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Would you buy from the Big Three now?
vanity | 11/07/12 | ealgeone

Posted on 11/07/2012 6:23:27 PM PST by ealgeone

After the auto unions supported bammy, would you ever consider buying a car from the Big Three again?


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To: FredZarguna

The question for me is, which vehicles have been touched by union hands.

That said, barring a bad accident both my vehicles will be running for a very long time yet. Totally rebuilt drivetrain on one, and unfortunately for the UAW, small-block 302’s are as plentiful as grass.


61 posted on 11/07/2012 6:59:54 PM PST by Windcatcher (Obama is a COMMUNIST and the MSM is his armband-wearing propaganda machine.)
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To: hecht
no....its not wise to buy new anyway,if you really want value for your dollar....

I have my dear father's camry for 6 yrs now after his death, driven across country at least 5 times...it runs great with 176,000 miles and don't see a reason to change...

starve the beast!

62 posted on 11/07/2012 7:00:02 PM PST by cherry
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To: ealgeone

My 2008 Ford Edge has nearly 60K miles and has never had a single problem. However, I wouldn’t buy one again because they’re made by the UAW. Personally I’d buy a Nissan, Hyundai, or maybe a Kia since they’re assembled here in the U.S. by non-union American workers.


63 posted on 11/07/2012 7:00:36 PM PST by Stevenc131
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To: cableguymn

He loves his Camry. It’s actually 10 years old, and runs amazing. He was rather cynical about Japanese automobiles until recently.

I think its hard for him because he’s nostalgic of his childhood back when GM was the most successful company ever, and his uncle was a GM mechanic. To see such a giant fall to such a miserable low is sad.


64 posted on 11/07/2012 7:01:05 PM PST by Shadow44
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To: ealgeone
No, Going Galt and will try to avoid buying any car for a long time.
65 posted on 11/07/2012 7:01:05 PM PST by Truth29
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult

Bad news: they’re already well into “another” bailout. GM’s finance company went back to the TARP well not once, but three times. Also, GM is still receiving billions in special tax forgiveness. The GM “bailout” has never really ended.


66 posted on 11/07/2012 7:02:30 PM PST by FredZarguna (I'm sorry, General Washington. We owed you and the men at Valley Forge so much more than this.)
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To: ealgeone

We are a Honda family. Never again will anyone in my family buy a vehicle made by the auto unions, except maybe Ford.
I loved my Ford Escape.


67 posted on 11/07/2012 7:03:00 PM PST by Lancey Howard
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To: Stevenc131
My 2008 Ford Edge has nearly 60K miles and has never had a single problem. However, I wouldn’t buy one again because they’re made by the UAW.

I think your Edge was made in Canada.

68 posted on 11/07/2012 7:04:41 PM PST by TwelveOfTwenty (Ho, ho, hey, hey, I'm BUYcotting Chick-Fil-A)
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To: ealgeone

69 posted on 11/07/2012 7:05:04 PM PST by RingerSIX (My wife and I took an AIDS vaccine that they offer down at our Church.)
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To: PLK

On the UAW website, they list GM, Ford, Chrysler, and Mitsubishi as automakers in the US using union labor. Any other brand built in the US should be fine. I thought some VWs, Mercedes, and BMWs were also built in the US.

Here’s the link to the “UAW Made” page -

http://www.uaw.org/content/uaw-made-page

We plan to do the inverse, as a start. I’d certainly like to expand the list locally, but this is a good start.


70 posted on 11/07/2012 7:05:36 PM PST by tstarr
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To: TwelveOfTwenty

Oakville, Ontario.

Of course the CAW is more socialist than the UAW, lol.


71 posted on 11/07/2012 7:06:30 PM PST by nascarnation (Baraq's bankruptcy: 2016)
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To: Shadow44

I had my 1984 Supra L for 20 years before I got my Sienna which was built in the US, I think KY. My van is a 2004 and I have kept the mileage low, we have a Chevy Trailblazer closing in on 97K miles (2003) and it has been a very good truck. I did not want to sell my Supra...hubby did it and I still grrrr about it today...love my Toyota.


