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Callie1979

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17. I dont get the constant bashing of US auto quality.

Sun Feb 15, 2026, 08:39 PM

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A '65 Mustang was a dog compared to the autos of today. I've owned both foreign & domestic autos over =the past decades.
2007 342k miles on a Pontiac; only replaced the water pump
2013 279k Hyundai Elantra, water pump
2004 254k Chevy Monte Carlo, radiator & water pump
1999 214k Pontiac Grand Prix, water pump
1992 & '96 224k Acura Integra, water pump & fuel pump ; another Integra 218k
1986 Dodge Daytona, 228k transmission. The ONLY major issue & thats 40 yrs ago.
Currently driving a 2013 Civic with 212k on it & still own a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan with 159k on it

According to JD Power survey, the number of defects per 100 cars between the #1 vehicle & the #20 car isnt much. #1 is a Lexus w/166. The #20 is a Lincoln w/206

Now if you want to bash PRICES I'll wave that flag with you every day. Thats why the ONLY new car I ever bought was my FIRST car. And I'll never buy another new one.

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Chinese automakers want to come to US. They could be here fairly soon [View all] NickB79 Sunday OP

I'm good with this. Enough bullshit already. Klarkashton Sunday #1

These MAGA motherfuckers only want to fucking increase tariffs to fuck us all up. Piss on those fucking MAGA turds. SoFlaBro Sunday #2

Didn't they see how we treated the Japanese and South Korean auto workers in Georgia? Deuxcents Sunday #3

Maybe they should have had work visa's? EX500rider Sunday #7

There were three Japanese workers who were caught up in that bullshit RazorbackExpat Monday #38

I think we should be able to choose what we want to buy. It's call the free market walkingman Sunday #4

US labor can't compete. RoseTrellis Tuesday #51

Totally agree with the wage issues being a major obstacle. It reminds me of the 60s when walkingman Tuesday #53

As long as they meet or exceed US safety standards, then good. flvegan Sunday #5

We've given US auto companies so many chances and bailouts. SunSeeker Sunday #6

Ford was the only one NOT to take a bailout. tazcat Sunday #16

I know, but Ford has leaned on protectionist policies like all of the other American car manufacturers. SunSeeker Sunday #23

I dont get the constant bashing of US auto quality. Callie1979 Sunday #17

It's all relative. SunSeeker Sunday #22

Abandoning the smaller car mkt has pissed me off too. I prefer 2 door coupes. Callie1979 Monday #40

As someone who works for one of the big three radicalleft Monday #32

It's not the workers' fault, it's the CEOs' fault. The CEOs cut back on quality control to save $$. SunSeeker Monday #41

Yeah Bill Ford Jr. doesn't know anything about cars radicalleft Tuesday #49

What makes you think nepo babies are competent? Come on. SunSeeker Tuesday #54

JFC...I work for him radicalleft Wednesday #59

Ask Mr. Passion why he killed off Ford cars and small SUVs. SunSeeker Wednesday #60

I'd love to get a Chinese EV Jerry2144 Sunday #8

Wait till Toyota gets their solid state batteries to market Callie1979 Sunday #18

I would like to buy a BYD RainCaster Sunday #9

A common sentiment around the world, in fact peppertree Sunday #24

I'm currently in Rwanda and ... SomewhereInTheMiddle Monday #35

My wife's 40+ year old Toyota is now owned by a neighbor who is still driving it daily. hunter Monday #39

Toyotas are everywhere here in Rwanda SomewhereInTheMiddle Tuesday #45

+1. Toyota was practically the official vehicle of ISIS - because they didn't want to be stranded in the desert dalton99a Tuesday #48

When I first started seeing those familiar white Toyota pickups everywhere in Africa ... SomewhereInTheMiddle Wednesday #58

so the UAW is gonna work for china level slave wages to keep car prices down? msongs Sunday #10

I don't think so and hope they organize them for a living wage. multigraincracker Sunday #29

Pay the rRump family enough money and you can get what you want....nt mitch96 Sunday #11

And by "fairly soon" your mean 5 to 10 years? mountain grammy Sunday #12

By then, self-driving cars might be fully mainstream and perfected Polybius Sunday #14

Sounds good!👍 mountain grammy Sunday #25

I cringe when I see the words "Made in China" on anything. Dr. T Sunday #13

A BYD would be interesting. BidenRocks Sunday #15

I dont know, I see a LOT of "ego vehicles" on the roads today. Callie1979 Sunday #20

If it's the same cars they're planning on selling in Canada aggiesal Sunday #19

Most Chinese-manufactured vehicles do not meet U.S. federal safety standards Mosby Sunday #21

I'm guessing that and anticipated tariffs is why you can't go to a showroom and buy one today. Ilikepurple Sunday #26

Neither do the ones built by Musk. multigraincracker Sunday #30

"Unsafe at any speed. Death traps." Opinion or any data for that? EX500rider Tuesday #52

I remember a month ago watching a video about Russians having no options but China vehicles and nightmare stories about yaesu Sunday #27

US legacy automakers rolled over Miguelito Loveless Sunday #28

NO THEY DID NOT! radicalleft Monday #33

EV adoption was increasing double digit Miguelito Loveless Monday #34

US EV sales growth plateaued in 2023. SunSeeker Tuesday #44

Again auto dealers Miguelito Loveless Tuesday #46

Biden's Infrastructure Act would have greatly expanded charging infrastructure. Trump killed that. SunSeeker Tuesday #55

Yup, America is too spread out for EVs, with insufficient infrastructure. SunSeeker Tuesday #43

Look how well English exceptionalism worked out for them. hunter Monday #31

US automakers have had their chance. Lots of people want small, energy-efficient vehicles. Vinca Monday #36

competition is the only thing that forces quality angrycaveman Monday #37

I remember the racist undertones in the 1970s, calling Japanese cars "rice burners." SunSeeker Tuesday #42

Before Japanese cars it was Volkswagens. hunter Tuesday #47

My father bought his first VW new in Germany in 1950's for a couple hundred dollars. thought crime Tuesday #57

I feel like the Democratic party is transforming into the free market capitalists we once loathed. pcdb Tuesday #50

Democrats are not against all tariffs. SunSeeker Tuesday #56