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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-02-07 03:05 PM Original message |
Toyota may face backlash from Congress |
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AndyA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-02-07 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
1. And Americans keep buying foreign cars. |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-02-07 03:20 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. I'm not sure I grasp your take on this.. |
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primavera (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-02-07 03:26 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. American car companies aren't building anything worth buying |
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earthside (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-02-07 03:36 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Wanted: Quality, Fuel Efficient Cars |
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phylny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-02-07 06:31 PM Response to Reply #5 |
33. Agreed. |
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durtee librul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-04-07 09:50 AM Response to Reply #5 |
102. There is only one LARGE problem with all of your |
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driver8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-04-07 09:57 PM Response to Reply #102 |
116. I'm not blaming the workers -- they are victims of poor planning by their respective companies. |
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susanna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-06-07 12:49 PM Response to Reply #116 |
134. Excursions are no longer built. n/t |
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driver8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-06-07 01:32 PM Response to Reply #134 |
136. Yeah...I know. But thanks for the info. n/t |
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BrightKnight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-06-07 07:06 PM Response to Reply #5 |
140. It's not the next iPod but the Ford Reflex Hybrid is a step |
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Smooth Operator (153 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-02-07 03:40 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. we're talking about a plant that will build an SUV here |
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primavera (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-02-07 04:06 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. Really? |
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joefree1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-02-07 04:17 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. Ah, he's talking about SUVs |
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wuushew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-02-07 04:24 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. I think the base 2007 Highlander 2x4 comes with an 2.4L I-4 engine |
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primavera (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-02-07 04:34 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. True, but that's part of the problem, isn't it? |
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all.of.me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-02-07 07:23 PM Response to Reply #16 |
35. i get that in my '91 4runner, which is paid for. |
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susanna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 02:22 AM Response to Reply #35 |
148. I hear that. |
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boilerbabe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-08-07 04:06 AM Response to Reply #148 |
160. I have to have 4WD just to get up my driveway in the winter! n/t |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-02-07 04:55 PM Response to Reply #12 |
22. 60 mpg in a Prius? Did you measure that going downhill? |
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yasmina27 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-02-07 05:25 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. I'm not the person you are responding to |
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primavera (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-03-07 12:36 PM Response to Reply #25 |
75. Thank you! |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-03-07 08:46 PM Response to Reply #75 |
84. She is lying about that highway mileage ... eom |
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yasmina27 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 06:49 AM Response to Reply #84 |
153. By "she" are you referring to me? |
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susanna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 10:45 PM Response to Reply #153 |
154. I LOVE those on-board mileage trackers. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 12:52 AM Response to Reply #25 |
144. Deleted message |
Nihil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 04:57 AM Response to Reply #144 |
149. Sounds like they're driving badly. |
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yasmina27 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 05:19 AM Response to Reply #149 |
152. Thank you |
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susanna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-03-07 12:21 AM Response to Reply #22 |
47. LOL. I work in the auto industry |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-03-07 07:04 AM Response to Reply #47 |
62. Can you tell me how a Saturn "dual mode" hybrid works? |
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susanna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-04-07 01:23 AM Response to Reply #62 |
99. My thought on that is that... |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-04-07 01:48 PM Response to Reply #99 |
110. There are certain speeds at which the internal combustion engine is most efficient |
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susanna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-06-07 12:08 AM Response to Reply #110 |
121. Will do. |
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primavera (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-03-07 01:01 PM Response to Reply #47 |
76. LOL. Whatever it gets, it's a hell of a lot better than what you get. |
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susanna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-04-07 12:42 AM Response to Reply #76 |
96. Well the kicker there is, |
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primavera (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-04-07 12:42 PM Response to Reply #96 |
109. Why don't you need to get higher gas mileage? |
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susanna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-06-07 12:25 AM Response to Reply #109 |
122. My 1993 car is a 5-speed manual sub-compact |
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primavera (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-06-07 07:08 PM Response to Reply #122 |
141. I admit it, I'm an absolutist |
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susanna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 12:29 AM Response to Reply #141 |
143. As I said, we think a lot alike. |
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susanna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-03-07 12:12 AM Response to Reply #12 |
46. That's apples and oranges, and I think you know it. |
