull on September 23, 2009

@merritr The suzuki based Geos were OKm at least my 96 Metro was fine basic transportation #carchat tweet

salynch on September 23, 2009

@AboutCars I've had the chance to sit in one, but not drive. It does seem to be a great competitor in a very tough segment. #carchat tweet

nadaguides on September 23, 2009

RT @annalisabluhm: @joelfeder my husband loves his malibu maxx...but he also wears socks with sandals... #carchat [HAHAHAHAHAHA] tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

@cbaccus Too much platic on the CTS & V outside. #carchat tweet

BRGT350 on September 23, 2009

@MissMotorMouth A rental car should not be the basis for judging a car company, but many people do. #carchat tweet

rumblestrip on September 23, 2009

@raywert that tweet was about as much of a suprise as a Lions loss #carchat tweet

JUPCHEVY on September 23, 2009

RT @annalisabluhm: @joelfeder my husband loves his malibu maxx...but he also wears socks with sandals... #carchat tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

The Geo Tracker was adorbs! Don't forget that one! #carchat tweet

captaincrazy on September 23, 2009

Pee and a coffee. BRB. Tell Bob I said hi #carchat #lutz tweet

dearthair on September 23, 2009

@nadaguides Agreed! I'm starting to save up for a CTS-V Wagon. It's the car I've hoped for if I can't have the G8 Sportwagon. #carchat tweet

dawescott on September 23, 2009

lol RT @truedelta: My best GM experience will be when someone buys a CTS-V wagon with a stick then depreciates it to 30k. #carchat tweet

SpeedSportLife on September 23, 2009

RT @nadaguides: RT @annalisabluhm: @joelfeder my husband loves his malibu maxx...but he also wears socks with sandals... #carchat tweet

sjglynn on September 23, 2009

HA! RT @billgillam: Worst GM experience, loaning them billions so they could file bankruptcy and walk away from debts. #carchat tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

@truedelta I was just talking about the CTS resale values. Shocking! (or not) #carchat tweet

joelfeder on September 23, 2009

@cbaccus really!? I saw it a few times now & think it looks good...huh #ctssportwagon #carchat tweet

George_S on September 23, 2009

@annalisabluhm You may want try TweetGrid.com for #carchat there is sometimes a lag/delay when using Tweetdeck. tweet

pcoffaroii on September 23, 2009

GM having a close relationship with 50 Cent is kinda lame, unless he uses the whole portfolio like the Aveo and/or Cobalt #carchat tweet

raywert on September 23, 2009

Umm, didn't it start 20 min ago? RT @annalisabluhm: Gearing up for #carchat w/ lutz... coffee, check. tweetdeck. check. ready to go! tweet

dawescott on September 23, 2009

Another bad #GM experiance: Trying to park an H2 #carchat tweet

merritr on September 23, 2009

@dwegmull I took driver's ed in a Metro. I thought I was going to die... or maybe that was just when someone else drove. #carchat tweet

AboutCars on September 23, 2009

@salynch Malibu is quieter, more refined thatn 4-cyl Japanese rivals. Shocked the hell out of me, but it's true. #carchat tweet

culturegarage on September 23, 2009

This carchat &#!@ is really hard to follow on tweet grid #carchat tweet

cbaccus on September 23, 2009

@JUPCHEVY @annalisabluhm: @joelfeder Yeah my wife's aunt/uncle love their Malibu Maxx but they are not car people #carchat tweet

joelfeder on September 23, 2009

LOL! NICE! RT @annalisabluhm: @joelfeder my husband loves his malibu maxx...but he also wears socks with sandals... #carchat tweet

rumblestrip on September 23, 2009

HA!! YES!! RT @truedelta: My best GM experience will be when someone buys a CTS-V wagon with a stick then depreciates it to 30k. #carchat tweet

nadaguides on September 23, 2009

@BRGT350 Funny... because most people wouldn't subject their own car to rental-car abuse #carchat tweet

dwegmull on September 23, 2009

@nadaguides There's nothing wrong with either the Maxx or the socked sandals! #carchat tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

@BRGT350 Agreed- they all need to step up. Perfect time to get non-loyalists in the seat w/ rentals. #carchat tweet

JUPCHEVY on September 23, 2009

RT @BRGT350: @MissMotorMouth A rental car should not be the basis for judging a car company, but many people do. TRUE! #carchat tweet

joelfeder on September 23, 2009

2nd RT @truedelta: My best GM experience will be when someone buys a CTS-V wagon with a stick then depreciates it to 30k. #carchat tweet

bprosperi on September 23, 2009

I remember convincing several people that the #tracker was one wheel drive #GM #carchat tweet

salynch on September 23, 2009

@annalisabluhm Socks with sandals? Is your husband Filipino per chance? #carchat (my mother-in-law is :p) tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

@joelfeder @cbacchus I'm with Joel, CTS wagon looked good when I saw one on the road. I'm most concerned about the lbs. #carchat tweet

cbaccus on September 23, 2009

@joelfeder Yeah just didn't feel it and I like wagons. I really like the new Lancer Sportback #CTS #carchat tweet

nadaguides on September 23, 2009

@dwegmull http://www.sandalandsoxer.co.uk/home.htm #carchat tweet

culturegarage on September 23, 2009

@annalisabluhm so your husband is Canadian? #sockswithsandals #carchat tweet

AboutCars on September 23, 2009

IMHO, CTS wagon looks great in some colors, not so good in others. #carchat tweet

dwegmull on September 23, 2009

@merritr The Metro was the first car I bought after moving to Cali from Europe. It felt like a normal sized car at the time... #carchat tweet

mikenele on September 23, 2009

Most vivid GM experience: Getting hit by a drunk driver in '94 Firebird Formula. I was just bruised and sore. Car was totaled. #carchat tweet

dawescott on September 23, 2009

I secretly want a white one with pink and blue graphics. RT @MissMotorMouth: The Geo Tracker was adorbs! Don't forget that one! #carchat tweet

AhiDesigns on September 23, 2009

@culturegarage Yeah, I think the RT aspect kind of over does it. We need a way to promote the comments ala Jalopnik #carchat tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

Somone tell me who Kellan Lutz is cuz he sounds hotter #Lutz #carchat tweet

trx0x on September 23, 2009

@annalisabluhm i agree, use tweetgrid, much faster #carchat tweet

SpeedSportLife on September 23, 2009

Over the last 800 miles, power aside, everything about the Mustang is superior to a C6 'vette that I experienced. #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

@BRGT350 Rental cars are a fine way to judge a company. It's a way to expose potential buyers to your products. #carchat tweet

RideWithWes on September 23, 2009

this of course is what I was talking about #carchat http://twitgoo.com/3hn6e tweet

chevrev on September 23, 2009

Hey guys! #carchat - still getting the hang of this! tweet

AboutCars on September 23, 2009

@speedsportlife What about the Corvette's exhaust note? 'Stang can't touch that. #carchat tweet

bentoboxx on September 23, 2009

My Best GM Experience? I'll admit it..It was handling the ZR-1 on the west coast when the press first got it. #carchat tweet

joelfeder on September 23, 2009

That's hilarious! Still laughing! RT @bprosperi: I remember convincing several people that the #tracker was one wheel drive #GM #carchat tweet

BRGT350 on September 23, 2009

back to work for me, everyone enjoy #carchat this afternoon! tweet

dwegmull on September 23, 2009

@MissMotorMouth I have yet to be impressed by any rental in the US. Had a Subaru as a rental in Switzerland once, now that was nice #carchat tweet

ericofthedead on September 23, 2009

@MissMotorMouth wasnt kellan lutz a character from inglorious basterds? #Lutz #carchat tweet

bentoboxx on September 23, 2009

@AboutCars Woodgrain! We need Woodgrain! #carchat tweet

keithp41 on September 23, 2009

Why R Chevy designers so bad at rear ends...ie: Malibu & Traverse? Looks like they lost interest. Other GMs much better. #lutz #carchat tweet

annalisabluhm on September 23, 2009

@culturegarage ...he may as well be... he's from jersey.... #sockswithsandals #carchat tweet

captaincrazy on September 23, 2009

RT @michaelbanovsky: @annalisabluhm Use tweetgrid.com!! Tweetdeck isn't fast enough! I second that. 1st hand experience #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

@BRGT350 If a company doesn't feel that a car represents it well, it shouldn't put it where dozens of people will experience it. #carchat tweet

chevrev on September 23, 2009

@truedelta - And then you buy it right? ;) #carchat tweet

MickiMaynard on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky not my #GM experience, but my mom's. Took Olds in to shop, got Chevy as loaner car. Door fell off in driveway. #carchat tweet

salynch on September 23, 2009

That's a bold statement! :o RT @SpeedSportLife ...everything about the Mustang is superior to a C6 'vette that I experienced. #carchat tweet

DaveRossi on September 23, 2009

Thought the new Buick Lacrosse was great looking design. Understood why: It's a rip off of BMW 5 series. #carchat tweet

GMblogs on September 23, 2009

Hello everyone i am here to tweet--hope you're well #carchat #lutz tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

Or even make it in the first place. #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

Mr Bob #Lutz is here, and will be tweeting from @gmblogs… Remember to stay on topic, add #lutz to your Qs! #carchat tweet

GreenAutoXchge on September 23, 2009

anyone figur out how GM or OEM's will manage w/ 10 mil SAAR as the norm? #carchat tweet

AboutCars on September 23, 2009

Ooooooooh, ZR1. Drool, drool, drool. Most memorable driving experience ever... 2010 GT-R is a close second. #carchat tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

@dwegmull A Toyota LandCruiser I had rented last year had freezing wind blowing thru the door panels. Quality FAIL. #carchat tweet

MerlinRPM on September 23, 2009

@chevrev this is my 1st #carchat too... I don't know how I'd keep up without tweetgrid.com (or something like that) tweet

nadaguides on September 23, 2009

@truedelta but if a rental co doesnt maintain the car, the customer gets a poor representation #carchat tweet

AhiDesigns on September 23, 2009

Welcome Mr. Lutz! #carchat tweet

wplayford on September 23, 2009

AZTEC #carchat #lutz tweet

AboutCars on September 23, 2009

Hello Mr. Lutz! Thank you for joining us #carchat #lutz tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

[[TOPIC]] Welcome, Mr Bob #Lutz. Buick has a new tagline: The Class of World Class. Why? #carchat tweet

joelfeder on September 23, 2009

OMG RT @MickiMaynard: @michaelbanovskymy moms experience. Took Olds in to shop, got Chevy as loaner car. Door fell off in driveway. #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

GM needs to learn that you can't make one great looking trim level for ads, then produce others that look and drive badly. #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

RT @GMblogs: Hello everyone i am here to tweet--hope you're well #carchat #lutz tweet

captaincrazy on September 23, 2009

@gmblogs Hi Bob! Any plans to make the interior of a Corvette actually look quality? #carchat #lutz tweet

SpeedSportLife on September 23, 2009

MAXIMUM LUTZ!!!!!!!! #carchat tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

Okay, ya'll. Mr. #Lutz is here so please use your inside voices. #carchat tweet

MerlinRPM on September 23, 2009

Mr.#Lutz Will the Solstice Coupe be revived as another nameplate? #carchat tweet

salynch on September 23, 2009

@GMBlogs Welcome to #carchat, Mr. #Lutz! Do you think #GM's biggest obstacle is perception? That seems to be my experience with people. tweet

GMblogs on September 23, 2009

@AhiDesigns thank you! #carchat #lutz tweet

979Motoring on September 23, 2009

Bob Lutz?RT @GMblogs: Hello everyone i am here to tweet--hope you're well #carchat #lutz tweet

KenAlexDon on September 23, 2009

I'm searching for #carchat live on TweetGrid Search - http://tweetgrid.com/search?q=%23carchat tweet

Autoline on September 23, 2009

#Lutz Why did you drop the beautiful mesh grille on first gen CTS-V for the molded grille used used on the new one? #carchat tweet

pcoffaroii on September 23, 2009

Yay, I've never tweeted with a celebrity before #lutz #carchat tweet

raywert on September 23, 2009

I stick to my memes. RT @rumblestrip: @raywert that tweet was about as much of a suprise as a Lions loss #carchat tweet

dawescott on September 23, 2009

#carchat mom is at it again. RT @MissMotorMouth: Okay, ya'll. Mr. #Lutz is here so please use your inside voices. tweet

trx0x on September 23, 2009

@GMBlogs one question: any sort of pink tie/salmon colored shirt on today? #carchat #lutz tweet

facesofgm on September 23, 2009

RT @michaelbanovsky: Mr Bob #Lutz is here, and will be tweeting from @gmblogs… Remember to stay on topic, add #lutz to your Qs! #carchat tweet

stradablog on September 23, 2009

Hi Bob when will you start leasing Cadillacs especially the CTS to get some market momentum #lutz #carchat tweet

joelfeder on September 23, 2009

RT @MissMotorMouth: Okay, ya'll. Mr. #Lutz is here so please use your inside voices. #carchat tweet

