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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 11:52 AM Original message |
I have a question for owners of japanese cars and trucks |
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SoCalNative (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
1. Likely because |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:01 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. That's partly due to the fact |
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Kalyke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:35 PM Response to Reply #1 |
43. Wow - the misinformation in this post reeks. |
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quiller4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:38 PM Response to Reply #1 |
46. Actually, US made cars are selling extremely well in China where |
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lbrtbell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 01:34 PM Response to Reply #46 |
91. I have a Buick |
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ingac70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 01:38 PM Response to Reply #91 |
96. They top Lexus for quality. n/t |
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ingac70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 01:25 PM Response to Reply #1 |
84. The US gets hefty tariffs smacked on its cars. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 01:30 PM Response to Reply #84 |
86. Who should fix that? |
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ingac70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 01:32 PM Response to Reply #86 |
90. Congress should fix it. |
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704wipes (966 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 05:02 PM Response to Reply #90 |
143. Japan has talked smack about American engineering too |
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NoGOPZone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 01:57 PM Response to Reply #86 |
108. The so called Chicken Tax is arguably a reciprocal tariff |
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Ganja Ninja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 02:18 PM Response to Reply #1 |
115. Correct. Exporters buy up the used imports and export them to other countries. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 05:40 PM Response to Reply #1 |
152. My husband's commuter car is our '91 Accord EX..250K +miles |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
2. I have seen some pretty old Hondas on the road. |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
3. better question is why do you care if i choose to buy a japanese. german, french or american car |
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Kalyke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:36 PM Response to Reply #3 |
44. Because if you keep choosing Asian products, then Americans |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:39 PM Response to Reply #44 |
47. Americans do have jobs making Toyotas and Hondas. |
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Kalyke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:59 PM Response to Reply #47 |
69. Not for long. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 01:22 PM Response to Reply #69 |
82. If we get into a war industry won't last the first salvo. |
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Kalyke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 01:37 PM Response to Reply #82 |
93. Sorry you think pissing away our economy is romantic. |
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lbrtbell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 01:39 PM Response to Reply #47 |
98. But the union jobs pay better |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 02:29 PM Response to Reply #98 |
121. Guess everyone is a sucker except you. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 02:55 PM Response to Reply #121 |
129. Almost every "fact" in this reply is simply incorrect. nt |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:44 PM Response to Reply #44 |
50. so i should buy a product i dont want rather than a product i do want |
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Kalyke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 01:10 PM Response to Reply #50 |
77. I guess you don't read. |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 01:14 PM Response to Reply #77 |
79. and even if they do i will still buy their product if its what i want or need |
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Kalyke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 01:37 PM Response to Reply #79 |
95. Then you should pay more for the luxury of pissing away our jobs. |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 01:43 PM Response to Reply #95 |
101. if you like, but ill still buy from a company whose products i like, |
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1gobluedem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 05:18 PM Response to Reply #101 |
147. So, it's all about you, right? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 01:41 PM Response to Reply #50 |
100. Deleted message |
vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 01:48 PM Response to Reply #100 |
106. rofl well i gotta say my toyota looks and feels better made than the ford, dodges and chevys i drive |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 02:03 PM Response to Reply #106 |
112. I've had great success with riding non-domestic motorcycles. My |
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Kalyke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 12:22 AM Response to Reply #106 |
184. I guess so... if you like cars that look the Praying Mantis's they are. |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 01:01 PM Response to Reply #44 |
70. Lift up your keyboard. Turn it over. Where was it made? |
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Kalyke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 01:07 PM Response to Reply #70 |
76. And that has piss-all to do with anything. |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 01:58 PM Response to Reply #76 |
110. Maybe this will help |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 03:47 PM Response to Reply #76 |
134. It has piss-all to do with yes you can find American made electronics. |
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Kalyke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 12:27 AM Response to Reply #134 |
185. Did you actually look at the site? |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 06:38 PM Response to Reply #44 |
155. And can you give the reason why Americans are more deserving of jobs than people in Asia? |
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Kalyke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 12:29 AM Response to Reply #155 |
