Per the article, the dealership knew it would shut down in October, but sold the prepaid plans anyway, without any warning to the customers, and failed to tell the customers that it was a deal with that dealership alone.  Honesty would involve selling only what one could deliver on.  DMc

---- Don Hundt <dhundt@BENDBROADBAND.COM> wrote:
> Government Motors?  I've never heard of them. I've heard of General Motors.......
> I think that was the car company that was on track to shut down ALL their dealerships until........well, nevermind.  Politics probably shouldn't be discussed on the list.
> Don
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Anthony Egeln <regnsuzanne@YAHOO.COM>
> Date: Friday, October 8, 2010 4:49 pm
> Subject: Re: fryday ..be glad you dont rely on lifetime service from   dealer ...
>
> > I don't know how you can use the words "thieves" and "duped".
> > Government Motors shut down the dealership, and furthermore, the
> > dealer did say that there was money available to provide at least
> > some reimbursement.
> > The consumers will lose some amount of money, but you can hardly
> > characterize the dealership as "thieves" under these circumstances
> > per the info provided in this article.
> > I'm no fan of car dealerships, but to me, there appears to be no
> > ill will here on the part of the dealer.
> > Cheers, Anthony'89 Syncro GL (Hidalgo)
> >

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David McNeely