GMblogs on September 23, 2009

@salynch Yes absolutely that's our biggest prob #carchat #lutz tweet

sprungtastic on September 23, 2009

I'm searching for #carchat live on TweetGrid Search - http://tweetgrid.com/search?q=%23carchat tweet

GMblogs on September 23, 2009

@Autoline cuz it looks similar and has greater durability #carchat #lutz tweet

subarushawn on September 23, 2009

Thank you for joining us Mr. Lutz. #Lutz #carchat tweet

trx0x on September 23, 2009

hey, i'm just asking. he looks good in them :) #carchat #lutz tweet

ericofthedead on September 23, 2009

@MissMotorMouth remember ALL CAPS = SCREAMING ONLINE ;) #Lutz #carchat tweet

nadaguides on September 23, 2009

Good afternoon Mr. #Lutz - Any details on the new smaller Cadillac? #carchat tweet

SpeedSportLife on September 23, 2009

RT @GMblogs: @salynch Yes absolutely that's our biggest prob (perception) #carchat #lutz tweet

sourstud on September 23, 2009

@GMblogs What's the policy with trade-ins and the 60day moneyback gaurantee? Will my old car be gone? #carchat #lutz tweet

AboutCars on September 23, 2009

Is GM considering using some version of electric drive for a sports/performance car? #carchat #lutz tweet

GMblogs on September 23, 2009

@stradablog leasing as we speak at fully competitive rates #carchat #lutz tweet

dawescott on September 23, 2009

@GMblogs Wouldn't a stronger waranty be a better indicator of a quality product than a 60 day money back guarantee? #lutz #carchat tweet

AhiDesigns on September 23, 2009

Would you say your biggest challenge in turning perception comes from consumers, or within GM? #Lutz #carchat tweet

DaveRossi on September 23, 2009

The blistering and true sendup of Whitacre's "may the best car win" clunker http://bit.ly/wZmQD Vee-hickle. #carchat tweet

MisterSeven on September 23, 2009

@GMblogs You're on the record with some real whoppers when it comes to comments. Some say it cost you Lee's job. Any regrets? #carchat #lutz tweet

felloff on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky not my #GM experience, but my mom's. Took Olds in to shop, got Chevy as loaner car. Door fell off in driveway. #carchat:.. tweet

KenAlexDon on September 23, 2009

Hello Mr. #Lutz . Any details on that small GMC we saw in the recent GM ad? #carchat tweet

ericofthedead on September 23, 2009

Good day Mr #Lutz & #carchat it's a free for all it seems hah! I was wondering if the Lordstown, Ohio GM plant was going to remain open? tweet

JUPCHEVY on September 23, 2009

Mr #Lutz your thoughts on GM 60 day money back program? #carchat tweet

GMblogs on September 23, 2009

@AboutCars no prototypes yet but entirely possible in the future #carchat #lutz tweet

stradablog on September 23, 2009

@GMblogs the leasing that will get you market share like everyone else is doing in entry luxury #lutz #carchat tweet

pcoffaroii on September 23, 2009

Mr. #Lutz any chance the C7 Vette gets any sort of hybrid systems? Also are DI and things of that nature being considered? #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

@sourstud If you buy that ZR1 with plans to return it on the 60th day, don't trade your car in. #carchat tweet

subarushawn on September 23, 2009

Ask Kia RT @dawescott: @GMblogs Wouldn't a stronger waranty be a better indicator of a quality product. #Lutz #carchat tweet

SpeedSportLife on September 23, 2009

What offers have you accepted to race against you head up in a Sedan battle with the CTS-V? #carchat #lutz tweet

salynch on September 23, 2009

@GMblogs When do we get to see the Cadillac ATS in the flesh? #carchat #lutz tweet

dawescott on September 23, 2009

@subarushawn I'd buy a Kia before a GM in a similar price range. #carchat tweet

JeffSBartlett on September 23, 2009

Bob - Can you speak to the impact of the 60-day program? What type of shoppers is it converting to buyers? #carchat #lutz tweet

AboutCars on September 23, 2009

Is there a time frame for the C7? #carchat #lutz tweet

GMblogs on September 23, 2009

@JUPCHEVY most survey companies show it's dramatically increasing consideration for gm #carchat #lutz tweet

chevrev on September 23, 2009

Is GM still considering the possibility of a Cadillac flagship based on the Zeta platform? If not, why FWD? #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

@salynch I saw it…looks good, like a mini-CTS. #carchat tweet

stradablog on September 23, 2009

RT @SpeedSportLife: What offers have you accepted to race against you head up in a Sedan battle with the CTS-V? #carchat #lutz tweet

RideWithWes on September 23, 2009

What GM cars are you most proud of? #carchat #lutz tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

@subarushawn Kia had its own money back issues like charging people $100 a mile when returned. #carchat tweet

MotorMouths on September 23, 2009

Mr. Lutz. How much importance do you place on critics/bloggers opinions of your vehicles? #carchat #lutz tweet

captaincrazy on September 23, 2009

@GMblogs Bob Lutz. Hi. Would you say US market research is the biggest cost reduction car killer, or regulations? #carchat #lutz tweet

chevrev on September 23, 2009

Is GM still considering the possibility of a Cadillac flagship based on the Zeta platform? If not, why FWD? #carchat #lutz tweet

nadaguides on September 23, 2009

@GMblogs Mr. #Lutz Will the #G8 live on with Chevrolet? [pretty please] #carchat tweet

GMblogs on September 23, 2009

@SpeedSportLife offers still coming in, working on details now #carchat #lutz tweet

SpeedSportLife on September 23, 2009

RT @SpeedSportLife: What offers have you accepted to race against you head up in a Sedan battle with the CTS-V? #carchat #lutz tweet

RickBarrett on September 23, 2009

Mr #Lutz GM came out and said they would be shutting down over 700 dealers, how many have been closed r there plans to close more? #carchat tweet

GreenAutoXchge on September 23, 2009

@GMblogs Bob where does continued $ 4 clunkers fit into your future marketing? #carchat #lutz tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

A little FYI, we can chat on the side while Bob is answering stuff… I'm getting lonely! #carchat tweet

stradablog on September 23, 2009

RT @GMblogs: @SpeedSportLife offers still coming in, working on details now #carchat #lutz tweet

salynch on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky I'm insanely JEALOUS! Mostly, I can't wait for a chance to drive one. Perhaps another GM test-drive tour?! #carchat tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

Mr. #Lutz I am so sorry I had a low speed crash in my reveiw G8 GXP. I backed into a fence but I loved the car. #carchat tweet

GMblogs on September 23, 2009

@RideWithWes malibu, new equinox and terrain, lacrosse, among many others #carchat #lutz tweet

culturegarage on September 23, 2009

Will the same driver drive each car on the sedan battle? Racing is 90% driver 10% car #carchat tweet

bentoboxx on September 23, 2009

RT @NADAguides : @GMblogs Mr. #Lutz Will the #G8 live on with Chevrolet? [pretty please] #carchat (Double Dog Pretty Please!) tweet

wildbill on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky I'm here! Had to grab a sandwich. #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

@MissMotorMouth At least you didn't drive away with the fuel nozzle still attached. ;) #carchat tweet

AhiDesigns on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky Aww, overshadowed by your celebrity guest huh? :) #carchat tweet

AutoTrader_com on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky Thanks again for putting this together! #carchat tweet

captaincrazy on September 23, 2009

@GMblogs We all want to ask you 1000 questions but everyone wants to know from who you will accept the CTS-V challenge :) #carchat #lutz tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

[[TOPIC]] HOW will you be improving #GM marketing? Is it just by calling out other carmakers? #carchat #lutz tweet

chevrev on September 23, 2009

@MissMotorMouth - I think you just wanted to keep it! #carchat tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky I almost did that AGAIN yesterday. I need to live in Oregon and have a gas pump valet. #carchat tweet

AboutCars on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky A permanently attached fuel hose on a G8 GXP isn't such a bad idea... #carchat tweet

RideWithWes on September 23, 2009

@GMblogs I think there is a design flaw in the Malibu: http://twitgoo.com/3hn6e slide in and ouch! #carchat #lutz tweet

AhiDesigns on September 23, 2009

It seems like it's going pretty well so far. A little chaotic, but people seem to be behaving...so far. #carchat tweet

bentoboxx on September 23, 2009

@MissMotorMouth The Bill is still coming in the mail. Don't worry! #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

Make Alpha great. Manage the weight. Focus on steering and handling. And offer a Chevrolet version. #carchat #lutz tweet

EZF_TopCarManuf on September 23, 2009

RT @GMblogs: Hello everyone i am here to tweet--hope you're well #carchat #lutz tweet

nadaguides on September 23, 2009

RT @michaelbanovsky: @MissMotorMouth At least you didn't drive away with the fuel nozzle still attached. ;) #carchat [what?!] tweet

GMblogs on September 23, 2009

@MotorMouths everyone's opinion counts but for sanity's sake you have to blot out the permanently negative #carchat #lutz tweet

KingNils on September 23, 2009

Chat mit Bob Lutz gefällig? RT @GMblogs Hello everyone i am here to tweet--hope you´re well #carchat #lutz tweet

AboutCars on September 23, 2009

Who poses the biggest challenge to GM, the Germans or the Japanese? #carchat #lutz tweet

culturegarage on September 23, 2009

GM should do an agency review, I don't think their current agencies are up to snuff (some are) #carchat tweet

wildbill on September 23, 2009

Mr #Lutz - I bought a #G8 GXP and LOVE it. Thank you for championing that vehicle. #carchat tweet

DR1665 on September 23, 2009

RT @TrueDelta: GM needs 2 learn that U cnt make 1 gr8 looking trim level 4 ads, then produce others that look & drive badly. #carchat tweet

salynch on September 23, 2009

I'll second that. RT @captaincrazy @GMblogs Everyone wants to know from who you will accept the CTS-V challenge :) #carchat #lutz tweet

chevrev on September 23, 2009

Is Buick's tagline "The New Class of World Class" here to stay, and how did you come up with it? #carchat #lutz tweet

JUPCHEVY on September 23, 2009

Mr #Lutz most of the people on #carchat attended the GM design center and came back raving about GM how do we do this for the public? tweet

culturegarage on September 23, 2009

@AboutCars the biggest challenge for #gm isn't it's competitors. It's overcoming consumer hinderance. #carchat tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

@wildbill Tell Mr. #Lutz who convinced ya to buy that G8 GXP..... ;-) #carchat tweet

merritr on September 23, 2009

I would improve GM marketing by leaving out all dialogue (technical and comparison speak), let visuals speak for themselves. #lutz #carchat tweet

nadaguides on September 23, 2009

@AboutCars or the Koreans? #carchat #lutz tweet

flippy10 on September 23, 2009

@missmotormouth Gas pump attendants are not all they're cracked up to be. I forgot my credit card TWICE with them last year. #carchat tweet

subarushawn on September 23, 2009

Well Said RT @GMblogs: @MotorMouths everyone's opinion counts but for sanity's sake you have to blot out permanently negative #Lutz #carchat tweet

SpeedSportLife on September 23, 2009

100% agree RT @culturegarage: @AboutCars the biggest challenge for #gm isn't it's competitors. It's overcoming consumer hinderance. #carchat tweet

trx0x on September 23, 2009

RT @nadaguides: RT @michaelbanovsky: @MissMotorMouth At least you didn't drive away with the fuel nozzle still attached. ;) #carchat [wh ... tweet

GMblogs on September 23, 2009

@captaincrazy as long as challengers are showroom stock , will take on all comers #lutz #carchat tweet

AboutCars on September 23, 2009

@nadaguides (Or the Koreans?) Oooh, good point. #carchat #lutz tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

@bentoboxx Is it odd I wish I could have had a doozy of an accident? The perwork alone....sheesh! #carchat tweet

BobonBusiness on September 23, 2009

@GMblogs A comment. You are a logo, with 4 personalities. How are we going to get to know you? Do you need help w/strategy? #carchat #lutz tweet

salynch on September 23, 2009

It just occurred to me that there's a #GM product in my avatar. #carchat #imagenius tweet

captaincrazy on September 23, 2009

@merritr I think that would require new visuals :) #carchat #lutz tweet

stradablog on September 23, 2009

RT @GMblogs: @captaincrazy as long as challengers are showroom stock , will take on all comers #lutz #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

@MissMotorMouth @wildbill Yeah, I think your G8 GXP was the first car #carchat sold. ;) tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

