Hey buddy, First, Would love for you to grant me Full Access. I like to check out other GB"s buddies and see how many of mine are there!! If you will allow me, you just click on Community, then on "My Buddies", and on the far right is a column that when clicked on will select either "Messaging only" or "Full Access". AND!!! I would certainly ask them. All they can do is say no. You might ask them how it is best to handle it. Each day as it occurs or at the end of the trip. They say they will only do it 3 times in a year. Hope they will work with you. David..........QQ

Oh no! You were hitting 2000 Cons Days. If it wasn't your fault, you know the mods will reinstate them if you have a good reason. David...............QQ

All is well! I hope you enjoy your travels.

Uh-oh? What hop end?

I can't really see why some people would continue to laugh at my GM investments, except to coninue to publicy ridicule me for standing up for American Car Companies and slamming anyone who sarcastically and in mean fashion debates in favor of Japanese companies. I have purchased GM at $31.77, $21.66, and $25.12. I currrently have a returrn of 36.47%. GM is about to go investment grade, the government is supposed to be out of GM by the end of 2014, and I expect dividends to begin within a year or two. Ad to this the new models launched over the last few years, and those exciting ones due to launch in the next few, a highly successful business plan that has lowered costs dramatically, and the end of cadence delay, and it would appear that GM should do well, at least over the next few years with the convergence of the above things. Is GM my best investment? Nope. But I am happy with it.

Actually, GM is leading Toyota by a pretty good margin in global sales, if you take out the Japan Home Field advantage that effectively closes their country to outside competition. The D3 continue to reduce Japanese market share in our beloved United States, as domestic models have matched and even exceeded, in some cases, the Japanese offerings. D3 models are selling 6 more cars per hundred against the J3 than just 4 years ago.

You need only look at CPG post below and your response to him. Not a bid deal, just wondering why anybody would need to 'spin the numbers'? Anyway, have a great summer.

I guess I am confused by you two as to why GM's highest stock price in over 2 years and $1+B in profits in Q1is a bad thing (beating projections by Wall Street)? Most rational folks would look at the auto industry these days and see that they all make good cars, some just can't let go of the old flame wars from yester-year I guess... Pity. Thanks for thinking of me though after all this time! I am flattered.

Wow, Toyota is leaving Ford and GM combined profits and stock in the dust at 13B and $127 respectively. Where's DF , or WS when one needs a good GM IPO laugh!

Noticed your very snazzy avatar on several buddy sites. we should be buddies