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primavera (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-03-07 12:24 PM Response to Reply #46 |
74. No, it's not at all |
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susanna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-04-07 12:49 AM Response to Reply #74 |
98. Uh, I don't want you to support a damned thing. |
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primavera (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-04-07 12:31 PM Response to Reply #98 |
108. No real argument |
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susanna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-06-07 12:39 AM Response to Reply #108 |
123. KevinJ, we are more in agreement than you think. |
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primavera (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-06-07 06:54 PM Response to Reply #123 |
139. I believe you |
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susanna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 01:03 AM Response to Reply #139 |
145. You are correct on many of your assumptions. |
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boilerbabe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-08-07 04:01 AM Response to Reply #12 |
159. I think the comparison was between regular gas-burners |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-04-07 12:38 AM Response to Reply #7 |
95. I have no interest in ANY SUV, regardless of maker. I just don't |
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Maine-ah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-04-07 09:52 AM Response to Reply #7 |
103. yep, but I haven't had a single problem |
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durtee librul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-04-07 10:01 AM Response to Reply #103 |
104. I work at a major automotive |
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Cobalt-60 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-02-07 11:38 PM Response to Reply #3 |
45. They're not American Cars anymore |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-03-07 11:06 AM Response to Reply #3 |
69. That's the main problem IMHO |
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driver8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-04-07 09:51 PM Response to Reply #3 |
115. Exactly! What do we get from American manufacturers? |
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youngdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-02-07 03:35 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. If American companies would quit making ugly, undependable trash, I would buy it |
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B3Nut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-02-07 03:42 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Last car-buying go-around |
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susanna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-03-07 12:35 AM Response to Reply #8 |
49. Oh, I agree with you |
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GainesT1958 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-03-07 01:08 AM Response to Reply #8 |
56. That's a super point! |
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AndyA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-02-07 03:42 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Thank you for proving my point with your first sentence. |
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Solon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-02-07 04:51 PM Response to Reply #9 |
21. You know your argument would be stronger except for a few things... |
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jhasp (66 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-02-07 11:35 PM Response to Reply #21 |
44. But...... |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-03-07 09:51 PM Response to Reply #44 |
87. What????? |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-04-07 12:43 AM Response to Reply #21 |
97. Pssstt-- |
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susanna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-06-07 01:29 PM Response to Reply #21 |
135. By my rough counts... |
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Steak1 (5 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 01:14 AM Response to Reply #135 |
146. Though your list is incomplete |
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susanna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 01:27 AM Response to Reply #146 |
147. Uh - Ranger |
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Shakespeare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-02-07 05:47 PM Response to Reply #9 |
29. yet the Japanese automakers in the US pay comensurate salaries/benefits.... |
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susanna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-03-07 12:40 AM Response to Reply #29 |
50. You did see the recent story |
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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-03-07 07:51 AM Response to Reply #50 |
65. Some excerpts from the story. |
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Shakespeare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-03-07 11:40 AM Response to Reply #50 |
72. How unfortunate for you; you seem to think the corporate structure and the workers..... |
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susanna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-04-07 12:27 AM Response to Reply #72 |
92. That was not my point at all. How am I trying to shame anyone? |
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durtee librul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-04-07 10:10 AM Response to Reply #72 |
105. So Shakespere |
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Shakespeare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-04-07 10:38 PM Response to Reply #105 |
117. Did I say there was a car 100% made in America? No, I didn't. |
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Esra Star (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-04-07 11:34 PM Response to Reply #117 |
119. I think that they already went under, probably tewnty years ago. |
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tstan (2 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-21-07 08:25 PM Response to Reply #72 |
162. Not to be rude but I think you should drive to your local GM dealer |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-03-07 05:25 PM Response to Reply #50 |
82. It's Not the Unions or the Assemblylines That Screwed Up |
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susanna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-04-07 12:35 AM Response to Reply #82 |
93. Do NOT get me started on marketing. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-04-07 09:08 AM Response to Reply #93 |
101. Too Late! |
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susanna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-04-07 10:34 AM Response to Reply #101 |
106. LOL. True enough. Sorry. :-) n/t |
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aggiesal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-02-07 08:45 PM Response to Reply #9 |
38. "The American manufacturers have huge expenses related to their employees" |
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susanna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-03-07 12:43 AM Response to Reply #38 |
51. Yes, please - try and find it. I would be interested in that. n/t |
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aggiesal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-03-07 04:18 AM Response to Reply #51 |
