GM and others shutting down production.
Just heard the GM part on tv news, looked HERE and found out it's hitting the others as well. Trucks seem to be getting the hardest knocks. Our little Chevy dealer here only has 4 new vehicles on ...
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Grit dog wrote:spoon059 wrote:time2roll wrote:
Anyone thinking to avoid these trucks as possibly problematic?
Tires breaking down. Rubber belts degrading. Rubber seals degrading. Paint oxidizing.
Yea, I could see some issues.
Umm yeah, no, not really. Not at all, unless they sit for years and years.
And, based on current inventory and prices, don’t really see an issue with the mfgs off loading them. The longer the shortage, the more the demand.
Umm yeah, seen it happen with cars my employer bought. They sat for over a year. Batteries were completely dead and needed to be replaced. Many of them had oil leaks due to dry rotted seals. Tires had flat spots from sitting. It happens.
Look into it. Most car batteries will have significant voltage drop at 2 months. These are sitting for a year? Strong chance they are ruined. https://blog.nationwide.com/can-car-battery-go-dead-from-sitting/
A year of sitting in the sun and not being driven, with the full weight on the tires?
https://www.firestonecompleteautocare.com/blog/tires/what-causes-tire-flat-spots/#
Erie Insurance has a blog about stored vehicles and potential problems. https://www.erieinsurance.com/blog/how-long-can-your-car-sit
So does Edmunds. https://www.edmunds.com/car-maintenance/how-to-prep-your-car-for-long-term-storage.html
I forgot about fuel breaking down in the tanks. Oil thats started to breakdown. Pests getting into things.
