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ya neons are cool little cars. i have owned 2 of em. their 2.0 litre engine is sweet. great gas mileage and it wasn't too slow either. not really a performance car but the aluminum heads didn crack at all while i was in the triple digits in MPH  

coil. leaf. which is it...oh yeah, you don't know what your talking about dude.  It's all a matter of choice.  I happen to like some of each.  There is nothing that compares to ride quality and performance that the 300 c provides...for the ***  Very dependable.  Low maintenance.  There is absolutely nothing wrong with Mercedez or BMW or Honda.  Its all just a matter of choice.  One is not better than the other to everyone.  

ok. when your mercedes does break down your gonna have to break the bank just to fix it. and in the mean time while you buy your foreign unamerican car you kill another job here in the US. you may like the handeling more than a pinto or somethin but is it really worth putting an entire family out on the street? their dad can't pay the bill because he doesn't have a job any more because his plant closed because you wanted a little better ride. if you ask me any one who drives something not from america is unamerican. if you really want to help other economys soooo bad then leave the united states and go live over seas. in the mean time, a decent AMERICAN can have your job.  

I Agree!
American cars will never be as well built as an Imported car.  

no. the point i was making is american cars are better. a japanese car with a lawn mower engine might save you some money right now but in the future after it breaks down your gonna be payin top dollar to fix it. american parts are cheaper and much eaiser to find and fix. not to mention safer. and the money goes into our economy. america does need foreign competition to keep the cars honest like during the 80's but the 80's are over. our cars are much better than they were 20 years ago. and I am happy to see that the AM Hummer remark hasn't been challenged. we may have our seperate opinions on pavement but off road belongs to america  

If you look at all the stats that are printed form all sources available you will find that most vehicles are fairly dependable, safe, and competitive.  Some are cheaper to maintain, but is someone wants to buy a mercedes or a Honda, or whatever, that is thier own choice.  America is about freedom.  This means you are free to buy want you want.  Honda and Toyota both build most of thier vehicles over here now.  So built in America does apply.  GM actually builds more vehicles for sale in America outside of the US.  So all of you "Buy American" freaks out there may wnat to rethink that a little bit.  If you like a Honda, buy one.  If you like a Chrysler, buy one.  If you like your freedom of choice that you have.....Do what you do.  

It really dont make sense for someone to say if you don't buy an American Car you are anti american.  That is actually the most backwards thinking that there is.  America is about freedom.   YOU ARE FREE TO BUY WHAT EVER YOU WANT!!!  tHERE IS NO GOVERNMENT AGENCY FORCING YOU TO BUY ONLY WHAT IS MADE HERE!!!

Every car out there has someone who loves them and hates them.  Personally I drive a small Chevy s10 pu.  My wife has a Pontiac Montana, My daughter a Chevy Berretta, My son wants a Honda Civic.  I have owned Honda, Nissan, Toyota, and all the American Brands.  I prefer the American Brands myself.  BUT, Freedom should be everyones.  Buy what you like.  

true as a country we beleive in democracy. every one has the freedom to choose what kind of car that they want. I cannot argue with that. but unfortunately, it is really hurting our economy. everyday i hear about more rumors of foreign companys purchasing american brands. i don't know if it holds merit or not but i heard through the grapevine that honda is interested in ford. not good. if ford was boght out then we can kiss michigan's conomomy goodby. i had to move to pennsylvania to get a job because of the auto inusrty. It is true that no 1 car is truely better than any other car today but the common misconception is japanese cars are better. wrong. no one car is truely ant better than any other. if it saves our economy then i say put a high tax on foreign cars coming into the country. that way the government makes a little money that could go to restoring michigan or people buy american again producing more jobs. win win situation  

I agree. Ive allways maintained that anyone buying an import is a traitor. If Hondas and Toyotas are so great, why cant they be used for fleet service? (taxicabs, police vehicles etc). Because they fall apart under extreme usage and high maintainence costs. Lets see Honda build anything as durable as a Crown Vic.  

crown vctoria? lets see 'em top a 3800 or a small block chevy. or a ford truck. there are more ford trucks on the road with 250,000+ miles than any other brand. ford 4.9, 302, 351, all great engines. and honda has what, a lawn mower engine? it is able to be switched with the engine off a weed whacker. i'll stick with the american small block chevy. decent power, gas mileage, useability (they can be used for just about any application one can think of), and there are parts avilable for them all over the place. can't beat that. and unlike honda, the small block has been around since 1955.  

