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Automotive News & Views 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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Replying to: oldcem (Nov 13, 2008 8:00 pm) |
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Replying to: KarenS (Nov 14, 2008 5:57 am) Well that would be about everyone that values their money. Any reasonable person would wait and see just which company, or companies will survive, be it Ford (not on your list?), or Ford and GM, or none of the above. As it appears today, Chrysler is toast, IMHO. What new product looks promising now to add spark? Not, as in no way saying a 300 or Charger is a bad car. But really now, what do you think of say Sebring, or Caliber??? The Sprinter really seems to sell well, but is that not a Mercedes? Or are those for profit only for Dodge? Ford has a good line of car now, with more from Europe to arrive as new cars here. The Mustang will be more refined by 2010 model out early in the year cycle, the Fusion is pretty reliable and not bad looking, and the small cars of Europe look promising. GM has a few glimmers of hope cars too. Not sure if the Camaro is ready to go on time, as it is of course already a few years late in coming. If GM could cut the line of cars by a half to a third, as in those which are best of breed for GM, it would help. Dealerships though would want to see the money though for buyout time, as labels go by the way. It is all rather sad. As for the article, could you simply beg that writer to show a little mercy and forget the whole matter. Really now, bring up the subject will only serve to make people think and not buy one of the big three cars, thus throwing gasoline on a rather large fire to begin with. Let the buyer beware  -Loren |
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| ...the demise of GM and or Chrysler might actually stoke my desire to buy one of their vehicles while I still can! I would run out and get an absolutely loaded Buick Lucerne CXS V-8 and a Chrysler 300-C SRT8 and they'd be the last new cars I would ever buy for life. It might be financial suicide, but what good is my money if there's nothing left that I want to buy? It is morally impossible for me to buy a foreign car. It would be like me renouncing God or betraying my country. | |
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Replying to: mcdawgg (Nov 14, 2008 5:17 am) Regards: Oldengineer
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Replying to: oldcem (Nov 14, 2008 11:11 pm) Say it's not so... I thought everyone believed they were perfect and had NO flaws, EVER.  >certainly won't pay a hefty premium price But if you pay lots extra and get a bit more after a few years selling them, it is supposed to cost less to own than a ordinary car? 
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Replying to: imidazol97 (Nov 15, 2008 5:47 am) Regards: OldCEM
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Replying to: oldcem (Nov 14, 2008 11:11 pm) One of the many problems of selling say a little domestic car is that cars like the Cobalt, after waiting for a decade or two, came out as just old looking. Heck, the Cavalier was a smoother line. And they did not really make the mark for MPG when introduced. Sort of like the intro of a car destined to be an also-ran. Now in the old days, say a Nova was very different than a VW, or a little tinny Japan car. It was an alternative to get style, more steel around you, and perhaps even more overall quality. The World changed, but the big three somehow got caught up in making cars which looked sorta more Japanese, sold for a few bucks less than Japan makes, came in third to fifth in every car comparo on car review mags, as an also-ran car. You can not survive with such. -Loren |
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Replying to: oldcem (Nov 16, 2008 10:08 pm)  I like the performance of a Honda, and the road feel and all. As for trouble free, I think not. I will see how the next couple of years go, and if it has no more issues, then I will rate her an average or better in respect to trouble free, a sort of 80% car. Good power and good enough gas mileage with the V6. Aura's are very good for HP in the XR, a little less width inside though, with slightly high door window sills, and a silly foot emergency brake. The six speed tranny on the Aura is good; no make that very good. But the trade-in allowance was going to suck up the $1,500 off on the Aura, so I moved on.
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Replying to: oldcem (Nov 16, 2008 10:08 pm) Detroit is in deep dung..and we may be a nation driving foriegn cars only in the future. All cars produced by non-Big3 are foreign..I get somewhat tired of reading about the 85% domestic content on the Toys or Hons..Their supplier base is foreign owned, Jap, Korean or some other cheap labor outfit with an oriental paper trail. Get the $25 Billion bridge loan from Japan. Honda will start building propane-powered cars in the Hoosier State..Probably will be a non-smoking car and you can get a refill at your local Farm Bureau oulet..Boone Pickens has got to be counting his money..and can't believe how it is really growing.. Drill, Drill, love the oil, however with our next President realizing that the Eco-whacks all voted for him will tell us that our love affair with the cars of yore is over and we can look forward to life of government mandates like Russia, China, Cuba, and Venezuela.. Interesting Mag issue dtd 11/24/08-Forbes, Energy+Genius, a special edition covering energy and all the pluses and downside to the master schemes..Our current direction is truly a hodgepodge of misdirection using our tax-money to enrich any Bozo with a half-baked idea to lessen our hunger for oil. Our silly Democrats will have to go for drilling once they pull their heads out of the Vacuum..
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