tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33493686.post7043131987909413721..comments2008-11-19T14:12:24.370-08:00Comments on Permanent Innovation Blog: Innovation at Ford (What?)Michael Kaufmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13713332581478745573noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33493686.post-66123623466862198652008-11-19T14:12:00.000-08:002008-11-19T14:12:00.000-08:00little incentive to invest in a new car for median...little incentive to invest in a new car for median income folks... Freeways glutted, in bad shape, gasoline expensive. wages/pensions stagnant; A glut of used cars a better choice/gamble...<BR/>Auto Insurance expensive, service expensive.<BR/>Very little new in any autos now offered..<BR/>Perhaps the auto has become a major expense and liability to many. It has for me, and I used to be a "car enthusiast"..! Perhaps some of those<BR/>CEO's should be made to walk among less wealthy fellow citizens and look around a bit.<BR/>No sign of empathy for their clientele in evidence...Bhoodanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33493686.post-60672404496551037592008-11-19T13:59:00.000-08:002008-11-19T13:59:00.000-08:00Just saw a piece on Mullaley and other auto execs...Just saw a piece on Mullaley and other auto execs flying in their corporate jets to plea for<BR/>bail out money... also noted were their <BR/>multi-million per year salaries... how about<BR/>spending more of that money on building <BR/>better made, richer designs, that average<BR/>income people can afford? I like Fords<BR/>and find them reliable enough to buy 2nd hand...<BR/>Many of us do not care about what car or<BR/>how old as long as it works!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com