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Originally Posted by Oddball
To put it in pespective, Hondas are made in Ohio, Nissans in Tennessee, and I forget where where Toyat's are. The "imports" are *moving* production to the US while the "domestics" are moving it out.
When I interviewed with Honda in 1995 for an engineering job they were doing everything they could to find American parts suppliers but had problems because of Quality concerns.
Sorry to sound like an *ss but the argument over american jobs is meaningless. Look at the VIN numbers for domestics versus imports and notice which ones start with "1".
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you have put nothing into perspective but your own bleating. yes, you are a sheep being led around to believe what they want you to believe. just because the car is assembled in the US doesn't mean squat. the money leaves the US and heads for korea or japan or where ever - that is eroding our economy and you can wear your rose colored glasses if you wish but it still comes out the same. fewer JOBS for AMERICANS. period. fewer of our dollars staying in this country and supporting our economy.
if more people start thinking like you, then you'll be driving afghani cars in 40 years.
what is meaningless today is the parts content. there is no way to stay competitive in the auto market without a certain percentage of your parts coming from outside the US - not for "quality" concerns, but bare cost. they can make anything cheaper outside the US and since people are dead set against buying american cars because they had their heads up their asses in the '80s and the japanese took over the market, the parts content has shifted to mostly outside the US.
if people came around so quickly to the fact that the US was turning out a **** product, why is it taking them so long to realize that the tables have turned? go check consumer reports then get back to me.
if we were living in a country that didn't produce automobiles, then we wouldn't have a choice and we would have to purchase an import if we wanted to drive. however, we do have a choice. and you can choose american. so why don't you?
p.s. nothing tricky to the argument at all. you can either see the truth or you can continue to be blinded by the out-dated propaganda.