Originally Posted by
Normann
Really? How about this noble idea? The American CEOs should demand from their managers r&d, implementation of QA. In other words, make them stop producing worthless throw away vehicles that need a new tranny every 15k miles and have a residual of 35% after 2-3 years. Then, the American people perhaps will buy American cars once again. Whatever happened to competition with leading products and ideas, the free market, market demand, and customer choice? Huh? Yeah lets go and bail out more unable management types just to delay the inevitable.
I've driven three Ford trucks, two Rangers and a F250 well over 150K miles each in the last 20 years. A Merc van over 100K, a Taurus over 100K, and a Focus over 100K. Yes, I drive a lot. Not once have I experienced an engine or transmission failure. My Neon did have a bad head gasket (leaking oil) at 30K. My son's Mustang went over 100K with only a head gasket failure at around 120K. My Dodge Ram sits most of the time, but it's never had more than an oil change in seven years.
But what did I say that implied anything about bailing anybody out? I said that American buyers buying American produced cars will bring back DTW. I didn't say that Americans should buy for patriotic reasons. The politics was all your idea. If Toyota produced autos in DTW, I would be saying the same thing. If you don't keep up, ALL auto manufactures sales numbers have been way down the last two years, I'm sure that some city in Japan (likely Hiroshima) is suffering the same as is DTW.
You buy what you want, I'm all about personal freedom and personal responsibility. I won't try and control your buying choices. FWIW, I'm looking at a US produced Honda Ridgeline for my next truck. US production is what matters to me. I, in fact, support American laborers.