[Veto!]

I’m driving a Nissan Altima that is about to turn 16. Bought her brand ne in ‘93, the first year Altima came out. In total, I’ve spent less than $2,000 on repairs, though I do keep up maintenance. 105,000 miles and I still smile when I see her. My excellent repair guy says fuggedabout getting rid of her; she’ll run 300,000 miles.

Can American cars do that? Oh yes, my Altima was built in Nashville. But I don’t think by union labor.

OTOH, I don’t know why anyone should work without earning a living wage.

[Veto!]

OOOOPS. Didn’t buy her brand ne in ‘93. Brand new.

[DariusBane]

I agree that some very good quality cars are coming out of Nashville, and Nissan, Toyota have done a GREAT job of creating a belief in value and quality that Ford, GM, Chrysler squandered. I just object to the reporter laying the blame on SUV’s and Trucks. Ive got an 03 F150 four door and I love it. I had an 2005 and didn’t like it as well as my older F150. I still have the 2003 with 150,000 miles on it. Nothing but oil changes. GREAT truck.

[Jim from C-Town]

I am glad to hear you had such a good experience with your Altima. The ‘94 Altima I owned is the reason I would never buy another foreign car again. It was a total pig. constant problems and expensive to fix. Dumped it for a large American Car the Buick LeSabre. Have had several since. I drive several thousand miles a month you tend to drive less than 10k a year. I drove one of my LeSabres 195,000 miles sold it to one of the guys I worked with and he drove it to work for years. Hisson took it to college with him this year, has over 250k on it and still runs fine.

I am by no means a car fanatic, as a matter of fact I hate cars. I am in outside sales and a car is just a big expense. But I know cars and I know quality and comfort and I definitely prefer American cars.

The American car companies built at least as good and for my money significantly better cars (more room, comfort, value) than the foreign companies. The biggest problem that they have is the fact that the big three are a welfare and health insurance provider masquerading as a car company.

[Understated]

No vehicles are built in Nashville, just auto glass.