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Originally Posted by catback
Knew once I saw the title I'd see a few "why not get a japanese car" posts
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I should stop you here and point out that the OP specifically asked if he should stick with his japanese or sweedish cars.
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granted not all of tfp are americans but it's come to sadden me when I see americans with such an attitude and with the current economy some foreign car owners (some owned by autoworkers) wonder/speculate what the american car company is doing wrong
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OK look, I've seen this argument a thousand times and it's been bullshit every time. Patriotism does not mean we have to invite personal economic ruin or repair headaches. The Japanese are making better cars. Period. I find the "but we're AMERICAN" argument to be an extremely poor one if you're trying to sell me a car. I'd be much happier if Ford or Chevy could say "but we're the better CAR." Seems to me the American way should be to make the best product, period. But right now it seems some want the American way to be petulant whining when people avoid our inferior product. Make the car well and people will flock to you. Not so very long ago the perception in this country was that everything made in Japan was utter crap. And it often was. They turned it around and started producing stellar vehicles, and people took notice. If America did the same, people would notice as well.
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If that isn't bad enough to add to that an established american owned competitor close to where the factory was built was put out of business by honda before the japanese owned parts factory was even complete.
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I cut out the rest of the paragraph for length purposes, but I'd be interested in seeing a link to some sort of source that backs up your claims.