CONSUMER CONFIDENCE: So how’s that auto bailout working? “On the other side of the hall, an electrician, Kurt Moore of Pleasant Valley, N.Y., sat in a Toyota Highlander and explained why he was not going to buy American anytime soon. ‘You know how they say, “Never buy a car made on a Monday or a Friday?”‘ he said, getting comfortable in the passenger seat. ‘It’s because the people building the cars aren’t focused on the job. Well, how well do you think they’re focused today, with all this talk about how they’re going to lose their jobs?'”