186. Because I live here. |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:49 PM Response to Reply #3 |
57. so... |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:53 PM Response to Reply #57 |
61. oh your allowed to choose as long as its ford or gm it seems |
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Kalyke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 01:13 PM Response to Reply #57 |
78. No. But I think their choice of putting Americans out of jobs and |
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lbrtbell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 01:37 PM Response to Reply #3 |
94. Wow, did you ever miss the point |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 01:58 PM Response to Reply #94 |
109. no the whole point of the poster is the same as every post he posts |
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Kalyke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 12:47 AM Response to Reply #94 |
194. Got rear-ended by a Mack truck, literally, in a 1992 Mustang. |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
4. recently heard my ol Corolla finally bit the dust |
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SoCalNative (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:25 PM Response to Reply #4 |
37. And my family's 1979 Celica |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
5. 70's to mid 80's Japanese cars are notorious for rust. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:03 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. Exactly. In 70s imports were known for one thing only... cheap. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:11 PM Response to Reply #12 |
22. The gas crunch pushed the little econobox segment as well. |
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Mopar151 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 03:59 PM Response to Reply #5 |
135. I'm with ya on the trucks |
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leftofcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 11:58 AM Response to Original message |
6. I will keep my Toyota, thanks n/t |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 11:59 AM Response to Original message |
7. We have a '94 Nissan Sentra and a '96 Toyota Tacoma |
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Juneboarder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:05 PM Response to Reply #7 |
15. Ford Focus |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:07 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Why would someone pay $5000 in repairs for a car under warranty? n/t |
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Juneboarder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:09 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. That's the BIG QUESTION of the day :) |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:13 PM Response to Reply #20 |
26. Unless she's confusing repairs and maintenance. |
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Juneboarder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:19 PM Response to Reply #26 |
31. Her husband is an auto mechanic |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:25 PM Response to Reply #31 |
36. If you buy into the bullshit the dealership sells you, you could. |
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SoCalNative (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:27 PM Response to Reply #17 |
38. Because there are things not covered under that "warranty" |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:33 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. What cars are you buying that don't have at least 36,000 miles bumper to bumper? |
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quiller4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:53 PM Response to Reply #38 |
62. Actually, Ford warranties are very comprehensive and cover |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:07 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. yup i drive fords every day at work and thats the reason why i buy toyota for personal use |
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quiller4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:45 PM Response to Reply #15 |
51. Sisters' Ford Focus has 125,000 and no major repairs. We have |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:57 PM Response to Reply #15 |
66. Deleted message |
Kalyke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 01:39 PM Response to Reply #15 |
99. Doubtful. |
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Juneboarder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 01:47 PM Response to Reply #99 |
105. Yea... |
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Kalyke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 12:32 AM Response to Reply #105 |
188. No - real people. |
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Juneboarder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 11:29 AM Response to Reply #188 |
203. How so? |
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CBR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 08:37 AM Response to Reply #15 |
199. My brother had a Ford Focus for 8 years... until he crashed it. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 11:59 AM Response to Original message |
8. You knew the answer. |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:01 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. yup i figure my truck will be scrap by the time its 5 years old, just due to the punishment it takes |
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lbrtbell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 01:46 PM Response to Reply #8 |
103. You didn't get the memo, then |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:03 PM Response to Original message |
11. Can we just call a truce and admit that Detroit was disconnected from American... |
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wuushew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
13. Ancient low mileage sedans are often granny cars |
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ParkieDem (417 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:11 PM Response to Reply #13 |
23. Go to Dubai. |
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theoldman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
14. Here are two reasons you do not see a lot of old Japanese cars. |
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Mopar151 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 09:47 PM Response to Reply #14 |
160. I gotta say |
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Kalyke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 12:34 AM Response to Reply #160 |
189. Jeesch... you ain't kiddin'! |
