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To: Proud2BeRight

Not offended. Annoyed by your use of them in every post. Makes me discount your posts, because you seem to be illogical in your hatred of "Jap" cars.

As far as the cars go, well, you're entitled to your opinion. I can tell you that I didn't get my bad opinion of American cars from the media, but from my own experiences, and those of people I have known. Are the Japaense perfect? No, of course not. They've produced some real dogs over the years. And the American car makers do some things well. As I've said before I think that GM and Ford have better corrosion protection than the Japanese (and maybe anyone else, although old Mercedes seem to hold up quite well). And they'll give you a bigger, if somewhat less advanced technologically, motor for your money. And until fairly recently they were the only ones making a really decent-sized affordable family car. And they're the only ones selling affordable rear-drive cars (300C, Crown Vic, Mustang) in this market. But I continue to be leery of their quality issues, not based on things I read, but again based on my own experiences and those of people I know.

I'm Canadian, btw, so buying "domestic" really doesn't mean anything to me - all the profits go to companies based in other countries. All the major players have plants in Canada, although my Honda Accord was built in the US.


113 posted on 01/19/2007 9:48:55 AM PST by -YYZ-
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"I'm Canadian, btw, so buying "domestic" really doesn't mean anything to me - all the profits go to companies based in other countries. All the major players have plants in Canada, although my Honda Accord was built in the US."

What impressed me when I drive through Canada is that the percentage of American cars on the roads appears to be greater than it is here in Illinois. I will say that while the engine and trans were both built in Michigan, my new Pontiac was just assembled at the Oshawa, Ontario GM plant. It has a perfect fit and finish, a huge array of great features, a 100,000 mile warranty and the LS4 will smoke most anything driven daily on the road. My only regret is that my desire for a new car cost me my old Bonneville. I always regret trading in a low mileage (145,000) beautiful car like that.

All riceburner/Jap car comments aside for the moment. I have learned that if you change the oil every 3,000 miles on a decent (not some low-entry model) GM car, keep it clean of road salt, and regularly maintain all other systems personally, they are very reliable.
125 posted on 01/19/2007 10:06:55 AM PST by Proud2BeRight
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