04-09-2009, 10:38 PM
mick e wrote:
Again - this is NOT a foreign OR domestic issue. There are foreign manufacturers in the same boat as US automakers.
More so than most people realize.
I live in the heart of a state that is one of the biggest supplier of auto parts, and many folks don't understand just how closely
the domestic and domestically built "imports" are in intertwined. A state business news piece I heard this week said that
GM and Toyota shared about 2/3's common vendors for parts - things like axles, lighting, seats, and more.
As far as buying in bankruptcy - still would depend on the vendor. Chrysler probably not, GM maybe depending on model
but my current Ford truck still has another 100K left in it (based on my last one) It has only had one warranty repair
and everything else has been brakes, tires, and normal ware. Ask me again in 10 years.
: - )