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View Poll Results: Which Would You rather own | |||
American Made | 28 | 35.00% | |
Import | 52 | 65.00% | |
Voters: 80. You may not vote on this poll |
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08-28-2003, 12:12 PM | #1 (permalink) |
Poison
Location: Canada
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American vs Imports
Just curious as to what everybody likes better American Made Cars or Imports...When I say Imports I mean anything that is not american or Vise Versa...Depending on where you live.
I personally like Imports..I have owned 1 American made car which was a 91 Cavalier...but Every car i ever own is gonna be either Eauropean or Japanese. IMO I think Eauropean & Japanese cars are all around better cars. So what's your preferance? I did not make this thread with the Intentions of starting any kind of flame wars, just curious as to what the majority of TFP'ers would rather have. Thanks. |
08-28-2003, 01:41 PM | #4 (permalink) | |
I demand a better future
Location: Great White North
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I gotta say the build quality of North American vehicles.... well... it sucks.
Gimme a Jap or Euro car any day.
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08-28-2003, 01:48 PM | #5 (permalink) |
Insane
Location: [insert witty play on location field here]
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Imports will win this poll.
I am a die hard Chevy guy, but buying an import, owning an import, and generally praising imports is the popular thing to do right now....so there ya go. I'm sure import lovers have a million stories about how their domestic sucked, and likewise, I have a million stories about how my import sucked. It all comes down to your personal experiences. Mine experience? I, and several of my friends, have had assloads of problems with their Honda, Kia, Nissan, and Mitsubishi products. I have had much better luck with good old American made vehicles. Domestics > Imports IMO |
08-28-2003, 01:56 PM | #7 (permalink) |
Junkie
Location: San Diego, CA.
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Too vague for me. it totally depends on what i want out of my vehicle. If i want a light little go-kart to tear up the autoX i will go with an import. If i want luxory, chances are i will go with an import. If i want raw power i will go american all the way. If i want offroading durability, i will go american. If i want a lot of power at a cheap price i will go american. If i want exotic i will go import.
It is just too vague for me to make a real decision or generalization. But, 4 of 7 cars around here are import, so i will go with that.
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08-28-2003, 03:46 PM | #8 (permalink) |
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Location: Los Angeles
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Needed a third choice. Depends on the car .
I drive a Mercedes C280 right now and I'd like a newer E class. But if i needed a SUV or a minivan for my wife I'd get an american car. And remember, import doesn't always equal quality.
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08-28-2003, 08:53 PM | #9 (permalink) |
Junkie
Location: Don't worry about it.
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Offroading, depending on what your price range is, you can't find a better off road vehicle then a G-Class or a Range Rover. If I can find there link, Motor Trend has an article about road tests on 2 Range Rovers, a G-Class, Hummer and a Z71 Tahoe. The only one they coulden't roll over on it's side was the G-Class, the best overall offroad-ability was the Range Rover...
Everyone has horror stories of cars, I guess it just depends on what you like. I own a Silverado for the winters up here in AK, I also own my M3. Both great vehicles. But, if Mercedes made a real vehicle to tow a boat with, I woulden't even think twice about not ever buying American again. |
08-28-2003, 09:48 PM | #10 (permalink) |
Upright
Location: North York, ON, Canada
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I've driven lots of cars and definitely import.
As for repairs, I haven't seen American cars being very cheap either, which is supposed to be a strong point for them. Reliability hasn't been as good as with the imports for all of the people I know. Stylistically, I don't find as many American cars attractive. Exterior and interior. I own an Eagle Talon which is half and half, mostly import. I'm not happy with it either, heheh... Mitsubishi isn't one of the good Japanese auto makers in my book. If on a budget, I'd buy Japanese, if I had more money, I'd buy German. |
08-28-2003, 11:01 PM | #12 (permalink) |
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Location: On the front lines against our very enemy
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It really depends, I love my American cars, but for sheer performance value, I gotta go with imports that aren't Japanese and don't run on rice. By that I mean, Mercedes, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, McLaren, etc.
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08-29-2003, 01:09 AM | #13 (permalink) |
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For my needs. Gotta go american. I drive a 1/2 ton pickup. Not many import options with the same capacity as my Chevy. The Tundra/T100 I looked at when considering trucks.
The deciding factor was that I do all my own work. Parts availability and pricing is much easier for me with an american truck. I do work for my friends and even with my commercial account at most of the dealers and parts stores in town there's a premium for the import parts. Ususally around another 30-40% over the domestic parts. |
08-29-2003, 07:43 AM | #14 (permalink) |
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Location: Center of the Universe
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Import cars have better quality because they use better parts, and assembly techniques. They make money from being more efficient.
Any North American assembly plant is capable of building a better cars. The car makers choose to save money with cheaper parts and getting the cars out the door and letting the dealers fix the problems. I have worked for both Chrysler and Toyota, I drive a Toyota. |
08-29-2003, 11:00 AM | #16 (permalink) |
Psycho
Location: MN
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I am really starting to hate this question becuase it is subject to what people want out of thier vechical. So I will have several awnsers -
Daily Driver - Jap Import, I want good gas milage Euro's are too manince intensive to qualify for this one in my book. Go-Go Racer Car - American, there is no way to go faster for less. When you break it, they are cheap to fix. Weekend Car- Give me the euro any day of the week! Tow Rig - American, show me a Jap 1 Ton truck... Don't even start to think that a Nissan pickup is going to tow 10,000LBS
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08-29-2003, 05:45 PM | #17 (permalink) |
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Location: Wisconsin
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I've had no real problems to speak of with my Oldsmobile's. It's pretty much all I've owned, but do toss two Chevy's, a Buick, a Mazda, and a Pontiac in the mix. I've had 6 Old's, and love 'em.
