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Originally Posted by Jak
It's a sad but true story, people have to wake up and see what's happening right here. I never have or will consider an import, if I have to pay a little more for an AMERICAN car I'll do it. The biggest joke I see going so far is hyunduh claiming to be american made since they have a factory here in the US and that maybe so, but the money's still going over there into their pockets. Nice try, but no thanks.
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Hyunduh? Are you talking about Honda, Hyundai or is that a play on words? I will point out one thing that I've noticed over the last year, Honda and Toyota build new factories in the states while Ford moves them all away. That's pittiful. There's no reason why an American car company should be building the bulk of their vehicles outside of the U.S. just to turn around, mark the price way up, and then sell them to the very people they abandoned in the first place. That's obscene. Maybe I'm seeing the world through rose colored glasses, but GM hasn't followed Ford by doing this. Please correct me if I'm wrong. I left domestics 7 years ago and am new getting back into the game.
One problem with our country is that we are so obsessed with status. We place status in cars that are really no better than what is built here as far as reliability. Audi, VW, BMW, Saab, Volvo are all great for the length of a lease and sometimes not even then. These severly overpriced and over engineered machines break big and expensive. If only stocks mirrored the rate at which the cost of maintenance goes up with age on those status symbols we'd all own a condo in South Beach.
Honda, Toyota and Subaru (yes, I did leave out Nissan because they're american cars do not impress me) are reliable but at what cost? My Civic is my pride and joy, but the cheap fit and finish on it from easily scrathed interior panels to thin paint and countless rattles drive owners nuts! Unfortunately, Lexus and Infinity lead all automakers in reliability and fit and finish so I can't say anything there.
In the last few years, Chevy, Dodge, and Chrysler have improved by leaps and bounds. From looks to options to reliability to cost, they've turned over a new leaf. If only our materialistic, status oriented, I wanna be Paris Hilton or Demi Moore society would grow up and see past the trees, they might actually appreciate the forest. If it weren't for american cars, their beauty and power, the international automotive industry would not be where it is today.