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cannon needs to place some responsibility on our neighbor so our neighbor makes the best product and instill the desire in me to buy it...if my American product (actually, "American" product may be improper, the better way may be to say "American union-made product" or "American non-union-made product") is an inferior product, I cannot see why cannon wants me to buy it JUST to keep my neighbor's job here when my neighbor does not care about the quality of the product he makes...
Why place all the responsibility on me to buy American junk, just because it is American???...all cannon does is raise my cost of living, because if I have to buy more inferior American products, over time more of my disposable income is used to buy American than an import, which may last longer...if the import is better, why isn't my neighbor trying to make a better product, instead of striking for higher wages to make even more junk???
A better import product SHOULD stimulate our manufacturers to make an even better American product, so I would not think of buying the import...cannon, in essence, supports making inferior American products, simply because he would buy the American product, regardless of the quality of the product...cannon, if you have that much disposable income that you can afford to buy junk, and keep replacing it at higher cost and more often, feel free to do so...but please don't subject me to your logic and force me to spend my money on a bad product, just because my neighbor makes it...start jumping down the throat of my neighbor and ask him WHY he makes junk, instead of protecting his job by guaranteeing you will buy his product regardless of whether it works or not...you have guaranteed his job while forcing me to work harder to buy his junk product and all the replacements in the future, when a quality import may only have to be bought once, and it may last many years, saving me the cost of constant replacements...
He must be a big fan of Football since all he ever does is "Blitz" the forum on a monthly basis... :P
1 more week! :shades:
Us import drivers are simply commie pinkos undermining the Great American Dream. BMW owners are of course exempted from this, as half of the GM employees have the roundel hiding behind their closed garage door.
http://www.nhtsa.gov/Laws+&+Regulations/Part+583+American+Automobile+Labeling+Ac- t+%28AALA%29+Reports
They build Camrys now but I think Toyota can find the capacity elsewhere.
Well, "French" has spoken, so it must be so!
Was your Lexus one of the vehicles in the recall of 700,000 last month?
That's obviously a good thing, but I will never forget the 'deer in the headlights' expression of Toyota's head of North American Operations, when asked at congressional hearings about how Toyota handles recalls. He let it be known, pretty clearly, that Mr. Toyoda and the Japanese still run that company.
I know that as recent as 2011, Malibu transmissions were manufactured in Mexico, but are now manufactured in the U.S.
Apparently the Focus doesn't fit a good number of people's agenda. It was soundly outsold by the Cruze last month.
What is the count between the Cruze and Focus for fleet sales this year?
IIRC I read somewhere it's in the 20-30% range. The Focus is probably towards 30%. In July the Cruze had virtually zero fleet sales, thus it was a bad month. I'd guess the August sales jump had a healthy fleet percentage.
Take out fleet sales and the Civic is by far the sales leader.
“I saw more Porsches than Chevrolet Cruzes,” he sadly noted.
It does seem that a lot of Washington‘s manifest sense of “We’re special” is reflected in vehicle choices: Mercedes, BMW, Audi and Lexus, plus a plethora of minor players, dominate the scene. Cadillac, Lincoln, Buick or Chrysler and other worthy US brands are rare sights indeed.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/boblutz/2012/05/31/irritating-the-foreign-cars-of-wa- shingtons-elite/
Acura surprised me; out of six 2012 models, four have 60% or more US/Canadian content.
The important thing is the the vast majority of the publicly owned vehicles in Washington are domestic.
Not too many sports cars. Pot holes and traffic are bad.
We do see tons of luxury sedans, especially here on K street. Lobby central.
Cruze will soon offer a diesel and that might get them over the Focus in a sustainable way.
It's amazing how generous people can be with other people's money.
Most likely government issued Tahoes.
Keep in mind that the vast majority of those driving imports around DC are not the ones giving government money to GM and Chrysler. You make it sound like every Prius owner in DC is a member of Congress.
Right you are. But your original comment on the article made it seem that all the import owners in DC had a hand in the bailouts.
Then again, I just reread your original post. It had nothing to do with the article at all. I should have just taken it for the political jab that it was.
