BUY AMERICAN (avoid that made in China)

[jpinpb]

Can you drive a Japanese car w/pea soup oil or no water? Then add water later and have it run for years? If so, then I’ll be impressed.

I don’t think even German cars would survive that. Too delicate.

And what’s this only thing going for American cars was patriotic bs hype.?

Ahem… with the way our economy is, now would be a good time to be patriotic and buy American, or at least not Chinese.

If every there’s a call to be patriotic — no offense to anyone pro-war — but we heard about the war being patriotic. I say buying American is much more patriotic.

[jpinpb]

nost – LOL. That’s what I had was a GT 5.0. Not a T-top, though. I think it was an SVU. Scratching grey mater here.

In any case, we are going a little OT. I challenge you guys for a month to buy American, or at least not Chinese. As the first reply posted, good luck. But try!

[jpinpb]

nost – LOL. That’s what I had was a GT 5.0. Not a T-top, though. I think it was an SVU. Scratching grey mater here.

In any case, we are going a little OT. I challenge you guys for a month to buy American, or at least not Chinese. As the first reply posted, good luck. But try!

[jpinpb]

nost – LOL. That’s what I had was a GT 5.0. Not a T-top, though. I think it was an SVU. Scratching grey mater here.

In any case, we are going a little OT. I challenge you guys for a month to buy American, or at least not Chinese. As the first reply posted, good luck. But try!

[jpinpb]

nost – LOL. That’s what I had was a GT 5.0. Not a T-top, though. I think it was an SVU. Scratching grey mater here.

In any case, we are going a little OT. I challenge you guys for a month to buy American, or at least not Chinese. As the first reply posted, good luck. But try!

[jpinpb]

nost – LOL. That’s what I had was a GT 5.0. Not a T-top, though. I think it was an SVU. Scratching grey mater here.

In any case, we are going a little OT. I challenge you guys for a month to buy American, or at least not Chinese. As the first reply posted, good luck. But try!

[Rt.66]

I’ve always had good experiences, even in the dark years US cars were not the absolute toilets most make them out to be, as evidenced by the Mustang II. Many people forget that ALL cars were not as good in the 80s as they are now. How many 1980s vintage Japanes cars do you see on the road?

I have found that lots of folks, once they choose the dark side and jump over to supporting foriegn brands, they embark on a quest to justify thier decision. One way they attempt to do that is to make absurd over-statements about problems with US cars. As if in some fantasy world they have experienced driving around weaving through a chicane of broken down American cars, LOL.

All cars can break, they are made up of thousands of man-made moving parts. Some models are better than others. Car complaint forums are chock full of people with unhappy experiences with Japanese and Korean cars. Toyota, Honda and Kia mechanics are not wanting for work, they stay plenty busy.

[Rt.66]

I’ve always had good experiences, even in the dark years US cars were not the absolute toilets most make them out to be, as evidenced by the Mustang II. Many people forget that ALL cars were not as good in the 80s as they are now. How many 1980s vintage Japanes cars do you see on the road?

I have found that lots of folks, once they choose the dark side and jump over to supporting foriegn brands, they embark on a quest to justify thier decision. One way they attempt to do that is to make absurd over-statements about problems with US cars. As if in some fantasy world they have experienced driving around weaving through a chicane of broken down American cars, LOL.

All cars can break, they are made up of thousands of man-made moving parts. Some models are better than others. Car complaint forums are chock full of people with unhappy experiences with Japanese and Korean cars. Toyota, Honda and Kia mechanics are not wanting for work, they stay plenty busy.

[Rt.66]

I’ve always had good experiences, even in the dark years US cars were not the absolute toilets most make them out to be, as evidenced by the Mustang II. Many people forget that ALL cars were not as good in the 80s as they are now. How many 1980s vintage Japanes cars do you see on the road?

I have found that lots of folks, once they choose the dark side and jump over to supporting foriegn brands, they embark on a quest to justify thier decision. One way they attempt to do that is to make absurd over-statements about problems with US cars. As if in some fantasy world they have experienced driving around weaving through a chicane of broken down American cars, LOL.

All cars can break, they are made up of thousands of man-made moving parts. Some models are better than others. Car complaint forums are chock full of people with unhappy experiences with Japanese and Korean cars. Toyota, Honda and Kia mechanics are not wanting for work, they stay plenty busy.

