Discuss...Respectfully.
Discuss...Respectfully.
A secretary of transportation that actually likes cars? This can only end well.
In an aside, I recall him saying in an interview that when GM made the EV1 back in the late '80s early '90s, the public wasn't interested and instead the SUV craze started.
What power does his job title really have? I can't name one thing that Roy Lahood, or whatever his predessors name was, did as secretary.
We all get to drive Vipers?
THIS is interesting...
"Secretary Lutz also announced plans to launch a billion dollar grant program to fund public-use motorsport facilities. Mr. Lutz said, “Americans need to go fast. Horsepower is a drug. It doesn’t matter how many signs or fines you throw at ’em, drivers find a way to get it out of their system. Unfortunately, street racing takes millions of lives every year. For that reason I am creating the ‘Right to Race’ program.”
Give the man who single-handedly drove GM into the ground a lofty position in government? Sounds peachy! And all too sadly appropriate. 
Okay, wait. I read this on Hooniverse, but it's no where else. It's not April Fools Day, is it?
Here's the link. The article sounds too good to be true, and some of the comments sound like it's a joke, but I can't find in the article anything to identify it as a joke. I'm confused.
http://hooniverse.com/2013/01/30/breakclusive-bob-lutz-named-secretary-of-transportation/
Never mind, I missed it right in the beginning....Dumb Ass.
This is all hypothetical, correct? I highly doubt that the government would be able to put someone new in the role less than 24 hours after the current guy announced his resignation. Especially since LaHood said he'd stay on until his successor was confirmed.
Damn you satire!
The hooniverse article is pretty clearly a joke to me.
Now what do I have to say on the topic? Nothing, I'll just leave you with the phrase "revolving door" and a link...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_streetcar_conspiracy
Whats next, a reanimated Hunter S. Thompson as head of the DEA?
GameboyRMH wrote: The hooniverse article is pretty clearly a joke to me. Now what do I have to say on the topic? Nothing, I'll just leave you with the phrase "revolving door" and a link... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_streetcar_conspiracy
sounds like something Onion would do
1988RedT2 wrote: Give the man who single-handedly drove GM into the ground a lofty position in government? Sounds peachy! And all too sadly appropriate.
into the ground...single handedly? Hardly on both accounts.
There are precious few cars Id consider buying new, of the ones I would, GM namplates are on nearly all of them...
queue tired bailout strawman diatribe in 3... 2...1...
1988RedT2 wrote: Give the man who single-handedly drove GM into the ground a lofty position in government?
I'm sorry did I miss somehing? Was GM a flourishing world class car builder with no problems before they hired him?
He actually had a big hand in the development of the new generation of GM vehicles that are a huge leap forward from what they were producing. People forget that there is a lag between concept and production.
Like Pontiac my excitement is over
Most likely the new person will hate cars and dream of a day when we will all ride in solar powered cardboard.
Or bicycles which is the same fate.
They just need to quit giving that position to tree huggin hippies.....
Sultan wrote: Like Pontiac my excitement is over
I like my bicycle
mad_machine wrote:Sultan wrote: Like Pontiac my excitement is overI like my bicycle
Me too! I'd really like to see some leadership in getting dedicated bike lanes built, particularly in urban areas. A little driver education wouldn't hurt either.
Also note that he is also on the board of directors for VIA motors which makes super hybrids from GM trucks/vans for commercial use.
1988RedT2 wrote:mad_machine wrote:Me too! I'd really like to see some leadership in getting dedicated bike lanes built, particularly in urban areas. A little driver education wouldn't hurt either.Sultan wrote: Like Pontiac my excitement is overI like my bicycle
Hey guys I am sorry I forgot to a notice on my post that I was joking. Sorry for being unclear......
Thing is, Lutz is busy with this startup right now.
http://green.autoblog.com/2013/01/18/bob-lutz-destino-is-the-fisker-karma-people-will-actually-want/
Here's my take on GM. They were hurting a bit sure, but so was Ford at the time. They had made huge strides before the bailout in terms of offerings and quality, but they saw a chance for easy money and went for it. They could have done what Ford did and been fine. A lot of their issues were on paper as they were unloading assets, some were real, but most could have been overcome without the resort of federal dollars. Lutz actually did some good things at GM, but most of it is gone into the trashbin given everything that went on afterwards.
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