Well since your scrutinizing what cars everybody is driving.

95 lincoln towncar
95 chevy suburban
89 mustang GT
69 camaro

So, let me get this straight, you personally wont buy/support a toyota, honda or nissan car, but a honda or yamaha motorcycle is ok? Whats the difference?

The main reasons I wouldn't buy the "import" brand cars is that I don't think they are any better in quality that the "American" brands. Part availabilty and service is an issue in my area. There are no dealers within a 45 minute drive.

I don't have a problem with buyin the "Import" motorcyles because the There isn't an American manufacturer that can supply what I want.

Harley doesn't make dirtbikes or 4 wheelers. I've heard they can't even put "American Made" on their bikes any more. They say "Union made".

My Honda VTX1800 is built in Marysville, OH I looked into buying a HD before I bought it. The HD dealers in the St. Louis area were $2000+ over HD's MSRP. I wasn't paying $17,000 for a bike that the manufacturer said was only worth $15,000. Since then (2004) the dealers have come down to MSRP or lower on their bikes. I'm not in the market for a big cruiser any more. Not to mention HD doesn't make a 1800cc, water cooled, shaft drive bike.

I'm thinking about replacing it with a Kawasaki KLR650. It's a dual purpose bike. Once again there isn't a American equivilant to the bike.

If there is, there is not a dealer near me. Once again parts and service play a big part in what I buy.

My dad owns a car repair shop. He has people get angry when he refuses to work on their import. He works on some brands and does minor work on others. He just can't get parts in a reasonable amount of time. They are angry because nobody else in town will work on them either. They have to take back to a dealer for service. He says "You should've thought about that before you bought it".



I wasn't scrutinizing. I was just wanting to see if some of the people who say "Buy American" (which I believe in doing when you have a choice) were driving imports disguised as American made cars.

My dad gets it in he repair shop all the time. Years ago, his uncle came into the shop with a little Dodge Ram. He took it right back to the dealer when my dad showed him the Mitsubishi info or logo under the hood.

I posted earlier about the guy with the Pontiac Vibe insisting on American made tires. He had no idea is car was basically a Toyota product.

A woman was in the shop bragging about a new American made car she had just bought. Again it was an import with a domestic badge.

These are a few instances of many.

The common response is "The salesman didn't tell me this was an import".

the GOVERNMENT knows best!!!!!!!!!!that is sick :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

AND VOTERS REALLY BELIEVE THAT CRAP LOL LOL
LIVELY :lol: :lol:

toyota ads more cars with "wandering steering" and now honda has some on list for airbags that deploy with to much force and ruptures the air bag

http://www.allworldauto.com/recalls/

Car Manufacturers with the Most Recalls (all time)
FORD (5,039)
CHEVROLET (4,300)
GMC (2,816)
DODGE (2,546)
VOLVO (1,384)
BMW (1,165)
HONDA (1,043)
PONTIAC (961)
JEEP (771)
TOYOTA (752)
PLYMOUTH (736)
VOLKSWAGEN (723)
NISSAN (702)
MERCURY (696)
CHRYSLER (684)
BUICK (672)
MERCEDES BENZ (608)
OLDSMOBILE (590)
MITSUBISHI (487)
CADILLAC (409)
MAZDA (405)
AUDI (391)
HYUNDAI (313)
LINCOLN (305)
TRIUMPH (300)

Hey Slo,
What is the percentage to numbers actually produced ? The more made, the more recalls ?

I don't know the percentage. I was thinking the same thing. The cars with the lowest recalls are like Yugo and others that weren't in production long.

Slo-mo:

I see zero Fiat's on the list. That is good for you. You should be go to go for a long time brutha. Scoot