There are plenty of excellent $30000+ compact RWD sedans. Zero $25000 compact RWD sedans. Think about it. Hyundai is. #carchat #lutz tweet

cbaccus on September 23, 2009

Really enjoyed the latest Best Car ad with the Chevy products MPGs vs Toyotas. Will each brand do somthing similar to this? #carchat tweet

nadaguides on September 23, 2009

@merritr you wouldn't know just how fuel efficient their fleet was simply by photos though #lutz #carchat tweet

wildbill on September 23, 2009

Yes, Mr. #Lutz, @MissMotorMouth advised me to get the #G8 GXP. The car surprises everyone that it's a GM product. Love it! #carchat tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

@trx0x Yes. I have a habit at the gas pump. That is why they break away! :-) #carchat tweet

bentoboxx on September 23, 2009

@MissMotorMouth Well, MY paperwork is the same...small dent or totalled car #carchat tweet

AboutCars on September 23, 2009

RT @culturegarage: biggest challenge for #gm isn't it's competitors. It's overcoming consumer hinderance. (good pnt) #carchat #carchat #lutz tweet

GMblogs on September 23, 2009

@cbaccus Yes #carchat #lutz tweet

GMblogs on September 23, 2009

@culturegarage we don't think so right now, but if we are disappointed with creative, we may... #lutz #carchat tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky That wasn't on #carchat, SIlly! He @-ed me but not thru #carchat tweet

RideWithWes on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky I know huh Mike? You were so pushing me to get that car! #carchat tweet

Auto_Writer on September 23, 2009

I'd like to see Bob Lutz go on the Charlie Rose show with Elon Musk - what a great discussion that would be! #carchat tweet

merritr on September 23, 2009

@captiancrazy Apparently you haven't been looking at all the new GM products and noted future plans. #lutz #carchat tweet

RickBarrett on September 23, 2009

Thanks #lutz for talking about a silly race and not the recently bankrupted company you work for... #carchat tweet

dawescott on September 23, 2009

GM could improve marketing with product improvement. On paper GMs are great (marketing). Quality when driving is a different story. #carchat tweet

cbaccus on September 23, 2009

Really enjoyed the latest Best Car ad with the Chevy products MPGs vs Toyotas. Will each brand do somthing similar to this? #carchat #lutz tweet

AutoTrader_com on September 23, 2009

@truedelta And really, the current crop of $30,000+ RWD sedans are more like $40,000 sedans lightly optioned. #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

Why the new Buick slogan? What do you hope to evoke? #carchat #lutz tweet

trx0x on September 23, 2009

@MissMotorMouth i believe the east coast also has valets in a few states, so you can drive off w/a clear mind! ;) #carchat tweet

captaincrazy on September 23, 2009

@wildbill I will trade your #G8GXP for my Civic Si. Tomorrow work for you? :) #carchat tweet

MisterSeven on September 23, 2009

@GMBlogs Also, I think a lot of us would love to know - what is your favorite foreign car (currently produced)? #lutz #carchat tweet

JUPCHEVY on September 23, 2009

Mr #Lutz I need Equinox i could sell a 100 this month! great product!!! #carchat tweet

AboutCars on September 23, 2009

Does advertising MPG work, when auto buyers seem so concerned about quality? #carchat #lutz tweet

rumblestrip on September 23, 2009

Mr #Lutz what steps will GM be taking in the next 2-5 years to agressively cut the curb weight of cars in the fleet #carchat tweet

nadaguides on September 23, 2009

@RickBarrett someone asked him a question and he answered it - why the hate there? #lutz #carchat tweet

bentoboxx on September 23, 2009

I think GM just needs people to drive their cars to put them on their consideration list. The cars have really improved. #carchat #lutz tweet

culturegarage on September 23, 2009

@dawescott I'd argue the products kick ass. Look at Buick. Hot cars. But I don't want to tell someone I drive a Buick #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

RT @MisterSeven: @GMBlogs I think a lot of us would love to know - what is your favorite foreign car (currently produced)? #lutz #carchat tweet

wildbill on September 23, 2009

@captaincrazy No, no, and HELL no. The Yeti belongs to me. Muhahahah!!! #carchat tweet

flippy10 on September 23, 2009

#carchat Somebody quick, I need to test drive an LS2 GTO. For..... research purposes. tweet

GMblogs on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky signifies this car is designed to be best-in-class in every way yet in non-German/non-Japanese ways #carchat #lutz tweet

captaincrazy on September 23, 2009

RT @michaelbanovsky: Why the new Buick slogan? What do you hope to evoke? I want to know this too. What's the new focus? #carchat #lutz tweet

salynch on September 23, 2009

@AutoTrader_com A #GM made $25k or under RWD coupe/sedan would likely be my next car if it were made. #carchat tweet

MotorMouths on September 23, 2009

@JUPCHEVY You're not alone on the Equinox: http://motormouths.com/car/chevrolet/equinox #carchat #lutz tweet

cbaccus on September 23, 2009

Alright with that cool garage full of some amazing cars, what did you drive or fly to work today in? #lutz #carchat tweet

dawescott on September 23, 2009

@culturegarage Those products shouldn't be branded as Buicks then. But who wants to drive a GM? #carchat tweet

pcoffaroii on September 23, 2009

Camaro? RT @salynch: @AutoTrader_com A #GM made $25k or under RWD coupe/sedan would likely be my next car if it were made. #carchat tweet

subarushawn on September 23, 2009

I love subaru. AWD 4 Life and all that. Mr Lutz, will we see a Turbo AWD compact from GM? if not, why not? #Lutz #carchat tweet

chevrev on September 23, 2009

RT @captaincrazy: RT @michaelbanovsky: Why the new Buick slogan? What do you hope to evoke? What's the new focus? #carchat #lutz tweet

wildbill on September 23, 2009

Am disappointed in even the base #G8 not being sold in the US anymore. Could be Camry or Accord competition. #carchat tweet

AboutCars on September 23, 2009

@salynch: (Camaro V6 $23,000) #GM made $25k or under RWD coupe/sedan would likely be my next car if it were made. #carchat #lutz tweet

AhiDesigns on September 23, 2009

gotta head back in to work, hopefully I'll be able to log in and keep up...on the DL #carchat tweet

stradablog on September 23, 2009

Gm needs to be disruptive and offer a new ownership experience,too much focus on product,w/ a ton of product parity #lutz #carchat tweet

RickBarrett on September 23, 2009

@nadaguides he seems to be skipping legitimate questions, i agree i was a bit harsh, i'll reign it in #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

@GMblogs So no lederhosen holders, then? ;) #carchat #lutz tweet

captaincrazy on September 23, 2009

@wildbill haha fair enough! Can't blame a man for trying. (he wouldnt give me his #g8 gxp for my #civic) #carchat tweet

bentoboxx on September 23, 2009

Wait, Bob lutz and Kellan Lutz are not the same guy? Need to adjust the tweet grid search! #carchat #lutz tweet

SpeedSportLife on September 23, 2009

RT @captaincrazy: RT @michaelbanovsky: Why the new Buick slogan? What do you hope to evoke? ... interested also #carchat #lutz tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

But people like German and Japanese "ways"...... #Lutz #carchat tweet

stradablog on September 23, 2009

RT @cbaccus: Alright with that cool garage full of some amazing cars, what did you drive or fly to work today in? #lutz #carchat tweet

wildbill on September 23, 2009

@MissMotorMouth Re: Gas pumps, this one's for you! http://twitpic.com/6of8k #carchat tweet

RideWithWes on September 23, 2009

RT @cbaccus Alright with that cool garage full of some amazing cars, what did you drive or fly to work today in? #carchat #Lutz tweet

AutoTrader_com on September 23, 2009

@pcoffaroii I think @salynch is thinking more a traditional four-place coupe or compact sedan than a sports/muscle car like Camaro. #carchat tweet

dawescott on September 23, 2009

Mr. #Lutz, why a 60 day satisfaction guarantee vs. a longer waranty? #carchat tweet

SpeedSportLife on September 23, 2009

#carchat tweet

salynch on September 23, 2009

@pcoffaroii I love the Camaro but I'd like something smaller and lighter.... perhaps I'm too picky. #carchat tweet

GreenAutoXchge on September 23, 2009

@GMblogs Spoke w/Fritz &he wantd to knowmore on r advncd clnker pln yet MIGovsoffce calld 4 appt ur to busy!to sell morecars? #carchat #lutz tweet

DIRTFORGE on September 23, 2009

Ooops. General Motors being called out by the media masses upon social media. Agree a lame advertising campaign #GM #LUTZ #CARCHAT tweet

GMblogs on September 23, 2009

#carchat #lutz tweet

flippy10 on September 23, 2009

@subarushawn American cars have been traditionally N/A... though I'd love to know why as well. I assumed R&D costs. #carchat tweet

sjglynn on September 23, 2009

@MissMotorMouth Agreed. Average German or Japanese sedan is more enjoy to drive than average domestic sedan (hence I drive a VW) #carchat tweet

pcoffaroii on September 23, 2009

@AutoTrader_com I think that's a tough thing to ask for. Not like sub-$25k RWD coupes/sedans are plentiful #carchat tweet

GMblogs on September 23, 2009

@RideWithWes CTS AWD #lutz #carchat tweet

keithp41 on September 23, 2009

Koreans used long warranties to help overcome quality concern. Why not GM? #carchat #lutz tweet

dwegmull on September 23, 2009

RT @cbaccus: Alright with that cool garage full of some amazing cars, what did you drive or fly to work today in? #lutz #carchat tweet

subarushawn on September 23, 2009

F.O.R.S dictate the waranty RT @dawescott: Mr. #Lutz, why a 60 day satisfaction guarantee vs. a longer waranty? #carchat #Lutz #carchat tweet

salynch on September 23, 2009

@AutoTrader_com Right... a 3-series for the common man. #carchat tweet

trx0x on September 23, 2009

@salynch not picky at all...the 90's were full of 2 door sporty coupes/hatchbacks #carchat tweet

rumblestrip on September 23, 2009

@MissMotorMouth what about a C6 Split Window? http://is.gd/3BHYo #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

GM just removed some items from it's 5/100 powertrain warranty. http://www.truedelta.com/blog/?p=389 #carchat #lutz tweet

GMblogs on September 23, 2009

@subarushawn we are offering a longer warranty #lutz #carchat tweet

MotorMouths on September 23, 2009

Mr. Lutz, where do you think annual vehicle sales in the U.S. will ultimately settle at? And when? #carchat #lutz tweet

RideWithWes on September 23, 2009

@GMblogs That's what I'm talking about! #carchat #Lutz tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

@sjglynn I couldn't help but compare the G8 GXP to the BMW 5-series tho. It was totally Germanified. #carchat tweet

captaincrazy on September 23, 2009

@GMblogs If you could point out one thing in your industry as a crock of &#!@, what is the no.1 failure? #carchat #lutz tweet

MisterSeven on September 23, 2009

#carchat I actually think that's a good move for Buick. They can take on Lexus etc but need to do so on their own merits & character. #lutz tweet

joelfeder on September 23, 2009

god I can't even keep up! #carchat tweet

wildbill on September 23, 2009

@MissMotorMouth I did NOT know that! Though I don't plan on using that clause... ever. :) #carchat tweet

stradablog on September 23, 2009

RT @MotorMouths: Mr. Lutz, where do you think annual vehicle sales in the U.S. will ultimately settle at? And when? #carchat #lutz tweet

krisdahl on September 23, 2009

@keithp41 Because I'm not sure the culture at GM complete recognizes that the public's perception is GM is low quality #carchat tweet

nadaguides on September 23, 2009

@flippy10 tell that to Ford #carchat tweet

wildbill on September 23, 2009

#carchat tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

@rumblestrip Why do you do that to me? I see a car shaped like a pregnant ant and I fall in love! #carchat tweet

GMblogs on September 23, 2009

@MotorMouths with recovery we might again get to 13 or 14 mill units, but not next year #lutz #carchat tweet

JUPCHEVY on September 23, 2009

Mr #Lutz any thoughts on free maintenace like BMW offers? #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

[[TOPIC]] Bob #Lutz, is good design really "free"? Will #GM be more "world" or regional" in this way moving forward? #carchat tweet

nadaguides on September 23, 2009

RT @joelfeder: god I can't even keep up! #carchat [same here] tweet

stradablog on September 23, 2009

RT @GMblogs: @MotorMouths with recovery we might again get to 13 or 14 mill units, but not next year #lutz #carchat tweet

dawescott on September 23, 2009

Well, I gotta get back to work. Thanks for joining us Mr. #Lutz! #carchat tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

@wildbill And- if it does ever happen- be present when they re-attach and test the pump so they don't charge you for other stuff. #carchat tweet

bprosperi on September 23, 2009

Me either. Off the chartsRT @joelfeder: god I can't even keep up! #carchat tweet

AboutCars on September 23, 2009

@GMblogs Warranty is long on mileage but short on time. Why not go 8 or 10 yrs/100k instead of 5? Doens't show confidence. #carchat #lutz tweet

