Donkey1499
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Kandahar said:No, you aren't un-American if you buy a foreign car. Protectionist xenophobia cripples economies. Why should I overpay for an American car if I think a Japanese car is better? Answer: I shouldn't.
Globalization is a two-way street. If we expect other countries to purchase goods and services that America produces, we should expect our fellow citizens to purchase goods and services from those countries too. This is certainly a lot better than not buying or selling from any other countries. Autarky simply does not work; it's been a miserable failure everywhere it's been tried.
Donkey1499 said:If you are an American Citizen and you don't buy an American car (since American car companies are struggling) is it safe to assume that you're UnAmerican? I say that that is somewhat true. Here's why: Isn't it our duty to help out symbols of American? Isn't it our duty to make sure that fellow Americans keep their jobs (GM laid off like 1,000 people a while ago)? I mean, when you buy a Honda, or a VW, most of that money goes overseas. It doesn't stay here. Like a Honda Civic might be $25,000 on the lot, but it only takes maybe $3,000 to manufacture one; so that means that Honda makes a $22,000 profit, money that goes back to Japan. I'm NOT saying to never buy cars or products from overseas. But let's help out our symbols of American Auto industry. We owe it to them for the 100 years, or so, of service they gave us.
cherokee said:whats funny is if you look at a part from a car that was made in the USA, olny see the part was made elsewhere....:doh
Put together in the USA is the way it should read.....
Deegan said:Unfortunately 9 out of 10 people who support the Union, who are not Union workers, and talk about the great need for that system to stay in place, buy foreign cars. Hypocrisy? maybe, but the sad fact is they are more expensive, and not as well built as the Japanese autos for instance. This is yet another dying breed in this country, and I suspect that we will only see things get worse. You can just not compete with the wages paid to these foreign workers, well........we could, but the unions won't settle for less then full benefits, and 50 dollars an hour to screw in a bolt!:roll:
Donkey1499 said:I'd rather pay more for American, than pay less for cheap plastic. Fuel milage doesn't concern me either.
Deegan said:Fuel mileage should concern you, it should concern us all.
Donkey1499 said:I'd rather pay more for American, than pay less for cheap plastic. Fuel milage doesn't concern me either.
Donkey1499 said:To see where I'm coming from, I'm just an American car lover. I believe that no one can beat American cars. No offense to Japanese cars or any of that. And I don't mean unamerican in the sense of an insult. though my wording may have been a bit misleading. But I do buy Japanese Electronics, because I believe they make the best tvs, vcrs, etc.
And I don't care if I get 2ft. to a gallon in an American Car. American Cars are just better (IMO), especially muscle cars!
aps said:I admire that in you. I am a Japanese car buyer. My parents have been driving Toyotas since 1984 and they have never had a problem with their cars. They love them. I have a Nissan and a Toyota. The Toyota my mother gave to me. It's a 1995 car, and it is still running smoothly. I love it.
I don't forsee myself ever buying an American car. :3oops:
Donkey1499 said:You like Jap, I like Am. But neither of us are right or wrong on which car truly is better. Except that Plymouth Baracouda could waste your 95' Toyota any day! And the Baracouda is an older car!!!! LOL :mrgreen:
aps said:Are you challenging my 95 V6 Toyota to a race with your piece of crap American Baracouda?
You're on.
Donkey1499 said:I'd rather pay more for American, than pay less for cheap plastic. Fuel milage doesn't concern me either.
Arthur Fonzarelli said:It's criminal what these Japanese companies are charging considering they don't pay their labor as well as American car companies.
Kandahar said:Not really. They're still governed by market conditions. They aren't going to just give you a discount below the market price, just because they're saving money on labor. They're in business to make as much money as possible, not to provide charity to their customers.
Hoot said:Those that profess to love and support America, and yet buy foreign makes, are hurting the nation.
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