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c brand (72 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:05 PM Response to Original message |
16. The Honda owner got over 200K miles out of it |
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Ozymanithrax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
19. There are several 240z's around the neighborhood, and lots of... |
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LuvNewcastle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:10 PM Response to Original message |
21. I have a friend who has a 1984 Nissan pick-up, |
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beevul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
24. The way I see it... |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
25. Here's my list for the last 25 years |
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uncle ray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:13 PM Response to Original message |
27. the same reason that clapped out old truck still on the road has a |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
28. Probably because you live someplace wet. Why don't you find old Ford trucks |
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uncle ray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:30 PM Response to Reply #28 |
40. the only foreign car i ever owned was a datsun 210. |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:33 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. LOL! They are/were ugly little tanks weren't they? n/t |
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madmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
29. I find it highly ironic that at the same time there is a thread about... |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:38 PM Response to Reply #29 |
45. Many "foreign" cars are made in US. Many "american" ones are made overseas. |
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madmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:46 PM Response to Reply #45 |
53. One of the biggest complaints against walmart is their .. |
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blue_onyx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 01:04 PM Response to Reply #45 |
73. What exactly is "many?" |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 01:28 PM Response to Reply #73 |
85. Within 3 years GM will sell more cars in China than in the US. |
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blue_onyx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 01:35 PM Response to Reply #85 |
92. Care to answer... |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:54 PM Response to Reply #29 |
63. this is only a conflict if the same poster takes both positions |
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madmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 04:40 PM Response to Reply #63 |
140. There are many posters on DU who think |
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Kalyke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 01:04 PM Response to Reply #29 |
72. I don't buy Japanese crap and I don't shop at Wally World. |
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madmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 04:41 PM Response to Reply #72 |
141. You are a rare breed, I'm sorry to say. |
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RobinA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 10:38 PM Response to Reply #29 |
166. Well, I Guess |
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TheCowsCameHome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
30. Not counting cruise nights, I don't see many daily driver older domestics. |
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jdlh8894 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:30 PM Response to Reply #30 |
39. I'm with ya |
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ztlore (23 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
32. Got over 200000 mi. out of every Japanese vehicle I've owned |
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Walk away (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:23 PM Response to Original message |
33. My Corolla was on the road for fifteen years and I didn't need to be a backyard mechanic... |
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leveymg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
34. Old American cars are owned by old Americans, old Japanese cars by Salvadorans (5th owners) |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:46 PM Response to Reply #34 |
52. (sigh) right, OK you have it down pat. |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:50 PM Response to Reply #52 |
58. I normally like your posts, but you're being a bit myopic and hard-headed about this issue |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:59 PM Response to Reply #58 |
68. Sorry, at work, difficult to concentrate |
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leveymg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 01:05 PM Response to Reply #52 |
74. I've owned American and Japanese (and UK, German, Italian, French, Swedish). Loved 'em all. |
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RobinA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 10:44 PM Response to Reply #52 |
168. I Cared About |
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LeftinOH (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
35. There are precious few 80s vehicles on the road in the rust belt - |
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Mopar151 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 09:41 PM Response to Reply #35 |
159. There are a few Japanese "cult cars" |
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Fla_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
48. On my second Tacoma |
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ingac70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 01:30 PM Response to Reply #48 |
87. Be sure to keep an eye on that undercarriage of that Tacoma. n/t |
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Fla_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 02:27 PM Response to Reply #87 |
118. So far, so good |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
49. An older domestic 'garage kept' such as the 1982 Cutlass will last |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
54. seems like a loaded question, but |
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ceile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
55. My first car was an 82 Civic |
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Skidmore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
56. I only recently gave up aToyota Corolla which I purchased new |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
59. have you considered all forms of observer bias? |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