AutoTrader_com on September 23, 2009

@flippy10 @nadaguides Wasn't Oldsmobile the first brand to offer a turbo in a vehicle, with the Jetfire? #carchat tweet

stradablog on September 23, 2009

Good Point,Disruptive RT @JUPCHEVY: Mr #Lutz any thoughts on free maintenace like BMW offers? #carchat tweet

GMblogs on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky good design often costs money but is free in that it adds more value than it costs. we'll remain global #lutz #carchat tweet

captaincrazy on September 23, 2009

RT @nadaguides: RT @joelfeder: god I can't even keep up! #carchat [same here] [me too! And I'm doing linux stuff!] tweet

GreenAutoXchge on September 23, 2009

@GMblogs With Green Vehicle Exchange's systems put in place we could easily see up to 20 mil SAAR! #carchat #lutz tweet

rumblestrip on September 23, 2009

@MissMotorMouth Or do you perfer a '53 C6? http://is.gd/3BIbk #carchat tweet

RideWithWes on September 23, 2009

I've got to be leaving, Thanks @GM Blogs. Please consider fixing that ingress! http://twitgoo.com/3hn6e #carchat #Lutz tweet

GMblogs on September 23, 2009

@AboutCars best coverage in the business cuz it's transferable to the next owner #lutz #carchat tweet

krisdahl on September 23, 2009

I can't help but wonder if car companies would be better off taking bold design chances rather than pumping out bland all the time #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

Within the topic, what has been done to get design, engineering, and marketing truly working together? A prereq for free design. #carchat tweet

Autoline on September 23, 2009

It doesn't cost more to stamp out ugly cars than beautiful ones, does it? #carchat tweet

dwegmull on September 23, 2009

RT @AboutCars: @GMblogs Warranty is long on mileage but short on time. Why not go 8 or 10 yrs/100k instead of 5? #carchat #lutz tweet

MickiMaynard on September 23, 2009

#Lutz sees continued sluggish sales. RT @MotorMouths with recovery we might again get to 13 or 14 mill units, but not next year. #carchat tweet

flippy10 on September 23, 2009

@autotrader_com But what happened to it? Suddenly the road was flooded with N/A engines with sub-par efficiency. #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

RT @truedelta: What has been done to get design, engineering, and marketing truly working together? A prereq for free design. #carchat tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

@GMBlogs Global plan of GM is awesome- G8 was born of that. Why the Tavera in India tho against the Tato Nao buzz? #carchat tweet

bentoboxx on September 23, 2009

G8, GTO, Camaro..All cars we like. What is Holden doing differently? Can GM spread that philosophy company wide? #carchat #lutz tweet

keithp41 on September 23, 2009

A 10-year warranty would make me much less concerned with buying a GM. #carchat tweet

suzi_m on September 23, 2009

@GMblogs:what are your expectations for the Cruze performance? Dad is a lordstown retiree #carchat #lutz tweet

salynch on September 23, 2009

@AboutCars The Camaro V6 is definitely on my list... I just wish it were closer to 3000lbs. than 3500. I do need to drive one. #carchat tweet

trx0x on September 23, 2009

RT @bentoboxx: G8, GTO, Camaro..All cars we like. What is Holden doing differently? Can GM spread that philosophy company wide? #carchat ... tweet

a_bald_guy on September 23, 2009

Follow @culturegarage and #carchat if you want to hear rumblings about #GM (not going to overwhelm followers here) xoxo Chris tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

RT @suzi_m: @GMblogs:what are your expectations for the Cruze performance? Dad is a lordstown retiree #carchat #lutz tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

The problems I observed inside GM a decade ago could be traced to poor internal communication and teamwork. #carchat tweet

GMblogs on September 23, 2009

@MickiMaynard "Lutz did NOT use the word sluggish" #lutz #carchat tweet

greenlandstudio on September 23, 2009

@GMblogs I think you should be bolder and bring more European cars to America. Look how well the Opel Corsa did #Lutz #Carchat tweet

KenAlexDon on September 23, 2009

@GMBlogs when can we expect to see the Scion xB-sized GMC? #carchat tweet

joelfeder on September 23, 2009

RT @bentoboxx: G8, GTO, Camaro..All cars we like. What is Holden doing differently? Can GM spread that philosophy company wide? #carchat ... tweet

AutoTrader_com on September 23, 2009

@flippy10 Turbos have only come into their own in the last 15 years from a long-term reliability POV. Emissions were also an issue. #carchat tweet

joelfeder on September 23, 2009

take a memo RT @keithp41: A 10-year warranty would make me much less concerned with buying a GM. #carchat tweet

EZF_TopCarManuf on September 23, 2009

RT @GMblogs: #carchat #lutz tweet

keithp41 on September 23, 2009

RT @GMblogs: @AboutCars best coverage in the business cuz it's transferable to the next owner #lutz #carchat -- ONLY IF I WANT TO SELL tweet

AboutCars on September 23, 2009

Will we get a Cruze SS? #carchat #lutz tweet

joelfeder on September 23, 2009

ha ha RT @Autoline: It doesn't cost more to stamp out ugly cars than beautiful ones, does it? #carchat tweet

merritr on September 23, 2009

@GMBlogs Will the Cruze get an SS version when the 2nd gen 4 cylinder di turbo engine is available? #lutz #carchat tweet

GMblogs on September 23, 2009

@trx0x Aust is still largely a RWD market, for one thing, without stringent fuel economy regs #lutz #carchat tweet

asianmartin on September 23, 2009

@GMblogs Thoughts on the #buick Avant, it's chances of seeing reality & your expectations of it's performance in the market? #lutz #carchat tweet

AboutCars on September 23, 2009

@greenlandstudio Look how poorly the Saturn Astra did. :/ And the Golf. Americans dont' want Eurocars. #carchat #lutz tweet

yannjules on September 23, 2009

Mr. Lutz, why not bringing Eurospec models as a way to up the quality of those sold in the US? I'm thinking about the Opel Insignia #carchat tweet

stradablog on September 23, 2009

RT @GMblogs: @trx0x Aust is still largely a RWD market, for one thing, without stringent fuel economy regs #lutz #carchat tweet

nadaguides on September 23, 2009

Since we are talking to @GMblogs here are two quick shots of the CTS-V #Lutz #Carchat http://pic.gd/58a9c9 http://pic.gd/7536 tweet

wildbill on September 23, 2009

I agree with @BentoBoxx. Holden seems to have it down. CLONE THEM PLEASE! #carchat tweet

raywert on September 23, 2009

What do u think a better adjective is? Anemic? Limp? RT @GMblogs: @MickiMaynard "Lutz did NOT use the word sluggish" #lutz #carchat tweet

asianmartin on September 23, 2009

[Yes I pulled over] #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

Will the GM Perfomance Division be reassembled? Tragedy to disband a strong team. #carchat tweet

flippy10 on September 23, 2009

@autotrader_com Yeah, I understand. This point is definitely arguable both ways. I just love turbos. #carchat tweet

greenlandstudio on September 23, 2009

@GMBlogs ...and look how well BMW / Mercedes do. One model per category, worldwide. #Lutz #Carchat tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

@nadaguides Thanks for the pic of the molded plastic grill on the CTS-V. #carchat tweet

BobonBusiness on September 23, 2009

@GMblogs I mean seriously, people are having a conversation with a logo. Hasn't this been one of GM's problems? HUMANIZE. #carchat #lutz tweet

GMblogs on September 23, 2009

@yannjules You will be pleased at the LA auto show, and later Detroit #lutz #carchat tweet

culturegarage on September 23, 2009

@gmblogs is this making your head explode? Don't understand how you are keeping up. But bravo! #carchat tweet

DR1665 on September 23, 2009

Thinking about it: not interested in how CTSV compares to anything else. Interested in how GM's sub-$30k cars compare to others. #carchat tweet

nadaguides on September 23, 2009

@MissMotorMouth weight reduction #carchat tweet

AboutCars on September 23, 2009

I am going to need a nap when this #carchat is over. tweet

PhilColley on September 23, 2009

Have a question for Maximum Bob? Tag it w/ #lutz and #carchat and ask away. He's tweeting from @gmblogs right now. tweet

cbaccus on September 23, 2009

Have you Kissed a Cruze yet? #Lutz #Chevy http://j.mp/1NH4cQ #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

@AboutCars The 1.8 was insufficient for the Astra in this market. Predicted this pre-launch. #carchat tweet

bentoboxx on September 23, 2009

Diesel is HUGE in Europe but hasn't really got legs yet here in the U.S. Is there clean diesel in the future?? #carchat #lutz tweet

GMblogs on September 23, 2009

@PhilColley where u been phil? #lutz #carchat tweet

merritr on September 23, 2009

@GMBlogs Will you be at the LA Auto Show? Do you want to visit GM ATC in Torrance during your trip west? #lutz #carchat tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

@GMblogs Will GM have lights on their LAAS exhibit this year? Last year was really sad looking. #carchat tweet

nadaguides on September 23, 2009

@GMblogs #Lutz #carchat Mr. Lutz, are you impressed at all with what Hyundai has accomplished with their two Genesis models? tweet

bprosperi on September 23, 2009

Need to leave and go get Little Man. fun #carchat so far. read rest later. Thanks Mr. #Lutz. tweet

sjglynn on September 23, 2009

@KenAlexDon why a GMC-sized Scion as opposed to another GM brand? (exhibit 99,432 for the GM brand differentiation problem) #carchat tweet

joelfeder on September 23, 2009

agreed my head is spinning.RT @AboutCars: I am going to need a nap when this #carchat is over tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

@BobonBusiness: No one told #lutz he can get his own Twitter account for free. Trying to save money. #carchat tweet

culturegarage on September 23, 2009

@bobonbusiness stop trying to force your business and branding 101 info down @gmblogs throat #carchat tweet

raywert on September 23, 2009

Bu-ick! Bu-ick! Bu-ick! RT @GMblogs: @yannjules You will be pleased at the LA auto show, and later Detroit #lutz #carchat tweet

AboutCars on September 23, 2009

@PhilColley You guys call him Maximum Bob too???? #carchat #lutz tweet

nadaguides on September 23, 2009

@BobonBusiness I see no problems there ;) #carchat #lutz tweet

GMblogs on September 23, 2009

@cbaccus Jeez you kiss ONE Astra... #lutz #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

[[TOPIC]] What vehicle is the "heart" of each brand? Chev, Buick, GMC, Cadillac? #carchat #lutz tweet

subarushawn on September 23, 2009

we are gonna crash #tweetgrid #Lutz #carchat tweet

moniquesavin on September 23, 2009

Mr. #lutz, Good afternoon. What is your health & fitness routine? #carchat tweet

AboutCars on September 23, 2009

@truedelta And don't forget the Astra's Eurgonomics. #carchat #lutz tweet

GreenAutoXchge on September 23, 2009

Has Clunkers become a swearword? or is it a political HOT POTATO? that could actually help auto/economic/job recovery & mfg!! #carchat #lutz tweet

MotorMouths on September 23, 2009

Mr. Lutz: post-bailout, do you see the government as your savior, your partner, or your customer? #carchat #lutz tweet

bentoboxx on September 23, 2009

@NADAguides I know a lot of Lambo and Porsche owners impressed with the Genesis Coupe! #TargaTrophy #carchat #lutz tweet

cbaccus on September 23, 2009

LMAO! Great answer. RT @GMblogs: @cbaccus Jeez you kiss ONE Astra... #lutz #carchat tweet

chevrev on September 23, 2009

Any comments about the XTS? #carchat #lutz tweet

stradablog on September 23, 2009

RT @michaelbanovsky: [[TOPIC]] What vehicle is the "heart" of each brand? Chev, Buick, GMC, Cadillac? #carchat #lutz tweet

raywert on September 23, 2009

Is that Bob talking? Or Christopher? RT @GMblogs: @PhilColley where u been phil? #lutz #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

YES! RT @moniquesavin: Mr. #lutz, Good afternoon. What is your health & fitness routine? #carchat tweet

wildbill on September 23, 2009

What's the projected availability for spare parts for Pontiacs now? That's my biggest worry at the moment. #carchat #lutz tweet

GMblogs on September 23, 2009

@moniquesavin Lots of sleep not too much food and the gym 3 times a week #lutz #carchat tweet

