Buying American Cars What Does It Mean?

7263 messages, Last post on May 27, 2009 at 4:31 AM

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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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#6332 of 7263 all in perspective by dave8697 Sep 29, 2008 (6:55 pm)
going from bad to good where bad is a 1 and good is a 10. Today the stock market was a 1. Our congress was a 2. Our banking industry is a 3. The confidence America has in itself is a 4. Our health care system is a 5. The weather is a 6. Tony Romo is a 7. My 12 year old car is an 8 .Having your money in gold is a 9. Mitsubishi's purchase of 21% of Morgan Stanley for a fire sale price was a 10. A new Accord is an 8.5000 A new Malibu is an 8.4999 Replies to this message: m1miata (Sep 30, 2008 9:46 pm) circlew (Oct 01, 2008 6:07 am) alltorque (Oct 01, 2008 7:23 am) and 10 more... dave8697 (Oct 01, 2008 12:36 pm) andre1969 (Oct 01, 2008 1:28 pm) and 4 more... m1miata (Oct 01, 2008 5:08 pm)
#6333 of 7263 Re: So it's 2009... [andre1969] by lemko Sep 30, 2008 (4:15 am)
Replying to: andre1969 (Sep 29, 2008 4:23 pm) Good thing I got mine before TSHTF. This might be my last new car for a while. I hope things won't get so bad I'd have to be suicidal to drive around in it. Replies to this message: andre1969 (Sep 30, 2008 4:32 am)
#6334 of 7263 Re: So it's 2009... [lemko] by andre1969 Sep 30, 2008 (4:32 am)
Replying to: lemko (Sep 30, 2008 4:15 am) Actually, you never know. Now that the economy's faltering, you might actually get a better deal on a Caddy than you did when you bought yours! I got an email the other day from a local dealership. Here's the text... Thank you for your interest in a Pontiac G8 Wild car!! I know that you are looking into the future, so it is impossible to predict future prices. If you bought a G8 today, you would meet extremely aggressive pricing. EXAMPLE: 2009 GT G8 with leather starting at $ 30,189.13 + Tax, Tags, & Title. If performance cars trip your trigger, I have a previous owned 2006, Pontiac GTO (400 HP) that you can have for 23,993.00 + Tax, Tags, & Title Call me so we can look at cars together. I need an excuse to drive one of these Bad Boys. I guess this is from when we drove the G8, Malibu, and other cars at the Carlisle GM show back in June.
#6335 of 7263 Re: So it's 2009... [circlew] by hudsonthedog Sep 30, 2008 (6:30 am)
Replying to: circlew (Sep 29, 2008 4:21 pm) Here is a novel approach...letting the Asians build cars to sell under the Chrysler name. Wait a minute! Been there, done that, too! Sure...shall we list them? Dodge Colt/Plymouth Champ Plymouth Arrow Dodge D50/Plymouth Arrow Pickup Dodge Raider Dodge Challenger/Plymouth Sapporo Dodge/Chrysler/Plymouth Conquest Dodge Stealth Chevrolet LUV Buick/Opel Chevrolet Sprint/Metro Chevrolet Spectrum Pontiac LeMans Ford Festiva Ford Aspire Ford Capri Replies to this message: circlew (Sep 30, 2008 7:22 am) lilengineerboy (Sep 30, 2008 9:05 am) lemko (Sep 30, 2008 9:09 am) lilengineerboy (Sep 30, 2008 12:40 pm) and 1 more... hudsonthedog (Sep 30, 2008 1:10 pm) circlew (Sep 30, 2008 1:14 pm) and 3 more... lilengineerboy (Sep 30, 2008 1:34 pm) and 1 more...
#6336 of 7263 Re: So it's 2009... [hudsonthedog] by circlew Sep 30, 2008 (7:22 am)
Replying to: hudsonthedog (Sep 30, 2008 6:30 am) Now, fast forward to the future...the only cars that sell are US brands OWNED by foreign companies. Regards, OW
#6337 of 7263 Re: So it's 2009... [hudsonthedog] by lilengineerboy Sep 30, 2008 (9:05 am)
Replying to: hudsonthedog (Sep 30, 2008 6:30 am) Chevrolet LUV Buick/Opel Chevrolet Spectrum Chevrolet Sprint/Metro Chevette Diesel GM gets a little bit of a by here because GM owned a chunk of Isuzu...that is part of how they got the Allison 5-spd auto in their trucks, and light-duty diesels. I am not sure what they had with Suzuki (Sprint/Metro). Ford Capri The Carpi was all Ford. It was Ford of Australia but it was Ford. The Ford Cortina, Mekur XR4Ti and Scorpio would be under the foreign Fords list. The Probe and the MX6 were basically all Mazda. Replies to this message: lemko (Sep 30, 2008 9:09 am) lilengineerboy (Sep 30, 2008 12:40 pm) hudsonthedog (Sep 30, 2008 1:12 pm) hudsonthedog (Sep 30, 2008 1:10 pm) circlew (Sep 30, 2008 1:14 pm) dave8697 (Sep 30, 2008 5:07 pm) and 2 more... lilengineerboy (Sep 30, 2008 1:34 pm) grbeck (Oct 01, 2008 8:15 am)
#6338 of 7263 Re: So it's 2009... [lilengineerboy] by lemko Sep 30, 2008 (9:09 am)
Replying to: lilengineerboy (Sep 30, 2008 9:05 am) I believe you're thinking of the short-lived two-seater Capri from the early 1990s. There was an earlier Capri made in Germany and one a bit later that was a rebadged Mustang. Replies to this message: lilengineerboy (Sep 30, 2008 12:40 pm) hudsonthedog (Sep 30, 2008 1:12 pm)
#6339 of 7263 Imported Opels by lemko Sep 30, 2008 (9:13 am)
The German Opels were the Rekord, Kadett, Manta and Opel GT. There was an Opel imported during the mid 1970s that was really an Isuzu. The Opel Omega made a brief appearance here as the Cadillac Catera. I believe the latest Opel to make an appearance on these shores is the Saturn Astra. Replies to this message: m1miata (Sep 30, 2008 6:58 pm)
#6340 of 7263 press requests by kirstie_h HOST Sep 30, 2008 (10:34 am)
A reporter from a national newspaper would like to speak to consumers who either had trouble getting their auto financed or were unhappy with their finance rate because of the current economic conditions . If you are an unhappy consumer, please respond to ctalatiedmunds.com with your daytime phone number by Wednesday, October 1. A reporter from a national newspaper would like to speak to consumers who are delaying their new car purchase because of the current economic conditions . If you are delaying your new car purchase, please respond to ctalatiedmunds.com with your daytime phone number by Wednesday, October 1. Replies to this message: m1miata (Sep 30, 2008 7:01 pm)
#6341 of 7263 Re: So it's 2009... [lemko] by lilengineerboy Sep 30, 2008 (12:40 pm)
Replying to: lemko (Sep 30, 2008 9:09 am) I believe you're thinking of the short-lived two-seater Capri from the early 1990s. There was an earlier Capri made in Germany and one a bit later that was a rebadged Mustang. Yeah you are right, I was definitely thinking of the 2 seater convertible when I said that. The Capri of the 70s was actually a really cool car for the time. I didn't realize it had a relationship to the "Mustang II;" I always thought that was Pinto based (and except for Farah Fawcett, a sorry excuse for a Mustang), and then the Fox body was related to the Fairmont/LTD. Replies to this message: hudsonthedog (Sep 30, 2008 1:12 pm)