Re: Why aren't foreign cars as good as American cars?
 

"Nevell Lewis" <Nevell_Lewis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> You got it backwards, why aren't american cars as good as foreign cars?
> Just got bad news today my GM car needs a new tranny, 60,000 miles.
Unheard
> of. I have a 1975 Toyota Corolla Station wagon, the body is rotted out,
but
> that thing has 284,000 miles, original transmission. Now why would I buy
> american? I'd love to for jobs, but I have to think of long term quality.

What about all the jobs Americans have building Toyotas and Hondas in the
US?

Jeff

> "Blinty Dragon" <blinty@blinty.com> wrote in message
> news:6afe83edf21dad5dd631aea868c98160@free.teranew s.com...
> > My reasons for hating foreign cars:
> >
> > 1. Although some of them are pretty nice, Most of them are ing
> > ugly as hell.
> >
> > 2. The only reason some of them are expensive is because it costs a
> > shitload of money to ship the cars to America. If they were made in
> > America, they would cost just as much or even less than the average
> > American car.
> >
> > 3. Not everybody knows this, but Mercedes are (or used to be, I'm not
> > sure if they still are) used as taxicabs in Germany.
> >
> > 4. I know that most foreign cars last longer than American cars, but
> > while American cars are built to be strong, foreign cars are ing
> > death traps God forbid you are involved in a serious accident. I can't
> > even count how many car accidents I've seen in my lifetime where the
> > American car only has minimal damage and the foreign car is ing
> > smashed to pieces!!!!!!
> >
> > 5. Most foreign sports cars look like dog crap!!!!! Ever see the
> > Toyota Celica, or the Mitsubishi Eclipse? If you think any of those
> > foreign sports cars looks better than a Corvette or a Viper or a
> > Camaro or a Trans Am, then you really have a ing serious
> > problem!!!!!!!
> >
> > 6. There are so many of them that look generic (especially most
> > Toyotas). They obviously put no effort into trying to make these cars
> > look nice.
> >
> > Well, that is my reasoning for hating foreign cars. It is no surprise
> > to me that most of the brainwashed teens flock to these ing
> > foreign cars like the sheep that they are. If that's not bad enough, a
> > lot of them take a lot of time and spend a lot of their drug money to
> > "hook them up" with the latest pointless waste-of-money for the
> > engine and the body so they can make their cars look like something
> > out of The Fast and the Furious. Look, don't get me wrong. Some of my
> > friends have done this to their cars and they actually came out pretty
> > cool, but most people go overboard. Yes, let's all go and sup up our
> > cars so we can all drag race on a ing busy street. Well, I'll say
> > this to all these idiots: When your suped up Mitsubishi is wrapped
> > around a tree and they need the jaws of life to pry you out of the
> > ing car, you're going to wish you hadn't flushed all that money
> > down the toilet, cause when you recouperate from the accident, you're
> > going to find yourself working three jobs to pay for your hospital
> > bills, unless of course your insurance covers stupidity!!!
> >
> > Anyway, to sum it all up, I would take a strong American car over a
> > weak-ass foreign car anyday! That way, I'll feel really safe and
> > secure that there's not as much of a chance of me being trapped in a
> > smashed up car in the middle of Interstate 95 with 18-wheelers
> > whizzing past me every ing second!
>
>

Re: Why aren't foreign cars as good as American cars?
 

Cars built in the US by domestic manufactures employ American
workers as well. The BIG difference is American corporation pay
federal cooperate income taxes and Japanese manufactures merely
assembling cars in the US, do not. In addition domestic cars
cost a lot less than similar size and equipped Japanese cars even
though the Japanese pay their workers less in the US and give
them fewer benefits.



mike hunt

>
> What about all the jobs Americans have building Toyotas and
> Hondas in the US?
>
> Jeff
>

Re: Why aren't foreign cars as good as American cars?
 

That may be true, but when its my money, my hard earned dollars, I want some
value, I want something that is going to run well, be enjoyable to drive,
and not fall apart....thats why I go HONDA.
I have two Accords, and in 6 years, I have had nothing other than routine
maintenance with my 97.
I am due for brakes and timing belt...but nothing breaks on the
car....NOTHING.
The engines are awesome. OH...I did have a motor mount go earlier this
year....

My USA cars, were just awful...always something, rattling squeaking. Just
awful. Never again.



<Mayor2@ptdprolog.net> wrote in message
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> Cars built in the US by domestic manufactures employ American
> workers as well. The BIG difference is American corporation pay
> federal cooperate income taxes and Japanese manufactures merely
> assembling cars in the US, do not. In addition domestic cars
> cost a lot less than similar size and equipped Japanese cars even
> though the Japanese pay their workers less in the US and give
> them fewer benefits.
>
>
>
> mike hunt
>
> >
> > What about all the jobs Americans have building Toyotas and
> > Hondas in the US?
> >
> > Jeff
> >

Re: Some foreign cars are now as good as American cars
 

My one son has a 2000 Accord that has a leaky tranny and multiple
brake problems and his wife's Sable, company car,
has had none. The Sable has 10K more on the clock, so
what your point?


