[DeTomaso] good news?

[Rob Dumoulin]

What am I missing? Why would it shut down our vendors?  I buy most all of
my BMW parts from Bavarian Auto, not the BMW dealer.  If anything, it could
give them more business when the brand recognition kicks in and they can do
aftermarket parts.

On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 8:43 AM, Will Kooiman <will.kooiman at gmail.com>wrote:

> I'd prefer that things stay status quo.
>
> The new Mustang is a Mustang in name only.  Same thing for the new Camaro,
> Challenger, Charger, etc.
>
> If BMW buys DeTomaso, any new cars will be BMWs with the DeTomaso name.
> After all, they're not going to hire Tom to do their designs.
>
> On the flip side, it could shut down some of the vendors.  I don't mind
> having to buy emblems from BMW, but there isn't enough market for BMW to
> support us - not like our vendors do.
>
> Either way, it doesn't really excite me one way or the other.
>
>
>
> On 9/19/12 7:23 PM, "Jeff Detrich" <jjdetrich at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >Agree totally. If I were a vendor, I'd be negotiating as we speak to
> >be sure that they can continue in business using the muscle car parts
> >business plan.
> >
> >Jeff
> >6559
> >
> >On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 11:33 AM, Jim Gray <grayjim at att.net> wrote:
> >> If I'm a vendor I wouldn't want to have a bunch of DeTomaso logo
> >>merchandise on
> >> hand if it happens.  I'll bet BMW would have their lawyers out in
> >>droves to shut
> >> that down.
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