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Old 03-15-2010, 08:42 PM
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No but maybe you should invest in your own country! I know it's the me-generation and all, but what about doing something for your country? We are failing as a nation don't you feel like doing something for your country? I guess not your wallet is happy right?!! Good thing those men and women of the depression and WWI and WWII didn't feel that way or we would be in a very different America now wouldn't we?
Just wondering if you have an idea of the actual picture going on in the auto industry. There are very few products that are really from one country.

Consider this irony, I saw a Ford Escape with a "America" paint job. Was a nice paint job, but the Escape is based on the Mazda/Ford platform, so it isn't really all American. This is true for many of the vehicles these days, especially passenger vehicles. All these companies exist to make money, among other things, and they do what they need to in order to achieve those goals.

 
Old 03-15-2010, 08:54 PM
 
Location: Northridge/Porter Ranch, Calif.
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People buy Toyota's because they are the most reliable cars built over the past 20 years and that will only continue.

The fact is GMs, Fords, & Chryslers don't last!!! Bottom line.

Everyone is saying today's Ford's and GM's are different. How do you know? Let me know in 15 years.
How do the taxi-cabs and police cars with the Ford engine (4.6 L V-8) manage if they "don't last?"
 
Old 03-15-2010, 09:18 PM
 
Location: NYC & NJ
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Didn't we just have this thread????
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