| Don Willems |
Edmunds.com Announces Consumers' Most Wanted Vehicle Awards for 2007
Crossover GMC Acadia Named "Most Significant Vehicle" by Consumers
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — May 3, 2007 — Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information, today announced the winners of the sixth annual Edmunds.com Consumers' Most Wanted vehicle awards.
"These awards provide a good idea of what consumers are looking for in their next vehicle," said Karl Brauer, Editor in Chief of Edmunds.com. "This year, consumers voiced the opinion that the domestics are developing some very compelling cars and trucks."
By a considerable margin, the 2007 GMC Acadia won the flagship award, Edmunds.com Consumers' Most Significant Vehicle of 2007. The next highest finisher was the 2007 Saturn Aura, and the 2007 Honda Fit took third place.
Among manufacturers, Chevrolet led the pack, winning five awards, while Cadillac and Honda tied for second place, each winning four awards in this year's survey.
The 2007 winners are:
Most Significant Vehicle of the Year 2007 GMC Acadia
Sedan Under $15,000 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt
Sedan Under $20,000 2007 Honda Civic and
2007 Mazda 3 (tie)
Sedan Under $25,000 2007 Saturn Aura
Sedan Under $30,000 2007 Acura TSX
Sedan Under $35,000 2007 Cadillac CTS
Sedan Under $45,000 2007 Cadillac STS
Sedan Under $60,000 2007 BMW 5 Series
Sedan Over $60,000 2007 Lexus LS 460
Coupe Under $20,000 2007 Honda Civic
Coupe Under $30,000 2007 Ford Mustang
Coupe Under $40,000 2007 Infiniti G35
Coupe Under $60,000 2007 Chevrolet Corvette
Coupe Over $60,000 2007 Porsche 911
Wagon Under $15,000 2007 Kia Rio5
Wagon Under $20,000 2007 Mazda 3
Wagon Under $30,000 2007 Audi A3
Wagon Under $40,000 2007 Audi A4 and
2007 BMW 3 Series (tie)
Wagon Over $40,000 2007 BMW 5 Series
SUV Under $25,000 2007 Toyota RAV4
SUV Under $35,000 2007 GMC Acadia/2007 Saturn Outlook*
SUV Under $45,000 2007 Chevrolet Suburban/2007 GMC Yukon XL/ 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe/2007 GMC Yukon*
SUV Over $45,000 2007 Cadillac Escalade/2007 Cadillac Escalade ESV*
Convertible Under $25,000 2007 Saturn Sky
Convertible Under $35,000 2007 Honda S2000
Convertible Under $45,000 2007 BMW Z4
Convertible Under $60,000 2007 Chevrolet Corvette
Convertible Over $60,000 2007 Cadillac XLR
Compact Truck 2007 Toyota Tacoma
Large Truck 2007 Chevrolet Silverado/2007 GMC Sierra*
Minivan 2007 Honda Odyssey
Exotic 2007 Bugatti Veyron 16.4 |
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| N_Jay |
quote:
Originally posted by Don Willems
I'm a troll
Double posting troll, that is! |
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| TheEaglePilot |
I've been a member of a number of BBSs over the years. Never seen systematic abuse of posting privileges allowed for so long.
Chris |
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| Don Willems |
What did I post that is so bad? This is on Edmonds.com anybody can go look at it.
There are Hondas that made the list also.
Come on be nice, I didn't write this |
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| N_Jay |
quote:
Originally posted by Don Willems
What did I post that is so bad? This is on Edmonds.com anybody can go look at it.
There are Hondas that made the list also.
Come on be nice, I didn't write this
Mabe you need to look at the "whole" of your posts.
So who do you work for?
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Location Michigan
Occupation auto industry
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Next question
Are you in marketing and this is part of your job?
or
Are they paying employees to evangelize on the Internet?
or
Are they encouraging employees to evangelize on the Internet?
or
Have you thought up this tactic yourself?
http://www.local602.org/UAW-GM%20VPAC.html |
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| Pilot-Matt |
TROLL!!
He's probably a sleazy car salesman at a GMC stealership and is trying to drum up business.
Go away, stop waisting our time with your fraudulent posts. Go over to a Ford Explorer forum and hassle them. |
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| tfrain |
quote:
Originally posted by N_Jay
Mabe you need to look at the "whole" of your posts.
So who do you work for?
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Location Michigan
Occupation auto industry
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Next question
Are you in marketing and this is part of your job?
or
Are they paying employees to evangelize on the Internet?
or
Are they encouraging employees to evangelize on the Internet?
or
Have you thought up this tactic yourself?
http://www.local602.org/UAW-GM%20VPAC.html
That is hilarious!
I looked at this link and some of the pictures.
Check these out and you will see why GM is taking a beating.
All the employees look like they are in their 50's or 60's - they all probably make more than most of us, some are doing work a high school graduate (or even less) could do for $6 an hour. And these folks are retiring all the time. Get rid of UAW and GM would be successful.
Any comments on that there DON? |
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| TheEaglePilot |
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Originally posted by tfrain
That is hilarious!
I looked at this link and some of the pictures.
