Do they still make parts for my car?

Okay, I admit that I don't know much about owning, running or profiting from a car company.

and I've been very nice to avoid the subject for so long......But not today!!



Originally I blamed the ridiculously ugly PT Cruiser for the fall of Chrysler. (and I kinda still believe that!) But now I hear that GM may be out of business? WTF?



Listen, I don't want anyone to lose their job(s). I want everyone to make money, spend money, enroll their kids in Dance School. But I can't help but feel as though the Big Car companies, and Big Oil have knocked us over the drums long enough. We've had no choice. We watched gas prices skyrocket for what seemed no reason. Then we watched Petro-Canada representatives talk about taxes, and production cost....then record profit after record profit. I remember one day I put 20$ in the tank, forgot my wallet, had to drive home to get it and pay. By the time I was on my way back home again the Fucking light came on and I needed more gas. So as these giants crumble I'm having a hard time finding sympathy for the upper management types, and CEO's. The people that work at the plants.....okay I feel for them.However, they shouldn't be giving us(the consumers) the gears, nor should they be asking for a helping hand. Thousands upon thousands of people have lost their jobs from much smaller companies that cannot ask for a bailout. They also didn't have hundreds of employees that have the distinct job of keeping the business afloat. Maybe if their girlfriends over at OPEC hadn't made us pay outrageous prices for fuel the past six years some of us may been able to buy a new vehicle. The "Mom and Pop" store may go under in this new economy, and I guarantee they saw it coming, so why now are these big US car companies so fucking surprised? Its the PT cruiser.....you were asking for it!

On that subject, I also wonder why every commercial I see has some high priced celebrity endorsement. Perhaps long before you were trying to figure out how to dump stock, before filing for chapter 11, you should have cut down your marketing budget. I think Howie Long and Denis Leary are doing okay for money. Maybe give that simple task to an actor that needs money. Like me asshole! There's nothing worse than watching some mutli-million dollar commercial about a product that is about to be obsolete. Some genius took the bailout money and solidified that America's Next Top Model will have sponsorship.....nice going . Not to mention that when a car ad mocks another company(see: Chevy commercial making fun of Honda) shouldn't they have some introspection about their own product and troubled future? The line goes something like, "there's one thing that Honda does have that we don't...a lawn mower." Yeah and what appears to be better management, longevity, production and the integrity to not kick another company suffering from a global economic crisis. The line should have been,"Honda does have something that we don't....a bailout package squandered on upper management and the foresight to create fuel efficient vehicle long before we had to ask for help." Now that's a company I would buy from. Just for being honest.
By the way, I'm not surprised that the Pontiac division has been halted. I have an Aztec and it's easily the second ugliest car on the road. (fucking PT cruiser.....and they made a convertible...like you want anyone to see you in it.)