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Re: 2008 Odyssey EX-L [dreinhart]

by liaody on Tue Nov 18 13:33:48 PST 2008

I got it from Ciocca Hershey,Pa. not sure if they still have EXL 08. You can also check Bobby Rahal. Ray Price dealership in Poconos had gave me a great deal too. Good Luck!

Re: The American People have spoken.... [Mr_Shiftright]

by dtownfb on Thu Nov 13 12:56:52 PST 2008

I think the mistake GM is making is they have taken bankruptcy off the table. Quite honestly, that is not their decision. it bothers me that they feel they are "too big to fail" and are doing a full court press to pressure the government into bailing them out. I listened to the Cramer video. I agree that we need jobs but why is GM more important than the folks at Circuit City, Hershey Foods, LInen 'n things, Johnson controls, harley Davidson, etc.? Yes I know GM, the company, is bigger and tangentially supports more jobs but what about the 1.2 million workers who have lost their jobs this year? No one bailed out these companies. Even with a bailout of $50B (this number keeps going up), GM is going to have to re-structure their business. They think they are re-structuring but until they make the painful decision to cut unsustainable divisions like Saturn, they are still at the tip of the iceberg in my mind. Cutting shifts, cutting labor, cutting benefits, etc are reactionary items that any manager can do when sales go into the tank. A visionary realizes that moving forward we can't sustain 7 separate auto divisions when your market share continues to shrink. A smart manager looks at what his successful competitor is doing and adopts it to his/her company. You also announce this plan to everyone who will listen so maybe they will invest in your company. The dumbest thing Wagoner could have done is announce to the world that GM will run out of money by January. Who wants to invest in this company knowing that it is a better than average chance, it may not be around come 2009? Also he is using fear to pressure the government instead of using the supposed leadership skills he possesses to develop a plan. If I was on the board of directors, Wagoner would be gone!!! GM cannot be successful with him as the leader. If this is his best plan for GM to survive, they need a change of leadership. NOW! Wagoner should be shouting form the rooftops his plan to turn around the company. Going to all his top investors and showing them how GM return to profitability even in a down market. Instead his plan is to instill fear in the American people which is why people are saying "let them fail". GM needs to sit down with the UAW and have a heart to heart. Open all of their financial books and figure out a way with the UAW to make GM profitable. The UAW will have to make concessions but in return maybe Gm can offer employee ownership for the UAW (stock options) so the workers are invested in the company. GM succeeds, the worker succeeds. Also maybe for lower wages, they move the plants from Mexico back to the US so they can hire back some workers. Work with the dealerships to reduce the number of franchises based on fewer car divisions. How about selling the remaining 49% of GMAC to Cerebus and negotiate loosening the credit lines so more people qualify for loans. I think Ford is already on the right path and has taken drastic steps to return to profitability. They can make it and they do have the products in place. They just need the original $25B (I have no problem with this money since it is related to upgrading plants for fuel efficient cars) and maybe a safety net just in case things don't work out (car sales go lower next year). Offer Ford a line of credit. Chrysler/Cerebus: No money. Cerebus wants out of the auto industry. Let them sell Chrysler or individual divisions. They have no commitment to the workers, so no money. Plus they have money to invest and/or the ability to obtain it, they don't want to.

Re: The American People have spoken.... [dtownfb]

by steve_ on Thu Nov 13 14:03:36 PST 2008

Hershey Foods? They should be holding their own or doing better in a recession since they sell a "luxury" item for a cheap price. You may not be able to afford a Harley, but a Hershey Bar could be your lunch. I'm not sure about Wagoner and am certainly not thrilled with Nardelli, but Mulahy at Ford continues to impress. "The supply industry, which is made up of roughly 6,000 firms in North America, two-thirds of them in the United States, "is an integrated system," said Sean McAlinden, vice president of research at the Center for Automotive Research in Ann Arbor. "It's a house of cards. You knock down enough of the cards in the bottom rows and it all goes down for months," he said. "It's going to cost Toyota and Honda a great deal if this happens," McAlinden said. "They're incredibly worried."" The domino effect of a failing domestic auto industry

Re: Manufacturing Date [haebby]

by tpfilm1 on Tue Nov 04 15:01:13 PST 2008

haebby asked: "Is it common that Hyundai itself is keeping cars in their warehouse/lot for so many months? Thanks!" HMMA (Hyundai Motors Manufacturing Alabama) was cranking out the Santa Fes and Sonatas pretty fast the beginning of the year. Literally, as they roll off the line another company takes control of the vehicles. This company preps the cars/SUVs for shipment then loads them onto trucks to be shipped to various storage lots in Montgomery (and a few in Columbus, GA, too.) From there, the vehicles are processed and placed on appropriate trucks/rail cars to be delivered to dealers around the country (note that models destined for Canada are built in Montgomery then shipped to Canada.) The build dates and the on the lot dates can vary drastically, for several reasons including: Dealer orders Custom orders - believe it or not, your vehicle ordered from the factory was probably already built when the dealer submits the paperwork, the shipper then checks inventory and arranges shipping of your vehicle, along with other vehicles destined for your dealer and others near by Sales figures - when gas prices shot up faster than a diabetic's blood sugar in a Hershey's store guess what vehicle was not really in demand... that's right, the Santa Fe. It's a lot easier to store built vehicles and the ones scheduled to come off the line for the next 2-4 weeks than it is to stop all together and focus solely on Sanatas. Proximity to HMMA - obviously the southern states will get vehicles built sooner than states way out west or Hawaii or Alaska. Besides, for years the Southern states were Hyundai's largest market so the established dealers in the South got pick of the litter and larger inventories (much to their chagrin now, since next model year inventories are based on previous model year sales...) Building to trends - say green was the hot color last model year. Well a good portion of the next model year will be built in that popular color. Trim levels are done the same way - you'll have to wait for a base AWD model, but will have your pick of the mid-level 2WD model. When trends change, the models already built get stored until dealers order them to build up inventory. (My stepdad works at HMMA, that's my source.)

Re: I love the old great cars. [lemko]

by andre1969 on Wed Oct 22 11:39:47 PDT 2008

Some dude was telling me he got 35 MPG highway with his 1989 Pontiac Bonneville which would essentially have the same drivetrain configuration as my Park Ave. I call shenanigans on that one! Well, you never know, depending on the circumstances. Out on level ground, no a/c running, staying at a lazy 60-65 mph without sudden acceleration or braking, it just might. Making the run up to PA for one of our car shows (I think it was the Ford show back in June), I took it easy with the Intrepid, keeping it around 55-60 for the most part, and managed to get about 32.5 mpg. When I came up for Fall Carlisle, I kept it more like 60-65 for the most part, and economy dropped to about 31.5. This last time, going up for the Hershey show, I didn't have the patience to drive that slow, was doing more like 65-70 on average, and when I filled up came in right at 30 mpg. I didn't use the a/c any of those times...although it was so hot the day of that Ford show I had it cranking on the way home!

Re: Thinking about it. [Mr_Shiftright]

by odie6l on Sun Oct 19 12:09:02 PDT 2008

Thanks Shifty, I was talking with my brother and he thinks the 5 spd is okay, but is concerned with it being RWD. Him and I would be the one to fix all the window issues so those are not a biggy. we are just going to keep looking at other vehicles also. my niece does have $3500 saved up, but that is also to cover insurance and all the little things. She followed my example and has been putting $$$ away since she turned 13 to get ready for a car. Odie Odie's Carspace