[P-40]

People want big cars and SUVs.

Some do....and they have a good use for them. Others just want a decent vehicle that will get good mileage that is not a sh*tbox on wheels. The Japanese understand this, but Detroit has never gotten it.

[ricks_place]

P-40, it is fine to select an import. However, do you think it is fine for the US government to support those foreign workers and companies through tax policy and cafe standards? I most assuredly do not.

[HoosierHawk]

Others just want a decent vehicle that will get good mileage that is not a sh*tbox on wheels.

Absolutely right. I own two 2002 Saturn L-Series. Decent sized vehicles with 30 mpg.

[JRjr]

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[dk/coro]

“...The Japanese understand this, but Detroit has never gotten it.”

Aw, come on, P-40. I can well remember the superlative Corvair and Valiant. True, cutting-edge technology all the way — that left Toyota and Nissan in the dust!

And, just look at the gleaming store-fronts on Woodward Avenue — the direct result of such enlightened Automotive Industry leadership and forward thinking over the past decades!

I just can’t wait to buy my next 40K Caddie. Maybe this time the rear doors will open without the assistance of a crowbar.

God, how I despise shortsighted Corporate Greed ! Pox on Detroit! Michigan deserved better, but the labor unions were as morally culpable and mendacious as their management counterparts.