# GM sends letter to suppliers asking them to lobby for money.. gets this in reply

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**Created:** [March 11, 2009, 6:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gm-sends-letter-to-suppliers-asking-them-to-lobby-for-money-gets-this-in-reply/242739 "2009-03-11T18:59:46Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 14, 2009, 10:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gm-sends-letter-to-suppliers-asking-them-to-lobby-for-money-gets-this-in-reply/242739/51 "2009-03-14T10:59:12Z")

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> [@8/6 ROCHESTER Sunday Meet](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/8-6-rochester-sunday-meet/15188/54):
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> Right, like nowdays people buy japanese cars for looks, dependability and gas mileage. People buy american cars for employee discounts, huge rebates, and free oil changes for life.

That’s funny. Last time I checked, I liked the look of my corvette, its been on the road since 1999 without issue and gets 31mpg hwy 23mpg city.

Hmm, again, how a car looks and what someone thinks of that is subjective, and american cars have come a long ways with gas mileage.

The cars are no longer the problem. It is the way the company is run and that is why GM and the like are in such problems. Have import sales hurt domestic sales, yes, of course. Each person likes a specific car for a specific reason so you can’t really argue that.

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