26th Nov 2009, 12:42

Buying a car other than a Ford, GM, or Chrysler doesn't mean the person is not being patriotic. It makes good sense! Why would someone buy a car and get no aftersales service? These manufacturers simply build cars that are not reliable.

I wonder why you don't consider BMW, Jaguar, Mercedes, Audi, foreign?!

And you consider the Camaro, Regal, GM trucks- built in Oshawa, Canada, domestic? The Sunfire/Cavalier - built in Mexico, domestic?

I guess some of GM's cars should be reclassified as "foreign" instead!

26th Nov 2009, 21:02

DOESN'T MATTER... Poor business is poor business, and to keep supporting it is not good in the long run PERIOD!! I DO NOT care about 90% vs. 10% arguments as they are skewed anyhow... but even if they were true, it still does not excuse them from ruining their own companies! Why do you continue to defend this kind of activity? Is it too much to ask for competency in business? Saving your rear end today is NOT going to save the U.S. tomorrow. I don't care what CNN has to say about it.

We are spiraling into the ground so fast it is mind boggling. Why??? NOT because your neighbor drives a Honda!!! The reason is simple... U.S. companies only care about their bottom line... period, end of story. The proof is in how hard of a fall they took when SUV's started NOT being popular when gas hit $4 per gallon. They make such ridiculous profits on these vehicles because they fooled everyone into thinking they are so big and tough and safe that they were charging way more than they needed to produce them. They then kept expanding on that rip-off scheme because people were eating it up. Did they care? Heck no... it was all about the profits. They didn't even think about the environment and the waste of resources.... as long as they were making tons of cash. So go ahead, keep giving them your hard earned cash because you think it keeps your dreams alive.

As the U.S. ceases to exist because NOTHING changes here in the next decade and only gets worse for it... remember your undying loyalty to those who care nothing for you!! I'm sorry but supporting even 10% of a good business is better than 90% of a crap one to me!! If it means the end of what we know as the U.S., then so be it. It'll only be for the better.... It really is time to wake up!!