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Posted by Miriam on 2007-04-04 15:06:13 +0000

I may rent (or buy) a Pontiac Vibe to drive home this weekend. Don't think I'll put one of those stickers on it, though.

Posted by Epoisses on 2007-04-04 15:09:50 +0000

A+.

Posted by jbcardinale on 2007-04-04 15:51:03 +0000

I bought a new 2006 Vibe about a month ago if you want to check it out, so far I like it a lot.

Posted by Miriam on 2007-04-04 15:56:40 +0000

Nice! I'm not going to buy here; came to terms with that yesterday. Trying to enjoy the rest of my vacation without stressing out. You like it, though? That's cool.

Posted by MF DU on 2007-04-04 16:02:32 +0000

Is the urine falling onto Japan a comment that a

Fix
Or
Repair
Daily

is a mechanically and morally superior car to drive because it is native to the U S and A?

If so - I guess that makes me cool to drive a Ford Fuckus- but as a thought / comment / question / observation:

arent the Nissans / Hyundais / Hondas / VWs / aka non American cars using lots of retail (and maybe warehouse / production sattelites) that are housed in the U S and A? Wouldn't it be safe to bet that at least a few Americans at each of these places have been provided with jobs?

Isn't this a kind of reverse outsourcing?

not everyone is outsourced in India or Mexico are they?

Posted by MF DU on 2007-04-04 16:04:21 +0000

"Renting Vibes" and "Pulling Out" - Im trying to keep my thoughts clean and pure but RSN is challenging me today...

Posted by mahatma chani on 2007-04-04 16:12:09 +0000

MF DU is a POO-SAY!

Posted by tgl on 2007-04-04 17:00:04 +0000

My last two Subarus were assembled in Indiana. Don't know where the parts come from.

From my stint at a Tier 2-3 parts supplier: Even parts from "American" companies are sometimes made overseas.

Maybe the Ford 500 driver wanted to make a statement about the quality of the Japanese auto _design_ capabilities. Although the Jaguar station wagon (!!!) I saw the other day is certainly the result of Detroit/Gothenburg mash-up, design decisions are still fairly country-of-origin-specific.

We need craigulus up in this piece.

Posted by tendiamonds on 2007-04-04 17:58:49 +0000

For the most part, your non-exotic foreign cars and American cars are equal as far as how much of them are built here and how much are imported. For that matter, the same is becoming true from the design perspective, from mechanical to electrical to styling. Also, the companies are all publicly traded, so profits are going to investors around the world. It really has to do with how much of the corporate profits are going to which nations, and possibly who gets more tax revenue. I have no idea on that.

Posted by tgl on 2007-04-04 18:18:47 +0000

<a href="http://www.stationwagon.com/gallery/gallery.html">gallery of station wagons</a>

Posted by mr. mister on 2007-04-04 19:33:51 +0000

"GM, Ford and Chrysler posted sales decline for March... Toyota sales rose 12%, making last month the Japanese company's best ever."
I drive a Toyota Corolla. Good ride. Tood bad America doesn't make the world's most affordale dependable car or I would have bought that one.

Posted by G lib on 2007-04-05 10:57:26 +0000

They're all going to take their profits and move to Dubai, anyway, so what does it matter?

Posted by Miriam on 2007-04-05 13:08:41 +0000

Came to terms with my indecision...and the 19 hour drive; I'm flying home. Don't know what I was thinking! Might do it another trip, though. Could be really fun if it was made into a roadtrip with others.

Posted by Miriam on 2007-04-05 13:16:32 +0000

My fave is the Checker Aerobus. That thing is big.

Posted by Miriam on 2007-04-05 13:17:27 +0000

Will have to incorporate some of your dirty mind into my new writing gig! Thanks for the, um, stimulation.