Gotta love the lack of intellect in posts. One Prius owner bragged how clean his Prius is. The response was pretty good!:
"Actually DC John .your car doesn’t pollute less. The nickel for the battery in your Prius is mined in Canada, then it is shipped on a massive carrier which uses a bunch of petrol to Europe, there it is sent to China and witchcraft is applied to it, then that product is sent to Japan were it is converted to be used as the electric motor of your Prius, then your Prius is sent to the US. Range Rovers are actually substantially less polluting that a Prius. Wizards do not summon up Prius’es. The materials to make them come from all over the world. The ‘Prius effect’ is inconsequential in truth. It does get good MPG though. Although if you live in Colorado, folks are better off buying a deisel since the Prius is always using the gas motoring to cope with the elevation changes of just a daily drive. When the gas motor is the predominant engine being used in the Prius the mileage is actually poor. But since you live in DC, I sort of doubt those are issues that you run into on a daily basis."
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
Then again, I just reread your original post. It had nothing to do with the article at all. I should have just taken it for the political jab that it was.
If you'd read the original article, the point is that all of the people running around DC, including the LAWMAKERS and LOBBYISTS, are driving around in imports. I made the further point that these same people decided that the domestic automakers needed to be bailed out with OUR money, but said automakers were apparently not worthy of their business.
If you don't like that point, too bad. Go call your Congressman, don't whine at me.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
"Prior to working at Ford he served as Executive Vice President of sales at BMW for three years, and he takes some credit in the development of the BMW 3-Series. He joined BMW after eight years with GM in Europe." (Wikipedia)
Also worked for Chrysler, Exide and some vacuum cleaner company.
I vacationed there in the mid'80's, but I wouldn't spend a dime there today. And it has nothing to do with quality or perceived quality.
I was planning on going to Mexico this summer with some friends, but then one of them started freaking out, because of all the drug and gang violence, so we canned that trip.
So, it looks like Aruba again this year, where people do disappear from time to time, but I'm convinced that it's because they mix scuba diving and snorkeling with open bars on the boats! :surprise:
Last year, I saw a '56 DeSoto Fireflite in Aruba. I wonder what kind of nightmare it must be to keep something like that running down there? Looked like it was in really nice shape. too.
No, gracias :sick:
Issac or Debbie the recent weather upheavals to affect Fla and the Gulf region were minor and left some rain, but nothing to screw up the price..I live in SW Fla, just another cloud-burst to support the "green jobs" of mowing..
To support our American economy in the future with new manufacturing jobs is slim to no-way..Buy a liquor store or a tavern to help the public handle the boredom..You will rake in the money and provide a public service.. Booze and your electronic gadgets should help one through the day, and your monthly or weekly govt check will help calm your nerves..
We have 2 options for Nov 6th, one will make you bend over and the other one will force you to grab your ankles.. Great choice????
I have enjoyed the American auto industry and made a few bucks from my involvement on the manufacturing side and the sales/marketing end..The 14 yrs prior to 2002 were the best ones as a self-employed commissioned rep..only mistake, I quit too early, but family illness took precedence..
Most of the auto jobs in the USA are assembly operations of components received from some offshore manufacturer due to our stringent federal, state and local laws making it impossible to physically create a part..however we can assemble these foreign produced parts..Our govt gladly stands in the way of our manufacturing to comply with their eco-friend's requests donating to their campaign coffers.
I will continue to purchase an American named Detroit-based automobile except GM or Chrysler..so I am down to Mustang, Taurus or Fusion Sport..The Fusion would have to be a 2012 model for the V-6 is gone in 2013 lineup.
After owning 34 GM cars and 3 Chrysler out of the 53 total, Ford was an early favorite, however, they haven't been on my list for years..now they are tops..I realize Fusion is assembled in Hermosillo, Mexico, however back in 50s I spent alot time in Mexico.. Nogales and Guaymas primarily, great places back then.. Party time and lots of bullfights..Was going to school in Tucson, long way from Indiana..
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
So wait a year (they'll work the kinks out too) and get one made in Michigan.
Given the botched launches they've had lately, that's sound advice...
That's good to hear. The whole Hecho en Mehico thing was, to me at least, the biggest deterrent to the Fusion. I always found the car to be pleasant enough overall, but would just have preferred a higher US content. The Fusion was usually around 35% US content, whereas the Altima, another midsize that I like about the same, was usually around 65%, and assembled in the US.
So if I liked the two cars equally otherwise, the content would have been enough to sway me in favor of the Altima.
That only answers half of French's concerns. He had concerns about depreciation as well. If I were to rear-end you at 55 MPH in a Hummer H1, how much would your precious GM's be worth then to my insurance company? :P