Comments on: Fewer Dealers Means More Costly Cars

By: jobeth

jobeth — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 20:33:10 +0000

You’re right Pro…because we know that at the first sign of a “riot” (aka a gathering they don’t like) they will stop all mass transit. Just to keep the peace mind you.

By: proreason

proreason — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 17:35:14 +0000

Public Transportation increases their control over you.

If you can’t jump in your car to go to the store, you can’t jump in your car to meet with people to defeat your masters.

By: jobeth

jobeth — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 16:49:31 +0000

There’s always one isn’t there?

By: jobeth

jobeth — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 16:42:38 +0000

If you can’t afford a car…you MUST use mass transportation…just like Europe.

If Obalmy gets his way we will all be Europeans. Ain’t ‘dat nice?

He and his idiots forget just one thing. Not everyone lives in NY, Chi town, or DC.

Most sane Americans live in “fly over country” where it’s miles and miles between towns. If mass transit would have worked there, it would be there.

Not everyone sees the “joy” in cliff living in large cities.
Some of us like independence and space…with real grass and trees.

By: proreason

proreason — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 16:12:39 +0000

if you want to advertise, pete, I’m sure Steve will let you place some ads on his website.

Otherwise, go away.

By: peterscott

peterscott — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 16:01:55 +0000

you could join the best home business in the world and still end up unsuccessful. Or you could join the worst home business in the world and still end up a huge success. It all falls on you. It’s not the companies fault if your home business is not succeeding, it is yours.
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Peterscott
BMW Cars

By: peterscott

peterscott — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 15:59:58 +0000

In the market for a car within the next 8 months. I was considering the 2010 it will be a BMW cars now the news of a cost just because they can-I may seriously.
want you to buy, for nothing
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Peterscott
BMW Cars

By: proreason

proreason — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:02:40 +0000

neocon mom: “But pro, do you really think that they will be able to charge more for a product no one seems to want now? ”

Your thought process assumes capitalism and freedom is the economic model.

Under socialism, if you want a car, you will buy the car the commissars want you to buy, or nothting.

By: badcrow

badcrow — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 06:34:15 +0000

An excellent read here from “American Thinker” I’ve decided that it’s used cars for me from now on. I just can’t justify supporting a nationalized industry and this author explains my reasons far better than I ever could.

http://www.americanthinker.com.....tin_1.html

By: neocon mom

neocon mom — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 04:03:09 +0000

But pro, do you really think that they will be able to charge more for a product no one seems to want now? The foreign competition is beating the crap out of them and they charge more. You really think this isn’t designed to fail bigtime (and fail under the guise of private ownership, thereby providing a highly visible precedent and example of how “free-market” capitalism is failing?) There are enough young people who believe capitalism is bad, corporations are evil and will buy the whole story. These folks will change the mythology of the American dream if we let them.

By: neocon mom

neocon mom — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:54:56 +0000

Who says any of this is supposed to work to save Chrysler? It’s an exercise in government intervention, a precedent, an exercise that also has the useful benefit of creating a lot more folks who will turn to the government for help. A lot more sucklers at the teat of government benefits.

By: TwilightZoned

TwilightZoned — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:14:04 +0000

Hum…I will be in the market for a car within the next 8 months. I was considering the 2010 Buick LaCrosse. However, with GM’s bankruptcy and now the news of a cost increase just because they can-I may seriously pass. I wonder how shooting yourself in the foot feels?

By: Right of the People

Right of the People — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:09:22 +0000

Do what I do, I buy 1 – 3 year old, low mileage cars. They depreciate the most in the first 2 years, especially as soon as you drive it off the lot, so someone else pays for the big hit. This way I figure I’m not directly subsidizing the bastards from the UAW but I still buy cars built here. Oh for the days of cars that cost thousands, not tens of thousands. If we could get everyone to refuse to buy new cars from Government Motors and Fiasyler, maybe we could put a hurtin’ on the Useless Auto Workers.

By: Douglas

Douglas — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:43:18 +0000

But you see, despite being a “Dodge boy” I’m not stupid. If the prices don’t justify brand loyalty I’ll buy a Mahindra.

By: proreason

proreason — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:50:16 +0000

“Remaining dealerships will be able to charge more for cars, analysts say, because fewer dealerships make it harder for buyers to spark bidding wars. And as auto companies scale back factory production, heavy discounts and dealer incentives will dry up. ”

Several of us have been wondering what the economic benefit of shutting down dealerships could be.

Now we know.

Many dealerships prevented Chrysler from overcharging. That’s how capitalism works.

Now that we have socialism, they will be able to charge whatever they want.

That way, the UAW will continue to be able to have lifetime sinecures including delux health insurance and lifetime pensions for jobs that teenagers can learn in a few months.

By: Ragspierre

Ragspierre — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:39:38 +0000

This seems to explicitly violate both state and federal anti-competition laws. These statements by the auto-makers are damning.