SpeedSportLife on September 23, 2009

LOL WUT? RT @moniquesavin: Mr. #lutz, Good afternoon. What is your health & fitness routine? #carchat tweet

chevrev on September 23, 2009

What is your favorite vehicle that GM produces currently? #carchat #lutz tweet

chevrev on September 23, 2009

#carchat tweet

stradablog on September 23, 2009

RT @moniquesavin: Mr. #lutz, Good afternoon. What is your health & fitness routine? #carchat tweet

chevrev on September 23, 2009

What is your favorite vehicle that GM produces currently? #carchat #lutzz tweet

GMCanada on September 23, 2009

RT @PhilColley: Have a question for Maximum Bob? Tag it w/ #lutz and #carchat and ask away. He's tweeting from @gmblogs right now. tweet

stradablog on September 23, 2009

RT @GMblogs: @moniquesavin Lots of sleep not too much food and the gym 3 times a week #lutz #carchat tweet

MadOx75 on September 23, 2009

@gmblogs Any hope of the Insigina OPC finding its way here as a Regal GNX? That makes me a GM buyer again. #carchat #lutz tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

@nadaguides I would agree to not have a 32oz Diet Coke in the car in lieu of a plastic grill. #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

RT @michaelbanovsky: [[TOPIC]] What vehicle is the "heart" of each brand? Chev, Buick, GMC, Cadillac? #carchat #lutz tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

So, what have you learned in the last five years that will help in the next five? #carchat #lutz tweet

salynch on September 23, 2009

@SpeedSportLife LOLWUT indeed! But Bob answered anyway! #carchat @GMblogs Lots of sleep not too much food and the gym 3 times a week tweet

PhilColley on September 23, 2009

@GMblogs Trying to learn a thing or two about HTML coding for the #Volt Facebook page ;-) #lutz #carchat tweet

keithp41 on September 23, 2009

What value does a buyer get in a GMC that he couldn't in a Chevy? Do you really need 2 truck brands? #carchat #lutz tweet

wplayford on September 23, 2009

@GMblogs With the recent divestitures, will GM move to a more concise "design language" and a more global architecture? #Lutz #Carchat tweet

GMblogs on September 23, 2009

@stradablog Malibu, Silverado, CTS, Lacrosse and GMC Yukon Denali #lutz #carchat tweet

JUPCHEVY on September 23, 2009

RT @bentoboxx: @NADAguides I know a lot of Lambo and Porsche owners impressed with the Genesis Coupe! (we must be in a recession!) #carchat tweet

stradablog on September 23, 2009

RT @michaelbanovsky: RT @michaelbanovsky: [[TOPIC]] What vehicle is the "heart" of each brand? Chev, Buick, GMC, Cadillac? #carchat #lutz tweet

rumblestrip on September 23, 2009

Mr. #Lutz anyplace I can send my 1st edition copy of Guts in to get autographed? http://twitpic.com/iuu9z #carchat http://pic.gd/3c394e tweet

KenAlexDon on September 23, 2009

Bob, when can we expect the new Regal? #lutz #carchat tweet

raywert on September 23, 2009

Bob, now u feel my pain about car rear ends... RT @cbaccus: LMAO! Great answer RT @GMblogs: @cbaccus Jeez u kiss ONE Astra... #lutz #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

Can a great halo product compensate for mediocre core products? #carchat #lutz tweet

GMblogs on September 23, 2009

@keithp41 Yes. The customers consider them vastly different. Many will insist on gmc and reject chevy and vice versa. #lutz #carchat tweet

captaincrazy on September 23, 2009

@GMblogs Bob how old were you when you started this business, and would you do it again if you could start over? #carchat #lutz tweet

eevarts on September 23, 2009

RT @JeffSBartlett: Bob - Can you speak to the impact of the 60-day program? What type of shoppers is it converting to buyers? #carchat #lutz tweet

AutoTrader_com on September 23, 2009

@JUPCHEVY @bentoboxx @NADAguides Or the Genesis Coupe is just that good. #carchat tweet

culturegarage on September 23, 2009

I'll answer that. Nope. RT @truedelta: Can a great halo product compensate for mediocre core products? #carchat #lutz tweet

asianmartin on September 23, 2009

@GMblogs Thoughts on the #buick Avant, it's chances of seeing reality & your expectations of it in the market? #lutz #carchat tweet

raywert on September 23, 2009

Regal coming to Detroit, IIRC. RT @MadOx75: @gmblogs Any hope of the Insigina OPC finding its way here as a Regal GNX? #carchat #lutz tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

#ihatewhen #carchat with #lutz isn't trending… tweet

GMblogs on September 23, 2009

@captaincrazy Age 30 and would do it again for sure #lutz #carchat tweet

SpeedSportLife on September 23, 2009

What is the fine print on the 60 day program? #carchat tweet

trx0x on September 23, 2009

never ever ever RT @truedelta: Can a great halo product compensate for mediocre core products? #carchat #lutz tweet

joelfeder on September 23, 2009

RT @culturegarage: I'll answer that. Nope. RT @truedelta: Can a great halo product compensate for mediocre core products? #carchat #lutz tweet

flippy10 on September 23, 2009

RT @autotrader_com: @JUPCHEVY @bentoboxx @NADAguides Or the Genesis Coupe is just that good. #carchat tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

GMC second most fuel efficient car gives you 17 MPG. @GMBlogs Any plans to change that? #Lutz #carchat tweet

derrich on September 23, 2009

Agreed. RT @GMblogs: @stradablog Malibu, Silverado, CTS, Lacrosse and GMC Yukon Denali #lutz #carchat tweet

billgillam on September 23, 2009

@GMblogs why GM is willing to pay back people who don't like their cars, but apparently will not repay the gov't ? #Carchat tweet

captaincrazy on September 23, 2009

@GMblogs I'm two years behind. Where do I start? :) #carchat #lutz tweet

raywert on September 23, 2009

We ran a story on that, dude. Check @Jalopnik RT @SpeedSportLife: What is the fine print on the 60 day program? #carchat tweet

trx0x on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky perhaps if i throw in a little Jay-Z in the mix then #lutz and #carchat will trend ;) tweet

subarushawn on September 23, 2009

What's the best part of each day for you? #Lutz #carchat tweet

stradablog on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky who cares about trending,this is COOOL #lutz #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

We, the people are real! ;) RT @GMblogs: Thanks everyone i must get back to "real work" now... #lutz #carchat tweet

salynch on September 23, 2009

@GMBlogs Thanks again, Mr. #Lutz #carchat Best of luck to you and the rest of #GM! tweet

subarushawn on September 23, 2009

Now he sounds like my boss 'real work' :) RT @GMblogs: Thanks everyone i must get back to "real work" now... #lutz #carchat #Lutz #carchat tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

Hey! @GMBlogs This is "real work"! :-/ #Lutz #carchat tweet

bentoboxx on September 23, 2009

@GMblogs Thank you, Bob! #carchat #lutz tweet

dwegmull on September 23, 2009

@SpeedSportLife #carchat I bet the fine print is more than 140 characters tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

@culturegarage I was kind of interested in the opinion of someone who allocates resources at GM. #carchat tweet

culturegarage on September 23, 2009

Let me translate, Internet people are very intense RT @GMblogs: Thanks everyone i must get back to "real work" now #carchat tweet

raywert on September 23, 2009

RT @michaelbanovsky: #ihatewhen #carchat with #lutz isn't trending… tweet

cbaccus on September 23, 2009

Thanks for joining us Bob #Lutz @GMBlogs #carchat tweet

stradablog on September 23, 2009

Thank You Bob ! #lutz #carchat tweet

derrich on September 23, 2009

Should have invited Jay-Z. Kidding, Mr. Lutz. =) RT @michaelbanovsky: #ihatewhen #carchat with #lutz isn't trending… tweet

trx0x on September 23, 2009

i agree!!! RT @MissMotorMouth: Hey! @GMBlogs This is "real work"! :-/ #Lutz #carchat tweet

asianmartin on September 23, 2009

And as I expected i've been ignored. Anyway... #carchat tweet

AboutCars on September 23, 2009

Thank you. (Was that a slam?) RT @GMblogs: Thanks everyone i must get back to "real work" now... #lutz #carchat #carchat #lutz tweet

keithp41 on September 23, 2009

But would a GMC buyer switch to Ford or Toyota rather than Chevy if GMC not around? #carchat #lutz tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

Thanks to @gmblogs and Bob #Lutz for joining us on Twitter! Recap soon at @vlaneblogs! We're still on for 1hr… ;) #carchat tweet

dwegmull on September 23, 2009

Bob is gone. I guess I should get back to work as well #carchat tweet

krisdahl on September 23, 2009

@GMblogs I call BS on Chevy vs. GMC. Maybe some customers have illogical loyalty, but average customer sure doesn't #carchat tweet

GeorgeAtha on September 23, 2009

RT @michaelbanovsky: We, the people are real! ;) RT @GMblogs: Thanks everyone i must get back to "real work" now.. #lutz #carchat tweet

raywert on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky Twitter-bombing?#carchat #carchat #carchat #carchat #carchat tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

@AboutCars I think it was a ill-thought quip. Now we know where we stand! #carchat tweet

KenAlexDon on September 23, 2009

Thanks Bob! Awesome to see you doing this. Do it again soon #carchat #lutz tweet

JUPCHEVY on September 23, 2009

Bob what about my Equinox's!!!!!!!!! #carchat tweet

culturegarage on September 23, 2009

It's too bad 50 wasn't here. He was great at the NYIAS #carchat tweet

bentoboxx on September 23, 2009

I dunno if Bob was ready for some of those! Great Questions everyone! (We may have scared him) #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

RT @krisdahl: @GMblogs I call BS on Chevy vs. GMC. Maybe some customers have illogical loyalty, but average customer sure doesn't #carchat tweet

joelfeder on September 23, 2009

RT @raywert: RT @michaelbanovsky: #ihatewhen #carchat with #lutz isn't trending… tweet

AhiDesigns on September 23, 2009

shucks, missed half of the discussion. :( #carchat #lutz tweet

stradablog on September 23, 2009

Gotta love the "real work" #carchat tweet

wildbill on September 23, 2009

Come back soon, Mr Lutz! Thanks for talking with us! #carchat #lutz tweet

nzcampbell on September 23, 2009

He didn't say near as much as I expected. RT @AsianMartin: And as I expected i've been ignored. Anyway... #carchat tweet

joelfeder on September 23, 2009

Thanks for joining us Bob #Lutz @GMBlogs #carchat tweet

nadaguides on September 23, 2009

@JUPCHEVY @AutoTrader_com @flippy10 Just wait for the story on AutoBlog... ;) #carchat tweet

MadOx75 on September 23, 2009

@raywert Got a Fusion lease up in 2 yrs. A sporty Regal gets my money over an alleged Fusion GT.Nostalgia bcause 1st car was Regal #carchat tweet

GeorgeAtha on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky did they really said "real work". do you see why this company will not go anywhere? #carchat tweet

captaincrazy on September 23, 2009

RT @raywert: @michaelbanovsky Twitter-bombing?#carchat #carchat #carchat #carchat #carchat #carchat #lutz #charcat #carcar #chatcar #lutz tweet

PhilColley on September 23, 2009

@AboutCars But of course - he's a living legend. #lutz #carchat tweet

BritInDetroit on September 23, 2009

Oh bugger. I missed the #carchat fun. Meetings stink. tweet

raywert on September 23, 2009

Encore! Encore! RT @GMblogs: Thanks everyone i must get back to "real work" now... #lutz #carchat tweet

joelfeder on September 23, 2009

I gotta roll. Good #carchat! tweet

MickiMaynard on September 23, 2009

@raywert @michaelbanovsky if #springsteen can't trend on his 60th bday afraid #carchat doesn't have much of a chance. But love #carchat! tweet

bentoboxx on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky Agreed. I never understood keeping GMC #carchat tweet

AboutCars on September 23, 2009

@MissMotorMouth Yeah, I think that's a line that's going to live in infamy. #carchat tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

I am voting for Kellan Lutz now. He doesn't slight my job. #carchat tweet

GreenAutoXchge on September 23, 2009

@GMblogs Props for consistency, no answers to questions,no answer to appt request by Mi Govt & no Follow from GMblogs! hmmm #carchat #lutz tweet

captaincrazy on September 23, 2009

@GMblogs Thanks Bob! An effing hero to us all. And thank you Wendy, Nuria, Connie and Annalisa! #carchat #lutz tweet

stradablog on September 23, 2009

RT @raywert: Encore! Encore! RT @GMblogs: Thanks everyone i must get back to "real work" now... #lutz #carchat tweet

billgillam on September 23, 2009

Thanks bob, maybe now we can get back to chatting with "Real Car Company" guys. #carchat tweet

derrich on September 23, 2009

It's worth a shot. RT @raywert: @michaelbanovsky Twitter-bombing?#carchat #carchat #carchat #carchat #carchat #carchat #carchat #carchat tweet

AboutCars on September 23, 2009

@greenlandstudio Sterling wasn an Acura Legend! #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

