What if...

[zoomtm]

If GM went out of business who would you buy from?

[the_yellow_dart]

Nissan.

[Cory Wolfe]

Nissan or Honda. Depends which brings back my favorite car of theirs back, first. If it turns out to be another no-shows like the Fiero... I will have to kill myself by running out in front of a Pruis to symbolize my surrendering to Toyota.

[Guest Josh]

I'd mass transit or walk. I will never buy a different vehicle for as long as I live.

[mrmonte]

I can keep buying old B-bodys and fixing them (cheap) and never have to buy anything other than GM .

[Teh Ricer Civic!]

Either a ford mustang or more probably a Honda/Acura of some sort.

[Flybrian]

Used.

[trinacriabob]

Tough. I, too, would buy something used such as an Intrigue and baby it.

However, if that wasn't an option, I would probably go Daimler Chrysler. They have one car that I've stumbled onto as a rental which is the Chrysler Sebring hardtop coupe (NOT the convertible). I remember it as being likable and fun to drive. (It doesn't price competitively against better equipped and larger GM midsizes, so you don't see too many around).

The question is a head scratcher.

Hey, Zoomer, nice of you to put up a thread that doesn't deal with sexuality or flirtations with others on the board! :AH-HA_wink:

[Guest Josh]

Hey, Zoomer, nice of you to put up a thread that doesn't deal with sexuality or flirtations with others on the board!  :AH-HA_wink:

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Amen to that, lets make sure the mods keep it on track!

[zoomtm]

lol...

[MyerShift]

DaimlerChrysler, of course. I'm a Mopar person.

There's something about that sparkling five-pointed star!

[Fijian]

Used.

[trinacriabob]

There's something about that sparkling five-pointed star!

There is?

[Nick]

BMW!

oh wait...that's right

But seriously...Unless I am buying a vette, a full size truck/SUV, a camaro, or maybe a caddy, then I would give my business elsewhere. Not a lot from GM really appeals to me. I'd buy from Nissan/Infiniti too though. 350Z, or any Infiniti (except Q/QX)

[Satty]

I didn't buy GM last time, but I'm not sure I could deal with the shame of purchasing another Toyota.

I'd have to go with BMW (well, Mini) first, especially if they offered a longer wheelbase version, then probably Ford, then probably Toyota and Honda. No DCX or Nissans for me.

[pow]

BMW (MINI included), VW/Audi, Ford (Land Rover, Jaguar, Volvo, Lincoln, Mercury), and maybe DCX (Mercedes). The Asians don't really interest me.

[MyerShift]

There is? 

Yep! I've had no major problems with Chrysler automobiles. I like their "personality" while in motion, the swoopy cab-forward shapes!

I'll take the five-pointed star over a three-pointed star anyday anyway!

Not to mention I love their quirks.

Edited January 18, 2006 by MyerShift

[zoomtm]

Yep! I've had no major problems with Chrysler automobiles. I like their "personality" while in motion, the swoopy cab-forward shapes!

I'll take the five-pointed star over a three-pointed star anyday anyway!

Not to mention I love their quirks.

call me dumb...3 pointed star? im confused..

[MyerShift]

call me dumb...3 pointed star? im confused..

Come on, you know!

Three-pointed star=Mercedes-Benz

DaimlerChrylser is the union of the Three- and Five-pointed stars!

Edited January 18, 2006 by MyerShift

[zoomtm]

Come on, you know!

Three-pointed star=Mercedes-Benz

ah...

[MyerShift]

Lol! It's something I've seen Mercedes referred to because of that circle thing with the three points in it.

[zoomtm]

well duh!

[MyerShift]

I'm sorry. A little sarcasm slipped out there. I wish that Chrysler bought Daimler-Benz instead of the other way around!

Edited January 18, 2006 by MyerShift

[pow]

I'm sorry. A little sarcasm slipped out there. I wish that Chrysler bought Daimler-benz instead of the other way around!

Then instead of the 300C, they'd have a FWD E-class based on the Concorde...

[Imaj]

Used.. I'll keep on buying GM even if they stopped making cars..

[PONTIAC06]

Then instead of the 300C, they'd have a FWD E-class based on the Concorde... 

maybe it would be good for the quality!

[MyerShift]

Then instead of the 300C, they'd have a FWD E-class based on the Concorde... 

That would rock, wouldn't it?

Actually, the platforms between the two (SLK/Crossfire excepted) are not shared currently. Just similar design. Easy access to parts. Mercedes-Benz's gloating of being all knowing and all superior.

It should be known that LH was engineered to be front- or rear-drive. And, before the merger, Chrysler was going back to rear-drive for its larger cars. They basically would have been Mk. III LH cars.

I honestly feel more good could have come from the purchase being arranged in the opposite manner.

[ocnblu]

VW, Chrysler, Ford in that order. Nissan next. But this thread is preposterous. :AH-HA_wink:

[NeonLX]

American Motors. I'll admit to it now--I owned both the '52 Chevy and the Pacer in the photo below.

[Dsuupr]

I would baby a couple of GM cars for as long as I could get away with it, then continue to support our schools by buying American owned and made (sticking with Ford).

[Drew Dowdell]

I would buy 7 B-body Fleetwoods and put them in storage till I needed them.

[mute]

honda toyota and nissan are about equal

honda and toyota run in the family and i like the new civic and yaris

nissan has great vehicles like the g35 and i liked the sport concept

[sciguy_0504]

I chose "Other" because I'd buy from any company if one of their cars appeal to me.

[NOS2006]

Well, it's between DCX and Nissan for me. I voted DCX though because of domestic love.

[ToniCipriani]

Nissan or Mazda, with a higher tendency to Nissan. My family always have bought Nissans in the past, one Mazda and now a Volvo.

I hate the Volvo though. I just don't like luxury cars.

[XP715]

I'd crack open my local want-ad and buy used GMs until the cows came home. I would finally have an excuse to make Farmer XP's Buick Ranch come to light!

[razoredge]

Harley Davidson and a double barrel shotgun

There will still be great Buicks and Oldsmobiles running around long after toyota and honda are vague memories.

[Enzora]

Well, if GM goes out of business altogether, it probably means that Toyota has taken over the world and that all other cars are outlawed, so . . .

[MyerShift]

I think I'd rather be stuck with a Hyundai Excel deathtrap than a Toyota.

Edited January 19, 2006 by MyerShift

[capriceman]

if they do id buy used GM. Then to have a new car, since I see no End to the Crown Vic line, I'd buy a Crown Vic. They do Appeal to me. laugh and point but i love V8 Big Cars.

[zoomtm]

if they do id buy used GM. Then to have a new car, since I see no End to the Crown Vic line, I'd buy a Crown Vic. They do Appeal to me. laugh and point but i love V8 Big Cars.

Get a Mercury Marauder

Edited January 19, 2006 by zoomtm