58. Ask and you shall receive. |
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susanna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-03-07 10:51 AM Response to Reply #58 |
68. Oh. I thought you had something new that I hadn't seen. |
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Auntie Bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-03-07 09:58 PM Response to Reply #9 |
88. We have a Camray with 90,000 miles and have only had a 70,000 |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-02-07 04:09 PM Response to Reply #4 |
13. Totyota vehicles are, usually, certainly of excellent quality. |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-02-07 04:58 PM Response to Reply #13 |
23. Toyota recalled more than they *built* last year |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-02-07 05:40 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. If so, would indicate commitment to quality? |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-03-07 06:56 AM Response to Reply #27 |
60. Recalls cost the company money. It is called a "quality cost". |
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LiberalHeart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-03-07 11:59 AM Response to Reply #13 |
73. I just bought a Toyota Yaris ... |
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primavera (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-03-07 01:14 PM Response to Reply #73 |
77. I test drove the Yaris... |
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susanna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-03-07 12:32 AM Response to Reply #4 |
48. The funniest part is that |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-06-07 02:34 AM Response to Reply #4 |
128. Talking about yen manipulation... |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-02-07 06:21 PM Response to Reply #1 |
32. I think the American pride thing ended inadvertently |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-02-07 10:25 PM Response to Reply #1 |
40. Um... |
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susanna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-06-07 01:05 AM Response to Reply #40 |
126. Read my post #71. |
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lakeguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-02-07 10:25 PM Response to Reply #1 |
41. my nissan was made in tennesee... |
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susanna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-03-07 12:46 AM Response to Reply #41 |
52. Keep one thing in mind. |
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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-03-07 08:25 AM Response to Reply #52 |
66. "Funny part about it is, their profits still go back to Japan." |
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susanna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-03-07 10:47 AM Response to Reply #66 |
67. Though I don't disagree with your logic |
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durtee librul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-04-07 02:09 PM Response to Reply #52 |
111. Thank you Susanna... |
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susanna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-06-07 12:21 PM Response to Reply #111 |
132. You're welcome, durtee librul. |
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jhasp (66 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 11:25 PM Response to Reply #52 |
156. Not exactly |
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GainesT1958 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-03-07 12:55 AM Response to Reply #1 |
54. Why is it that... |
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talkinghead (122 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-03-07 03:11 PM Response to Reply #1 |
80. You are forgetting something. |
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Downtown Hound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-03-07 04:27 PM Response to Reply #1 |
81. It's a global economy now, friend. |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-03-07 09:44 PM Response to Reply #1 |
86. There are NO 100% American built cars |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-04-07 12:36 AM Response to Reply #1 |
94. Both of my American cars were pure, unmitigated pieces of |
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Toots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-04-07 12:01 PM Response to Reply #1 |
107. Pride in America yes, but American quality >>> come on |
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driver8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-04-07 09:50 PM Response to Reply #1 |
114. Maybe if Ford. GM. or Chrysler built anything worth a shit... |
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susanna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-06-07 12:57 AM Response to Reply #114 |
125. Uh - that's well-nigh impossible. |
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TriMetFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-04-07 11:28 PM Response to Reply #1 |
118. I bought an American Car, A Pontiac Vibe...... |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-06-07 01:50 PM Response to Reply #1 |
137. The last time I bought a car based on "putting American first"... |
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tstan (2 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-21-07 08:34 PM Response to Reply #1 |
163. YEAH DEFINITELY |
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anotherdrew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-02-07 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
6. so now the yen is also being 'manipulated' maybe we've been manipulating the dollar to be too high |
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AndyA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-02-07 03:45 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. That's just another reason for buying American, and not supporting |
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Smooth Operator (153 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-02-07 03:52 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. we've had 2 Japanese cars |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-06-07 05:42 PM Response to Reply #11 |
138. I agree about the expensive repairs... |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-02-07 04:19 PM Response to Reply #10 |
17. Uy uy uy. |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-03-07 11:15 AM Response to Reply #10 |
70. Erm... |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-03-07 10:03 PM Response to Reply #10 |
89. There's American and then there's "American" |
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seasat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-03-07 10:38 PM Response to Reply #6 |
91. The Yen manipulation thing is kind is weak |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-04-07 01:51 AM Response to Reply #6 |
100. Many economists believe that most East Asian countries manipulate |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-02-07 04:13 PM Response to Original message |
14. I'm a Toyota loyalist - it wasn't always that way, but |
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joefree1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-02-07 04:14 PM Response to Original message |
15. Free market capitalism for the rich only? |
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BayCityProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-02-07 04:22 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Congress should butt out |
