Re: Consider buying American!

Back in 1985, I hired a Buick Park Drive and a Pontiac Grand Am while in
the 
USA.

The Buick was passable, but with very sloppy suspension etc.

The Grand Am was appalling, one of the worst cars I have ever driven and 
certainly the worst new one.

At the time back in the UK I was driving a 1983 BMW 735i.  Obviously this 
was better than most EU cars of that era, however the US cars of the time 
were laughable in comparison.

The trouble [for the US car industry] is that 25 years after that 735i was

built it is probably still better than most US cars sold today in almost 
every department.  Some of them are still laughable e.g. the Chrysler PT 
Cruiser - poor drive, poor ride, poor handling, poor performance, poor
trim, 
poor seats, poor reliability and so on.  You would be better off in a ten 
year old base entry model 3 series than a new one of these.


Incidentally GM probably make the best "mass market" cars in Europe.



A man walks into a car spares shop and asks if they have a hub cap for a 
1995 Lada - "sounds like a fair swap" says the chap behind the counter.


"Jeff" <kidsdoc2000@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
news:fmhsj.6463$Wr4.5418@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> buydomestic@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
>> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23124844/
>>
>> GM just made it known that they lost 39 billion in 2007, the largest
>> ever annual loss for a US automaker.
>>
>> The big three are losing money, and if we don't give them the sup****t
>> they need, they are going to go under.  Consider buying an American
>> car.
>>
>> Here are some American models recommended in the 2007 Consumer Re****ts
>> Annual Auto Issue:
>>
>> Buick Lacrosse
>> Buick Lucerne
>> Cadillac CTS
>> Cadillac CTS-V
>> Cadillac DTS
>> Chevrolet HHR
>> Chevrolet Impala
>> Chevrolet Malibu
>> Chevrolet Tahoe
>> Chrysler 300
>> Chrysler PT Cruiser
>> Dodge Durango
>> Ford Five Hundred
>> Ford Focus
>> Ford Freestyle
>> Ford Fusion
>> GMC Yukon
>> Jeep Liberty
>> Lincoln MKZ
>> Lincoln Town Car
>> Mercury Milan
>> Mercury Montego
>> Pontiac G6
>> Pontiac Torrent
>
> What about Toyotas and Hondas made in America?
>
> What the Ford Fusion, made in Mexico?
>
> Shouldn't the Michigan 3 make their vehicles relevant to me rather than 
> the other way around?
>
> Jeff