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To: Road Walker who wrote (438078)	12/4/2008 11:57:18 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573848

I presented my [impeccable] rationale. Crap... you presented illogical BS that fits your argument. People won't make a huge long term investment in a car if they think the company is going belly up. Just the impression of driving a car from a company in bankruptcy is a deal killer... people want cool cars not ones that shout "Failure". Forget BK........just the fact that this issue is not getting resolved quickly will keep people from buying.

To: Road Walker who wrote (438078)	12/4/2008 12:09:13 PM
From: i-node	Respond to of 1573848

Just the impression of driving a car from a company in bankruptcy is a deal killer... people want cool cars not ones that shout "Failure". You're very confused. We're talking about trying to keep the company afloat, not trying recapture lost market share. That can't happen until it comes out of bankruptcy, no matter what. If GM runs a decent marketing/PR campaign as it goes into Chapter 11 that conveys what it means to the average car buyer, they'll maintain plenty of market share going forward. GM will be a much better company with a 10% market share post bankruptcy than they are with a 17.5% market share having to be bailed out repeatedly due to insane labor costs.