Re: Goodwrench not coming back to the 29?

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"SimRacer" <nOspaM@simracer68 (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote

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That all sounds better, but you shouldn't just pick on Chevy. A lot of the
car companies are struggling today. It's just the nature of the beast with
gas prices so high (relative to historic US prices).

Wasn't it just last week that Ford announced a 10k person layoff plus some
plant closings?

And I can't comment on dealer service numbers - though your theory sounds
plausible. If my car is out of warranty, very seldom do I take it to a
dealer for anything. Their markup and service rates are generally top tier
and although I like to spend money, I don't care much for wasting it. I
have
a guy in the neighborhood that works on my stuff. He may not speak the
best
English, but he's as good as any dealer mechanic and charges a more fair
amount for his parts and his service. The only thing we don't let him
tinker
on is the wife's German sedan. No, we pay thru the nose for anything done
to
it now that it's out of warranty.....and is part of why it is about to get
liquidated and replaced. ;-)

Why the US car companies are beginning to struggle so? IMO? Their promises
of benefits made back in the 50s-60s-70s that they didn't count on costing
this much in the 2000s are bankrupting them, combined with higher quality
products arriving from overseas, for generally less money over the long
run.
That's why I am a "GM Guy" that owns 2 Toyotas in addition to my 3
Chevies...

i wan't just picking on Chevy but just folling along w/ the sub. i'm
wondering where all this talk of a merger w/ Ford and GM will go what will
we see in the future.

mike........

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Re: Goodwrench not coming back to the 29? - 09-19-2006 , 06:58 AM