I make it no secret that I don’t like Toyotas and Hondas. They do absolutely nothing for me in the ‘gotta get that car’ department. I would quicker ride a tricycle every day. Thanks to the millions of ‘loyal’ owners (read: uninformed consumers), GM is on its way to finally being knocked to the number 2 position. It was projected that that transfer of power would happen sometime this year. Don’t get me wrong - GM has had more than its fair share of blunders and failures over the years, but for a company with 12 brands in America to get beat by a 3 trick pony is just really sad. This article goes into more detail.

On that note, I learned yesterday that my dealership has been sold. The new owner decided that he did not want it to be a Buick-Pontiac-GMC shop anymore. Because it has been sold, the current employees don’t get a severance package. Despite the news, the employees remained upbeat - I wouldn’t expect anything less from them. I have been a customer there for over 5 years. They have serviced Michiru for over 50,000 miles and we liked them so much that it was a no-brainer where we were going to purchase the Vibe from. We were even going to buy our future vehicle (GMC Acadia) from them. Looking for a new place to get our vehicles serviced will be a challenge. I will be visiting shops to get an idea of what I am in for. I can tell within the first 5 minutes of being there whether or not I will like it (case in point - Walker Pontiac - gets 2 thumbs and 2 big toes down). Hotaru is still under a warranty and I prefer to have GM technicians service Michiru as she gets up in miles. I can only hope that the new dealership will be as good as Covington.