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Old 05-01-2009, 10:50 PM
 
Location: Hoboken
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I'm sure you got Chrysler quaking in their boots...
They should be, there are a lot of Sanrenes out there.
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Old 05-01-2009, 11:04 PM
 
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They should be, there are a lot of Sanrenes out there.
Great. A lot of people filled with no logic or reasoning.

A lot of people who live in a fantasy world. Just great!

Anyways, yes. We need to keep our American companies. And for all the people out there who are proudly saying you are buying foreign cars, go back to the country where the company is located.

Get lost.
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Old 05-01-2009, 11:12 PM
 
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Anyways, yes. We need to keep our American companies. And for all the people out there who are proudly saying you are buying foreign cars, go back to the country where the company is located.
Me and my wife bought 2 brand new Hyundai's this year. Should we go to Montgomery?
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Old 05-02-2009, 02:18 AM
 
Location: USA
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Please do erase them.

One of our vehicles is a '99 Toyota 4-Runner that has 290,000 miles & it still runs well. Any domestic car I've ever owned was ready for the scrap heap at 150,000 miles or before, especially any GM I've owned. Ford is the best built domestic in my opinion.
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Old 05-02-2009, 03:13 AM
 
Location: Not far from Fairbanks, AK
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As long as the obama government have their fingers in private enterprise as well as the unions getting sweetheart deals out of this - I won't be buying any vehicles from either company.
I believe that the unions got approximately 35%, and the Federal Government the rest.

I wonder how the unions can stage future strikes on the unions?
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Old 05-02-2009, 08:25 AM
 
Location: Chicagoland
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If the Chrysler government takeover happens, the union would get a 55% stake.

The proportional allotment between the senior investor, junior investors and the government did not jive with the amount of investment/risk the players originally had - the senior investors were getting the really short end of the stick.

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Anyways, yes. We need to keep our American companies. And for all the people out there who are proudly saying you are buying foreign cars, go back to the country where the company is located.
Those foreign companies have invested their manufacturing in the US - they are just as much "made in the USA" as GM, Chrylser or Ford.
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Old 05-02-2009, 08:32 AM
 
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As long as the obama government have their fingers in private enterprise as well as the unions getting sweetheart deals out of this - I won't be buying any vehicles from either company.
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I'm sure you got Chrysler quaking in their boots...
Actually, yes, U.S. automakers ARE quaking in their boots. Did you conveniently forget the CEO of GM publicly stating that he was worried that bankruptcy would make consumers not buy new cars because of a perceived lack of support for maintenance and warranties? Obama is going to cover your muffler. That's pretty reassuring, eh? Sanrene is exactly the consumer that automakers are worried about. His concerns of bankruptcy/government/union intervention are warranted, and i'm sure he's not the only person thinking the same thing. Automakers are shatting themselves right now.
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Old 05-02-2009, 08:33 AM
 
Location: NJ
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i will buy an american car when i get my money's worth. i currently have no plans of buying an american car.
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Old 05-02-2009, 08:38 AM
 
Location: Chicagoland
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I have a Ford minivan - it is a good vehicle. My last two cars have been Fords. They seem to be doing just fine - let the others fail - propping them up will not solve their problems.
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