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it's not about about foreign vs american. its about being able to get the best car you want  

AMERICAN HATERS! Really peaple when it comes right down to it, all cars these days are getting to be pretty *** impressing! There will all ways be a car that will beat out your car or your (teams) prefered car. So get over it! I drive 2004 vette and till you drive or own one you will never know just how nice it is. The interior rivals my brothers eruo loving mercedes and is easier to drive than a civic! Why the hate against american cars? Our millitary is #1 and uses GM! Does Toyota have an Allison transmission? NOPE! When I debate American vs forein, I can make a strong case why to support Ameican cars. DO AMERICAN CARS SUCK? NO! THEY RULE! So try driving something other than a piece o crap pinto. One other observation I bet people would be less inclined to hate if they could afford something other than a Japanese car you have to dump 10s of thousands of $$$ just to be a performance car then have the engine last hours or days racing it. Do some research hater!  

Supporting inferior products is what makes this country weak.

American cars SUCKED through the late Seventies, all of the Eighties and into most of the Nineties. If all Americans wised up and bought the most superior product (Japanese cars) instead of having a blind loyalty to American manufacturers, USA products would have had to improve. Thanks to that senseless loyalty, we play catch-up with the rest of the world in product quality and cost control. Toyota now excedes any US car company in exports!

Greek Saying: Always support the strong. Supporting the weak makes everyone weaker.  

I had a 1987 bmw m3 and the car had 206k on it...it ran unbeleiveably...nothing went wrong with it...AMERICAN CARS ARE GREAT TOO. Ur comparing a ford pinto to a ferrari buddy...ur not being fair. Compare a ferrari to a porsche not a pinto to a ferrari. Of course you are going to have a crappy pinto because the car is crap. If you buy a stripped camry that is brand new then it is going to be crap too...  

I could not agree with you more. Are the American car makers blind. I have to say that the American car makers are improving very slightly on their exterior design but I dont drive my car from the outside…do you?
Why does ALL american cars have cheap feeling interiors? I went along with my sister to test drive a Ford escape hybrid and I was literally laughing all through the drive. I heard wind noise coming from the back of the new car. When I looked back, the rubber window seal was flapping in the car…Come on~~!!! Take a look inside all of the ford cars and you will see they all look the same. whether you are buying a 10K car or a 30K car. Get some fresh new designers that do not design the same thing over and over from the 60’s 70’s 80’s. Form new partnerships with interior part vendors that produce solid interior products. AND STOP CHEATING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE BY THROWING OUT MARKETING tactics FOR POOR QUALITY CARS.
Most people that like Ford,GM,Chrysler are people that have not driven other quality cars before...no offense. Dont take my word for it. Go out and test drive a Camry vs. Fusion, Lexus ES vs Lincoln MKZ, Toyota Prius vs Any other American hybrid, Nissan 350Z vs Mustang GT, the list goes on. Make turns and          
see and feel the interior quality. I can guarantee you will feel the difference in quality.  

UNTIL YOU DRIVE A MUSCLE CAR (PREFERABLY THE 69 CHARGER) DO NOT SAY AMERICAN CARS SUCK. YES THE CURRENT AMERICAN CARS SUCK BUT SO DO ALL CURRENT CARS EXCEPT FOR A SELECT FEW (MASERATI MC 12 JUST TO NAME ONE). IF IT WASN'T FOR A FEW UNLUCK BREAKS CAUSED BY THE EPA (TREE HUGGERS), THE GASOLINE CRISIS, AND INSURANCE COMPANIES (STILL DON'T KNOW WHY INSURANCE IS MANDATORY) THE GREATEST CARS EVER MADE WOULD BE EVEN BETTER. AND YOU WOULD HAVE POSTED:

WHY DO IMPORT CARS (ESPECIALLY JAPANESE ONES) SUCK?