mike hunt



Firebird wrote:
>
> That may be true, but when its my money, my hard earned dollars, I want some
> value, I want something that is going to run well, be enjoyable to drive,
> and not fall apart....thats why I go HONDA.
> I have two Accords, and in 6 years, I have had nothing other than routine
> maintenance with my 97.
> I am due for brakes and timing belt...but nothing breaks on the
> car....NOTHING.
> The engines are awesome. OH...I did have a motor mount go earlier this
> year....
>
> My USA cars, were just awful...always something, rattling squeaking. Just
> awful. Never again.
>
> <Mayor2@ptdprolog.net> wrote in message
> news:3F10585E.746CC7B0@ptdprolog.net...
> > Cars built in the US by domestic manufactures employ American
> > workers as well. The BIG difference is American corporation pay
> > federal cooperate income taxes and Japanese manufactures merely
> > assembling cars in the US, do not. In addition domestic cars
> > cost a lot less than similar size and equipped Japanese cars even
> > though the Japanese pay their workers less in the US and give
> > them fewer benefits.
> >
> >
> >
> > mike hunt
> >
> > >
> > > What about all the jobs Americans have building Toyotas and
> > > Hondas in the US?
> > >
> > > Jeff
> > >

Re: Why aren't foreign cars as good as American cars?
 

My USA cars are great!

1991 175k one alternator, one set of tires + brakes, muffler and oil
changes
1992 180k one starter, one alternator, two sets of tires + brakes,
muffler hanger ( muffler is still factory ) and oil changes

Speaking of hard earned dollars and by looking at the big picture guess who
gets to pay higher taxes and higher medical payments. The more good paying
jobs lost the more someone else picks up the tab. The government IS going to
get there cut whether it comes from 100 people or 10 people. The people that
have health insurance will be paying extra for the people that don't.

So buying Foreign might not be that good of a value. Save a dollar and pay
10 later.


"Firebird" <erodman@nyc.rr.com> wrote in message
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> That may be true, but when its my money, my hard earned dollars, I want
some
> value, I want something that is going to run well, be enjoyable to drive,
> and not fall apart....thats why I go HONDA.
> I have two Accords, and in 6 years, I have had nothing other than routine
> maintenance with my 97.
> I am due for brakes and timing belt...but nothing breaks on the
> car....NOTHING.
> The engines are awesome. OH...I did have a motor mount go earlier this
> year....
>
> My USA cars, were just awful...always something, rattling squeaking. Just
> awful. Never again.
>
>
>
> <Mayor2@ptdprolog.net> wrote in message
> news:3F10585E.746CC7B0@ptdprolog.net...
> > Cars built in the US by domestic manufactures employ American
> > workers as well. The BIG difference is American corporation pay
> > federal cooperate income taxes and Japanese manufactures merely
> > assembling cars in the US, do not. In addition domestic cars
> > cost a lot less than similar size and equipped Japanese cars even
> > though the Japanese pay their workers less in the US and give
> > them fewer benefits.
> >
> >
> >
> > mike hunt
> >
> > >
> > > What about all the jobs Americans have building Toyotas and
> > > Hondas in the US?
> > >
> > > Jeff
> > >
>
>

Re: Why aren't foreign cars as good as American cars?
 

Easy solution to this issue

See which car can go around a corner



"Brandy Alexandre" <brandy@kamikaze.org > wrote in message
news:Xns93B8EF479A2A6whatsittoyou@216.168.3.50...
> Camaro <none@none.org>, with thought and calculation, said in
> alt.autos.honda:
>
> > My USA cars are great!
> >
> > 1991 175k one alternator, one set of tires + brakes, muffler
> > and oil changes
> > 1992 180k one starter, one alternator, two sets of tires +
> > brakes, muffler hanger ( muffler is still factory ) and oil
> > changes
> >
> > Speaking of hard earned dollars and by looking at the big picture
> > guess who gets to pay higher taxes and higher medical payments.
> > The more good paying jobs lost the more someone else picks up the
> > tab. The government IS going to get there cut whether it comes
> > from 100 people or 10 people. The people that have health
> > insurance will be paying extra for the people that don't.
> >
> > So buying Foreign might not be that good of a value. Save a dollar
> > and pay 10 later.
>
>
> I'm sorry you feel the need to spew in a Honda group then. That seems
> to betray a little insecurity in your convictions. If I had to keep
> replacing alternators, my loyalty might start to waver, too.
>
> --
> Brandy Alexandre®
> http://www.swydm.com/?refer=BrandyAlx
> Well, would you?

Re: Why aren't foreign cars as good as American cars?
 

1992 Civic with 195k with same altenator and starter.

D.M.




On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 06:32:07 -0000, "Brandy Alexandre"
<brandy@kamikaze.org > wrote:

>Camaro <none@none.org>, with thought and calculation, said in
>alt.autos.honda:
>
>> My USA cars are great!
>>
>> 1991 175k one alternator, one set of tires + brakes, muffler
>> and oil changes
>> 1992 180k one starter, one alternator, two sets of tires +
>> brakes, muffler hanger ( muffler is still factory ) and oil
>> changes
>>
>> Speaking of hard earned dollars and by looking at the big picture
>> guess who gets to pay higher taxes and higher medical payments.
>> The more good paying jobs lost the more someone else picks up the
>> tab. The government IS going to get there cut whether it comes
>> from 100 people or 10 people. The people that have health
>> insurance will be paying extra for the people that don't.
>>
>> So buying Foreign might not be that good of a value. Save a dollar
>> and pay 10 later.
>
>
>I'm sorry you feel the need to spew in a Honda group then. That seems
>to betray a little insecurity in your convictions. If I had to keep
>replacing alternators, my loyalty might start to waver, too.