19th Sep 2010, 13:40
How about we start living within our means and stop expecting companies to continue to pay us for nothing after we stop working? Factory work is factory work. Nothing against it, but one should not expect to retire to the country club alongside the doctors and lawyers after serving their time there. I see so many people that drive junk cars, but have an iPhone or Blackberry, and they play their games on their Xbox. We have totally lost sight of doing the right thing and being responsible.
Anybody can retire without issue if they take their income and plan for the future in a reasonable way. It is your own choice what you do for a living, so make the best of it. To just think about the useless things you want today and never care for a second about what you'll need down the road is shortsighted. To expect such royalties for such mundane work is really crazy. It is not economically viable, which has been proven by the auto industry meltdown.
19th Sep 2010, 13:33
First of all, at 30K miles ANY car today is still under warranty unless it is longer than 5 years. And if you didn't get to 30K miles in 5 years then guess what? Your warranty is exactly the same as the GM 100K mile warranty that also lasts for 5 years.
I could say the same thing about the last Chevy I bought. Major issues at 30K miles. It was covered under warranty, but due to the fact the vehicle became unsafe to drive at such a low mileage interval, I chose to dump it. I will never buy a GM product again.