Comments on: GM’s Bob Lutz appears on The Colbert Report http://www.leftlanenews.com/gms-bob-lutz-appears-on-the-colbert-report.html Car news, reviews, and specs for the auto-industry Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:08:06 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: tins http://www.leftlanenews.com/gms-bob-lutz-appears-on-the-colbert-report.html/comment-page-1#comment-409678 tins Sun, 21 Sep 2008 14:08:44 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=9667#comment-409678 The most interesting part of this interview, a fact that hasn't been commented on by anyone here, not even LLN, is that fact that Lutz mentioned a PHOTO VOLTAIC ROOF option. And yes the new LLN design is pretty but sucks from a usability standpoint. The most interesting part of this interview, a fact that hasn’t been commented on by anyone here, not even LLN, is that fact that Lutz mentioned a PHOTO VOLTAIC ROOF option.

And yes the new LLN design is pretty but sucks from a usability standpoint.

]]> By: beatusmongous http://www.leftlanenews.com/gms-bob-lutz-appears-on-the-colbert-report.html/comment-page-1#comment-409673 beatusmongous Sun, 21 Sep 2008 02:52:53 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=9667#comment-409673 Steve, if LLN is the only site to crash you, then I'm willing to bet that the Java version that you have may be old, and I don't think 10.3.9 can run JS2E 5.0 (which is the current version I'm running). That may be the issue, but it's a wild guess, so I may be very wrong. As far as the new MacBooks, I sure hope they bring out a multitouch MacBook this time... Steve, if LLN is the only site to crash you, then I’m willing to bet that the Java version that you have may be old, and I don’t think 10.3.9 can run JS2E 5.0 (which is the current version I’m running). That may be the issue, but it’s a wild guess, so I may be very wrong.

As far as the new MacBooks, I sure hope they bring out a multitouch MacBook this time…

]]> By: steve333 http://www.leftlanenews.com/gms-bob-lutz-appears-on-the-colbert-report.html/comment-page-1#comment-409666 steve333 Sat, 20 Sep 2008 23:10:26 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=9667#comment-409666 Yes, its true that I'm on 10.3.9. I am waiting to see what the new macbooks look like before buying a new computer. I did dump the cache and I use YASU to run all the maintenance scripts. So far, LLN is the only site that crashes Safari for me. The old design did not crash it. But, yes, I do need to upgrade. Yes, its true that I’m on 10.3.9. I am waiting to see what the new macbooks look like before buying a new computer. I did dump the cache and I use YASU to run all the maintenance scripts. So far, LLN is the only site that crashes Safari for me. The old design did not crash it.
But, yes, I do need to upgrade.

]]> By: johnnycanuck http://www.leftlanenews.com/gms-bob-lutz-appears-on-the-colbert-report.html/comment-page-1#comment-409653 johnnycanuck Sat, 20 Sep 2008 17:57:37 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=9667#comment-409653 My daughter put me onto a browser called 'Flock' and it works pretty well in spite of our home computer being the technological equivalent of donkey cart. At work we're on Internet Explorer and even though I have access to two terminals including one not subject to the company firewalls (onto which I downloaded Flock as well) they're both still an exercise in futility. I prefer my animal porn come from more traditional sources such as magazines and late night French TV so that's one issue I can eliminate. My daughter put me onto a browser called ‘Flock’ and it works pretty well in spite of our home computer being the technological equivalent of donkey cart. At work we’re on Internet Explorer and even though I have access to two terminals including one not subject to the company firewalls (onto which I downloaded Flock as well) they’re both still an exercise in futility. I prefer my animal porn come from more traditional sources such as magazines and late night French TV so that’s one issue I can eliminate.

]]> By: Lariat Luxury Locomotive Liner No.3 http://www.leftlanenews.com/gms-bob-lutz-appears-on-the-colbert-report.html/comment-page-1#comment-409644 Lariat Luxury Locomotive Liner No.3 Sat, 20 Sep 2008 14:07:23 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=9667#comment-409644 Lutz is an environmentalist—he keeps recycling his own crap. Lutz is an environmentalist—he keeps recycling his own crap.

]]> By: DeansterTJ http://www.leftlanenews.com/gms-bob-lutz-appears-on-the-colbert-report.html/comment-page-1#comment-409641 DeansterTJ Sat, 20 Sep 2008 13:40:11 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=9667#comment-409641 The new layout doesn't crash my browser, but loads slow as hell on Chrome, IE, and Firefox. It's so laggy, it's not really worth the wait. My cache is cleared continuously by a history eraser (I need to keep my animal porn sites secret from my mom) so that can't be the problem.... The new layout doesn’t crash my browser, but loads slow as hell on Chrome, IE, and Firefox. It’s so laggy, it’s not really worth the wait. My cache is cleared continuously by a history eraser (I need to keep my animal porn sites secret from my mom) so that can’t be the problem….

