Iv never been in an 05 Civic, but I have seen the 04 F-150 and what a piece. my mom had an 02 civic and the interior was econobox nice with a little cheapnes thrown in.

 

well you had to compare cars......so i did to, except i even threw in another import (its the suxor btw 05 ftl no power all electronic sounding liek my rc car)

 

Love how you used the term "Jap" to describe Japanese

 

if you love america so much, why dont you marry it?

 

america needs to stick to the 5.4 s/c cobras and zo6s then well be fine...oh and the ls series engines

 

I love F-Bodys but we all know how shitty thier interiors are. Its no secret. Its actualy common in just about every GM car and you know it.
They are getting better though.


I also never realized Jack Roush was such a whinny bitch.

 

The real problem is a trade deficit. We import cars from Japan and abroad with very little penalties for foriegn companies. Toyota, Honda, Nissan, etc pay far less in tariffs and fees than Ford, GM, or MOPAR does in Japan or elsewhere.
Basically, they charge the U.S. more to sell our cars there than we do to them for selling their cars here.
In many other countries American cars are even sought after, but are very expensive to own due to the costs added to them by an unbalanced exchange.

As far as quality. I've owned two Nissans before, a truck and an Altima. Excellent Vehicles...my SVT Focus is just as well built if not better. After 60K and PLENTY of autocrossing, all my panels fit square, my interior doesn't squeek, there are no rattles, and it is just as quick today as it was when it was new. And, yes...I do know that my car was built in Mexico. Does that make me upset? No. If Ford has to build cars in Mexico to compete against Toyota and their low labor costs, then so be it. I can't blame them. Unions are part of the problem, they've bit the hand that fed them.
But, everytime I hear someone spout out that American companies can't build a good car, I just assume they are automotive morons. Building quality cars is not top secret technology people....open you eyes and minds. There are great cars built by the big three. Every bit as good as your Hondas and Toyotas. So next time you are buying a new car, do yourself a favor, erase your mind of mis-information and consider a trip to one of the big three's dealers, and stop being an automotive moron.
Its not about being patriotic. Its about broadening your horizons and stopping this urban legend that Japanese cars are somehow superior.

 

+1

 

First off, this article is 2.5 years old........
Toyota/Lexus, Nissan/Infiniti sales numbers are constantly climbing, GM and Ford are both on the road to bankruptcy. They both still seem to build good trucks but don't offer any cars aside from the vette and mustang that are reliable or catch anyone's attention other than at your nearest Hertz rental center.

The unions are a joke and slowly killing them both........

 

yeah i'll buy a car because it says made in america around never. i don't care where it's made, some bullshit marketing slogan such as that will not affect me buying a car. i'll buy a car because i like the car, not because i should help support the U.S. economy as well as GM. isn't GM a corporation? so yeah they can kiss my ass with there cries for help. if i buy an automobile produced by an american company it will be because i feel it is superior to the other sutomobiles i have looked at. just this whole nascar/american made bullshit propoganda pisses me off. trying to make me feel bad for not buying an american car. fuck you!