Would You Buy A Car From A Bankrupt Automaker

[Better Believe It]

Feel free to list your own reasons on why you would rush out and buy a car from an automaker that has filed for bankruptcy.

Or why you wouldn't.

[MNDemNY]

1. How large is the discount?

[Better Believe It]

4. Free gas for a month!

But that doesn't include travel outside of your zip code.

[MNDemNY]

6. Not enough.

[marew]

2. I already bought three lemons!

Never again!

[BlooInBloo]

3. He or she has no incentive to ensure that I don't get a lemon - so, no.

[Better Believe It]

5. No lemons! How bout if they gave you a free bag of apples instead?

[cherokeeprogressive]

10. UAW members don't build lemons.

I thought everyone knew that.

[Ioo]

7. Is it a GM - Ford or Dodge... Then NOPE - Bankrupt or not

[Better Believe It]

8. We Have A 2005 Buick Century And Love It!

No problems at all and the mpg isn't bad. An older peoples car. We're old!

[HughMoran]

16. I only buy American cars myself

I'll never buy a foreign car again - I hated being a slave to their parts & service people.

[rucky]

9. Yugo is the only car for me. n/t

[Sanctified]

11. Been drivng VW's since I was 16 and have no plan on switching anytime soon. n/t

[Better Believe It]

12. Had a Volvo, but prefer the Buick Century

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

13. I only own real oldies - one from a now bankrupt German automaker

I have a Saab model 96 (1973), a Citroen DS 21 (1969) and a DKW 3=6 (1957).
They're all fantastic cars.

DKW (Das Kleine Wunder) went out of business in the 1960s but parts are still available and the car is so simple, it's easy to work on.

[Better Believe It]

14. What If The Domestic Car Industry Collapses? The Hard Facts

Please watch this video:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x242290

[cliffordu]

15. Nor would I buy one from a morally bankrupt one.

"Ram Tough"

[Better Believe It]

17. That's besides the point

No one is forcing you to buy a car from any automaker. And most people can't afford to buy a car from any domestic or foreign auto maker right now.

[cliffordu]

19. Oh, I know....

I just wanted a reason to mock Dodge Ram trucks.

[cherokeeprogressive]

18. Plenty of people flew United Airlines while it was in Chapter 11 for three years. n/t

[Better Believe It]

21. We didn't buy the planes, we just bought a ticket to fly in it!

I can't believe some people here don't understand the difference.

Will you be buying a ticket to drive a car for a few hours during Chapter 11?

They won't survive long after Chapter 11. No one will buy cars from a bankrupt automaker.

[leftofthedial]

20. I don't have a job

I won't buy a new car from anybody