Hey Capt. I really like that silver car looming in the background. It will outlast any of those plasto buggies, and is a helluva lot easier and less expensive to upkeep and repair. Besides, that is really 4 ugly cars together.
I do too.
Okay......I've let this thread ride to see what would happen.
I figured it might go this way.....yes I've heard all about how great these imports are and how lousy our North American counterparts are. I also know that to a point our cars have gone to shit. The whole Chrysler Intrapment and entire LX platform was a disaster and the Benz era of Chrysler was not a high point....... I won't even get into the GM and Ford disasters of the same time. However things have seemed to get much better across the board.
Now.....a couple of points.
Has it ever dawned on anyone that after basically talking all the money that could have gone into our industry and giving it to Japan and Korea we basically strangled our own to death?
Yes....the bean counters and CEO'shad a big hand in it but how many times have our big three been in financial trouble and all while every driveway in North America has a Hyondayotissanwagon parked in it? That's a combination of the big three dropping the ball on various occasions and the public now being so brainwashed that they automatically assume that an import must be better. Even if it's not the case now. Generally I'd say almost every new car is close to the same playing field these days. Especially if you keep in mind that almost everyone dumps their ride for a new one inside of five years.
As far as my old rides. .....
My Fifth is 28 years old. Lives in Canada and has very little rust. Has almost 400,000 kilometers on it. Is almost all stock. Runs like a dream and has never let me down.
Find me one of these glorious imports that's 28 years old.
Not likely. My Volare is 35 years old and can make the same claims as my Fifth. Any 35 year old imports rolling around these days? My Caravelle is 37 years old. Any takers? Didn't think so.
I myself will never give some foreign country my money for a car. I won't even buy a used one. As far as new cars....I won't even bother. Why would I? I can pick up a beautiful old Chrysler with a style from when cars actually had style. Fix it in a parking lot for a minute fraction of what it would cost for just the parts on a new car let alone the labour.
I've heard all the arguments and while I watch people fork out insane amounts of money on disposable garbage I happily drive around in my three beautiful cars that collectively have cost me half of what a shitbox yaris would cost.
This thread was just an observation in irony.
However in real day to day life it is irrelevant to me.
I'm more than happy driving
cars not
vehicles as they're called today.
