Comments on: Auto Bailout Update: Drove My Chevy to the Levee…

By: geoprime73

geoprime73 — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 21:25:51 +0000

Dont fool yourelves people… Ford takes money from the Gov. just like the other BIG 2. It just doesnt happe through Bailout money, it happens through Gov. Loans and incentives. To say you will never buy a vehicle from Chevy and Chrystler because they took bailout money means you wont buy from Ford either… Do some research and you will find out that Ford owns the Gov. money too… and in fact Ford reps were there with Chevy and Chrystler lobbying for bailout money but they were smart and turned down the money after they found out about potential Gov. involvment in the company. Again, Dont be fooled Ford is not better than the other BIG2, I own one and I will own one again. Ford is not great and not perfect anymore than the others…

By: Todd WI

Todd WI — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 14:54:09 +0000

I have owned nothing but FORD or CHEVY and many of them, and several new. I WILL NEVER buy another ford or chevy as long as the UAW runs them. Every penny spent on a business advertising on CNN or MSNBC or supporting the liberalism and socialism of AMERICA doesn't deserve a bailout of a hand out from the AMERICAN public put em out of work go bankrupt this life long AMERICAN car owner will never buy another as long as the UAW runs the workers……….I don't even buy UAW made parts for my cars after market china or somewhere else never UAW or LIBERAL made!

By: m.t.

m.t. — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 16:21:54 +0000

did you people vote, are did you set at home on your a– and let this happen ?????

By: steve Jax Florida

steve Jax Florida — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:06:40 +0000

The Nazis,Japanese,Fascists, Communist Soviet Union, could not defeat the U.S.A.Our defeat could be only be accomplished from within. Study your history,

Great Nations Crumble from within.

The ECONOMY is a National Security Issue.

"In Loving Memory of the United States of America.

7/4/1776-1/20/2009

WELCOME TO THE UNITED SOCIALIST STATES OF AMERICA

circa 2009-????

By: Michael in Washingto

Michael in Washingto — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 02:49:55 +0000

I am a small business owner engaged in the Auto Wholesaling business. Let me assure you the "helping hand" of Uncle Obama, Pelosi, and Reid, will hasten and kill-off GM and Chrysler, and possibly Ford too.

They have no sense, saavy or understanding of what it takes to produce a product or service, market it, or meet a payroll. They are all professional politicians that have never met a payroll or probably even received a check that wasn't issued by a government entity or organization. But they are here to save us, and tell these Auto execs how to save their Companies?

These manufacturers must meet the demands of the market. That market demand right now? Full size SUV's and Trucks. That is what people are buying, new and used, and all that they want in todays market.

Used, late model Full size Diesel trucks in my area right now are bringing several thousand dollars over Kelly Blue Book Wholesale at Wholesale dealer auctions…. if you can find any to buy. This is the complete inverse of the market just 6 months ago.

Toyota Prius, Corolla's, Honda Civics, and all the other Hybrid or economy cars like them, (foreign or domestic) are stacking up on New and Used car lots everywhere and if they manage to be sold at auction, they are well below Kelley Wholesale, THOUSANDS below. Pre-owned Prius right now is $4-5 THOUSAND below Kelley Wholesale book as are Honda Civic's. Do you think it was an accident that Honda dropped it's ice cold Accord Hybrid model last year?

Obama and his "Car guru Dream Team" of know-nothings will have them retool for what people will not buy. This will enusre their demise. And that our tax dollars were completely wasted.

We need a viable domestic auto industry, and the only way they will survive is to re-organize top to bottom through bankruptcy or via the serious and imminent threat of it to ensure the UAW comes to the table with the understanding that their Democrat enablers can't help them. They must come to the stark realization that there is no UAW without GM, Ford, and Chrysler.

By: Thomas Gray, South C

Thomas Gray, South C — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:19:13 +0000

The lawmakers in Washington had nothing to do so they tinkered with our economy and broke it, so now they have something to do,'' when '' they get done spending all they can borrow of tax money,

they may take a little time to see if they can fix it and then again they may not.

By: M.L.P. Bellingham,

M.L.P. Bellingham, — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:58:38 +0000

It appears congress is the problem. They are at what 22% approval or is it now lower. If the cheats are in charge of the nations spending how will it ever improve? Earmarks, pork, are the order of the day still! Our President calls all spending, even wasteful pork, stimulus! There is no wonder people are hanging unto what resouces they have. My 401k is -50% since Obama became president! I have no sense the bleeding is finished yet because of the government interference into business and the economy. Milton Friedman and R. Reagan were correct in assessing that government is the problem rather than the solution.

By: Sil from Florida

Sil from Florida — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:35:29 +0000

Iwill never by a car from the small BIG 2 that takes money from a socialist goverment my next car is a FORD FIESTA IN 2010 the last brand new (gm) I bought was a 1967 (396)325 h.p.chevy chevet for 3,197.00 good old days,,,,

By: Amy in Pittsburgh

Amy in Pittsburgh — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:42:16 +0000

Every car I've owned in my lifetime has been an American car. I will not buy another car from the UAW and I will not buy another car from a company that takes money from the government.

By: Larry in Texas

Larry in Texas — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:54:15 +0000

p.w. …you should continue to trust your intuition…your thoughts are exactly why Ford Motors did not want to be involved in any of the Governments Socialist bargaining!