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for all the folks who debate whether a Japanese car built here is "American" or not: Toyota's Camry ranks as most ‘American' car July 6, 2009 - 12:01 am ET The most “American'' car is the Toyota Camry, according to a study by Cars.com. The Camry topped the Ford F-150 pickup to place first in the auto information site's annual American-Made Index. The index, in its fourth year, ranks U.S.-assembled vehicles using a formula that includes the percentage, by cost, of their parts made in the United States and Canada as well as their U.S. sales volume. ......Four other vehicles of Japanese origin -- the Honda Odyssey (4th), Toyota Sienna (6th), Toyota Tundra (7th) and Toyota Venza (10th) -- completed the list. The Sienna's 85 percent of parts made in the United States or Canada is the highest of any foreign-brand vehicle. And in case anyone really thought this was an important debate for the majority of consumers: But how much do consumers care about a car's origin? In a recent Cars.com survey, 23 percent of respondents said they wanted to buy only American-made cars, Olsen said, while about 10 percent wanted to buy only foreign-made vehicles. “That means basically two-thirds of the people are saying, ‘I'll buy whatever car is best and most reliable,' ” he said. “It's a big open pool of potential customers.” http://www.autonews.com/article/20090706/ANA05/907049994/1078 (registration link) 
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Replying to: nippononly (Jul 06, 2009 12:08 pm) Good Lord that's a lot of money for a light bulb! Kinda brings me back down to earth though, to where I feel kinda bad paying $14.99 for a low-beam bulb for the Intrepid when the same thing for a 1979 New Yorker is about $6.99!
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Replying to: andre1969 (Jul 06, 2009 12:18 pm) I guess these HIDs are run by computer and sometimes the computer burns out along with the bulb. Ridiculous. There was a time when it was only my respect for the property of others that kept me from just bringing a crowbar along wherever I went and knocking these suckers out. HIDs are a menace, and an extremely expensive one it would seem. Apparently Toyota has agreed in at least one case to pay for the parts ($1350)but not the labor ($450). If that's the case and the car in question was still under warranty, I would be VERY interested to know the rationale for refusing to pay for the labor. |
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Replying to: nippononly (Jul 06, 2009 12:08 pm)
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Replying to: nippononly (Jul 06, 2009 12:13 pm)
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Replying to: nwng (Jul 06, 2009 12:52 pm) I've never experienced the hate caused by HIDs, myself.
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Replying to: fintail (Jul 06, 2009 1:29 pm) They are a menace to oncoming drivers. Some are worse than others. I sometimes wish I had a couple million candlepower spot lights mounted on my car to give those blue lighted devils a taste of their own medicine. When they first came out there were cases of them being stolen out of Lexus and the insurance refusing to cover the cost. I guess it was a simple chore to get them out. |
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Replying to: nippononly (Jul 06, 2009 12:08 pm) It's certainly an issue but I don't think it's very common if one goes by the level of complaints on PC for example. I'd be pizzed though at a $1500 bill for new lights. It would make me look at the body shop for totalled vehicles with the lights still intact. I'd make an offer to the insurance company if I could. |
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Replying to: steve_ (Jul 06, 2009 1:18 pm)
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Replying to: gagrice (Jul 06, 2009 3:04 pm) I think the stolen light issue was on ca. 2000 Maximas, one of the first midlevel cars to have HID as a common option.
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