]]> By: beatusmongous http://www.leftlanenews.com/gms-bob-lutz-appears-on-the-colbert-report.html/comment-page-1#comment-409622 beatusmongous Sat, 20 Sep 2008 02:48:44 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=9667#comment-409622 Steve333, I think part of your problem may be your OS. If I remember correctly, you're still on 10.3.9, which was not very nice to web browsers. I remember I had a hell of a time with other sites back before I upgraded to 10.4 even. Also, you should run a permission repair and a PRAM reset, and maybe empty your Safari and FireFox caches and see if those steps help. Crashing on several apps could actually mean a more serious problem. You may also look into your Java version. It may be outdated for this site as well. As for me, I have no trouble with the new layout. I'm on 10.5.4 and I run Safari 3.1.2. I'm on a PowerBook G4 1.67 GHz with 1GB of RAM. My work computer is an Intel iMac 20" running 2.6GHz with 4GB RAM. It runs OS 10.5.4 as well, and Safari 3.1.2, but Universal Binary. But I've had no problems lately with the site. It's slower than it used to be, but it's starting to speed up. Steve333, I think part of your problem may be your OS. If I remember correctly, you’re still on 10.3.9, which was not very nice to web browsers. I remember I had a hell of a time with other sites back before I upgraded to 10.4 even. Also, you should run a permission repair and a PRAM reset, and maybe empty your Safari and FireFox caches and see if those steps help. Crashing on several apps could actually mean a more serious problem. You may also look into your Java version. It may be outdated for this site as well.

As for me, I have no trouble with the new layout. I’m on 10.5.4 and I run Safari 3.1.2. I’m on a PowerBook G4 1.67 GHz with 1GB of RAM. My work computer is an Intel iMac 20″ running 2.6GHz with 4GB RAM. It runs OS 10.5.4 as well, and Safari 3.1.2, but Universal Binary. But I’ve had no problems lately with the site. It’s slower than it used to be, but it’s starting to speed up.

]]> By: melias http://www.leftlanenews.com/gms-bob-lutz-appears-on-the-colbert-report.html/comment-page-1#comment-409598 melias Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:18:34 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=9667#comment-409598 steve333, I just tried it on Safari and it actually loaded faster than it did on Firefox which is my preferred browser. Have you tried to clear your browser cache recently? I do it on a weekly basis and so far so good. Elias steve333,

I just tried it on Safari and it actually loaded faster than it did on Firefox which is my preferred browser.

Have you tried to clear your browser cache recently? I do it on a weekly basis and so far so good.

Elias

]]> By: steve333 http://www.leftlanenews.com/gms-bob-lutz-appears-on-the-colbert-report.html/comment-page-1#comment-409572 steve333 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:44:06 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=9667#comment-409572 Yeh, this layout is horrible. At first it only crashed Safari, now it crashes Firefox too. Plus, even when its working it takes forever to load. It would be easier to just go back to the old design, wouldn't it? Come to think of it that took a long time to load also, but it didn't crash the browser. Just one man's opinion. Yeh, this layout is horrible. At first it only crashed Safari, now it crashes Firefox too. Plus, even when its working it takes forever to load.
It would be easier to just go back to the old design, wouldn’t it? Come to think of it that took a long time to load also, but it didn’t crash the browser. Just one man’s opinion.

]]> By: yarddog82abn http://www.leftlanenews.com/gms-bob-lutz-appears-on-the-colbert-report.html/comment-page-1#comment-409565 yarddog82abn Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:16:12 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=9667#comment-409565 ^^^^EV one.... ^^^^EV one….

]]> By: yarddog82abn http://www.leftlanenews.com/gms-bob-lutz-appears-on-the-colbert-report.html/comment-page-1#comment-409564 yarddog82abn Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:15:34 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=9667#comment-409564 EVI with it's own generater....LOL...... EVI with it’s own generater….LOL……

]]> By: Andrew http://www.leftlanenews.com/gms-bob-lutz-appears-on-the-colbert-report.html/comment-page-1#comment-409563 Andrew Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:15:05 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=9667#comment-409563 golf4me, Mark and I meet for coffee every Tuesday morning at the local Ford dealership before we go out test drivin'! Don't bite the hand that feeds you! :-) We welcome constructive feedback on reviews, site content and more. If you're having problems viewing the site, just let us know and our techies will look into it. golf4me, Mark and I meet for coffee every Tuesday morning at the local Ford dealership before we go out test drivin’!

Don’t bite the hand that feeds you! :-) We welcome constructive feedback on reviews, site content and more. If you’re having problems viewing the site, just let us know and our techies will look into it.

]]> By: yarddog82abn http://www.leftlanenews.com/gms-bob-lutz-appears-on-the-colbert-report.html/comment-page-1#comment-409561 yarddog82abn Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:10:15 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=9667#comment-409561 LOL.................................... LOL………………………………

]]> By: johnnycanuck http://www.leftlanenews.com/gms-bob-lutz-appears-on-the-colbert-report.html/comment-page-1#comment-409545 johnnycanuck Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:54:47 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=9667#comment-409545 Dealer showrooms are like being the last one to get bit in a George Romero movie. Dealer showrooms are like being the last one to get bit in a George Romero movie.