60. ... |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
64. Because fewer Japanese cars were sold in the US back then. |
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TheCowsCameHome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 01:01 PM Response to Reply #64 |
71. Ding,Ding! |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
65. My Chevy Citation was a junk heap after only 6 years of moderate driving. |
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Mopar151 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 09:59 PM Response to Reply #65 |
161. Your Citation was junk the day it left the dealer |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
67. I drive a 1977 Toyota pick-up. It runs like a champ. |
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TheCowsCameHome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
75. Remember the old jokes about Vegas and Dusters rusting on the showroom floor? |
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NoGOPZone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 01:14 PM Response to Reply #75 |
80. The Duster's replacement, the Aspen, was also a notorious ruster |
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TheCowsCameHome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 02:24 PM Response to Reply #80 |
117. Oh man, those slant 6's were bullet-proof. |
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leveymg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 01:18 PM Response to Reply #75 |
81. Plymouth Dusters were great cars! |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 03:43 PM Response to Reply #81 |
133. I had a 1972 Plymouth Duster. |
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leveymg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 05:02 PM Response to Reply #133 |
144. Yours must've had a 340 |
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Mopar151 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 10:22 PM Response to Reply #144 |
163. Chrysler kept making the same mistakes |
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RobinA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 11:15 PM Response to Reply #81 |
173. My Duster |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
83. I gave away my 95 Cavalier last month with 236000 miles on it |
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TheCowsCameHome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 02:29 PM Response to Reply #83 |
119. Junked my mother's '87 Cavalier last month, 78K, and holes the size of |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 01:31 PM Response to Original message |
88. i've had great luck with toyotas, hondas, mercedes and less luck with chrysler, chevrolet |
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ellenfl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 01:32 PM Response to Original message |
89. i drive a '95 camry v6 le that's in primo shape. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 01:39 PM Response to Original message |
97. I drove my 83 Honda for 15 years. Hubby is driving a 93 |
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RedstDem (356 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
102. I notice the same thing |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
104. 70's Imports had Rust issues |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
107. Don't know... but most people cringe at the thought of driving a car that old |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 01:59 PM Response to Original message |
111. Our Toyota Tercel lasted 24 years. Our Camry is 21 years old. Our Honda Accord is almost 3 y.o. ... |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 02:07 PM Response to Reply #111 |
113. So now that American cars are on a par with the vaunted japanese, you'll still buy japanese? |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 02:29 PM Response to Reply #113 |
120. When I used to |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 02:43 PM Response to Reply #120 |
123. Then and now....... |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 02:47 PM Response to Reply #123 |
125. My Camry should be good |
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Kalyke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 12:37 AM Response to Reply #125 |
191. It will... it will. |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 04:22 PM Response to Reply #113 |
137. Dain, I did say that the Accord is likely to be my last car, given my age and how long we keep them. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 04:26 PM Response to Reply #137 |
138. Not good enough. It is your fault if you don't live long enough to buy another UAW vehicle. |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 05:07 PM Response to Reply #137 |
145. I hope I am right there next to you, shotgun.... |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 05:22 PM Response to Reply #145 |
149. ~*~ |
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Mopar151 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 10:28 PM Response to Reply #137 |
165. Every Accord in the world is built in Marysville, OHIO n/t |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 11:09 PM Response to Reply #113 |
172. That the same UAW that builds Mazdas in Flat Rock Mi? |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 08:30 AM Response to Reply #111 |
198. +1 |
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Urban Prairie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 02:07 PM Response to Original message |
114. Obviously most people here are attaching emotion to the vehicles that they |
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1awake (852 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
116. My grandfather, then father all worked in steel mills, |
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Urban Prairie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 03:18 PM Response to Reply #116 |
131. They need to take a look at how Japanese autoworkers are treated in Japan |
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c brand (72 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 05:13 PM Response to Reply #131 |
146. Toyota employees in US plants collected full pay during layoffs |
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tranche (913 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
122. 70's and 80's Japanese vehicles weren't top level quality. |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 02:45 PM Response to Reply #122 |
124. They'll still be on the road, becoming a 'cult' car now |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 02:48 PM Response to Reply #124 |
126. No they won't. |
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Urban Prairie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 02:51 PM Response to Original message |
