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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#7219 of 7263 Re: Buy American. [nvbanker] by lilengineerboy Apr 12, 2009 (6:24 pm)
Replying to: nvbanker (Apr 12, 2009 6:16 pm) What exactly does Bruce drive anyway? If what I heard is correct, it's a Mercedes Benz....... Was it from the "Daimler Chrysler" merger of equals? Replies to this message: nvbanker (Apr 12, 2009 6:57 pm) bpizzuti (Apr 13, 2009 2:20 am) lemko (Apr 13, 2009 4:18 am) and 21 more... fezo (Apr 12, 2009 7:01 pm)
#7220 of 7263 Re: Buy American. [lilengineerboy] by nvbanker Apr 12, 2009 (6:57 pm)
Replying to: lilengineerboy (Apr 12, 2009 6:24 pm) Oh, it may have been. So many of the elitists in Hollywood who think they are political geniuses stick up for the common man by driving a Prius these days, and the rest are in Bentleys.....it's hard to keep up. Replies to this message: bpizzuti (Apr 13, 2009 2:20 am) lemko (Apr 13, 2009 4:18 am) bpizzuti (Apr 13, 2009 4:29 am) and 20 more...
#7221 of 7263 Re: Buy American. [lilengineerboy] by fezo Apr 12, 2009 (7:01 pm)
Replying to: lilengineerboy (Apr 12, 2009 6:24 pm) Dunno. He lives about an hour north of here. As late as the late 80s he was tooling around in a 57 Chevy.
#7222 of 7263 Re: Buy American. [nvbanker] by bpizzuti Apr 13, 2009 (2:20 am)
Replying to: nvbanker (Apr 12, 2009 6:57 pm) Well, Sean Hannity brags on the air about how he owns a GM Hybrid....thereby proving that he cares only about the badge and not the actual fuel economy. What do you expect? None of these famous public types have to live in anything resembling the real world like we do. Otherwise Bruce would have bought a 300C, Sean would have waited for the Fusion Hybrid, and Obama would have bought an Escape Hybrid...oh, wait, he did. Maybe he has some tenuous grasp of reality. Replies to this message: lemko (Apr 13, 2009 4:18 am) bpizzuti (Apr 13, 2009 4:29 am) lemko (Apr 13, 2009 5:48 am) and 19 more...
#7223 of 7263 Re: Buy American. [bpizzuti] by lemko Apr 13, 2009 (4:18 am)
Replying to: bpizzuti (Apr 13, 2009 2:20 am) I heard Barack Obama has a Chrysler 300-C. Well, if I were one of those Hollywood celebrity types, I'd be driving a Buick Lucerne CXS Super. I would take Tiger Wood's place as their spokesman. Replies to this message: bpizzuti (Apr 13, 2009 4:29 am) lemko (Apr 13, 2009 5:48 am) bpizzuti (Apr 13, 2009 6:15 am) and 14 more... dieselone (Apr 13, 2009 6:46 am) and 3 more...
#7224 of 7263 Re: Buy American. [lemko] by bpizzuti Apr 13, 2009 (4:29 am)
Replying to: lemko (Apr 13, 2009 4:18 am) He had one...I think he sold it. Not like he gets to drive much these days anyway. Oh and the fact that none of those celebrity types are driving a Buick should tell you something. Should also tell you something that they made Chevy hybrids, GMC hybrids, Saturn hybrids, and Caddy hybrids, but didn't make a hybrid badge for Buicks. GM doesn't think it's worth investing much in in the US. Which means it'll probably get parceled off in that surgical bankruptcy: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,514823,00.html Replies to this message: lemko (Apr 13, 2009 5:48 am) bpizzuti (Apr 13, 2009 6:15 am) lemko (Apr 13, 2009 6:27 am) and 13 more... dieselone (Apr 13, 2009 6:46 am) andre1969 (Apr 13, 2009 7:00 am) and 2 more...
#7225 of 7263 Re: Buy American. [bpizzuti] by lemko Apr 13, 2009 (5:48 am)
Replying to: bpizzuti (Apr 13, 2009 4:29 am) With the freaks and weirdos we call celebrities today, I'm glad none of them disgrace Buick's good name! I'm glad GM at least picked a nice guy like Tiger Woods to be Buick's spokesperson. Wouldn't mind if Jay Leno endorsed Buick either. He seems like a real car guy. Replies to this message: bpizzuti (Apr 13, 2009 6:15 am) lemko (Apr 13, 2009 6:27 am) dglozman (Apr 16, 2009 10:03 am) and 12 more... dieselone (Apr 13, 2009 6:46 am) andre1969 (Apr 13, 2009 7:00 am) lemko (Apr 13, 2009 7:27 am) dieselone (Apr 13, 2009 7:28 am)
#7226 of 7263 Re: Buy American. [lemko] by bpizzuti Apr 13, 2009 (6:15 am)
Replying to: lemko (Apr 13, 2009 5:48 am) Tiger and Buick parted ways a good while ago now. You know that, right? Buick isn't cool enough for golfers anymore. Which, when you get down to it, is REALLY sad. Maybe they can get the World Bocce Ball Champ to endorse Buick. Naah, probably not... Replies to this message: lemko (Apr 13, 2009 6:27 am) dglozman (Apr 16, 2009 10:03 am) nvbanker (Apr 16, 2009 10:18 am) lemko (Apr 16, 2009 10:39 am) and 10 more...
#7227 of 7263 Re: Buy American. [bpizzuti] by lemko Apr 13, 2009 (6:27 am)
Replying to: bpizzuti (Apr 13, 2009 6:15 am) I'll do it myself and ask for nothing in return. Buick is truly a car I believe in. You can't get anymore honest than an ordinary guy asking for no compensation to endorse your product - especially one who is not in an way associated with the auto industry. Replies to this message: dglozman (Apr 16, 2009 10:03 am) nvbanker (Apr 16, 2009 10:18 am) lemko (Apr 16, 2009 10:39 am) dieselone (Apr 16, 2009 10:47 am) and 3 more... m1miata (Apr 16, 2009 10:49 pm) and 4 more... andre1969 (Apr 17, 2009 4:41 am)
#7228 of 7263 Re: Buy American. [lemko] by dieselone Apr 13, 2009 (6:46 am)
Replying to: lemko (Apr 13, 2009 5:48 am) I'm glad GM at least picked a nice guy like Tiger Woods to be Buick's spokesperson. My only issue with using celebrities like Tiger, Micheal Jordan etc, is do they really like the product or just doing it for the money. Maybe I'm wrong, but I doubt Tiger drives around in a Buick unless he's contractually obligated to show up to golf tournaments in one (well when he was under contract anyway). I'm not bashing Buick, but most people with that kind of money drive around in more expensive vehicles, particularly someone as young as Tiger. I know when Micheal Jordan endorsed Chevy, I knew some people who saw him in Chi-town a Corvette on occasion. Though, when he was seen at the casino's in Indiana it was often in a Ferrari. I've seen he's moved up a bit in his last few commercials. I think there is a Hanes commercial where he's in Jag or Bentley convertible, can't recall exactly. Replies to this message: andre1969 (Apr 13, 2009 7:00 am) lemko (Apr 13, 2009 7:27 am) dieselone (Apr 13, 2009 7:28 am)