[JeffInDFW]

At my job, I am known as "the car guy"....been there 15 years. When people buy a new car, or something is wrong with theirs, they all come ask me. What I have found is, it is even harder now than ever in the past to get people to consider a GM (or any American) car. They just turn their nose up, and ask what else I would recommend. A lot of it is PURE image. Example.....Nobody wants to be at a party, and tell a group of people, "Hey, I just bought a new Buick today!". They want to say, "Hey, I just bought a new Acura today!". America has become so hung up on brand names....How else can you account for women paying $1,200 for a freaking PURSE, just because it has a "Coach" logo on the tag. Pontiac and Buick are the most damaged. I own a Solstice, but I can't find many people who don't think of Pontiac as making Bonnevilles and Grand Ams. Buick is even harder.

After people make it clear they won't listen to me, I ALWAYS tell them, "So, you really came into my office wanting me to tell you to go buy a Camry. Why did you waste both our time if your mind was made up before you got here?".....