The big three are proof that socialism doesn't work. The years of giving the unions exactly what they want and having to support all of the retirees are slowly milking the companies dry. I've read that around 1500 dollars go to retirees, you can't compete with companies who's structure doesn't have to cope with those cost. So to compete you cut cost, doing so the product quality suffers, and wallah! American car companies are going bankrupt.
Decades of union strangleholds, the dark, dark seventies when domestic cars were pure junk and today's bland styling have all but sunk the American auto industry. Truth be told domestic products are very reliable and fast but unlike Europeans, American car buyers are very unforgiving and have a long memory. Take Peugeot for example: these cars are so bad they were run out of the country and the dealerships feared they would be tarred and feathered for even allowing such poor service and unreliable cars on the roads. Yet in Europe they are still very popular. Huh? If that were the mindset here in the U.S. we would still be driving (pushing) around in Pintos, Vegas and LeBarons with fake woodgrain sides and vinyl tops. Go into any crowded parking lot and try to pick out any GM vehicle that doesn't look exactly like every other one they build. The Pontiac GTO is a very good vehicle but it's looks are so forgetable no one bought it. You may as well buy a used Cavalier and save yourself ten thousand bucks, or better yet, a Camry or Honda. I'm still pulling for the U.S. automakers but it's going to be a hard struggle.
I think that cars made in other places are more gas efficent and are built to last
"justcurious" is correct about toyota problems...the media does not report toyota problems because toyota has threatened to pull advertising from radio/tv stations.
Most peoples knowledge about cars is about 10-20 years outdated...yes domestic cars had quality issues back in the 1970's 1980's...but today they are just as good and have better warrenties... but most people just dont realize...
Most import success has come during this latest gas "crisis. Remember how everyone drove an SUV...now they drive these barely capable fuel eco cars that imports are known for...
A lot of GM/Ford/Chrysler problems are with unions...they made some bad deals with the unions in the past so they make less per car...toyota doesnt have unions...I have read that it cost toyota $1500 a car for health care, and cost GM more than $5000...I dont understand why people hate GM because of the unions?
Dont give up hope.....have you checked out the new Saturn lines...thats a hint of things to come...GM is still the #1 in this country.
toyhonaissan is just an over rated fad...thier days are numbered...the sleeping giant has awoken!
Because they relied on trucks too heavily and couldn't build a decent car because of the costs involved. Since Asian automakers don't have the union legacy costs that the "US" automakers do, they can make better cars cheaper. The domestic auto industry is probably on its way out because it can no longer compete, and higher gas prices aren't going to help. Government could have helped a few years go when this started by increasing fuel economy standards. Ironically the automakers lobbied heavily against this and are effectively committing suicide in the process. Ford even has a bigger pickup truck than it did last year. Talk about living in denial.
Foreign vehicles are built to last, more efficient (fuel), better designs. American cars give to much problems and their warranties are not as good. I had a brand new Ford F-150, 6 months later i was having transmission problems, got it fixed than my radiator was leaking. I now own a Chevy Impala and I'm about to trade it in for the New Camry or Avalon.
i wanted a ford mustang so bad...then finally i went to test drive it. i was so disappointed. i also test drove other cars. at the end i was debating between a vw gti, dodge charger, toyota rav4. finally i got the vw gti. i was so disappointed that ford mustang let me down. it has always been my dream car too.
open up the hood on a mustang...i got a 1982 flash back of my aunt's oldsmobile. i can't believe what i saw. it's a mess. why can't they invest a little money and put a cover on top of that engine and make it look neat and nice like everyone else? the seat is so uncomfortable and a lot of blind spots. i can't believe i was driving a 2007 ford mustang.
the sticker price was something around 28k but as soon as i was about to leave the dealership. the sales offered and said we can do 20k. I didn't even tried to negotiate. It bothers me more then it saddens me that this is happening.
have u driven a ford lately? it's so disappointing.
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why would i want to work on my cars? lol i want to drive it so please make the car look nice and reliable. some people really need to see what's under that hood and compare them side by side with other cars on the market.
what the hell is yrez talking about? The engine bay doesn't look neat enough? If they put anything in there just to cover things up and make it look more pretty for your gay *** it'd just make it harder to work on the car and more annoying everytime you need to. There is a cover. It's called a hood. You obviously know jack **** about cars. Why did you open the hood if you know nothing about what's going on under there anyways?
If you liked mustangs, you liked muscle cars. Unless you liked the v6, then you're just a poser. They still offer a power to money rate that the jap cars can't match.
People who pick jap cars probably don't know a whole lot about cars, and are under the false impression that Jap cars never have problems. Trust me, they do, they break just like every other car, it's just not publicized as much as domestic car issues. For example, did yo know Toyota recently settled a law suit for faulty engines that sludged up. Or did you know there was a judgemnet agaist honda for miscalibrating their odometers so the cars were out of warranty sooner. Or did you knw that late model camry/es 300 are having transmission issues and fuel tank isssues. Of course you don't know, because all you hear in the news is about ford & GM problems.
The problem is complacency. Other manufacturers entice new buyers by offering better vehicles for lower prices. In America, they appeal to patriotism (the whole "buy American" thing) - presumably because they can't find any good selling points on their cars.
Personally, I don't care if I buy American or not. I buy the best value I can, wherever it comes from - these days, it seem seems to be coming from Europe and Asia. As long as people fall for this false patriotism advertising, the American auto manufacturer will not build better vehicles, and will suffer in the global marketplace because of it. After all, why build better if they can get your money while building crap?
PS: European cars had fuel injection and overhead cams in the teens, superchargers in the 20s, disc brakes in the early 60s...many American models still don't come with these features. Why? You decide.
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