So many of the parts for foreign cars are made in the US now, I think any car purchase benefits Americans in the end. And given how much of the US auto industry is farmed out to foreign parts, I'm not sure how many Americans who aren't auto execs benefit from buying American cars now, anyway. Patronizing small local businesses (bookstores, grocers, etc.) does a lot more for the local economy than a big ticket "local" item.
Today while driving into work today, I was thinking about how the GM bankruptcy doesn't really bother me the way it does people who are older than me. I just didn't grow up with any sort of fondness for American cars. They've never appealed to me. Growing up we had two Saabs, a Honda and an Acura. We leased a Lincoln (Ford) Navigator for a while, and I'm pretty sure it's the only American car my parents have ever personally owned or driven (Dad had a Volkswagon for a long time before the first Saab). My sister drives a Mazda, I love my Honda Accord. Mom and Dad have the fancy BMW and the mid-life crisis Mercedes.
Even my grandparents, who stubbornly bought American cars for years, even after experiencing several major problems, started leasing a Lexus a few years ago.
The collapse of GM and Chrysler are just total non-shockers to me. I almost can't understand all the media attention it's garnering. I mean, I do understand it, but really, what did everyone expect?
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Pam has such a low quality of life, she wouldn't understand the concept of some times quality is better than quantity.
But it looks like she'll have neither.
...and the shelter will be fine, at least my dad prepared us for it!
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Even my grandparents, who stubbornly bought American cars for years, even after experiencing several major problems, started leasing a Lexus a few years ago.
The collapse of GM and Chrysler are just total non-shockers to me. I almost can't understand all the media attention it's garnering. I mean, I do understand it, but really, what did everyone expect?
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i don't think i'd ever buy an american car. there just such shitty quality. i want a car that will last me ten years.
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