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#25 of 29 Re: Fusion/Milan are more foreign than Hondas'and Toyotas' [otaku18] by depalma May 08, 2007 (3:01 pm)
Replying to: otaku18 (May 07, 2007 3:56 pm) I agree with you. I base my purchase on the merits of the car, and not ads or percentage of U.S. content. The automotive business is a strange place these days. If a potential Fusion/Milan buyer is concerned with buying American, they should buy the Mazda6, a so-called Japanese car which happens to be assembled in Michigan by United Auto Workers. Or, you could buy the "All American" Ford Fusion/Mercury Milan - but, oh yeah, they are made in Mexico. Replies to this message: jeffyscott (May 09, 2007 5:06 am) depalma (May 09, 2007 9:05 am) jeffyscott (May 09, 2007 9:54 am)
#26 of 29 Re: Fusion/Milan are more foreign than Hondas'and Toyotas' [depalma] by jeffyscott May 09, 2007 (5:06 am)
Replying to: depalma (May 08, 2007 3:01 pm) I do not care where the car is "made", but there are many auto company jobs and investments other than the final assembly plant. The fixation on the location of final assembly that some have just seems kind of silly to me. In some cases it is even a subtle "racism" such as the periodic posts on VW forums regarding whether their car was assembled in Mexico or Germany.   Besides why should I be opposed to there being jobs in Mexico, Japan, or wherever? Those people are human being too...what is so wrong about some of them having good jobs?   I did buy an "assembled with pride by UAW" Mazda6 over the Fusion/Milan, but the location of assembly and company headquarters had nothing to do with the decision. Replies to this message: depalma (May 09, 2007 9:05 am) jeffyscott (May 09, 2007 9:54 am)
#27 of 29 Re: Fusion/Milan are more foreign than Hondas'and Toyotas' [jeffyscott] by depalma May 09, 2007 (9:05 am)
Replying to: jeffyscott (May 09, 2007 5:06 am) You are making the same point I was trying to make, but you did a better job of it. I have owned several (and own one right now) Fords made in Mexico, and have been perfectly happy with all of them.    I was trying to respond to some of the posters, who seem to think if they buy a car with an American name on the front, then they are buying "American". The fusion/milan is no more or less "American" than the majority of cars sold in this country.   Also, this bit about the Milan being for women is just silly marketing nonsense. I happen to think the Milan is a sharp looking car. Does this make me less of a man?   As i said, I buy a car based on its merits - everything else is meaningless. Replies to this message: jeffyscott (May 09, 2007 9:54 am)
#28 of 29 Milan for girlie men by jeffyscott May 09, 2007 (9:54 am)
Replying to: depalma (May 09, 2007 9:05 am) I happen to think the Milan is a sharp looking car. Does this make me less of a man?   I'm a girlie man too . I think the Milan looks better than the fusion. I've been known to watch a movie on WE or Oxygen from time to time, too...oh, the shame

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