It's how this game is played. RT @asianmartin: And as I expected i've been ignored. Anyway... #carchat tweet

keithp41 on September 23, 2009

Isn't communicating with customers his "real work"??? #carchat #lutz tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

@derrich Then we'd only be as good as Indonesia: not very. #carchat tweet

raywert on September 23, 2009

@nadaguides: @JUPCHEVY @AutoTrader_com @flippy10 Ahem...u mean @Jalopnik, I'm sure, right? #carchat tweet

JUPCHEVY on September 23, 2009

RT @bentoboxx: @michaelbanovsky Agreed. I never understood keeping GMC(GMC is around so other GM dealers could have a truck line) #carchat tweet

bentoboxx on September 23, 2009

Now, we need more Auto Execs on here (Preferable ones whos names are not similar to Twilight cast members) Didn't vote for Kellen #carchat tweet

billgillam on September 23, 2009

RT @GreenAutoXchge: @GMblogs Props for consistency, no answers to questions,no answer to appt request by Mi Govt no Follow #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

@truedelta @asianmartin At least you know he read 'em ;) #carchat tweet

cbaccus on September 23, 2009

Ouch. RT @billgillam: Thanks bob, maybe now we can get back to chatting with "Real Car Company" guys. #carchat tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

@bentoboxx Vote for Kellan Lutz. At least if he wins he will thanks his fans. #carchat tweet

nadaguides on September 23, 2009

@raywert I was referring to the Genesis Coupe side chat... drove one in the Targa Trophy last weekend with your "friend" Jonny #carchat tweet

MadOx75 on September 23, 2009

Easy guys. #Lutz does have a job, and it was good of him to take the time to do this. Lots of questions, and he answered a lot. #carchat tweet

AhiDesigns on September 23, 2009

What's the topic now @michaelbanovsky? #carchat tweet

MisterSeven on September 23, 2009

@bentoboxx @michaelbanovsky GMC makes money. Pretty simple. You don't kill profitable. Also - the buyer profiles are different. #carchat tweet

DanielleCiotti on September 23, 2009

Interesting how some are slamming Mr. Lutz after he leaves the conversation... #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

That was the extent of my expectations. RT @michaelbanovsky: @truedelta @asianmartin At least you know he read 'em ;) #carchat tweet

cbaccus on September 23, 2009

@MadOx75 I agree with you. It was very cool of #Lutz to join our rants here #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

[[TOPIC]] Do you care about warranties? What about your parents? #carchat tweet

AhiDesigns on September 23, 2009

Should we go through and answer the questions Bob didn't? :) #carchat tweet

billgillam on September 23, 2009

@MadOx75 Yeah I'm sure this 30 mins with passionate car guys is ineffective use of his time. Back to meetings! #carchat tweet

RickBarrett on September 23, 2009

@DanielleCiotti Do i get points for slamming him while he was present? #carchat tweet

AhiDesigns on September 23, 2009

I care a lot about my parents #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

@Auto_Bird @jupchevy @salynch Profit doesn't equal future. Look at Hummer… #carchat tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

I can get a warranty on my parents? #carchat tweet

culturegarage on September 23, 2009

RT Internet people are awkward @DanielleCiotti: Interesting how some are slamming Lutz after he leaves the conversation #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

@DanielleCiotti: We're not all on his payroll. And we keep hoping for a real conversation. #carchat tweet

billgillam on September 23, 2009

RT @AhiDesigns: I care a lot about my parents #carchat LOL tweet

flippy10 on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky I prefer warranty-less older cars because I end up tearing them apart anyway... #carchat tweet

JUPCHEVY on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky I like the BMW program maintenance & warranty thats what GM needs!!! #carchat tweet

AhiDesigns on September 23, 2009

I actually need to contact GM about getting my warranty transfered from prev. owner. Don't know that it matters. #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky I care about both warranties and my parents. #carchat tweet

AboutCars on September 23, 2009

@greenlandstudio Come on, it was a Legend, just like 214 was a Concerto and 620 was an Accord. I drove the latter two. (cont'd) #carchat tweet

MadOx75 on September 23, 2009

@billgillam Not saying it was bad use, but he didnt have to do it at all. #carchat tweet

bentoboxx on September 23, 2009

@danielleCIOTTI no slamming here. I'm glad he came and chatted #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

@truedelta Haha. #carchat tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

Funny @DanielleClotti I have 3 tweetgrid windows open and I saw only 1 person slam Mr #Lutz. Extreme statement you made. #carchat tweet

AboutCars on September 23, 2009

@greenlandstudio Americans think they want Eurocars, but present them with a small 1.4 liter hatch and they will laugh at it. #carchat tweet

stradablog on September 23, 2009

@JUPCHEVY GM needs a disruptive innovative "ownership experience" not a 60 return policy #carchat tweet

DanielleCiotti on September 23, 2009

whats more important, years or miles? IMO, miles. #carchat tweet

AhiDesigns on September 23, 2009

@JUPCHEVY I agree, GM needs to follow either BMW or Hyundai with a massive warranty to show people they believe in their product #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

[[TOPIC]] Who has the best online car configurator…? I vote MINI… #carchat tweet

JUPCHEVY on September 23, 2009

GMC trucks same as Chevy different trim, doesnt make a lot of sense! #carchat tweet

AboutCars on September 23, 2009

@DanielleCiotti (slamming Mr Lutz after he leaves) well, he did sorta slam us on the way out. "Back to real work"? #carchat tweet

AhiDesigns on September 23, 2009

Still, I have the impression that warranties NEVER cover what actually goes wrong with your car #carchat tweet

culturegarage on September 23, 2009

Depends on person. I drive 5k miles a yr for me yrs RT @DanielleCiotti: whats more important, years or miles? IMO, miles. #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

@AhiDesigns GM still shows all signs of putting a lot of thought into how little they can get away with doing. #carchat tweet

krisdahl on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky Warranty is not a major consideration for me when purchasing a vehicle. #carchat tweet

billgillam on September 23, 2009

@MadOx75 Since we bailed that company out (only to let them file bankruptcy) you think he'd be grateful to spend some time with us. #carchat tweet

MisterSeven on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky #carchat Transferable warranties that cover at least some maintenance will be a big draw in the future for sales. Huge plus tweet

captaincrazy on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky Porsche! Or maybe that's because they have way too many options #carchat tweet

trx0x on September 23, 2009

it's only for 60 days, though. hahaRT @MissMotorMouth: I can get a warranty on my parents? #carchat tweet

JUPCHEVY on September 23, 2009

@stradablog all my customers taking the extra$500 instead of 60 day!! #carchat tweet

stradablog on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky Toyota and Hyundai have the best sites/configurators/payments #carchat tweet

AhiDesigns on September 23, 2009

@truedelta That's a good point. Doesn't sound like GM though...oh wait. #carchat tweet

bentoboxx on September 23, 2009

@DanielleCiotti How about "Was it ever a press car?" #carchat tweet

EZF_TopCarManuf on September 23, 2009

RT @GMblogs: Thanks everyone i must get back to "real work" now... #lutz #carchat tweet

krisdahl on September 23, 2009

@AboutCars I think he was kidding about "real work". That is why it was in quotes. What he meant was "normal work" #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky I'm biased, but I vote @TrueDelta. Challenge you to configure a car correctly in less time anywhere else. #carchat tweet

captaincrazy on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky Warranty need is only as high as the models failure popularity. German? yes. Japanese? no. American? yes. Parents? #carchat tweet

MisterSeven on September 23, 2009

@MissMotorMouth Hell even I was mostly civil. :) #Lutz #carchat tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

@DanielleCiotti Now you are making statements that are answers to ques not being asked. Yrs vs miles? #carchat tweet

bentoboxx on September 23, 2009

Best Configurator? Tata Nano! #carchat tweet

AhiDesigns on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky I haven't tried my hand at Delta Game yet, and don't have much experience with dif ones. Porshes is nice. #carchat tweet

culturegarage on September 23, 2009

@MissMotorMouth I think @danielleCiotti is referencing the question about warranties. Made sense to me. #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

@truedelta Can I see the fog lights on the front of a MINI? #carchat tweet

stradablog on September 23, 2009

@JUPCHEVY GM is missing an "epic opportunity" by not reinventing "ownership" it would be HUGE!! #carchat tweet

GreenAutoXchge on September 23, 2009

RT @michaelbanovsky: We, the people are real! ;) RT @GMblogs: Thanks everyone i must get back to "real work" now... #lutz #carchat tweet

captaincrazy on September 23, 2009

RT @bentoboxx: Best Configurator? Tata Nano! #carchat haha Don't forget that 30% markup! tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

@MisterSeven Yep and so was I. "They're picking on us" is a sad state of the culture. #carchat tweet

DanielleCiotti on September 23, 2009

@AboutCars Oh he was being sarcastic! Otherwise he wouldnt even have been on here! #carchat tweet

GMblogs on September 23, 2009

#lutz #carchat tweet

AboutCars on September 23, 2009

@missmotormouth @danielleciotti Catfight! Catfight! #carchat tweet

trx0x on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky those of us with old ass computers never use online car configurators...thanks Flash :/ #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

I use configurators on many different sites all the time in getting my own data right. Nearly all far too slow. #carchat tweet

AhiDesigns on September 23, 2009

I still come across some (can't remember which) that don't show you the options on the car ie. ground effects. That's bad! #carchat tweet

derrich on September 23, 2009

Amen! RT @GMblogs: #lutz #carchat tweet

trx0x on September 23, 2009

i agree RT @krisdahl: @michaelbanovsky Warranty is not a major consideration for me when purchasing a vehicle. #carchat tweet

cbaccus on September 23, 2009

Best configurator: the ones that show options as you build #Ford, #MINI, #BMW #carchat tweet

flippy10 on September 23, 2009

RT @raywert: @nadaguides: @JUPCHEVY @AutoTrader_com @flippy10 Ahem...u mean @Jalopnik, I'm sure, right? #carchat [Damn right sir.] tweet

AboutCars on September 23, 2009

@greenlandstudio ($7/gas) *totally* agree. I don't think the politicians will let that happen, but U R right. #carchat tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

@AboutCars Speaking of which- I have to go bottle feed 3 kittens now. BrB #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

[[FYI]] I've been working closely with #GM for months to make this happen, I'm happy they set aside time for #Lutz to join us on #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

@trx0x Try mine: http://www.truedelta.com/prices.php No flash. #carchat tweet

GreenAutoXchge on September 23, 2009

Don't know about you but I'm here trying to SAVE THE WHOLE AUTO SECTOR AND ECONOMY!!! Calling Congress now in-fact! #carchat #lutz tweet

cbaccus on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky Well I appreciate your efforts on having #lutz join us. I had a great time asking and listening #carchat tweet

ssdavidw on September 23, 2009

@JUPCHEVY I think the GMC truck line was mainly to give a truck product to the Buick, Pontiac, etc. dealers. Not a big need now #carchat tweet

krisdahl on September 23, 2009

@billgillam I'm not saying they shouldn't embrace it, just that it isn't mainstream for most major corps. #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

Flash 10 keeps crashing my computer, and it's not old, so I'm not a fan. #carchat tweet

AhiDesigns on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky yeah, great job. Glad it went well. U may want to try moderating questions next time. We ask u, u ask guest. #carchat tweet

annalisabluhm on September 23, 2009

@captaincrazy - as always, a pleasure :) #carchat tweet

eevarts on September 23, 2009

Right on! RT @krisdahl: @GMblogs I call BS on Chevy v GMC. Maybe some cust have illogical loyalty, but average Joe sure doesn't #carchat tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

Configurators are great if you know what you want (which ya'll do) but there is this if U don't know http://www.carsala.com/reco/ #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

[[TOPIC]] What's the best vehicle you've driven in the rain? #carchat tweet

MisterSeven on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky Hard to cover your whole ass with 140 characters, isn't it Michael lol :) #GM #Lutz #carchat tweet

dwegmull on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky Thanks! Any other high profile guests in the pipeline? #GM #Lutz #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky Kudos on setting this up. I think the mob, myself included, overwhelmed the poor guy with about 253 questions. #carchat tweet

derrich on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky Nicely done, amigo. #carchat #Lutz tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

…I vote the Subaru WRX…But then again, I always do. Haha. (Can you tell it's raining here in Oakville?) #carchat tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky In the rain and a sleet storm: The HHR was actually really great. Surprsied me. #carchat tweet

AboutCars on September 23, 2009

Rain? What's rain? (I live in LA) #carchat tweet

bentoboxx on September 23, 2009

In The Rain? G37x Coupe. #carchat tweet

dwegmull on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky Easy: my AWD Volvo V70R (after I changed the stock tires for Yokohama) #carchat tweet

subarushawn on September 23, 2009

The best car I have driven is the rain is my 88 Mazda 323 GTX. When it starts raining at night, I can't sleep #Lutz #carchat tweet

flippy10 on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky AWD Audi S5, that thing hugged the road like no other. #carchat tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

