[dfwgator]

Porsche...there IS a substitute.

[sheik yerbouty]

In a month, the picture will be clearer.

[UncleSamUSA]

"German execs fear boycott over Iraq "

Yes, German execs, be afraid.

Be VERY afraid.

[Uncle Miltie]

Can you say, "Subaru?" I knew you could.

[truth_seeker]

They won't feel an immediate impact, for several reasons.

A majority of cars are leased. True for me, at this time.

And mine is German. And I am VERY SERIOUSLY considering boycotting German cars. But it is 20 months in the future.

For me, it is a big deal, for I love their hardware. But I may settle for American, British, Japanese or Swedish substitutes.

For me it is a SACRIFICE, because there aren't really any substitutes for German cars.

[CobaltBlue]

My husband drives a VW Passat, but his next vehicle will be a US-made truck.

[Warhammer]

If they are so concerned, perhaps they should work to get the Christian Democrats back into the majority so that they don't have to deal with any more foolishness from the Social Democrats and Greens.....

[Orangedog]

Said the BMW spokesman: "We've had perhaps a dozen e-mails or letters from customers saying, 'If Germany doesn't support the U.S., don't count on me to buy another BMW.' "

I think a Freeper cut and paste email operation could increase that number a little.

[evad]

Three werds fer our krautenzeee friends..
Actions Have Consequences

[mware]

After reading this I am sure going to boycott German products.

Included on the Iraqi suppliers' lists are other German corporate names: Hoechst, Daimler-Benz, Siemens, Kloeckner, Carl Zeiss, Schott Glas, Karl Kolb-Pilot Plant and WTB (Walter Thosti Boswau). The WTB undertaking was supported by a credit guarantee for several hundred million German marks by Hermes, a German government export and credit insurer. Rhein-Bayern supplied Iraq with eight mobile toxicological labs housed in sand-colored, camouflage-painted Magirus trucks.

[OldFriend]

No BMWs, no Mercedes, no Audi's.........try to buy American