Check these out and you will see why GM is taking a beating.
All the employees look like they are in their 50's or 60's - they all probably make more than most of us, some are doing work a high school graduate (or even less) could do for $6 an hour. And these folks are retiring all the time. Get rid of UAW and GM would be successful.
Any comments on that there DON?
In case anyone would like to thank Don for his contributions here, his e-mail is:
Donald.J.Willems@gm.com
And his phone number is:
517-721-3869 |
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| Don Willems |
Please contact me if you have any question or coments - I welcome them.
Thank You |
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| N_Jay |
quote:
Originally posted by Don Willems
Please contact me if you have any question or coments - I welcome them.
Thank You
Are you in marketing and this is part of your job?
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Are they paying employees to evangelize on the Internet?
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Are they encouraging employees to evangelize on the Internet?
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Have you thought up this tactic yourself? |
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| Don Willems |
No I just think you need to know the truth.
Most people would welcome that |
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| colorider |
quote:
Originally posted by Don Willems
No I just think you need to know the truth.
Most people would welcome that
Dude,
I moved this same thread over to Other Autos this morning. Now you start a second thread. I also warned you about this crap yesterday.
Again - I don't see where you are contributing anything to HondaPilot.org.
Good Bye. |
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| Don Willems |
OH - I am sorry I did not know there was a section call other autos.
My bad - I thought you deleated it.
WOW - I screwed up
SORRY, SORRY, SORRY
I will go over to other autos. |
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| N_Jay |
quote:
Originally posted by N_Jay
Are you in marketing and this is part of your job?
or
Are they paying employees to evangelize on the Internet?
or
Are they encouraging employees to evangelize on the Internet?
or
Have you thought up this tactic yourself?
Any answer????????? |
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| colorider |
| Moved to Off Topic - other autos. |
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| dontnomuch007 |
| I am not trying to defend "Don Willems", but before anyone starts badmouthing Don, I think we should be a bit cautionary. We do not know for sure that this person is truly Don. It could be anyone who wants to play a joke because he/she has a personal vendetta against him. Has anyone actually called him up and confirmed that it is actually him who is posting these messages? |
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| jay |
quote:
Originally posted by dontnomuch007
I am not trying to defend "Don Willems", but before anyone starts badmouthing Don, I think we should be a bit cautionary. We do not know for sure that this person is truly Don. It could be anyone who wants to play a joke because he/she has a personal vendetta against him. Has anyone actually called him up and confirmed that it is actually him who is posting these messages?
So would you feel better if we referrred to the poster as "The Troll using the username Don Willems?" :cool: |
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| dontnomuch007 |
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Originally posted by jay
So would you feel better if we referrred to the poster as "The Troll using the username Don Willems?" :cool:
Yes, that makes me feel much better. Now, I can sleep well tonight.:24: |
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| Sportymonk |
Don, here is the problem. Folks here have a wide diversity of interests. If you look through the entire site, you will see folks folks talking about Stoner's Invisiglass, Autopia and Klasse Waxes. Politics (oh God forgive me , here we go!:p ) What type of oil to use and when to change it (Oh Plleeasse forgive me, I won't bring it up again). We talk about cameras, and a multitude of other topics. We do center around a Honda Pilot.
We do welcome discussion on other vehicles. Shoot, a good portion of the people here have sold or traded their Pilots and have other things such as Toyotas/Lexus/Scions. But we generally have discussions.
You on the other hand are so focused on the Arcadia that you have talked about virtually nothing else. Every post of yours that I have seen is about one thing, the Arcadia and its superiority to the Pilot. Thank for the Edmund's article. I was unaware you had double posted it. But the problem is you have had nothing else to say. If you can expand you scope I think you will fit in much better. The Arcadia may be a fine vehicle but (1) it is a first year vehicle and you will be hard pressed to build a case for superiority of the Arcadia over anything with no track record and (2) Its a GM. Most of us have previously owned GM/Fords and we learned our lessons. For me I have owned a 72 Pinto (fun college car, especially with the fold down seat, ooops here come the wife- moving on), a 78 Fairmont, a 84 POS Voyager, a Chevy Corsica, a 01 Impala, and an 00 Malibu. I have given GM and Ford more than enough chances and listened foolishly to their rhetoric and promises that "this time is better", "this time is different". I think a lot of us are of the opinion - prove it. For the most part we have owned Honda Pilot relatively trouble free. No vehicle is perfect (except mine which if trouble free) but Honda and Toyota have PROVEN track records. (GM and Ford so also but the wrong direction. There is a reason GM and Ford are in such deep financial trouble.
WE welcome you to comment on the Arcadia but can you PLEASE find some other topics to discuss. All you do is praise the Arcadia and try to dump on the Pilot. Admittedly the Pilot is showing its design age but will be redone shortly. When that happens then the Arcadia will look old and so the cycle goes on back and forth. Quit trying to hard to prove you are right every time. This is a Honda Pilot board. How would you feel if we invaded you Arcadia board in mass and posted the type threads you post here? I doubt too many would be happy. Step back and take fresh perspective please. You aren't going to win and points with the strategy you have taken so far. |
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