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Buying American Cars What Does It Mean?

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With parts coming from everywhere, does "Buying American" have much meaning anymore? Is quality and price the bottom line?

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#15514 of 18082 Re: back to the topic [fintail] by dieselone

Dec 05, 2012 (7:40 pm)

Replying to: fintail (Dec 05, 2012 4:00 pm)
I've never had a sunroof leak or break, and I drive German cars that can be even more complex than yours ...I am only 6'1", but my cars are generally bigger than an A3.
  
I also don't buy new, so they cost me nothing really.
 
That's pretty much been my experience. I think my wife and I have had 6 or 7 vehicles with power sun/moon roofs and have never had a problem with any of them, domestic, asian or german.
 
Most were bought used, so like you said, little extra cost to me. As far as head room, I'm also 6'1" and I've never have had an issue even with small cars, though loss of head room can be an issue. Its certainly not an issue with the Expedition, I probably could wear a top hat;)
 
If I decide to buy a pickup, I really won't care if it has one or not.

#15515 of 18082 Re: back to the topic [dieselone] by fezo

Dec 05, 2012 (8:26 pm)

Replying to: dieselone (Dec 05, 2012 7:40 pm)
Same experience for me. I've never had a sunroof leak a drop and I've had loads of them. The 265K mile Accord (to keep on topic it was built in Ohio) has one with no issue ever.

#15516 of 18082 Re: back to the topic [fezo] by tlong

Dec 05, 2012 (8:33 pm)

Replying to: fezo (Dec 05, 2012 8:26 pm)
Same experience for me. I've never had a sunroof leak a drop and I've had loads of them. The 265K mile Accord (to keep on topic it was built in Ohio) has one with no issue ever.
 
My only sunroof problem on about 5 cars with them was an Audi with a cracked (plastic!) track. The car was only a couple years old - luckily still under warranty, or I'm sure I would have had to bend over to get it fixed.

#15517 of 18082 Re: back to the topic [dieselone] by gagrice

Dec 05, 2012 (10:39 pm)

Replying to: dieselone (Dec 05, 2012 7:40 pm)
I'm also 6'1" and I've never have had an issue even with small cars
 
I sat in a new Accord with a sunroof and my head was touching the headliner. I am just 6 foot. Never an issue in a PU or SUV. Probably why I hate sedans.

#15518 of 18082 Re: back to the topic [gagrice] by uplanderguy

Dec 06, 2012 (2:59 am)

Replying to: gagrice (Dec 05, 2012 10:39 pm)
Other than my '63 Studebaker, I've never owned a car with a sunroof and never will. Expensive, loss of headroom (no problem with that in my Lark!), and IMHO you really don't get the convertible 'feel' with just a sunroof. The sunroof in my Lark seemed a lot bigger than sunrooves in current cars, too.

#15519 of 18082 Re: back to the topic [uplanderguy] by gagrice

Dec 06, 2012 (7:26 am)

Replying to: uplanderguy (Dec 06, 2012 2:59 am)
Is the sunroof in your Lark factory?
 
When I spent a lot of time in Kona I rented a convertible. I rented one in Florida and spent most of the time with the top up for the rain. Give me a light colored vehicle with Climate Controlled interior.

#15520 of 18082 Re: back to the topic [uplanderguy] by andre1969

Dec 06, 2012 (7:45 am)

Replying to: uplanderguy (Dec 06, 2012 2:59 am)
The sunroof in my 2000 Park Ave doesn't seem to cut into headroom, but to be fair, I haven't tried an equivalent non-sunroof model to see if it's better or not.
 
It seems like some car models do a better job of minimizing headroom loss than others, though.

#15521 of 18082 Re: back to the topic [uplanderguy] by fintail

Dec 06, 2012 (7:55 am)

Replying to: uplanderguy (Dec 06, 2012 2:59 am)
My mom had a 93 Taurus where my head was very close to the headliner, and no sunroof. I imagine I'd have been bumping it with the roof.
 
Fintail has no sunroof, I could wear a fedora in that thing and have no problems. The optional and rare sunroof on those is a simple manual sliding thing that doesn't take up much room - not that it matters, as there is plenty to waste.

#15522 of 18082 Re: back to the topic [gagrice] by uplanderguy

Dec 06, 2012 (2:27 pm)

Replying to: gagrice (Dec 06, 2012 7:26 am)
Is the sunroof in your Lark factory?
 
Yes, it was the only domestic at the time available with a sunroof. It was a folding cloth top. The handle said "Golde", which was a German company I believe. VW's and M-B's of the era could also be had with the Golde tops. Since Studebaker was the American distributor for M-B in the '60's, that's where I'm sure Stude got the tops, and a Stude-MB dealer friend of mine suggested the same some time back.
 
I sold the car a year ago to a guy in Australia. Matter of fact, all three of my Studebakers went to Australia in the past eighteen months...two to the same guy. I still want another but with a kid at Miami U. in OH may have to wait.

#15523 of 18082 Apple moving manufacturing to US by tlong

Dec 06, 2012 (9:22 pm)

...at least a bit. And Foxconn, too!
 
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