Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby (Post 1745654)

I get that. We weren't talking about your preference for new vs. used. You changed it over to "only buy American cars." and then your assumption that by buying American, you are somehow doing what someone buying a foreign car is not doing - which is supporting American economy.

It was a flawed presumption on your part. People who buy cars, or anything else, from companies that sell IN the USA - are supporting American economy. Even if the product is made somewhere else.

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby (Post 1745658)

Exactly. I pick the category of "thing" I want to buy, weed out the "not going to suit my needs," and then pick from the most affordable of the bunch. If it's not made in the USA, oh well - the USA will need to do better for less, if they want my money. However, the products I buy - regardless of where they're made, I purchase in stores here in Florida, or from sellers in the USA online.

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby (Post 1745602)

The global economy depends on affordability. The reason so many vehicles are made out of the country is because those other countries use cheap labor to make them, and the less affluent Americans who need transportation can afford to buy them.

The USA makes money on import fees and taxes paid by both the exporter and the end-user.

If the USA rejected vehicles made overseas and demanded that USA car manufacturers re-opened their plants in the country - well - you'd have Ford. And I think Lincoln is still around? Olds went out of business. GM is still hanging in there. I think that's it.

The other companies are all foreign-based.

Volkswagen was one of the first TRULY affordable vehicles available for sale to the average and low-income American, when they first came out with the VW Beetle. They are German-based. The Kia Soul is another one, but it's not an American vehicle.

So unless you want to spring to pay the bill for the majority of Americans who need cars but can't afford American-made because minimum wage currently has the buying power of what HALF minimum wage had when it was implemented... we need those overseas manufacturers and imports.

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby (Post 1745508)

I've only bought one "new" car. The others were all used. The new one ended up with the transmission on the pavement when I was coming up an entrance ramp to the highway. One class action suit and warranty later, I was driving a different car - and this time it was used again.

I prefer used cars. If I could afford it I'd have a pair of Jags Fully restored 1988 XJ6 vanden plas. I could drive either one while the other was in the shop (such is the way of that model). Or I'd get a fully restored VW Bus, a model from somewhere in the 1970's.

Originally Posted by Topspinmo (Post 1745825)

Transmission on payment? You’re kidding. You means you didn’t hear or suspect something before the transmission fell out? Jags. LOL

Originally Posted by Topspinmo (Post 1745534)

Everything made today is throw away, more electronic’s the less likely cost worthy to repair. Vehicles are no different. With VVT, DFI, and maze of wiring switches and computers will be more so. The global economy depends on throw away products, no longer are refrigerate, washer, vehicles, computers are made to last. IMO this needs to be Global wake up. GET OUT OF china.

Originally Posted by Topspinmo (Post 1745824)

There still throw away cars. And my opinion, no we don’t.