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Chevy/GMC AFM Cylinder Deactivation Excessive Oil Consumption – Ongoing
The Active Fuel Management system that GMC/Chevy has used for years, is well known to excessively use oil. GM has updated a fix and it doesn’t seem to work 100 percent of the time. Will the problem ever go away? Is Cylinder Deactivation just a bad technology?
The AFM systems in Chevy/GMC products have oil consumption issues. Is it permanently fixed or an ongoing issue with that system?
2015 Toyota FJ Cruiser Dead – More Consolidations Coming?
Toyota has quietly announced that the FJ Cruiser will be dropped in June 2014 according to many sources. The cult-like masses of fans have to be surely disappointed in this news, however, is the first in a series of changes related to the 2016 CAFE regulations? Will more consolidations be coming?
The FJ is reportedly dead after the 2014 model year. Smart or dumb?
Ford’s MPG Claim Retraction – Toyota Truthful MPG Estimates?
Ford recently whacked the MPG estimates of its C-Max to placate regulators and angry customers. Is the fight for MPG supremacy pushing companies too far? Is Toyota next or are they truthful?
This Ford C-Max hasn’t been getting close to its EPA estimates. We now know why.
2014 Toyota Tundra Pricing Released
Toyota has released the pricing for the 2014 Toyota Tundra in all packages. These new trucks are pretty much the same price as the older ones. Is this a surprise or to be expected with the minor changes?
The 2014 Toyota Tundra pricing has been released and this 1794 edition MSRP is 47,320. Surprise or no?
In News That Should Suprise No One, Former GM Execs Are Clueless
Imagine that you were a senior manager at the old GM. Now imagine how you might feel when the company eventually succumbs to bankruptcy, and hundreds of thousands of people lose their jobs. Would you feel like a failure? Would you perhaps feel a little responsibility for what went wrong? A little guilt about not trying harder, putting up more of a fight, etc?
After all, if a company’s senior management isn’t somewhat responsible for corporate failure, than who is?
Sure the economy was a factor. So was the UAW. But GM and Chrysler failed while Ford (which had the same basic set of problems) didn’t. GM management has to take some responsibility for what happened to GM…right?
Evidently, about 100 retired GM executives (most of whom were VP’s or higher) didn’t see things that way. Go figure.
