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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The Jeep dealership in Seguin is a GM, GMC, Pontiac dealer as well. When they were notified that they were losing the Jeep brand, they said that Jeep was only 3% of their sales volume.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>There won't be that many completely vacant dealerships, although if there were, they would make excellent conversion facilities.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A href="http://www.seguingazette.com/story.lasso?ewcd=ad531186ef952bb6">http://www.seguingazette.com/story.lasso?ewcd=ad531186ef952bb6</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>John</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A href="http://www.transtexastrucks.com">http://www.transtexastrucks.com</A><BR>I decided to challenge the Automakers.<BR>I will make a Plug in Series Hybrid Crew-Cab Pickup before Detroit does.<BR>But if I lose this race, we all become winners.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=Gil@Gil.Dawson.name href="mailto:Gil@Gil.Dawson.name">Gil Dawson</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=ausev@austinev.org href="mailto:ausev@austinev.org">AustinEV News Announcements and General Discussion</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, May 17, 2009 6:34 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [ausev] Maintenance paradigms</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 14px">On May 17, 2009, at 11:26 A, red scott wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="FONT-SIZE: 14px" type="cite"><SPAN class=Apple-style-span style="WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; WHITE-SPACE: normal; LETTER-SPACING: normal; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate; FONT-VARIANT: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"><SPAN class=Apple-style-span style="webkit-text-stroke-width: -1px"><FONT class=Apple-style-span face="'Times New Roman'" color=#000000 size=5><SPAN class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE: 18px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">I have heard of someone having to mail-order repair parts & </SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT class=Apple-style-span face="'Times New Roman'" color=#000000 size=5><SPAN class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE: 18px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">tha</SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=Apple-style-span style="WORD-SPACING: 0px; FONT: 18px 'times new roman'; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); TEXT-INDENT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: normal; LETTER-SPACING: normal; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate; orphans: 2; widows: 2; webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none">t is probly a deal-breaker for anyone who is accustomed to having a GM, Ford or Chrysler dealership on every corner.</SPAN></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR style="FONT-SIZE: 14px">
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 14px">Dealerships are closing. By October 2010, yo<FONT class=Apple-style-span color=#000000><SPAN class=Apple-style-span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">ur GM, Ford or Chrysler will b</SPAN></FONT>e much further from a dealership. This will level the playing field a bit, make it more acceptable for new car companies to offer service by mail order.</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 14px">Independent local repair shops will be taking up the slack. Some of them are eager to learn to deal with EVs. GM dealerships are no longer equipped to help much with my Chevy S-10E. However, an independent shop down the street has been getting gradually more adventurous in helping me take care of it. </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 14px">--Gil</DIV>
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