[Rt.66]

I’ve always had good experiences, even in the dark years US cars were not the absolute toilets most make them out to be, as evidenced by the Mustang II. Many people forget that ALL cars were not as good in the 80s as they are now. How many 1980s vintage Japanes cars do you see on the road?

I have found that lots of folks, once they choose the dark side and jump over to supporting foriegn brands, they embark on a quest to justify thier decision. One way they attempt to do that is to make absurd over-statements about problems with US cars. As if in some fantasy world they have experienced driving around weaving through a chicane of broken down American cars, LOL.

All cars can break, they are made up of thousands of man-made moving parts. Some models are better than others. Car complaint forums are chock full of people with unhappy experiences with Japanese and Korean cars. Toyota, Honda and Kia mechanics are not wanting for work, they stay plenty busy.

[Rt.66]

I’ve always had good experiences, even in the dark years US cars were not the absolute toilets most make them out to be, as evidenced by the Mustang II. Many people forget that ALL cars were not as good in the 80s as they are now. How many 1980s vintage Japanes cars do you see on the road?

I have found that lots of folks, once they choose the dark side and jump over to supporting foriegn brands, they embark on a quest to justify thier decision. One way they attempt to do that is to make absurd over-statements about problems with US cars. As if in some fantasy world they have experienced driving around weaving through a chicane of broken down American cars, LOL.

All cars can break, they are made up of thousands of man-made moving parts. Some models are better than others. Car complaint forums are chock full of people with unhappy experiences with Japanese and Korean cars. Toyota, Honda and Kia mechanics are not wanting for work, they stay plenty busy.

[nostradamus]

[quote=jpinpb]Ahem… with the way our economy is, now would be a good time to be patriotic and buy American, or at least not Chinese.[/quote]
I’m not so sure about that. I don’t want lots of money to be kept in America. I want it to go away. The dollar may be stronger this way. We can either flood the US with dollars or we can spread them around the world. I don’t know if this makes sense.

American companies will do whatever it takes to increase their profit margin, I understand this and don’t feel any particular favoritism/loyalty/patriotism or whatever. This is all marketing to emotions.

Foreign products are levied with taxes and tariffs and are still able to compete here. Von’s wouldn’t sell them if they didn’t get any profit from it.

Anyhow, it’s a worthwhile experiment, I just don’t think the outcome will be as you expect.

[nostradamus]

[quote=jpinpb]Ahem… with the way our economy is, now would be a good time to be patriotic and buy American, or at least not Chinese.[/quote]
I’m not so sure about that. I don’t want lots of money to be kept in America. I want it to go away. The dollar may be stronger this way. We can either flood the US with dollars or we can spread them around the world. I don’t know if this makes sense.

American companies will do whatever it takes to increase their profit margin, I understand this and don’t feel any particular favoritism/loyalty/patriotism or whatever. This is all marketing to emotions.

Foreign products are levied with taxes and tariffs and are still able to compete here. Von’s wouldn’t sell them if they didn’t get any profit from it.

Anyhow, it’s a worthwhile experiment, I just don’t think the outcome will be as you expect.

[nostradamus]

[quote=jpinpb]Ahem… with the way our economy is, now would be a good time to be patriotic and buy American, or at least not Chinese.[/quote]
I’m not so sure about that. I don’t want lots of money to be kept in America. I want it to go away. The dollar may be stronger this way. We can either flood the US with dollars or we can spread them around the world. I don’t know if this makes sense.

American companies will do whatever it takes to increase their profit margin, I understand this and don’t feel any particular favoritism/loyalty/patriotism or whatever. This is all marketing to emotions.

Foreign products are levied with taxes and tariffs and are still able to compete here. Von’s wouldn’t sell them if they didn’t get any profit from it.

Anyhow, it’s a worthwhile experiment, I just don’t think the outcome will be as you expect.

[nostradamus]

[quote=jpinpb]Ahem… with the way our economy is, now would be a good time to be patriotic and buy American, or at least not Chinese.[/quote]
I’m not so sure about that. I don’t want lots of money to be kept in America. I want it to go away. The dollar may be stronger this way. We can either flood the US with dollars or we can spread them around the world. I don’t know if this makes sense.

American companies will do whatever it takes to increase their profit margin, I understand this and don’t feel any particular favoritism/loyalty/patriotism or whatever. This is all marketing to emotions.

Foreign products are levied with taxes and tariffs and are still able to compete here. Von’s wouldn’t sell them if they didn’t get any profit from it.

Anyhow, it’s a worthwhile experiment, I just don’t think the outcome will be as you expect.

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