Nevell Lewis wrote:
> You got it backwards, why aren't american cars as good as foreign cars?
> Just got bad news today my GM car needs a new tranny, 60,000 miles. Unheard
> of. I have a 1975 Toyota Corolla Station wagon, the body is rotted out, but
> that thing has 284,000 miles, original transmission. Now why would I buy
> american? I'd love to for jobs, but I have to think of long term quality.

The competition in the marketplace is supposed to lead Detroit to
building better cars, which would increase their sales, thus increasing
their profits (on paper, anyway). I'd be happy to buy American (very
happy, actually), if they were selling what I wanted to buy.

 

Liam Devlin wrote:

> Nevell Lewis wrote:
>
>> You got it backwards, why aren't american cars as good as foreign cars?
>> Just got bad news today my GM car needs a new tranny, 60,000 miles.
>> Unheard
>> of. I have a 1975 Toyota Corolla Station wagon, the body is rotted
>> out, but
>> that thing has 284,000 miles, original transmission. Now why would I buy
>> american? I'd love to for jobs, but I have to think of long term
>> quality.
>
>
> The competition in the marketplace is supposed to lead Detroit to
> building better cars, which would increase their sales, thus increasing
> their profits (on paper, anyway). I'd be happy to buy American (very
> happy, actually), if they were selling what I wanted to buy.
>
>
Same goes for me. I'm not sure if you guys know the saying "I'm too poor
to buy cheap". Well, Detroit cars are not exactly cheap, but most of
them (with a few models being exceptions) are very cheaply built. I
can't afford a new car unless my dad will pass on his 02 Accord to me
(since this message is crossposted, I drive a 94 Accord EXR) so when
buying a used car, I always buy Honda. I chose Hondas because I like
them, but any Japanese car will be better than the same class Detroit one.

And as a side issue, I guess we invaded the alt.space.monkey.invaders
newsgroup with those posts.

Cosmin

 

You certainly are entitled to you opinion but most Americans
disagree with you. American buy more domestic vehicles from GM
and Ford than ALL of the foreign owned brands combined, including
German owned Chrysler.



mike hunt




Liam Devlin wrote:
>
> Nevell Lewis wrote:
> > You got it backwards, why aren't american cars as good as foreign cars?
> > Just got bad news today my GM car needs a new tranny, 60,000 miles. Unheard
> > of. I have a 1975 Toyota Corolla Station wagon, the body is rotted out, but
> > that thing has 284,000 miles, original transmission. Now why would I buy
> > american? I'd love to for jobs, but I have to think of long term quality.
>
> The competition in the marketplace is supposed to lead Detroit to
> building better cars, which would increase their sales, thus increasing
> their profits (on paper, anyway). I'd be happy to buy American (very
> happy, actually), if they were selling what I wanted to buy.

 

On Fri, 11 Jul 2003 05:21:26 GMT, Liam Devlin <LiamD@XXXX.optonline.net> wrote:

>I'd be happy to buy American (very
>happy, actually), if they were selling what I wanted to buy.

I feel the same way about foreign cars: I'd be happy to buy one if they were
selling a decent-looking 400+HP V8 GT car for under $40,000. However, this is a
market segment that is only being served by American car makers.

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"Scott in Aztlan" <qinencnyn@lnubb.pbz> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 11 Jul 2003 05:21:26 GMT, Liam Devlin <LiamD@XXXX.optonline.net>
wrote:
>
> >I'd be happy to buy American (very
> >happy, actually), if they were selling what I wanted to buy.
>
> I feel the same way about foreign cars: I'd be happy to buy one if they
were
> selling a decent-looking 400+HP V8 GT car for under $40,000. However, this
is a
> market segment that is only being served by American car makers.

Amercans don't have access to most cars manufactured outside of its borders.