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02-02-2010, 01:53 PM
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Ford & GM are now outselling the ricer cars !!!!
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02-02-2010, 02:25 PM
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A clear success due to Obama and his recovery plan. (the Toyota thing was done by Covert Ops)
Last edited by Paul F; 02-02-2010 at 02:26 PM..
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02-02-2010, 02:30 PM
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A clear success due to Obama and his recovery plan. (the Toyota thing was done by Covert Ops)
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he he he... yeah. 
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02-02-2010, 02:36 PM
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And now they want to invest in building a high speed rail system to get cars off of the road. It makes perfect sense, invest in car companies and say that the long term strategy is to get people out of cars. 
Subaru (small/niche) was the only brand in the US that had sales gains each of the last two years. 25% sales jump in January.
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02-02-2010, 03:58 PM
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You'd think Obama would help the Jap makers too.....he's really good at bowing.
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02-04-2010, 07:10 AM
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You'd think Obama would help the Jap makers too.....he's really good at bowing.
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02-04-2010, 06:18 AM
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Hopefully more Americans are becomig Patriots and supporting our home built and home owned companies. I understand that many Americans work in assembly plants making the ricers, but wouldn't it be great if they were building American cars, trucks and motorcycles.
Screw the ricers!
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02-04-2010, 06:23 AM
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And to top off the Toyota recall for sticking accelerators, yesterday I saw in the news that their hybrid car now has sticking brakes and they have to look into that. Maybe combine the two and the speeding up could overcome the stops.
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02-04-2010, 06:33 AM
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the sticking brakes were developed to cancel out the sticking gas pedal
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02-04-2010, 08:42 AM
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Hopefully more Americans are becomig Patriots and supporting our home built and home owned companies. I understand that many Americans work in assembly plants making the ricers, but wouldn't it be great if they were building American cars, trucks and motorcycles.
Screw the ricers!
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02-04-2010, 08:49 AM
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Hopefully more Americans are becomig Patriots and supporting our home built and home owned companies. I understand that many Americans work in assembly plants making the ricers, but wouldn't it be great if they were building American cars, trucks and motorcycles.
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Bill,i am going to be purchasing a Digital SLR, a flat panel TV and a new Home stereo receiver/tuner in the near future.Tell me how i can buy American AND have it be a SUPERIOR product to foreign.
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02-04-2010, 02:00 PM
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Bill,i am going to be purchasing a Digital SLR, a flat panel TV and a new Home stereo receiver/tuner in the near future.Tell me how i can buy American AND have it be a SUPERIOR product to foreign.
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You can always look at this site or do a google search first, that's how some of us support U.S. manufactured goods.
http://www.americansworking.com
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02-04-2010, 02:23 PM
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No cameras,no stereo gear and no Televisions.
And BTW-the company that supplied the electronic throttle asseblies that are sticking on the Toyotas are MADE BY A US COMPANY.
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02-04-2010, 02:28 PM
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No cameras and no Televisions.
And BTW-the company that supplied the electronic throttle asseblies that are sticking on the Toyotas are MADE BY A US COMPANY.
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CTS of Elkhart, Indiana is this US company, but they're making them to Toyota's engineering specs. |
02-04-2010, 08:43 PM
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Quote:
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Bill,i am going to be purchasing a Digital SLR, a flat panel TV and a new Home stereo receiver/tuner in the near future.Tell me how i can buy American AND have it be a SUPERIOR product to foreign.
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I can help you out with the receiver, Sunfire or McIntosh. The japs got 'nuttin on Bob Carver.  The McIntosh will give at least 30yrs. service.
If you think the Japanese are immune to the same arrogance and indifference to the customer that plaged the US corps. take a good look at Japan Airways and Sony. (among others)
I've seen the problem with the defective gas pedal, it's a design problem. The concept of the friction block is wreckless and stupid. It's only purpose was for "feel", a stiffer or extra return spring would have worked better. Never, ever, ever delay throttle closure. |
02-04-2010, 07:15 AM
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Why are they not saying the word LEXAS?????? that is what brought this to a head
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02-04-2010, 08:51 AM
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Well after 10 Toyota Land Cruisers and my most recent 2010 Tundra Platinum (which is made down the road in San Antonio, Texas by real Texans using more American-made parts than Dodge or Chevy) I have to say I am amused at the hype of this recall. Its amazing how after Pinto gas tank explosions and Jeep CJ rollovers we forget that the American auto manufacturers INVENTED and forever defined for Webster the concept of a recall. Lee Iacocca said it best, "If you can find a better car, buy it."
So I did. Eleven times.
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02-04-2010, 08:57 AM
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[quote=elmariachi; we forget that the American auto manufacturers INVENTED and forever defined for Webster the concept of a recall. [/QUOTE]
Truer words have never been spoken on this site.
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02-04-2010, 10:33 AM
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Well after 10 Toyota Land Cruisers and my most recent 2010 Tundra Platinum (which is made down the road in San Antonio, Texas by real Texans using more American-made parts than Dodge or Chevy) I have to say I am amused at the hype of this recall. Its amazing how after Pinto gas tank explosions and Jeep CJ rollovers we forget that the American auto manufacturers INVENTED and forever defined for Webster the concept of a recall. Lee Iacocca said it best, "If you can find a better car, buy it."
So I did. Eleven times.
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I think the scope of the recall is the reason. They just announced more Toyota models were added to the list this morning, and it is worldwide not just in the States. I ended up buying a German car recently because I could not find an American car with a turbo diesel option. I do own American trucks though and they are great. I have an 04 2500 HD Duramax and an 83 Dodge ram and I would not trade them for any Jap trucks.
BTW, I also own a jeep wrangler and the rollover problems are highly exaggerated (sp). I also watched a special a couple years ago where they tested urban legends, and they tried to get a Pinto tank to expload and failed.
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02-04-2010, 12:08 PM
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Not trying to start an argument , but I watched the "urban legend exploding Pinto fuel tank " incinerate two people many years ago in Augusta , GA when they were hit from behind trying to merge onto Bobby Jones Expressway . You/I could see one of the people still in the back seat and the others trying to get to her . A young child was also killed in that wreck .
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