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08-29-2003, 09:17 PM | #18 (permalink) | |
Crazy
Location: Pittsburgh, Pa
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I've only bought imports new. It has more to do with the fact that I like the look and feel of imports over American cars than anything else. It seems to me that cars are individuals, they have problems that have nothing to do with who built them. Just buy what you like and hope all the expensive shit breaks under the warranty. |
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08-29-2003, 09:19 PM | #19 (permalink) |
Crazy
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You know it really depends. We have a Toyota Corolla that my dad bought in 1975. It has been nearly trouble free and very nice. But really any better than the other 30 year old cars around my house? Not really. Cars have problems. It is all in what you personally take as good or bad. I say, 50/50.
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08-29-2003, 11:23 PM | #20 (permalink) |
Junkie
Location: Florida
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My car has a turbocharged OHC 4 banger running 18 psi of boost (bumped up slightly from 15 psi factory) that has spanked many V8s, a computerized suspension that stiffens the shocks when it's driven hard, 4-wheel disc ABS brakes, power everything, automatic headlights/high beams/rear view mirror, and a bunch of other cool stuff. It's a *1988* Ford Thunderbird.
And you know those touchscreens that are just now showing up in Lexuses and Mercedes? My friend's '86 Buick Riviera has the same thing. It was considered to be a silly gimmick back then, but now that imports have it 15 years later, it's the coolest thing ever. Needless to say I prefer American cars. I like a lot of imports, but they tend to copy existing ideas rather than developing their own, and I can't respect that. |
08-30-2003, 12:16 AM | #21 (permalink) | |
Crazy
Location: Pittsburgh, Pa
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Other than that, the Thunderbird sounds spiffy. |
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09-01-2003, 08:51 AM | #22 (permalink) | |
Junkie
Location: Toronto
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GM does nothing but look for ways of getting cheaper and cheaper parts. They like to add / push high dollar (useless) gizmos such as on star, DVD players, power points and coffee cup holders, but cut quality in engines, suspensions, transmissions, and all things mechanical or material which the unsuspecting public thinks are all more or less the same. Nothing could be further from the truth. Case in point, my 97 buick with a cheap plastic intake manifold (rather than an aluminum one) that cracked and destroyed the entire engine. Your average smuck on the street doesn't even know what an intake manifold is let alone that there can be variations in quality just by material selection. Edit: And this is coming from a guy who used to be so pro-North American that it hurt. I WAS Mr. GM. But GM is the worst of the worst now in my eyes. They are totally run by accountants who spend more on marketing a car than engineering a car. The old GMs are still a thing of beauty in my eyes, but the new ones all look the same more or less and on top of that, their styling sucks. (Other than the corvette, i still have a soft spot for that car, though still prefer the 67 and back vettes.) Harley Earl must be spinning in his grave. Last edited by james t kirk; 09-01-2003 at 08:56 AM.. |
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09-01-2003, 10:21 AM | #23 (permalink) | |
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Location: Kingston, Ontario
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American are better all around, ya they maybe a little more n gas but Chevy never die. |
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09-01-2003, 11:06 AM | #25 (permalink) | |
Go faster!
Location: Wisconsin
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Then again, I've never really had any major troubles with my cars except for the two things I described above. Most of my cars have died after wrecking them. That said, gimme a GM any day. They build a high quality car, according to the consumers via JD Power.
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09-02-2003, 01:56 PM | #30 (permalink) |
Tired
Location: Florida
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Although there are some good American made cars, I'd have to go with Imports on this one.
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09-02-2003, 02:15 PM | #31 (permalink) |
Upright
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im a big fan of BMW. they drive so nice, are good on gas and when you need power you mash the gas peddal and it goes
right now im using a 95 jeep grand cherokee. its nice for off road, its good in the snow and good and pulling stuff but its no where as nice and it handles like a truck. i prefer the BMW any day of the week, except when i need the 4 wheel drive or the truck-ness. imports are the way to go. trying to save money and trade the jeep for a tacoma or get my old car back |
09-03-2003, 07:36 AM | #34 (permalink) |
Watcher
Location: Ohio
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This thread is immune to logic, reasonableness, and is a waste of bandwidth.
For one, it's a completely subjective question. There is no point what-so-ever to a question like this. Every other thread on the Motors forum is an "Import vs. American" thread. Pick any thread on the MForum that has a Civic on it, or any thread with a Camaro on it. Those threads are all the same.
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09-03-2003, 03:46 PM | #36 (permalink) | |
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Location: Upstate, NY
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09-08-2003, 09:23 PM | #37 (permalink) |
Buffering.........
Location: Wisconsin...
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Give it enough years and it will all blend together....
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09-09-2003, 05:12 AM | #40 (permalink) | |
Insane
Location: Kentucky
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Also, the arguement about GM quality : GM HAS to cut costs in build quality, because labor costs are outrageously stupid ( *cough* UNIONS ). It is the same for any car company who builds cars in the US. Including honda. Last edited by BooRadley; 09-09-2003 at 05:18 AM.. |
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