Cars That Go Boom: Detroit's Big Three & Me

**$~mLuMaN83~$** · 11-14-2008, 11:15 PM

I dont buy domestics and I dont care about the bailout. I keep my money and "investments" in safe places. Which will never be discussed with the likes of you fools.

Hope they have a great time cuz I dont give a sh*t. Mean to say but I dont.

**opak** · 11-14-2008, 11:22 PM

Originally Posted by $~mLuMaN83~$

I dont buy domestics and I dont care about the bailout. I keep my money and "investments" in safe places. Which will never be discussed with the likes of you fools.

Hope they have a great time cuz I dont give a sh*t. Mean to say but I dont.

**Posh** · 11-14-2008, 11:39 PM

[quote=$~mLuMaN83~$;485272]I dont buy domestics and I dont care about the bailout. I keep my money and "investments" in safe places. Which will never be discussed with the likes of you fools.

Hope they have a great time cuz I dont give a sh*t. Mean to say but I dont.[/quote]

I think I know who chose 'I don't care.!'

And what don't you like about domestics in particular that would make you choose a foreign brand?

Originally Posted by louisruby

i want to know why the big companies will wait until there is no oil until they change the product they make. just because there is oil left doesnt mean we have to use it. yes they have made token efforts to produce green cars, but if they really committed to them, they might be able to reproduce the market dominance they once had. if they get US government funds they should come with some pretty serious strings attached and a repayment plan as well.
i feel very sorry for those who stand to lose a job, regardless of the types of cars they make.

The money will come with serious strings, Lou, and some of them the automakers don't like but not for the reasons you would initially think.

Pug, taking them down the road of government contractor sounds pretty good actually. Would it solve problems long-term or only temporarily?

**Pugwash** · 11-14-2008, 11:42 PM

Originally Posted by Posh

Pug, taking them down the road of government contractor sounds pretty good actually. Would it solve problems long-term or only temporarily?]

That would depend on the quality of work they did.

If they kept doing what they're doing, it would be a short-term fix and then you're back to where you are today.

Face it, if they made decent cars, they'd not be in trouble.

ps. http://pacificgatepost.blogspot.com/...m-friends.html

**Posh** · 11-15-2008, 12:29 AM

Originally Posted by Pugwash

That would depend on the quality of work they did.

If they kept doing what they're doing, it would be a short-term fix and then you're back to where you are today.

Face it, if they made decent cars, they'd not be in trouble.

ps. http://pacificgatepost.blogspot.com/2008/11/solution-for-detroit-gm-friends.html

What exactly is wrong with their cars? Which cars do you feel are 'indecent?' There seems to be a stigma attached to them that is entirely based on their product which is the best its ever been, eclipsing many import products in certain categories.

**Pugwash** · 11-15-2008, 12:34 AM

Originally Posted by Posh

What exactly is wrong with their cars? Which cars do you feel are 'indecent?' There seems to be a stigma attached to them that is entirely based on their product which is the best its ever been, eclipsing many import products in certain categories.[/COLOR][/SIZE]

If they're selling so well, why are they in trouble?

What's wrong with their cars is that they don't sell.

Why they don't sell is a matter left to experts, but the fact they don't sell, in spite of some of the best brand awareness in the world and some dead easy marketing, is the important bit.

No matter how much you defend the quality of car they build, they are proven to either suck or be perceived to suck. There's no way around it.

**The_Monkey** · 11-15-2008, 04:08 AM

Wow, for once I actually agree with you Posh. The downfall of one of the big three would have a devastating ripple affect throughout the whole country and around the globe. It will also be much more perceptible than anything that's hit so far... where I live things are exactly the same as they were six months ago, we haven't felt the stock market craziness one bit... GM, Ford, Chryslerberus go under, there's about 200 of the best paying jobs in the area gone.