Posted on 01/05/2005 6:21:13 AM PST by wmichgrad
I really wanted to buy US and did not even consider foreign made until after I had test driven EVERYTHING the Big 3 had to offer.
IMHO all the American cars were nothing more than big boxes. Pickups with the body enclosed, seats added and some things for the gadget freak.
Toyota Sequoia was the same.
Hummer - What an overrated box for the wannabe SEAL! Brinks trucks have bigger windows!
Drove the Nissan Armada and wouldn't let them take it back to the dealer. Sports car ride with plenty of legroom . Back seat actually has more legroom than the front seats. An engine that gives a whole new meaning to the word "zoom." Better gas mileage on its big V-8 than on my Jeep Cherokee with a straight six. 16 around town and 19 on the highway. Average speed from CT to SC last Thanksgiving was 66.9. Gas mileage? MPG for the entire 1900 mile round trip was 19.1.
I'd thought about buying a new Sienna this year, but decided to wait for the Hybrid version which will be out in a few years. Found a nice 2003 Town & Country LTD AWD, with low mileage, so that will hold us over until the hybrid Sienna comes along.
The big Toyota Camry plant is in Kentucky, Georgetown, I think.
....I wish unions would stick to union issues....
Politics is a union issue. Politics allows what they cherish most.....more pay less work or get some one else to do the work for you. Politics is mother's milk to the great American (Union) Working Man who is always looking for how to get out of work while recieving the same or greater wage.
Good point. I like buying BMW's because the German auto unions are crippling the German economy, while building great cars, making Germany less influential in the world.
....When our economy collapses .....
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No pain, no gain. Cancer surgery can be painful.
Good point. American cars don't last. How many 10 yearto 15 year old American cars do you see on the road that actually look decent?? Conversely, I see tons of 1988-1994 BMW's and Volvos that look almost new.
I always buy GM cars. Mine always seem to last far over 200,000 without any major problems. My oldest car (and most trustworthy) is a 1989 Pontiac Grand Prix. It has 198,00 miles, has been in 1 wreck, has been driven on dirt roads a lot (I live on a farm), and has had no problems exept for normal maintenance stuff like an alternator.
I have been driving a Nissan since 1997, 160K and never been in the shop. The big 3 can't boost this.
My next one will be a Nissan Titan, built in my home stae Of Mississippi. Why drive a Mexican Ford or Canuck Chevy?
I disagree - I have heard union presidents/leaders come out for gun control, for abortion, higher taxes, against immigration controls, for socialized medicine, etc. What the heck do these issues have to do with running a union?
I think it possible that the union (and bureaucratic) regulations are a main reason for the departure of heavy industry from our shores. The market is like a force of nature, hard to deny its power.
I have a hard time buying an American car, not only are they stodgy, they aren't very high quality (with maybe a couple exceptions, like the Cadillac). For the money, you are better off with Japanese, I think.
'Course, I drive a '96 4x4 Dodge pickup, but then, I don't think there is any foreigner to compete with that. But my wife has a Saab Aero, there's just nothing like it made here.
i agree.
but i made a mistake of buying the only new american auto of my lifetime. previously i had purchased japanese.
the japanese cars are superior.
my new chevrolet had several things that fell apart immediately afterwards, not to mention that i go screwed by the dealership. chevrolet handled my complaints in an unprofessional manner.
my next car will be japanese and any agreements between me and the dealer will be in writing.
i hope gm goes broke.
I had a Chevy K-5 Blazer for awhile, forget what year, '87 I think. I liked it at first, but at about 85,000 miles the whole thing started falling apart. I got tired of spending money on it and got rid of it. I feel leery about GM products as a result.
anecdotal doesn't convince me. I see with my eyes.
Baloney.
Japanese auto manufacturers are opening new plants right here in the U.S. with boring regularity. In fact, one of the most idiotic aspects of the whole industry is that many "domestic" Big Three cars are either made in Canada or made in the U.S. out of components assembled in Mexico -- while "foreign" brands such as Honda, Nissan, and Toyota are made right here in the U.S.
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