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Always had a strong hate for domestics.
Imports FTWWWWWW
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Imports FTWWWWWW
SIG CHECK
The big 3 just don't get it, nobody wants American cars.
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^^^ you think i don't know how to spell "grammar"? and i just ignored the red line?
sarcasm detection fail...
sarcasm detection fail...
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Foreign cars have made superior cars for years.
Capitalism at work; let them fail.
Capitalism at work; let them fail.
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How does spelling something wrong when commenting on grammar, in any way, shape, or form, infer sarcasm? You win. Way over my head.
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they dont deserve it.
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so anybody own a buick?
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What they don't get it is....
the days of beating people over the head with prices for SUVs and trucks while they collected ill margins, which balanced out the losses they took on eachsmall vehicle sold...those days are over.
Gas may be at last years levels, but the sour taste of 4-dollar-a-gallon gas still resonates on the taste buds of the US. Very few people want thegas-guzzlers.
Now, small vehicles are the only game in town. And these guys never knew how to make those cars both sexy and profitable, or either for that matter.
the days of beating people over the head with prices for SUVs and trucks while they collected ill margins, which balanced out the losses they took on eachsmall vehicle sold...those days are over.
Gas may be at last years levels, but the sour taste of 4-dollar-a-gallon gas still resonates on the taste buds of the US. Very few people want thegas-guzzlers.
Now, small vehicles are the only game in town. And these guys never knew how to make those cars both sexy and profitable, or either for that matter.
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daily = Japanese/foriegn
weekend = V8 American sportscar or project car
special occasions = old school on 22" asantis with the motor right, interior on point, etc. etc.
weekend = V8 American sportscar or project car
special occasions = old school on 22" asantis with the motor right, interior on point, etc. etc.
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hmmmmm
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I say let the big 3 file for bankruptcy. Don't bail them out of anything. When a company puts out inferior products for decades IMO they deserve to fail.The American car companies have not been keeping up with the times or pleasing their consumers hence the rise of import car companies. They just simply failedas a business plain and simple. I do feel bad about people losing their jobs but these guys need a wake up call. Like others have said if Hyundai was able toimprove their image and produce better vehicles then why can't the big 3? I do love Vettes though but that's pretty much the only American car I wouldbuy.
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You are right.... and you can blame the unions for the outrageous wages.Originally Posted by knightngale
*%* @ the the auto workers making 75-78 dollars an hour
GM spends $17 million a year on Viagra with their health care
no wonder chrysler is burning like 6 billion a month
how is 25 billion going to fix that? I am pretty sure that 25 billion wont be enough
that whole thing is a mess and needs to die
@ people that like to drive gigantic cars
And yes these companies need to fail & then reorganize.
That last statement though
I'll drive a big car & love it if I want to, thanks.
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I don't like domestics as much as the next man, but f*** man, wanksta23's F-Series is toughh.
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Attempt at sarcasm fail.
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Their argument that their business's are failing because of the bad economy is so far fetched. If they had paid attention to the change in the times, suchas the need for more fuel efficient cars, they would've easily avoided this. Yet they refuse to accept that their failings are their faults.
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I always wondered to myself why these American car companies had all these other smaller companies under one umbrella, while pushing out similar products. Itmakes no sense. Since when has Buick, Saturn, Oldsmobile, Opel, Saab, Lincoln, Mercury etc etc. been relevant?
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Pretty much.
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of the problems uve mentioned, the estimated 25bil isnt supposed to fix any of that, its just supposed to "get them over the hump"momentarily cause theyre JUST having "cashflow problems" - i think according to them, all those problems uve mentioned will be fixed by them afterthey get the cash they need to help them momentarilyOriginally Posted by knightngale
*%* @ the the auto workers making 75-78 dollars an hour
GM spends $17 million a year on Viagra with their health care
no wonder chrysler is burning like 6 billion a month
how is 25 billion going to fix that? I am pretty sure that 25 billion wont be enough
that whole thing is a mess and needs to die
@ people that like to drive gigantic cars
analysts are saying that ford is fixable with a little help but that GM is on life support, dont know about chrysler
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Dodge cars > *.
IMO.
IMO.
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Import, specifically JDM take pride in their products, there are more 90's and older hondas out there than any other american car
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^ que? proof? i think its about even if not more swayed to American because they sold way more cars during the 80s-90s while the JDM cars were still climbing
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I'm sorry but I just can't like or drive a car that does not have audio mounted controls on the steering wheel. Foriegn cars FTW.
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I read an article somewhere and they basically said that if a bailout was provided, the Big 3 will be back for more money after they use it up like AIG.Basically trying to plug a hole on the Titanic. I don't believe in bailing out corporations that made poor management decisions. While they're not theonly ones at fault, these people were paid large sums of money to keep the businesses profitable. And having watched some clips of the hearings (with these andother CEOs), I never got a sense of accountability... such a shame things turned out this way.
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soooo im preetty sure the U.S is trillions of dollars in debt. So where do they plan on finding this 700 billion dollars from? I mean last time i checked, youcan't just go on and print money and create larger dollar bills because that'll cause HUGE inflation (ie. Germany after WWI) and cause greater turmoilin the economy.
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They can't anyway.
The Federal Reserve prints money.
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elise/elise SC/exige/exige 240s? I think someone missed a memo there...
Mitsubishi Evolution Subaru WRX STI...