@AboutCars I was in the OC the other morning and saw rain! It was exciting! #carchat tweet

KenAlexDon on September 23, 2009

HHR SS was actually rather awesome in the rain #carchat tweet

GreenAutoXchge on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky Suzuki XL7 4wd w/snowtires! #carchat #lutz tweet

subarushawn on September 23, 2009

BUT, I have not had my WRX for winter yet :) #Lutz #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

AWD is best with rain or snow or dirt. On dry paved roads I prefer to do without it. #carchat tweet

AhiDesigns on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky Hot and fire season here near L.A. #carchat tweet

krisdahl on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky Rally prepped car with good mechanical grip with full-tread R compound tires. #carchat tweet

bentoboxx on September 23, 2009

@AboutCars You know, when water drops from the sky and everyone drives like morons? Happens twice a year like clockwork #carchat tweet

stradablog on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky Drove from MTL to TO in my Benz in pouring rain,even the wheels washed themselves #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

HHR SS + rain != massive wheelspin?? #carchat tweet

derrich on September 23, 2009

Not a Ford F-150. RT @michaelbanovsky: [[TOPIC]] What's the best vehicle you've driven in the rain? #carchat tweet

SpeedSportLife on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky Anything with quattro !! #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

@MissMotorMouth So the lack of door lock pin trim rings didn't bug you while in sleet? Haha. #carchat tweet

flippy10 on September 23, 2009

@bentoboxx I've heard terrible things about Gs in the rain. Seriously? #carchat tweet

krisdahl on September 23, 2009

@subarushawn Problem with WRXes is that they understeer pretty good in low grip, unless you're really careful or tweaked setup #carchat tweet

subarushawn on September 23, 2009

Here is oregon, we call the rain liquid sunshine. You have to get used to it. and yes, everyone drives like asshats #Lutz #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

@stradablog Ah, good 'ol Mercedes-Benz brake dust… #carchat tweet

ryanr09 on September 23, 2009

RT @MissMotorMouth: Configurators r great if u know what u want (which ya'll do) but there is this if U don't http://bit.ly/och6y #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

@flippy10 @bentoboxx No, only in snow, with snow tires. Traction on=no moving. Traction off=d0rifto! #carchat tweet

EZF_TopCarManuf on September 23, 2009

RT @GMblogs: #lutz #carchat tweet

stradablog on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky It was in March so much rain cleaned it all out :-) #carchat tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky I think I was so happy how it compared to the Kia SPectra and SPortage I had in that weather previously. #HHR #carchat tweet

bentoboxx on September 23, 2009

@flippy10 the x is the AWD model and it was great #carchat tweet

subarushawn on September 23, 2009

I have an 09, it does not understeer like previous MY WRXs RT @krisdahl: Problem with WRXes is that they understeer. #Lutz #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

Actually, most fun I had in a car in rain was a rental mid-80s Stanza. But some off-road driving and a new gf were part of the mix. #carchat tweet

BobonBusiness on September 23, 2009

@NADAguides Aculturegarage @GMblogs Just suggesting that theypersonalize-maybe use CoTweet w/the caret & initial-works well #carchat #lutz tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

RT @truedelta: Most fun I had in a car in rain was a rental mid-80s Stanza. Some off-road driving and a new gf were part of the mix #carchat tweet

nadaguides on September 23, 2009

@bentoboxx @flippy10 drove the M45x back east in the rain - car drove great! #carchat tweet

Auto_Bird on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky GMC/Cadillac have consistently been the most profitable brands. Chevy/Saturn/Saab/Pontiac lose money consistently #carchat tweet

Auto_Bird on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky Hummer is still profitable btw #carchat tweet

MisterSeven on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky I'd prob pick a Subaru as well, likely an outback VDC. W. multiple forms of traction control, it's v. hard to spin #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

@krisdahl Dude, you drive Hondas…Understeer?!?!? How large are the sway bars on your car? #carchat tweet

BMWSF on September 23, 2009

RT @cbaccus: Best configurator: the ones that show options as you build #Ford, #MINI, #BMW #carchat - We sure do :-) tweet

trx0x on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky how about that "could possibly oversteer" Versa? is that fun in the rain? #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

@trx0x Yeah…I may have used the handbrake. Surprisingly flat-cornering… #carchat tweet

captaincrazy on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky @krisdahl speaks truth. Granted mine is an EP3 it understeers #carchat tweet

krisdahl on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky We take off or reduce front swaybar, put big rear on, higher rear spring rates. Nuetral handling! #carchat tweet

subarushawn on September 23, 2009

VDC almost makes new subarus idiot proof RT @MisterSeven: I'd prob pick a Subaru as well, likely an outback VDC. #Lutz #carchat tweet

captaincrazy on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky best in rain? 06 STI. Well, best on dry too :) #carchat tweet

merritr on September 23, 2009

Best vehicle in the rain? Nissan Skyline GT-R! #carchat #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

@krisdahl And you move the drivers seat back, right? #carchat tweet

kmcoates on September 23, 2009

@Auto_Bird Buick's also steadily added $ to the GM coffers; that's part of why they kept it after B #carchat tweet

DR1665 on September 23, 2009

If Buick = world class and GMC = professional grade, doesn't that make Chevrolet = mediocre and amateur class. #mypoint #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

RT @krisdahl: @michaelbanovsky We take off or reduce front swaybar, put big rear on, higher rear spring rates. Nuetral handling! #carchat tweet

krisdahl on September 23, 2009

@subarushawn My STi understeers pretty bad in some cases, need a big rear swaybar. #carchat tweet

subarushawn on September 23, 2009

Got ditched by one on the freeway LN RT @captaincrazy: @michaelbanovsky best in rain? 06 STI. Well, best on dry too :) #Lutz #carchat tweet

stradablog on September 23, 2009

@DR1665 Chevrolet is the people's car = good value #carchat tweet

AhiDesigns on September 23, 2009

@DR1665 well, if the shoe fits... #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

[[TOPIC]] If you had to get home for the holidays and drive through a snowstorm, what car keys do you hope are in your pocket? #carchat tweet

wildbill on September 23, 2009

Best car in the rain? 1979 Jeep CJ-5, 304V8, no top, no doors, in the mud and rain. Wheeee!!!! #carchat tweet

subarushawn on September 23, 2009

what MY? RT @krisdahl: @subarushawn My STi understeers pretty bad in some cases, need a big rear swaybar. #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

Mazda RX-8 remains among my favs because the handling balance is always perfect. Never a hint of understeer. #carchat tweet

wei_yang on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky Best vehicle I've driven in the rain is my 04 Jeep Wrangler w/ 33" tires. #carchat Best in flood situations too! #atlflood tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

@LPscuderiaSV Yeah, was almost kicked off a course. I hate golf, so did a burnout on wooden bridge… #carchat tweet

subarushawn on September 23, 2009

the keys for a tow truck #carchat tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky See- that is the trip I did in the HHR but if I had to choose? So many! Candy jar! #carchat tweet

giberti on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky Snow storm, flood, beach - Wrangler - can't go wrong #carchat tweet

stradablog on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky makes no difference,stay put until the snow subsides #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

For my last question, I thought it'd be the Audi S8. Nope. Defrosters can't keep up with the ice storm! #carchat tweet

bentoboxx on September 23, 2009

@Michaelbanovsky The keys to my 2007 Nissan Xterra Off Road #carchat tweet

captaincrazy on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky keys for driving in snow? Ford F650!! #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

@stradablog Spoken like a true Mercedes driver ;) #carchat tweet

flippy10 on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky The keys to my VW GTI. (With my snow tires) Surprizingly handles like a champ in the snow. #carchat tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

Do NOT drive an Alfa in the rain/flashfloods and expect your father to be a happy man cuz you can go under pickups. Just sayin'. #carchat tweet

a_bald_guy on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky something AWD and a wagon. Either of the Subaru or Volvo variant. #carchat tweet

trx0x on September 23, 2009

RT @michaelbanovsky: For my last question, I thought it'd be the Audi S8. Nope. Defrosters can't keep up with the ice storm! #carchat tweet

robgt2 on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky Range Rover V8 diesel #carchat tweet

captaincrazy on September 23, 2009

@giberti Wrangler. Yeah that's a win. #carchat tweet

krisdahl on September 23, 2009

@stradablog When it snows is my favorite time to go for a drive. If you're prepared, it is great fun and safe. #carchat tweet

trx0x on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky i've always had a dream of owningan S8...and just living in it. that back seat is betterthan my futon #carchat tweet

krisdahl on September 23, 2009

@subarushawn 2004 STi #carchat tweet

stradablog on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky I vividly remember jacking myself up with a Suburban years ago in the middle of nowhere no shovel no fun #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

How deep is the snow? #carchat tweet

captaincrazy on September 23, 2009

@subarushawn I had the summer tires and never had any issues with it. Maybe I have Pansyfoot. #carchat tweet

DanielleCiotti on September 23, 2009

In yellow?! giberti: @michaelbanovsky Snow storm, flood, beach - Wrangler - can't go wrong #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

@trx0x And the B&O stereo will rip your ears to shreds… #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

@truedelta Maybe not deep snow…blowing snow. In other words, you need confidence… #carchat tweet

NissanNews on September 23, 2009

RT @bentoboxx The keys to my 2007 Nissan Xterra Off Road #carchat (in response to @Michaelbanovsky question on driving through a snowstorm) tweet

stradablog on September 23, 2009

@krisdahl Yes it is a few guys,warm clothes,shovels a 4x4 its fun,especially when the plastic bumpers disintegrate #carchat tweet

EricSchwartzman on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky In a snow storm, I'd definitely want keys to a 4 wheel drive model. #carchat tweet

trx0x on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky see? it's even better than my apartment, haha. it's like a nouveau motorhome! #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

For crazy snowstorms, probably a Subaru STI. Why? Visibility, feels safe at limit, *OK* fuel range… #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

Saab 9-3 TurboX might finally shine in those conditions. #carchat tweet

Fourtitude on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky Drove S5 with snows to NAIAS last year from PA. Car was unstoppable and cruised nicely @ 75 mph on layer of snow. #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

BMW 335xi with winters would also do well. Or even a 328xi, since tires will spin easily. #carchat tweet

nzcampbell on September 23, 2009

Agreed! Love mine! RT @NissanNews: RT @bentoboxx The keys to my 2007 Nissan Xterra Off Road #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

@subarushawn Ditched? Like…ran off the road? #carchat tweet

nadaguides on September 23, 2009

@BobOnBusiness I was just messing with you... I can understand your comment, but he was talking about GM and not himself #carchat #lutz tweet

nadaguides on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky Bugatti Veyron #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

Then again, latest Evo with winters should do great. #carchat tweet

nireson on September 23, 2009

I'd pick the Forester, personally-fun, and more ground clearance RT @michaelbanovsky: For crazy snowstorms, probably a Subaru STI.… #carchat tweet

wildbill on September 23, 2009

Snowstorms are why I live where I live. Screw that solid water stuff. #carchat tweet

Fourtitude on September 23, 2009

@truedelta Snow would offer low grip and let XWD do its thing. #carchat tweet

salynch on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky Keys to a snowplow? I dunno... I'm a Texan... we don't do snow. #carchat tweet

AhiDesigns on September 23, 2009

Alright kids, I have to get back to "Real work", have a good night everyone. Great #carchat @michaelbanovsky! tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

@nireson Too little fun in the current Forester. #carchat tweet

stradablog on September 23, 2009

A good 4x4 with a low range will deal with fluffy snow up to the hood. #carchat tweet

stradablog on September 23, 2009

RT @salynch: @michaelbanovsky Keys to a snowplow? I dunno... I'm a Texan... we don't do snow. #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

@Fourtitude XWD only did much for me during the week I had a TurboX when I spent a few minutes in a decaying parking lot. #carchat tweet

subarushawn on September 23, 2009

Ditched like he left me in his dust. RT @michaelbanovsky: @subarushawn Ditched? Like…ran off the road? #carchat tweet

raywert on September 23, 2009

Like whom? RT @danielleCIOTTI: Interesting how some are slamming Mr. Lutz after he leaves the conversation... #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

Thanks!! RT @AhiDesigns: Alright kids, I have to get back to "Real work", have a good night everyone. Great #carchat @michaelbanovsky! tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

Surface was essentially gravel. AWD + gravel/dirt/snow = fun #carchat tweet

trentor_drive on September 23, 2009

@wildbill snow? what's that? we love solid water in Dallas! #carchat tweet

yannjules on September 23, 2009

Bring the new Astra as a Buick to fight against the A3 too. And don't forget the OPCs!! #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

