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GM Chicklets
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A very good friend of mine that I work with just bought a 2007 AO coupe. He and his wife took the Vette to the nursing home the other night to see her brother who is 68 years old, retired from GM as a Tool & Die Maker, and has a rare form of Parkinson Disease that is in the advanced stages. They convinced the nurses to let them take him outside in a wheelchair to see the Vette.
When my friend pointed down at those "damn chicklets", his brother-in-law saw the GM logo and started to cry. Said he was so proud to have worked for GM.
I have said before that those "damn chicklets" are a source of pride for GM employees. I will be leaving mine on.
When my friend pointed down at those "damn chicklets", his brother-in-law saw the GM logo and started to cry. Said he was so proud to have worked for GM.
I have said before that those "damn chicklets" are a source of pride for GM employees. I will be leaving mine on.
Give me his address, and I'll send him my chicklets. So, if the car did not have the chicklets would he have just told your friends that he had no idea GM made the vette? And what an atrocity it was to be missing the little grey plaque that can only be positively IDd as a GM logo if you hold it within three inches of your nose! Honestly, if GM incorporated the GM logo into something flashy like the new Dodge or Chrysler emblems that boldly decorate the cars front nose and rear, then it would be asthetically pleasing. But then again the vette already has its own emblem adorning the nose. The chicklet looks like an afterthought put on soley for branding, not for increased asthetics. It has no place on my garage queen!
And I like GM just fine! Even without wearing it on my sleeve.
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A very good friend of mine that I work with just bought a 2007 AO coupe. He and his wife took the Vette to the nursing home the other night to see her brother who is 68 years old, retired from GM as a Tool & Die Maker, and has a rare form of Parkinson Disease that is in the advanced stages. They convinced the nurses to let them take him outside in a wheelchair to see the Vette.
When my friend pointed down at those "damn chicklets", his brother-in-law saw the GM logo and started to cry. Said he was so proud to have worked for GM.
I have said before that those "damn chicklets" are a source of pride for GM employees. I will be leaving mine on.
When my friend pointed down at those "damn chicklets", his brother-in-law saw the GM logo and started to cry. Said he was so proud to have worked for GM.
I have said before that those "damn chicklets" are a source of pride for GM employees. I will be leaving mine on.
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Give me his address, and I'll send him my chicklets. So, if the car did not have the chicklets would he have just told your friends that he had no idea GM made the vette? And what an atrocity it was to be missing the little grey plaque that can only be positively IDd as a GM logo if you hold it within three inches of your nose! Honestly, if GM incorporated the GM logo into something flashy like the new Dodge or Chrysler emblems that boldly decorate the cars front nose and rear, then it would be asthetically pleasing. But then again the vette already has its own emblem adorning the nose. The chicklet looks like an afterthought put on soley for branding, not for increased asthetics. It has no place on my garage queen! And I like GM just fine! Even without wearing it on my sleeve.Corvette Stories
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Time on the forum has nothing to do with it. I was trying to relay a sincere story about a prior GM employee and my post got poked fun at in a manner that I did not think was appropriate.
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Maybe Gm should remove the stupid chicklets off all there cars and return to profitability. I really think they have done nothing for branding and it makes there cars look tacky. It seems since 06 they have been having problems.
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I really was not trying to insult you. The forum is a great place for all sorts of info and opinions. I did not think that the chicklet issue could actually offend anyone. It is probably the most minor and trivial aspect of the C6. Regardless of your preference for or against them it should not rile anyone. I tried to lighten my post with smileys, but I guess that was not enough. Sometimes its hard in a quick reply to convey mood or feeling. My only point was that your friend's friend that worked for GM would likely have been proud of GM's accomplishments with the C6, with or with out the chicklet in view. I am proud of GM and gave them 50k as a token of my appreciation. I have the privilege of driving one of America's great sports cars courtesy of GM. I just don't like where they stuck the chicklet. Thats as deep as it gets.
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No harm, no foul my friend. I do understand how many make fun of the chicklets. Was just trying to relay what I thought was a touching story about the chicklets. My friends brother-in-law is so far gone with Parkinson's that he did not recognize the Corvette. It was only when my friend pointed out the GM chicklets that his brother-in-law showed some emotion and began to cry.
