Howdy All,

It has been awhile since I blogged at ya so I thought that I would take a moment to let you in on a little secret I just heard...DETROIT IS IN TROUBLE!

With two of Detroit's Big Three automakers alegedly teetering on the brink of falling into the proverbial toilet, and headlines in all the print rags stating that congressional leaders have refused to advance a proposal for a federal bailout, saying auto industry executives had failed to persuade lawmakers that they would make good use of the money...One has to wonder...Is this the end of the Amercan Auto Industry?

At first I wasn't certain. Maybe I am still in denial, but I just can't imagine a world without new American Iron, Auto Workers Unions and all that good stuff. Heck, this is truly the Heartbeat of America, isn't it?

I was just starting to calm down and believe that everything would be alright...

But then I ran across an ad that I never thought I would see from Rob Lambdin's University Dodge "Buy One Dodge Ram...and Get a Second One at No Additional Cost! And, believe it or not it isn't a joke, you can check out the details on their website at: www.universitydodge.com.

(See Ad Below)

No need to wipe your eyes, you read the ad right. If you buy one Dodge Ram Quad Cab 1500 they'll throw in a Dodge Ram single cab for FREE! (And since we're talling about a new truck here, even though it is a Dodge, the second truck isn't just for spare parts!).

What is the world coming to?

I might have been less shaken if this had been an ad for one of those little foreign cars that can easily fit in the glovebox of my ol' Studebaker, but we're talking about American Iron here!

Next thing you know auto dealers across the country will be offering "double coupon" days or even worse, they will start offering trucks that have to be plugged in like a toaster where when something goes wrong you have to hire an electrician instead of a mechanic.

What do ya'll think...is this the end for Detroit?