@subarushawn Ah. Same thing happened when I tried to race a tuned Legacy GT w/Pontiac G8 GT @ highway speeds. Turbos=goodbye! #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

@raywert Some people are prone to see anything non-glowing as a slam. #carchat tweet

trx0x on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky honestly, any car is awesome to drive in the snow...with snow tires on #carchat tweet

Fourtitude on September 23, 2009

@truedelta Not enough torque in 9-3. Intl launch on ice sounded awesome. On dry... yawn. New S4 is a bitbetter, but awesome in wet. #carchat tweet

MisterSeven on September 23, 2009

"So what the hell is this 'twatter' thing?" .. "It's 'Twitter' Mr Lutz." .. "Whatever. Get me another whiskey and make this quick" #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

@Fourtitude New A4/S4 is huuuuge though! #carchat tweet

trx0x on September 23, 2009

i second the OPC's! RT @yannjules Bring the new Astra as a Buick to fight against the A3 too. And don't forget the OPCs!! #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

A 1988 Celica All-trac taught me all I needed to know about AWD. Road up Pikes Peak was a blast. Paved roads, not. #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

[[TOPIC]] What's the WORST second-generation car model? Sequels are the hardest… #carchat tweet

Fourtitude on September 23, 2009

@trx0x So true. Snow tires make all the difference in the world. Would rather have snows on FWD than all seasons on AWD. #carchat tweet

365motorwerks on September 23, 2009

@trx0x I saw an S8 just a few mins ago very nice. #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

I vote the Mustang II…or the second Smart car #carchat tweet

subarushawn on September 23, 2009

He was splitting lanes, so I quit. RT @michaelbanovsky:Ah. Same thing happened when I tried to race a tuned Legacy GT #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

@Fourtitude The 9-3 TurboX has plenty of torque at the crank, but the gearing is ridiculously tall. They &#!@ it. #carchat tweet

Fourtitude on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky New S4 not much bigger than 9-3, but yeah. Would love XWD on a TTRS but no room in the chassis. #carchat tweet

subarushawn on September 23, 2009

RX7 #carchat tweet

bentoboxx on September 23, 2009

As a boy I dreamed of someday going to the NAIAS. Is it back? Or are my dreams of Cobo pretty much shot? #carchat tweet

MisterSeven on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky Hmm I'll stick to current models and say the new Scion xB #carchat tweet

dwegmull on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky The new Beetle ;-) #carchat tweet

subarushawn on September 23, 2009

the second gen RX-7 made me wanna puke. #carchat tweet

raywert on September 23, 2009

RT @MisterSeven: "What the hell is 'twatter'?" .. "It's 'Twitter' Mr Lutz." .. "Whatevs. Get me another whiskey. Make this quick" #carchat tweet

trx0x on September 23, 2009

@365motorwerks last year, local dealer had a used S8 on lot that was already on snows, ha #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

@bentoboxx What a crap place to go. Cobo Hall, that is. #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

Scion xB is the winner. #carchat tweet

Fourtitude on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky Yes, am Audi centric, but right-left rear diff setup in SH-AWD, XWD and S4 Sport differential makes great physics. #carchat tweet

trx0x on September 23, 2009

@Fourtitude Audi needs to get that latest Haldex implemented in models #carchat tweet

subarushawn on September 23, 2009

Agree RT @truedelta: Scion xB is the winner. #carchat tweet

cbaccus on September 23, 2009

Worst second generation car: Jeep Grand Cherokee #carchat tweet

subarushawn on September 23, 2009

BRB restroom calling. #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

Acura TSX lost the mission. #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

But not as badly. #carchat tweet

bentoboxx on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky Thanks for ruining a childhood dream. I guess I will stick to L.A. #carchat tweet

merritr on September 23, 2009

But the 3rd gen was soo sweet. RT @subarushawn the second gen RX-7 made me wanna puke. #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

@Fourtitude Feel the active differential much more in Acuras than in Saab. Had to push Saab very hard to get a hint of oversteer. #carchat tweet

dwegmull on September 23, 2009

RT Duh! Of course, how could I not think of this monumental mistake! @TrueDelta: Scion xB is the winner. #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

Evo does the RWD feel in an AWD well. STI not. #carchat tweet

Fourtitude on September 23, 2009

@trx0x Sport diff is same thing as XWD but still has torsen center so 40:60 front:rear all time. I prefer that, but TTRS needs XWD. #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

@MisterSeven was first with scion xB. #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

@bentoboxx Hey, it's like saying, "I've always wanted to be with a woman from Michigan." No, you don't. #carchat tweet

wildbill on September 23, 2009

@ShamelessTart Yeah, I'm working. :P #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

Ford Focus, in US. #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

Yeah, good choice. Or…um…bad choice? RT @truedelta: Acura TSX lost the mission. #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

Remember wanting a Focus SVT? #carchat tweet

bentoboxx on September 23, 2009

@MichaelBanovsky Actuall, I can think of at least 2 women from Michigan I'd like to....I've said to much #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

Ford Taurus. #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

Counting the 1996 as the second gen. #carchat tweet

Jeb_Hoge on September 23, 2009

I have to agree. RT @TrueDelta: Acura TSX lost the mission. #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

Infiniti Q45 FTW. #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

@truedelta Ah, the Ford jellybelly. #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

I was much more disapointed with the second gen Q than the xB. #carchat tweet

salynch on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky Second generation Camaro maybe? #carchat Perhaps no the "worst", especially compared to the Mustang II. tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

Mazda3 styling-wise. #carchat tweet

trx0x on September 23, 2009

@Fourtitude yeah, TTRS would be nice with that! ha, not that it isn't nice without it ;) #carchat tweet

bentoboxx on September 23, 2009

I'd like to say I do enjoy the earlier #carchat time cause my boss said its okay to participate during work tweet

Ormond2009 on September 23, 2009

I had a 1994 Q45, and it was trouble-free, and fun to drive. #carchat tweet

Fourtitude on September 23, 2009

@trx0x Trouble is XWD won't fit in this current TT chassis. Think they're looking at it for next gen. #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

Mitsubishi Eclipse, counting the 2000 as second gen. No AWD, no turbo, no point. #carchat tweet

thegarageblog on September 23, 2009

so much for participating in #carchat today - been a crazy afternoon tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

Sorry for the lack of tweets since #lutz left. I'm still in Twitter shock. #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

@Ormond2009 1994 was first gen. What'd you think of the late 90s car? #carchat tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

@bentoboxx Me too- otherwise it is commute time here. I vote for #carchat at 3pm EST every week. tweet

thegarageblog on September 23, 2009

I guess I missed Maximum Bob #carchat - what were the highlights? tweet

stradablog on September 23, 2009

@thegarageblog welcome, yes you did miss Bob #carchat tweet

merritr on September 23, 2009

I like 3 pm EST for #carchat. Then it is lunch time here. #carchat tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

@thegarageblog Its okay! It means you have a real job if you weren't on #carchat today! :-D tweet

stradablog on September 23, 2009

@thegarageblog highlights Bob gets lots of sleep, good food, hits the gym 3 times a week. #carchat tweet

dwegmull on September 23, 2009

RT Agreed @merritr: I like 3 pm EST for #carchat. Then it is lunch time here. #carchat tweet

flippy10 on September 23, 2009

@missmotormouth Oh no! if you do #carchat at 3pm, I'll never get work done again on a Wednesday. ;) tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

What Mr. #Lutz fails to realize in #carchat is that most participants are usually balancing this AND their real jobs. @GMBlogs #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

@thegarageblog There were no highlights other than the fact that he was here, no insights. That's my slam. #carchat tweet

trx0x on September 23, 2009

@MissMotorMouth @bentoboxx, but that kills my "drawing/sketching, eating ice/chewing gum" aka "work" time! :) #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

@stradablob I forgot about that one. #carchat tweet

thegarageblog on September 23, 2009

@MissMotorMouth No - it means I had family running around to do and didn't get back as fast as hoped! #carchat tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

@trx0x But if we did it later than 8pm EST we risk you being drunk. :-D #carchat tweet

DrivenWheels on September 23, 2009

@stradablog Sounds like Bob has it good #carchat tweet

trx0x on September 23, 2009

@Fourtitude yeah, i'm sure. things are tight in the TT already. will be a welcome upgrade in next gen, though! #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

Pretty much that and the parting line. #carchat tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

@stradablog Typo OOPS! RT @truedelta: @stradablob I forgot about that one. #carchat tweet

thegarageblog on September 23, 2009

ps - the timing is perfect for those of us who aren't on the west coast #carchat I just happened to miss today! tweet

trx0x on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky i think #lutz replied to me, but i never asked a question about Australia and rwd cars...? don't think i did, ha #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

Yeah, someone named @stradablob out there is wondering who I am. #carchat tweet

thegarageblog on September 23, 2009

RT @MissMotorMouth: @trx0x But if we did it later than 8pm EST we risk you being drunk. :-D #carchat Me too! tweet

bentoboxx on September 23, 2009

I never got to ask Bob if he was going to bring back the Cimarron. Dern it! #carchat tweet

trx0x on September 23, 2009

LOL cuz it's TRUE!!! hahaRT @MissMotorMouth: @trx0x But if we did it later than 8pm EST we risk you being drunk. :-D #carchat tweet

Ormond2009 on September 23, 2009

@TrueDelta I think that the 2nd Q was a giant step back. The 3d was plain homely. #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

Thanks, so much everyone for joining us on #carchat today. The recap will be up soon, thanks to @vlaneblogs again! tweet

bentoboxx on September 23, 2009

@Trx0x He was answering my question that you retweeted. Bob is intimidated by me. (From the ZR-1 days) #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

Let me summarize: the cars are awesome, the problem is perceptions. #carchat tweet

subarushawn on September 23, 2009

thanks for hosting #carchat tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky What did @vlaneblogs do again? Thanks to you! #carchat tweet

trx0x on September 23, 2009

i'll drink to that! @thegarageblog:Me too! RT @MissMotorMouth:@trx0x if we did later than 8pmEST we risk u being drunk:-D #carchat tweet

thegarageblog on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky @vlaneblogs #carchat - I know I'm late, but nice job setting this one up MB. tweet

bentoboxx on September 23, 2009

Maybe if we got Kellen Lutz as a guest then #carchat and #lutz would be a trending topic. tweet

subarushawn on September 23, 2009

I'm a left coaster, noon was good RT @thegarageblog: ps - the timing is perfect for those of us who aren't on the west coast #carchat tweet

trx0x on September 23, 2009

@bentoboxx ahhh...well, that makes sense! i think, haha. whatever :) #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

@bentoboxx The #carchat SUPERMAXLUTZ showdown. Teen vampire vs. ex-Marine! tweet

trx0x on September 23, 2009

RT @thegarageblog: @michaelbanovsky @vlaneblogs #carchat - I know I'm late, but nice job setting this one up MB. tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

@Jfisette He was joking when he said that… #carchat #lutz tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky That sounds like a tampon throw down. :-/ SUPERMAXLUTZ #carchat tweet

AmIFaster on September 23, 2009

Left coaster here too..Wasn't bad other than I couldn't really pay attention...stupid work ;) #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

My wife willl appreciate the earlier time. #carchat tweet

Ormond2009 on September 23, 2009

The Q45 was never competitive with the LS. I really liked mine, but never bought another Infiniti. The new M56 looks promissing. #carchat tweet

MissMotorMouth on September 23, 2009

@stradablog Listening now- thanks! http://bit.ly/8tfNk #carchat tweet

michaelbanovsky on September 23, 2009

@truedelta Well…the earlier time for this week. Ha. #carchat tweet

trx0x on September 23, 2009

yes, let's hear it for @michaelbanovsky aka "Mikey-B" aka "GOD" for getting #lutz on #carchat tweet

thegarageblog on September 23, 2009

RT @MissMotorMouth: @michaelbanovsky That sounds like a tampon throw down. :-/ SUPERMAXLUTZ #carchat eeeeewwwwww tweet

trentor_drive on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky thanks again for #carchat. good job getting #Lutz to join! tweet

trx0x on September 23, 2009

i think @Whatever_Ista will be happy, as she has been asleep on the other side of the world while i #carchat -ed tweet

trentor_drive on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky like the new time, but can't participate much while at work. alternatively, often can't make it at all in evening #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky Now go tell Lutz that the first time is always difficult and a bit painful, but that each time it gets better. #carchat tweet

truedelta on September 23, 2009

sub "awkward" for "difficult" #carchat tweet

thegarageblog on September 23, 2009

@michaelbanovsky please tell me that the natives played nice with Bob #carchat if not, it might be tough to get others to visit tweet

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