Would YOU Buy a Vehicle From a Bankrupt Company?

Excellent point about something being wrong like the steering wheel falling off. To anyone who may laugh at that idea, there have been many things like that happen to different vehicles due to some defect and there are huge recalls of certain makes and models all the time. There have been vehicles that have caught on fire, there have been brakes that have failed, wheels that have fallen off, all kinds of things and generally once it happens a time or two to a few unfortunate souls the company looks into it and they notify everyone who owns that particular vehicle to take it into the dealership or an authorized repair shop to be fixed. You're right, I'd definitely need to be guaranteed I wouldn't get stuck in the even something like that were to happen. Annie

That's another good point about the trade-in or resell value. I have to add no matter what some may say about the availability of parts after a company goes out of business with a lot of today's newer vehicles some repairs and services almost have to be done at a dealership and even if there are other "authorized" places for repairs they may not be within a reasonable distance for some who may have bought their vehicle at a local dealership that no longer exists. Annie

It's one thing to buy things from a store that's going out of business or a company that makes clothing, but a car is a bit different in my opinion. If the company ceases to exist eventually you may not be able to get parts for the car. Also, if the company goes under who's going to honor your warranty if something goes seriously wrong with it before it's even paid off? These are things I'd worry about and really need to be reassured I wouldn't be left out in the cold. Annie

You're doing your part by buying American made vehicles. That's part of why the American companies are hurting, too many people have been buying foreign cars for decades now but on the other side of the coin Honda and Toyota, for instance, have been making very good and reliable vehicles that get excellent gas mileage for years. Also, many of the vehicles we think of as being "foreign" are actually made in the U.S. and some that have an American name are made in other countries. Annie

I'm very much in favor of unions, as long as their demands aren't unreasonable and they're willing to make some concessions in tough economic times such as right now. I think the UAW already has made some concessions and they say they're willing to make more, so that's a start. As for government regulations, we NEED some regulations, don't you think? Fuel efficiency and environmental safeguards are very important in my opinion not to mention safety. They took the government regulations off the backs of the banking industry and look where they got us! Annie

I'm opposed to unions. I believe they destroyed our steel industry and are now destroying our auto industry with their greed. I know the unions have made some concessions, but I heard that it wasn't permanent. I also believe that unions and the increase in the minimum wage are the reasons so many companies outsource. Why do you think the foreign auto makers, when deciding to build a factory in the USA, choose the south? The south are right to work states. Now for the government, have you ever known the government to get involved with something, that should be in the private sector, and it come out better than before they got involved? Schools are an excellent example. Before government got involved, children were actually educated, schools were allowed to discipline, and we didn't have teachers unions who are more interested in getting money for themselves than in the children's education. Now what do we have? We have children in high school who can't read, they don't know how to add or subtract without using a calculator, they don't have a clue about the government or where any state is, and police officers are roaming the halls because it isn't safe otherwise. Then there's welfare, how much personal responsibility has gone down the tubes because the government has taken it away from the people. And what about health insurance, before the government got involved, it was affordable. It's not affordable anymore. What about these environmental safeguards? I'll admit I enjoy the air being cleaner, but these green people take some things to the ridiculous, and the government, instead of going with the majority of the people, go with the green people and we pay billions for foreign oil instead of using our own and now food cost are going up because they want to change corn to fuel. I say the government should butt out and let the private sector do its own job. The government should protect us from our enemies, foreign and domestic, keep the roads in good working order, and take care of trades and tariffs. Some of us seem to forget that it's our taxes that pay for all these extras the government DOES? for us. As John Wayne said once, " the government never gave anyone anything."

Thank you for your well thought out response but I'm afraid we're going to have to agree to disagree on a lot of what you've written. Unions are far from perfect, the government is far from perfect (especially our current Administration!) but I don't blame them for all of the world's ills. Corporate greed is also to blame for many of our problems and workers need protection from employers who would take advantage of them in every way possible if they could. You're blaming government for the high cost of health care? It couldn't be greedy insurance or pharmaceutical companies, right? I'm all for personal responsibility but there are times when people need a helping hand and a safety net. Annie