]]> By: neptronix http://www.leftlanenews.com/gms-bob-lutz-appears-on-the-colbert-report.html/comment-page-1#comment-409533 neptronix Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:51:11 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=9667#comment-409533 Yes, new LLN kind of sucks but has potential. This was friggin' hilarious. I can't believe bob lutz subjected himself to colbert but he did well! 'amen brother! i can have my planet and eat it too!' Yes, new LLN kind of sucks but has potential.

This was friggin’ hilarious. I can’t believe bob lutz subjected himself to colbert but he did well!
‘amen brother! i can have my planet and eat it too!’

]]> By: melias http://www.leftlanenews.com/gms-bob-lutz-appears-on-the-colbert-report.html/comment-page-1#comment-409532 melias Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:44:42 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=9667#comment-409532 golf4me, I get itchy hanging out in dealer showrooms. elias golf4me,

I get itchy hanging out in dealer showrooms.

elias

]]> By: golf4me http://www.leftlanenews.com/gms-bob-lutz-appears-on-the-colbert-report.html/comment-page-1#comment-409530 golf4me Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:32:43 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=9667#comment-409530 Vostros, sure it LOOKS nice, but it doesn't work well. Review links are nice, but the reviews here read like a complilation of reviews from the car mags, not as if they actually drove the cars! All they comment on is the quality of the plastics on the dashboard and the size of the cupholders as if they sat in the car at a dealer showroom! (oh, it's not that bad, but pretty close) Granted, it's a free site with most of their posts lifted straight from Automotive News, so I guess I can't complain too much, I just hate when people mess with a perfectly good thing just to make it LOOK nice... Vostros, sure it LOOKS nice, but it doesn’t work well. Review links are nice, but the reviews here read like a complilation of reviews from the car mags, not as if they actually drove the cars! All they comment on is the quality of the plastics on the dashboard and the size of the cupholders as if they sat in the car at a dealer showroom! (oh, it’s not that bad, but pretty close) Granted, it’s a free site with most of their posts lifted straight from Automotive News, so I guess I can’t complain too much, I just hate when people mess with a perfectly good thing just to make it LOOK nice…

]]> By: Vosotros http://www.leftlanenews.com/gms-bob-lutz-appears-on-the-colbert-report.html/comment-page-1#comment-409524 Vosotros Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:23:02 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=9667#comment-409524 Ohh Bob, you're not the best actor out there! He was def. flustered. golf4me, the site looks great for me, though it would be nice to have links to the other stories when you're viewing a story. still, the design is fresh and i really like the reviews link at the top... hope the forum works soon, too. and i'm more than twice 14 years old! Not to say i don't act like a 14 year old... :-) Ohh Bob, you’re not the best actor out there! He was def. flustered. golf4me, the site looks great for me, though it would be nice to have links to the other stories when you’re viewing a story. still, the design is fresh and i really like the reviews link at the top… hope the forum works soon, too.

and i’m more than twice 14 years old! Not to say i don’t act like a 14 year old… :-)

]]> By: golf4me http://www.leftlanenews.com/gms-bob-lutz-appears-on-the-colbert-report.html/comment-page-1#comment-409516 golf4me Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:29:24 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=9667#comment-409516 I think whomever deisgned this new layout for LLN should go on this show and be harshly ridiculed. 1) the stupid text ads are all over the place on the home page, covering pictures and other headline text. 2) WTF happened to the links to the other stories when you are reading a post? Now, I have to go back to the home page every time to get to the next story. And wait, and wait, and waiiiiizzzzzzz. 3) I don't care what'a most read or most discussed by the 14yr olds who most visit this site. GIVE ME THE LIST OF OTHER POSTS ON EVERY PAGE DAMMIT! Whoever did this abomination should be fired. I think whomever deisgned this new layout for LLN should go on this show and be harshly ridiculed.

1) the stupid text ads are all over the place on the home page, covering pictures and other headline text.

2) WTF happened to the links to the other stories when you are reading a post? Now, I have to go back to the home page every time to get to the next story. And wait, and wait, and waiiiiizzzzzzz.

3) I don’t care what’a most read or most discussed by the 14yr olds who most visit this site. GIVE ME THE LIST OF OTHER POSTS ON EVERY PAGE DAMMIT!

Whoever did this abomination should be fired.

]]> By: jdasch1 http://www.leftlanenews.com/gms-bob-lutz-appears-on-the-colbert-report.html/comment-page-1#comment-409509 jdasch1 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:09:39 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=9667#comment-409509 He also said it will have a 1.4 liter 4 cylinder range extender engine on this show...I didn't think that was known yet. He also said it will have a 1.4 liter 4 cylinder range extender engine on this show…I didn’t think that was known yet.

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