Comments on: Thursday Snippets http://www.trollhattansaab.net/archives/2006/08/thursday_snippe_9.html Saab 9-1, 9-3, 9-4x, 9-5, 9-7x News Thu, 11 Dec 2008 06:34:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: akatsuki http://www.trollhattansaab.net/archives/2006/08/thursday_snippe_9.html#comment-4974 akatsuki Thu, 03 Aug 2006 19:19:14 +0000 http://s18881.gridserver.com/archives/1172#comment-4974 Of course I advocate to keep Saab. Saab is, in some ways, one of GMs stronger brands, even if they are too stupid to properly use it. However, they keep pissing away its capital with stupid sport cars and weird cross-over vehicles. In a way, Saab could be the saviour of GM if they would just let it. Of course I advocate to keep Saab. Saab is, in some ways, one of GMs stronger brands, even if they are too stupid to properly use it.

However, they keep pissing away its capital with stupid sport cars and weird cross-over vehicles. In a way, Saab could be the saviour of GM if they would just let it.

]]> By: Swade http://www.trollhattansaab.net/archives/2006/08/thursday_snippe_9.html#comment-4973 Swade Thu, 03 Aug 2006 18:16:43 +0000 http://s18881.gridserver.com/archives/1172#comment-4973 Yeah, like you'd know, Greg. ;-) I'll go in and fix it now.... Gripen, I think one of the other hassles with the Biopower car is that all their production of Biopower at this point seems to be aimed at the Swedish market, where it's been taken up with considerable gusto. It'd be nice to know one way or the other as to whether it's going to happen. Yeah, like you’d know, Greg. ;-)

I’ll go in and fix it now….

Gripen,

I think one of the other hassles with the Biopower car is that all their production of Biopower at this point seems to be aimed at the Swedish market, where it’s been taken up with considerable gusto.

It’d be nice to know one way or the other as to whether it’s going to happen.

]]> By: Greg Abbott http://www.trollhattansaab.net/archives/2006/08/thursday_snippe_9.html#comment-4972 Greg Abbott Thu, 03 Aug 2006 17:50:50 +0000 http://s18881.gridserver.com/archives/1172#comment-4972 Not to be particular or anything, but there are two "t"'s in "Abbottised". :) Not to be particular or anything, but there are two “t”‘s in “Abbottised”. :)

]]> By: 1985 Gripen http://www.trollhattansaab.net/archives/2006/08/thursday_snippe_9.html#comment-4971 1985 Gripen Thu, 03 Aug 2006 17:44:46 +0000 http://s18881.gridserver.com/archives/1172#comment-4971 My car and every other gasoline car in California are running on ethanol-blend: E10. All of our gasoline is E10. Does that qualify EVERY car as "flex fuel"? What's the difference between that and E85? I know... 75%. :-P Leave it to California politicians to come up with more taxes. Apparently we don't have enough of them. I wonder how much money GM is contributing to this woman's campaign funds? Regarding the BioPower in the U.S. lineup for 2007 (or its absence), remember that they stated at the time they had to get it certified by the EPA or DOT or some crap before they could sell it here? I don't know why GM can sell a flex-fuel pickup truck or SUV without having to wait years for "certification"? Here's your update (I know you didn't ask for it...) on how many ethanol pumps we now have in California, eight months after the State, Chevron, Pacific Ethanol, and GM announced the partnership to bring ethanol pumps to the state: ONE! The same one that's been here for YEARS! I've even read stories about two bio-diesel B100 pumps that were added here in L.A., but our entire state has exactly ONE E85 station (we've got more LPG, CNG, and hydrogen pumps than E85!). Doesn't matter if we get BioPower anyway... And if you're an American hoping for the power and foreign-oil independence promised by E100 forget it. There are no plans that I know of to bring E100 ANYWHERE in the U.S. I'm jealous of Sweden. Ethanol may be a big conspiracy, but at least E100 gives you more horsepower. My car and every other gasoline car in California are running on ethanol-blend: E10. All of our gasoline is E10. Does that qualify EVERY car as “flex fuel”? What’s the difference between that and E85? I know… 75%. :-P

Leave it to California politicians to come up with more taxes. Apparently we don’t have enough of them. I wonder how much money GM is contributing to this woman’s campaign funds?

Regarding the BioPower in the U.S. lineup for 2007 (or its absence), remember that they stated at the time they had to get it certified by the EPA or DOT or some crap before they could sell it here? I don’t know why GM can sell a flex-fuel pickup truck or SUV without having to wait years for “certification”?

Here’s your update (I know you didn’t ask for it…) on how many ethanol pumps we now have in California, eight months after the State, Chevron, Pacific Ethanol, and GM announced the partnership to bring ethanol pumps to the state: ONE! The same one that’s been here for YEARS! I’ve even read stories about two bio-diesel B100 pumps that were added here in L.A., but our entire state has exactly ONE E85 station (we’ve got more LPG, CNG, and hydrogen pumps than E85!). Doesn’t matter if we get BioPower anyway… And if you’re an American hoping for the power and foreign-oil independence promised by E100 forget it. There are no plans that I know of to bring E100 ANYWHERE in the U.S. I’m jealous of Sweden. Ethanol may be a big conspiracy, but at least E100 gives you more horsepower.

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