72 posted on 11/07/2012 7:06:39 PM PST by celtic gal
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To: History Repeats

I have no problem with profits for whomever makes a good product.
My Sequoia had 135k miles on it when I sold it for 8k 4 years ago and it’s still on the road.
Just sayin”.


73 posted on 11/07/2012 7:07:15 PM PST by acapesket
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To: ealgeone

I was going to buy a Ford, but since Ocommie won the election, I’m not going to buy anything that I don’t need. And I don’t NEED a new car.

Screw the UAW - they voted for Obama, I’m not going to support them.


74 posted on 11/07/2012 7:08:21 PM PST by meyer (Proud member of the 53%.)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

“I’ll say yes, but most critical buy a car made in America.

From whomever.”

Give me three good reasons why.


75 posted on 11/07/2012 7:08:27 PM PST by Nik Naym (It's not my fault... I have compulsive smartass disorder.)
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To: ealgeone

I will not buy any union made anything.......


76 posted on 11/07/2012 7:10:55 PM PST by Red Badger (Lincoln freed the slaves. Obama just got them ALL back......................)
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To: Nik Naym

My last two cars have been American, including my current car.

I love it.

You may desire to buy an import. I do not.


77 posted on 11/07/2012 7:11:31 PM PST by Cringing Negativism Network (America doesn't need any new laws. America needs freedom!)
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To: ealgeone

No, and i will bet a lot of people don’t remember GW bailing them out. The difference is he got the money back.


78 posted on 11/07/2012 7:11:57 PM PST by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: Alaska Wolf
Dude, don't even.

Where do you think GM's design and support facilities are going to be? Google the video. You can watch GM's CEO tell you. [Hint: Begins with "People's".] And GM is not presently paying anywhere near the corporate taxes of other automakers, so let's not pretend it actually matters where their corporate headquarters -- momentarily -- are.

If your point is that I should blindly pay people who have repeatedly ROBBED me, my wife, and children because they claim to be "Americans," I have news for you: Americans who use the government to steal from other Americans are no different from people in China or Japan who steal from Americans. In fact, they're WORSE, because the people overseas are at least honest about it.

KIA is providing jobs to American workers who don't belong to the UAW. That's my bottom line.

If you want to reward and be an enabler for the thieves, be my guest. But you don't get any "loyalty" points from me for it. And you won't get any consideration from the unions or the looters when they come to steal more of your money. They won't even thank you; they'll thank the Enabler-in-Chief for "saving" their worthless little backsides.

79 posted on 11/07/2012 7:14:30 PM PST by FredZarguna (I'm sorry, General Washington. We owed you and the men at Valley Forge so much more than this.)
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To: nascarnation
GMC Envoys were assembled in Moraine, Ohio and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Never in Canada that I can find.

That's funny, the badge inside mine is distinctly from Canada. That's ok, at least it wasn't UAW GOONS that built it here, although it's still the biggest piece of SHIT of a vehicle I've ever owned.

71,000 miles and it's on it's 3rd front suspension, replaced both outer axle assemblies (front end), third set of brakes, second water pump, second alternator and miscellaneous other repairs. Now one may think this vehicle is "abused" or goes off-roading - that's not the case. It's now 11 years old, 71,000 miles and drives less than 15 miles a day. The oil on this thing is changed faithfully every 3,000 miles and has had all scheduled maintenance performed. I shudder to think how bad this thing would be if I didn't!!

As I said a bigger piece of SHIT I've never owned. That coming from the owner of a 1973 Ford Pinto that got me through college (1980 - 1983) with more than 200,000 miles on it before it gave up the ghost.

80 posted on 11/07/2012 7:15:14 PM PST by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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