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Life Is Good
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Pontiac - Hummer - SAAB - Saturn? Any body out there that wants to buy an orphan? How does GM expect to sell the old stock they have if it's no longer a part of GM after next year?
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Dan W
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Most parts have similar pieces available form other makers or rebuilders unless you want a new factory front fender. There will be parts available and orphan cars can be had really inexpensively because of your panic.
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Jill M
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Also Chevy is on the list.
I understand though that they are going to continue carrying parts etc for some time.
Do you understand why the auto industry is going down the tube?
In case you don't, it is because the unions have demanded more and more benefits, higher wages etc without regard for the company's profits.
Years ago, my brother worked for a company that made air tight wood stoves. They were beautiful and were so economic. He was a supervisor so did not belong to the union. They went out on strike and demanded much higher wages and more benefits. After a month of negotiations the company finally hired other people and went on producing - then the union hired 'strikebreakers' to come up and scare the people who were now working away. They even beat a couple of them up. The company opened their books and showed the union negotiators why they could not do what the union wanted - because they could not afford it! They ended up closing the doors and going out of business. The union would not relent. A family business for 3 generations shut down by the union. What a sad thing.
I understand though that they are going to continue carrying parts etc for some time.
Do you understand why the auto industry is going down the tube?
In case you don't, it is because the unions have demanded more and more benefits, higher wages etc without regard for the company's profits.
Years ago, my brother worked for a company that made air tight wood stoves. They were beautiful and were so economic. He was a supervisor so did not belong to the union. They went out on strike and demanded much higher wages and more benefits. After a month of negotiations the company finally hired other people and went on producing - then the union hired 'strikebreakers' to come up and scare the people who were now working away. They even beat a couple of them up. The company opened their books and showed the union negotiators why they could not do what the union wanted - because they could not afford it! They ended up closing the doors and going out of business. The union would not relent. A family business for 3 generations shut down by the union. What a sad thing.
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Crazy Larry
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I already own a GM 'orphan'. A 2006 model Malibu.
They can drop every model that they make for all I care. I bought my """"VERY LAST"""" GM product in 2006 and I'm still trying to get it to run right.
And as soon as the Warranty expired they left me and my car high and dry. And this was for a problem that was documented from the day I took delivery of the car. GM cannot go arsse up soon enough to satisfy me. I have owned this car for 3 years and it's been 'out of service' for a total of 8 months.
They can drop every model that they make for all I care. I bought my """"VERY LAST"""" GM product in 2006 and I'm still trying to get it to run right.
And as soon as the Warranty expired they left me and my car high and dry. And this was for a problem that was documented from the day I took delivery of the car. GM cannot go arsse up soon enough to satisfy me. I have owned this car for 3 years and it's been 'out of service' for a total of 8 months.