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Old 05-16-2009, 03:53 PM
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Default Do most Michigan residents drive US or foreign cars?

Hi All,

We will be relocating to MI (AA suburbs, most likely) from NJ.

My husband thinks it might be wise to buy a US-make car given the area we will be living in. The problem is that my Toyota is paid off and there is nothing wrong with it, so I'm not really excited about getting a different car...

Opinions, anyone?

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Old 05-16-2009, 03:58 PM
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Plenty of people here drive foreign cars. Sadly, no one has any pride in the auto industry anymore. I've seen more foreign cars on the road here than when I was in the Twin Cities.
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Old 05-16-2009, 04:01 PM
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Well, it's more acceptable to drive domestic cars in many parts of Michigan, but not really in south-east Michigan anymore, I'd say in metro Detroit it's about 50/50 now. And in Ann Arbor it's even less, probably 60-70% foreign and 30-40% American. People who work for the auto industry always appreciate it when people buy from the domestic three that are based here.
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Hi All,

We will be relocating to MI (AA suburbs, most likely) from NJ.

My husband thinks it might be wise to buy a US-make car given the area we will be living in. The problem is that my Toyota is paid off and there is nothing wrong with it, so I'm not really excited about getting a different car...

Opinions, anyone?
Tell your husband he's silly.
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Old 05-16-2009, 08:44 PM
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Hi All,

We will be relocating to MI (AA suburbs, most likely) from NJ.

My husband thinks it might be wise to buy a US-make car given the area we will be living in.
Maybe 40 years ago that might have been true, but not for as long as I can remember. Keep the Toyota, you'll have plenty of company on the roads with other Toyota, Honda, Subaru, Audi, Volvo, etc....
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Old 05-16-2009, 08:55 PM
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Don't see a problem when considering a lot of Fords and GM's have foreign parts inside and in some cases the cars are made in foreign countries.
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Soon a foreign car will all you can buy.
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Old 05-17-2009, 02:23 PM
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You're gonna need a new car soon.

The salt on the roads is gonna eat that car up in the wintertime.

Drive what ya like, especially in Ann Arbor.

You'll be fine.
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Old 05-18-2009, 07:26 AM
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I drive a Chevy Malibu and Dodge Grand Caravan.

I will not buy another GM car, as they have invested heavily in Communist China and will be importing cars back to the US for us to buy.

I may try a Ford product in the future.
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Old 05-18-2009, 07:43 AM
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What's a foreign or domestic car these days?

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The number of American vehicles made outside the U.S. is actually quite significant, while many “foreign” cars are built in American. In fact, one of America’s best-selling vehicles (and one that is also typically American) is actually built in Canada - the Chevy Impala.

Other made-in-Canada cars include the Buick Lacrosse, Chrysler 300, Dodge Challenger, Dodge Charger, Ford Flex, Lincoln MKX, Lincoln Town Car, Mercury Grand Marquis and the new 2010 Chevrolet Camaro.

Made-in Mexico cars include the Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan and Chevrolet HHR. And as for the the Chevy Aveo sub-compact, it comes from Korea.

On the flip-side, there are plenty of Japanese (and even some German) vehicles built in the U.S. of A. Some of the most significant include the high volume Honda Accord and Toyota Camry, while the Honda Element and Toyota Avalon are also U.S. products. Nissan builds several models in the United States while BMW manufactures the Z4 as well as the X5 and X6 in South Carolina.
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