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LuckyTheDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 07:10 PM Original message |
Yes, you CAN get a good U.S.-brand car! Lovin' the new Vibe! |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 07:12 PM Response to Original message |
1. So my Subaru was made in Indiana. Does that count? |
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LuckyTheDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 07:17 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. That kind of counts |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 07:42 PM Response to Reply #7 |
25. Why Can't the UAW Unionize an Auto Plant in Indiana? |
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LuckyTheDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 08:01 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Here is one reason |
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itsrobert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 07:12 PM Response to Original message |
2. Uh oh, get ready for the American car bashers |
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ogneopasno (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 07:13 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Or the ones that sniff at caring about where a car is made, or who it's made by. |
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LuckyTheDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 07:24 PM Response to Reply #2 |
16. And those who think... |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 09:09 PM Response to Reply #2 |
34. '76 Pinto, in my case. |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 11:18 PM Response to Reply #34 |
39. The Pinto Fiasco Put a Whole Generation Off of Fords |
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ogneopasno (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 07:12 PM Response to Original message |
3. Awesome! |
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LuckyTheDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 07:19 PM Response to Reply #3 |
13. The new Fords are really good |
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notadmblnd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 07:13 PM Response to Original message |
4. My sister had one when they first came out. |
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LuckyTheDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 07:14 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. The new one is great (nt) |
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DoctorMyEyes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
8. I have a 2005 |
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here_is_to_hope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
9. Congrats, let me know when it has |
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Diclotican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 07:23 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. here_is_to_hope |
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michreject (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 07:35 PM Response to Reply #9 |
21. Let me know when you can get a new Volvo |
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here_is_to_hope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 08:15 PM Response to Reply #21 |
31. Don't hold your breath... |
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pleah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
10. MPG is to low for me. |
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michreject (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 07:38 PM Response to Reply #10 |
24. I only get 10 |
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pleah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 08:08 PM Response to Reply #24 |
29. We get 23mpg with ours. Can't afford to buy another car. |
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michreject (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 08:12 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Mine's a 07 |
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pleah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 08:17 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. Buick rendezvous. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 07:19 PM Response to Original message |
11. My Japanese car gets 30mpg in town and 37 on the highway |
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LuckyTheDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 07:22 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Is yours a hybrid or a mini car like the Fit? |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 08:03 PM Response to Reply #14 |
28. Unfortunately I drive so much I need to make mileage a priority |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 08:54 PM Response to Reply #11 |
33. Ford Builds the Escape Hybrid in Kansas City |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 09:33 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. I am looking at that Fusion Hybrid |
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Lost in CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 07:19 PM Response to Original message |
12. There are no American Cars where I live.... |
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Catshrink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 07:27 PM Response to Original message |
17. It's basically a Toyota Matrix |
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LuckyTheDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 07:30 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. And? So? |
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Catshrink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 07:33 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Sorry... I didn't mean to be critical at all. |
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blue_onyx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 07:36 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. Or maybe the Matrix is basically a Pontiac Vibe |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 07:33 PM Response to Original message |
19. I wouldn't buy a car made at the Fremont plant. There's a long history of QC issues with them |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 07:38 PM Response to Original message |
23. Congrats, and for the record, I think that there are a number of good US brand cars |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 07:46 PM Response to Original message |
26. Give us update in 10 or 20 years, so the people that buy |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 09:54 PM Response to Reply #26 |
36. all cars last longer now. |
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RedstDem (356 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 09:59 PM Response to Original message |
37. Oh it was you |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 10:02 PM Response to Original message |
38. That's awesome! and a good price, too. I've looked them over |
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