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- Feb 21, 2003
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- SE Michigan in the middle of nowhere
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- Kubota M9000 HDCC3 M9000 HDC
I probably passed your new truck more than once going to North Toledo. The old mall lot off Alexis Road (buildings demolished long ago, is loaded with RAM pickup trucks, finished but awaiting the chips, hundreds of them and hundreds of Jeeps too.
I don't quite understand Ford's, GM and Stellantis' philosophy on storing almost road ready vehicles but it must be cheaper than plant shutdown's and worker lay off's.
What I wonder is... When the floodgates finally open and all those parked vehicles ship to dealers and are taken delivery of, what happens to production then? The pent up demand will be satisfied so new vehicle sales will tank and dealers will start having to off rebates again. What does that do for all the owners that paid sticker? Nothing positive of course.
Of course the general economy is hanging by a thread as well.
Gonna be interesting and no, I'm not to become a consumer of a motor vehicle anytime soon either, unless it's a zero percent finance with a sizeable rebate.
I keep my jalopies humming along. Much cheaper than a vehicle payment. Something about a payment book that makes me feel uncomfortable.
I don't quite understand Ford's, GM and Stellantis' philosophy on storing almost road ready vehicles but it must be cheaper than plant shutdown's and worker lay off's.
What I wonder is... When the floodgates finally open and all those parked vehicles ship to dealers and are taken delivery of, what happens to production then? The pent up demand will be satisfied so new vehicle sales will tank and dealers will start having to off rebates again. What does that do for all the owners that paid sticker? Nothing positive of course.
Of course the general economy is hanging by a thread as well.
Gonna be interesting and no, I'm not to become a consumer of a motor vehicle anytime soon either, unless it's a zero percent finance with a sizeable rebate.
I keep my jalopies humming along. Much cheaper than a vehicle payment. Something about a payment book that makes me feel uncomfortable.