127. USA: Land of the disposables |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
128. It's simple: the bodies on these cars can't survive road salt. See e.g. the Toyota Tundra. |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
130. You're comparing across classes. A Cutlass supreme is not what the Civics were in competition with. |
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taught_me_patience (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 03:39 PM Response to Original message |
132. I have a Honda now but I'll consider a Ford for my next car |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 04:03 PM Response to Reply #132 |
136. I am interested in Chevy Volt but will want the 3rd or 4th model year to get some reliability data. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
139. Toyota's new "mea culpa" ads say they've been in this country for 50 years |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 04:49 PM Response to Reply #139 |
142. No but there are LOTS of 1960 Chevys around |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
148. About 99% of it is how well the owner takes care of them ... or not |
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c brand (72 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
150. The FDA-approved diabetes drug Avandia is currently responsible for 500 heart attacks and 300 cases |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 06:22 PM Response to Reply #150 |
153. And what's your point? Do you think that you're going to change anyone's mind? |
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RobinA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 11:21 PM Response to Reply #150 |
174. I Test Drove |
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KillCapitalism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
151. My vehicle history |
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deaniac21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 06:24 PM Response to Original message |
154. They are hiding. Waiting to attack. |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 07:40 PM Response to Original message |
156. I hate cars. |
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madville (743 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
157. Funny how the situation flip flops depending on the timeframe |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 10:19 PM Response to Reply #157 |
162. Ford is the clear leader among the three. |
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ingac70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 11:02 PM Response to Reply #157 |
171. The only thing that brought Ford down was that tire recall. |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 11:23 PM Response to Reply #157 |
175. Totally wrong, but that's OK. The number of Domestics from the 90's |
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SmileyRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 11:37 PM Response to Reply #157 |
181. 90's Taurus was winning awards hand over fist and selling like hotcakes |
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REP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 08:12 PM Response to Original message |
158. Because Nissan used to be badged DATSUN |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 11:24 PM Response to Reply #158 |
176. See lots of them on Nick repeats. |
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RobinA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
164. Your Are Kidding, Right? |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 11:24 PM Response to Reply #164 |
177. You missed the point, but that's ok. |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 10:39 PM Response to Original message |
167. I know you ignore me because your an Apple hater and like foreign computers |
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johnaries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 10:56 PM Response to Original message |
169. Several reasons. First of all, you're prejudiced because all you notice |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 11:27 PM Response to Reply #169 |
179. I notice way more than the American classics, it's my job |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 10:12 AM Response to Reply #179 |
200. If you could, reread your post here, dain |
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Mopar151 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 11:01 PM Response to Original message |
170. A lot of it comes down to "carachter" |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 11:30 PM Response to Reply #170 |
180. But not the japanese cars, which lacked character from day one |
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Mopar151 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 11:50 PM Response to Reply #180 |
182. Well, I know some Datsun 510 fanatics - for good reason |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 12:02 AM Response to Reply #182 |
183. the ratio of nice japanese cars to wannabe shitboxes is about 1/1000000 |
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Mopar151 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 12:31 AM Response to Reply #183 |
187. Most of my friends are SCCA roadracers or hillclimbers |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 12:35 AM Response to Reply #187 |
190. Of course there is more to life (racing) than drag racing |
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Mopar151 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 12:38 AM Response to Reply #190 |
192. Actually, their iron is quite good |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 12:41 AM Response to Reply #192 |
193. Their iron is ours, that's why it's good....... |
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Mopar151 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 05:31 AM Response to Reply #193 |
195. Correct in concept, details not so much |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 08:09 AM Response to Reply #195 |
196. Sorry about your concept, I know for a fact about the content in our brake rotors |
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Mopar151 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 10:55 AM Response to Reply #196 |
202. Recycled Iron has a bad reputation - undeserved |
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beam me up scottie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 11:26 PM Response to Original message |
178. Bf drives a 91 Tercel with 319,000 miles on it. |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 08:25 AM Response to Original message |
197. My '79 Toyota truck was still running great in 1999 |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 10:49 AM Response to Original message |
201. non scientific survey results |
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