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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / General Car Topics / December 2008No more parts for GM cars
From what I heard on the news, if GM goes down, there will no longer be any parts for Gm vehicles, except after-market and used parts. While most engine and drivetrain parts are after market type, many body parts are only available from GM. This could be a real problem for everyone with GM vehicles. The same will be true for Ford, Chrysler or any other automaker that goes down. > From what I heard on the news, if GM goes down, there will no longer > be any parts for Gm vehicles, except after-market and used parts. > While most engine and drivetrain parts are after market type, many > body parts are only available from GM. This could be a real problem > for everyone with GM vehicles. The same will be true for Ford, > Chrysler or any other automaker that goes down. I doubt that this is true. GM may go bankrupt, but it won't disappear. And even if they pushed all the body dies into the ocean, the Chinese will be willing to make parts. Corporations as large as GM don't just evaporate. Even Studebaker didn't disappear when they stopped making cars. The Studebaker Corporation just morphed into something different. Selling parts is a profitable business. Whatever happens to GM, some entity will want to grab that business. Ed : From what I heard on the news, if GM goes down, there will no longer : be any parts for Gm vehicles, except after-market and used parts. : While most engine and drivetrain parts are after market type, many : body parts are only available from GM. This could be a real problem : for everyone with GM vehicles. The same will be true for Ford, : Chrysler or any other automaker that goes down. I can still buy parts for my Model A and my VW bug. "NotMe" wrote: I can still buy parts for my Model A and my VW bug. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Those are popular/collectible. Are parts still available for DeSoto or Kaiser? Interestingly enough Buddy Hackett raised a similar point on TV at one time when he asked Henry J Kaiser "Where can I get spark plugs for my Frasier ? " Having both moved on to a new venue it is possible that they have now found an answer though they had none at the time. Alternately, there may be no Frasiers in the after life though that is a situation too horrible to be contemplated. : "NotMe" wrote: I can still buy parts for my Model A and my VW bug. : ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ : Those are popular/collectible. Are parts still available for DeSoto or : Kaiser? You have to look but yes. We have a 47 DeSoto and a 49 Dodge and are still able to get most parts. Not to worry. The Parts System while part of GM, will be around a long time yet. > From what I heard on the news, if GM goes down, there will no longer > be any parts for Gm vehicles, except after-market and used parts. > While most engine and drivetrain parts are after market type, many > body parts are only available from GM. This could be a real problem > for everyone with GM vehicles. The same will be true for Ford, > Chrysler or any other automaker that goes down. |
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