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US makers built/build plenty of high MPG cars that compete well with world cars; quality is close, even or better, but US buyers either wanted those SUVs, or were too blinded by Japanese build quality perceptions to give US makes a fair shake. Ex; a Malibu will outperform any world car of comparison, but old notions persist in the dull US buyer's mind; crisp performance, roomy, 31mpg in the one I rented, and not cookie-cutter looks like the nisson. And since SUVs and lt trucks sold so well, they perceive that that is all the US can build. |
i agree, I have owned US built autos my entire life and with the exception of 1 dodge never had a lemon. But there are those who wont buy Ua period because of a notion that imports are 10 fold better. Would a "Buy USA" campaign help?
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2. Conservatives who shout 'drill, baby drill' are who by large bought said SUVs and trucks they did not need. Like a Harley, it is their phallic object to worship... |
If I can afford to drive my gas guzzler who's right is it to say I can't have one? The fact is I can afford it and when I bought it gas was $2 a gallon, if I had known gas would hit $4.25 I would have made a different decision but I have it now and I am stuck with it. Even at $4 a gallon i could still afford it.
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Knocking unions means you also close-minded, and do not know your history. They are no different from us, and look after their own self-interest.
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I know the history of Unions and I know that in history they had a purpose but that purpose has long passed with increased government labor laws and safety regulations. They exist now to extort business and if you cannot admit that the UAW and ever growing labor costs have not put GM, Ford and Chrysler in a position of extreme disadvantage contributing directly to the trouble GM and Ford are in you are the one close-minded.
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Auto workers will never fully find other comparible work, and will be a drag on the recovery. And they have skills this country needs to maintain from a defence standpoint. Remember NAFTA...
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I agree and again point to the UAW as being the biggest reason Mexican workers are now assembling cars with Ford on the front.
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Like the AIG and bank deals, we should get part public ownership, so when they recover (like Chrysler and Harley did), it will pay itself off, or more
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Reasonable