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Dr.Phool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-02-07 05:41 PM Response to Reply #15 |
28. I just got that same issue of CR in the mail today. |
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susanna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-06-07 12:05 PM Response to Reply #28 |
131. Did you read the whole article you're citing? |
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susanna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-06-07 01:06 AM Response to Reply #15 |
127. Did you honestly say monopoly with a straight face? n/t |
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NNguyenMD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-02-07 05:13 PM Response to Original message |
24. basic economics, when there is a demand for a product people will buy it |
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bicentennial_baby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-03-07 08:55 PM Response to Reply #24 |
85. Still counts in GDP though |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-02-07 05:29 PM Response to Original message |
26. OMG they are bringing jobs to America |
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SOS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-04-07 02:19 PM Response to Reply #26 |
112. They only care about corporate profits |
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raebrek (467 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-02-07 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
30. Buy what you will.....it's a free country......n/t |
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issac82_82 (12 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-02-07 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
31. Yeah that is pathetic |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-03-07 10:05 PM Response to Reply #31 |
90. Not as pathetic as the USA |
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wittsend (162 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-02-07 07:07 PM Response to Original message |
34. The UAW Backs the Democrats almost 100% Exclusive... |
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susanna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-03-07 12:52 AM Response to Reply #34 |
53. We're getting lost in the shuffle, |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-03-07 07:50 AM Response to Reply #34 |
64. So what, I'm supposed to buy a crappy American product, |
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boilerbabe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-08-07 05:12 AM Response to Reply #64 |
161. You had the "Toyolet"! |
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BrightKnight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-06-07 08:45 PM Response to Reply #34 |
142. A lage investment in automotive engineering programs |
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mitchleary (271 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-02-07 07:31 PM Response to Original message |
36. Imagine where GM |
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DKRC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-03-07 01:44 PM Response to Reply #36 |
79. I would love to buy an EV1 - I will never buy a Hummer. nt |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-04-07 08:45 PM Response to Reply #36 |
113. Oh jeeze, not this shit again! |
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Nihil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 05:07 AM Response to Reply #113 |
151. Yep, you had to go and post that shit again! |
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Dumak (397 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-02-07 08:29 PM Response to Original message |
37. Can't rely on patriotism |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-02-07 10:24 PM Response to Original message |
39. This Toyota? |
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susanna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-03-07 12:55 AM Response to Reply #39 |
55. Thank you, OhioChick. |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-03-07 01:44 AM Response to Reply #39 |
57. and don't forget recent quality problems at Toyota... Toyota and US companies |
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fujiyama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-02-07 10:54 PM Response to Original message |
42. I like my state's senators |
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seasat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-02-07 11:19 PM Response to Original message |
43. In other words, Ford and GM want protection. |
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goforit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-03-07 01:18 PM Response to Reply #43 |
78. Bingo!!!.....And I'll be damned to bail out one penny to GM/Ford!!!! |
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Toucano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-03-07 05:21 AM Response to Original message |
59. If 46% of Toyotas sold come from Japan, |
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susanna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-03-07 11:27 AM Response to Reply #59 |
71. True, that. |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-03-07 07:01 AM Response to Original message |
61. When Toy puts a $1Billion toward transit , stopping sprawl,and real climate solutions,I will believe |
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Porcupine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-03-07 07:20 AM Response to Original message |
63. Anybody who produced the Pontiac Aztec..... |
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CANDO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-03-07 05:55 PM Response to Original message |
83. Should have known this would turn into a food fight! |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-05-07 12:26 AM Response to Original message |
120. Sadly, Asian car makers dont make a good performance car I like |
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SahaleArm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-06-07 12:53 AM Response to Original message |
124. A lot of US-assembled 'foreign' cars are made with non-union labor... |
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liberalpragmatist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-06-07 03:06 AM Response to Original message |
129. I drive a GM car... |
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Smooth Operator (153 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-06-07 10:43 AM Response to Reply #129 |
130. well it seems that Progressives |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-08-07 03:01 AM Response to Reply #130 |
157. are you saying toyota auto workers are not in a union??? |
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ileus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-06-07 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
133. I wouldn't hit a goat in the ass with an American car. |
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pinniped (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-08-07 03:07 AM Response to Reply #133 |
158. Our 1987 Chrysler was set to die at 100,000, and it didn't disappoint. |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 05:06 AM Response to Original message |
150. one of the kindest things congress could do would be to raise |
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susanna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 10:48 PM Response to Reply #150 |
155. You hit one of my hot buttons...in a good way. |
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