US auto industry FAIL

[aerospace]

I was driving down 275 a couple days ago and noticed a billboard for a local car dealership. I think it's a Ford dealership since they frequently occupy the ad space on that particular sign, but I only got to read the first two lines before I quit reading out of disgust

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[conciousdreams]

I can't agree MORE! Plus, ad in the fact that foreign cars are just plainly built to last better than most similarly priced American models. There is a reason Toyotas, Mazdas and Hondas have a high re-sale value.

[aerospace]

Every time I look at the resale value of my car, I am amazed it is about 75% of what I paid for it. Granted, my mileage is extremely low and it does have a few bells and whistles to set it apart from the standard models, but most cars depreciate that much in under a year. I've had my car almost 3 years now, and the only problems I've had with it were one issue with the clock/stereo resetting itself [replaced under warranty without any hassle, recognized as a problem with the model of stereo, not the car], and just in the past month or 2 had problems with the windshield washer sprayers on the front, and the guy said it's not unusual for a little dirt or even wax from automatic car washes to get stuck in there, and the process to clean it out was free.

I got some awesome cleaning stuff and cleaned off my wheels, plus dusted the inside and vacuumed. I swore the car looked brand new, especially with the wheels as shiny as they were. I must remember to do this again when I want to trade it in.

[spacedowtjedi]

Yeah, no amount of attempted guilting is going to get me to buy a car... or anything for that matter.

[conciousdreams]

Yeah really. Who reads that and feels tempted to buy one? I feel more like telling it to fuck off. It's pretty condescending.

[spacedowtjedi]

Ironically commenting on this post as BOTH of our cars are showing signs of wear. Especially ironic considering mine just started to.

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