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Old 12-04-2008, 09:53 AM   #15
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I'd have to think long and hard about spending the $60K+ I'm planning on spending on the CTS-V I'm waiting for. I've already head rumors that Recaro is not shipping seats for the CTS-V because of payment concerns. Consider how the thousands of sub-vendors are going to react to a bankrupcy?

Does anyone really think all these details will be sorted out by Jan or Feb??

I cant' afford to make a $60K mistake and have told my dealer don't be surprised if I cancel my order.
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Old 12-04-2008, 09:53 AM   #16
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No canceling for me. It would most likely push all of our orders back considerably as more constraints come into play as some of their suppliers balk. My only concern would be, where does GM go to get replacement vendors and are those parts as good as the original supplier?
I think this would all depend on the pre-arrangement. All creditors will have to be in agreement of how the company will proceed. Since most suppliers are also creditors, they will be in full agreement with how things will continue. In other words, suppliers will not stop supplying because they will have a government and court backed agreeement on how and when they will be paid.
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I'd have to think long and hard about spending the $60K+ I'm planning on spending on the CTS-V I'm waiting for.

Does anyone really think all these details will be sorted out by Jan or Feb??

I cant' afford to make a $60K mistake.
Well if GM went Chapter 11 but the government guaranteed the warranty, would you still not buy? Lemon laws will still apply but I doubt you would have to worry about that with a CTS-V.
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Old 12-04-2008, 09:57 AM   #18
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The hearing is about to start. Go to CNN.com to see it live.
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Old 12-04-2008, 09:58 AM   #19
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I would want some guarantee that my warranty won't be useless. Maybe they'd do something like get a 3rd party to cover the warranties?
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I'd be more concerned about the people who have cars with valid warranties now vs. people who bought after a pre-arranged Chapter 11.
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Old 12-04-2008, 10:01 AM   #21
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The hearing is about to start. Go to CNN.com to see it live.
Watching now. Wagoner seems fine - I guess the Volt works! Got one window streaming the hearing, one window watching the real time GM stock price and one window on Camaro5 of course. Oh ya, there's work as well....
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Well if GM went Chapter 11 but the government guaranteed the warranty, would you still not buy? Lemon laws will still apply but I doubt you would have to worry about that with a CTS-V.
As I said I'd need to know the conditions and terms agreed upon and the protections I'd have as a buyer. But my initial concern is the ability of GM to continue production (without delays) due to vendor issues than warranty issues.

One thing at a time. We can't worry about warranty issues if GM can't produce the vehicles in the first place.

So as they say the "devil is in the details" and does anyone really think it will be sorted out in Jan or Feb??
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Old 12-04-2008, 10:11 AM   #23
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I'd still purchase mine...without any hesitation!
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Old 12-04-2008, 10:15 AM   #24
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I can't say I'm not biased for GM but I wouldn't cancel my order if I had one in already. I guess I just don't think a company declaring bankruptcy necessarliy reflects the quality of the product(s) I'm buying. I completely plan on ordering a car when I'm in a position to and I hope (and have confidence) that GM and the others will pull through. I don't know if I have that same confidence that the government won't try to screw us out of high-performance cars in the future but who really knows? Anyways, I wouldn't pull my order unless it couldn't be fulfilled.
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I can't say I'm not biased for GM but I wouldn't cancel my order if I had one in already. I guess I just don't think a company declaring bankruptcy necessarliy reflects the quality of the product(s) I'm buying.
My thoughts exactly. If you believe that what you have purchased is of high quality, why would you care about a warranty?
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Old 12-04-2008, 10:23 AM   #26
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I won't cancel mine....I buy cars all the time without warranty. I hardly ever need it. If it was just an ordinary car I might consider it, but it's a Camaro. If GM does file for bankruptcy and they can't sell cars, the value of my Camaro will only go up, warranty or not.
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Not enough info to even consider canceling the order at this time. I will say I will not blindly purchase anything. My order stands for now!!!

A purchase without a warranty at msrp...............probably not.
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My concern is that I'll never get to place an order because not enough people will put money down for GM under any form of bankruptcy.
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