[jbcrzn]

My first reaction with this year's earlier events was very similar, in that I would rather buy from a private or publicly traded company, not Government Motors. However, there are a few things that play into vehicular decisions for me, and one would be where do we stop with the government funding? If I decided that I was not going to buy a car from a government funded company (no matter to what extent), then I would have to remove Ford from the list, as they accepted money for future alternative fuel development from the DOE. Those are costs they are not having to front the developmental monies for, so, while I do not like they did that, it would not be enough for me to remove them from my list.

I did not like Chrysler accepting money in the three decades ago, nor do I like it this time, however, I like Chrysler vehicles and I prefer certain vehicles from Chrysler, GM, and Ford to other competitors. I looked at three direct competitors before I bought the PT. As I mentioned in another post, I had decided to buy another vehicle and would have if I had not driven the PT by chance. This is not to demean any vehicle, but the PT suited my needs better than any other vehicle on the road. The last few times that I have been at the dealer, I have looked at other Chrysler, Dodge, and Jeep offerings, and most would suit needs for different occasions. I would be inclined to look at Chrysler products first, but if Ford had one on the market that was of direct competition and I felt that both vehicles were on equal ground, the bailout would remain in the back of my mind and could lead me to buy on over a Chrysler. The primary point is that the selections have to fit my needs.