Comments on: More car makers rally to the bushfire appeal

By: rudd09whats his sign

rudd09whats his sign — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 11:42:36 +0000

Those poor souls who have lost everything can do with a loan of cars from the likes of Nissan and Holden. Not sure whether its Commodores, Barinas, or Colarados from Holden but I heard Nissan’s gone for utes 4×4 – 4×4 Pathies. If they throw in a tow bar, even better. What is it then fellas? whatever i hope they get them soon.

By: Zorro

Zorro — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:17:50 +0000

It’s called corporate responsibility – and in situations like this it’s a good thing.

Let us all remember that over 180 people have died and the final toll is expected to pass 300; go to the Herald Sun web site and look at the photo’s of those that perished, put faces to the names and read a little about how they died, about entire families gone…

Save your bickering for another day and just be thankful for every single dollar these companies have donated, and then say a prayer for those lost and injured, and those that have lost everything.

By: Richo

Richo — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 23:18:26 +0000

Reckless1 – its a case of any chance to have a dig at Holden for most people who post on this site, you know that mate

By: Reckless1

Reckless1 — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 09:17:00 +0000

For all the imbeciles above who are playing the “mine’s bigger and sooner than yours” game, have you thought about how much supplying 300 cars will finish up costing Holden – a very conservative $1000 per car adds up to $300,000, a more realistic $5000 per car is $1.5 million. Even a Barina would depreciate this much in 3-5 months of use, and more than half of the cars will also finish up being badly abused.

And as for needing US parent approval – what’s wrong with that, when GM is under legal obligation to the US government for every penny it spends. Hence this donation has US gov’t approval as well.

By: Robj

Robj — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 08:56:13 +0000

I don’t think any of these donations should be seen as a competion between brands. Good on all of them and think of those people whom have lost all…..

By: Real Guy

Real Guy — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 04:12:37 +0000

Delicia……..i feel your pain. My daughter died when her Barina caught fire due to an electrical fault and Holden did nothng. So much for Aussie caring…….Holden is American after all.

By: delicia

delicia — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:58:04 +0000

I can feel the pain of those people that have lost to fire. I lost my son to a car fire. Ford Did nothing! It’s not a pretty sight. Compassion is not the area of the brain these car makers are working from. It’s called good Public Relations.

By: Wheelnut

Wheelnut — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:11:48 +0000

Same here Frontman. Kochie is an Embarassment to everyone from South Australia – as that’s where he’s from.. mind you Andrew O’Keefe isn’t any better.

Being from Channel 7 I’m surprised that when Kochie was in the back of the Ambulance after the Beaconsfield mine disaster in Tasmania he didn’t do a “cross pormotion” for one of Channel 7s other programs like All Saints etc.

By: Frontman

Frontman — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:49:46 +0000

Ha Ha wheelnut & elitist, see we can share the same opinions…..
The one who annoys me most is a morning presenter who was also the first on the Mine site a few years ago.
And he’s the first to complain about ambulance chasing lawyers LOL

By: Wheelnut

Wheelnut — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:37:35 +0000

Elitist – That would have to be the most relevant comment I think that you have ever made. Instead of just making a comment that is no longer than one sentence criticising a particular make and having nothing to back up your opinion – as you usually do.. it looks like you actually put some thought into this one.. and I couldn’t agree with you more

They try to appear to be caring and understanding but they are so condescending.. and like most journos they ask the questions but don’t listen to the answers

When a TV reporter asks one of the victims of the bushfire “What was it like?” I would their response to be “It was F–n hot F–n loud F–n scary and we lost F–n everything.. for F–k sake its pretty F–n obvious isn’t!” it”