Buying American is it really worth it?

[soldier-of-the-apocalypse]

my Honda has over 255k in the last three years it has needed a battery and front pads

my gmc has 132k on it since October it has needed
pads
rotors
calipers
hubs
water pump
thermostat
plugs
wires
coil
front diff
transfer case switch
front axle actuator

plus it leaks every fluid it has in it
(I still love my truck)

my ex girlfriend owned a 07 elantra she bought the car new when I met her it had 60k on it I beat the shit out of it for another 20k one day I asked when she had last changed the oil.....she hadn't she was under the assumption it was supposed to be changed at 100k you should have seen the sludge that came out of it....that car is still running around today just fine it's like a fucking ak47

we will only buy Japanese or Korean for our daily drivers they are built far superior to American and German.....and at the end of the day isn't that what capitalism is about? the best stuff does well the junk dissent?

Well I have 350k or maybe more on my american made dodge cummins I prefure to buy used. I find it verry wasteful to buy new products when there is nothing wrong with our old products. By the way if you look at your VIN at the first numeral if its a 1 its usa 2 is japan 3 is mexico

[Delfuego]

The most "Made In America" automobile is the Toyota Camry. It has more American components and and the most American labor of any current vehicle...

[ChadAmberg]

I lived near both GM and Chrysler plants for years. I know so many friends and relatives who built all your American cars. Based on the amount of drugs and drinking AT WORK, I have a hard time even riding as a passenger, and will never own one. Politically, I'd consider a Ford, I just don't like the ghetto styling they've had lately. Then again, politically, I will not support any union if I can possibly help it.

It's funny though, most (but not all) of the American car drivers think its OK to go for service a couple times a year, and that's "reliable". I'm not talking oil change, I'm talking getting things fixed that are broken. My track record with 7 or 8 Japanese or Korean cars over the past 20 years: replaced struts on once car, an engine computer reprogram to make it work better at altitude, a sunroof was adjusted, and reapplied the glue holding the rear view mirror onto the windshield. There you go.

[Aloha_Shooter]

"Worth" -- like beauty -- is in the eye of the beholder. I considered my Sebring the best value for the money in a convertible when I bought it in 1999. Today's models are overdesigned and cost too much to overcome the quality gap.

When it came time to replace my SUV, I considered Toyota but it really came down to the Ford Expedition EL or GMC Suburban due to the passenger and payload space I desired for my Scout activities. Nobody else really makes something that carries 8 people plus equipment without having to go to some kind of van.

For what it's worth today, I refuse to buy Government Motors over issues other than price and quality.

[HBARleatherneck]

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[sniper7]

I stick to my gm vehicles whenever i buy new...which is every couple years.

I have had a couple hondas and a volkswagon and liked them well enough.

[cofi]

I can tell you no jap makers make vehicles big enough for six or more car seats and two adults. hell, most manufacturers dont make a big enough vehicle for us. not even suburban or excursion.

[HBARleatherneck]

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[ChunkyMonkey]

I refuse to buy or deal with libtards + bailout giants such as citi bank/AIG/GM. Foreign products being sold in the US creates US jobs. A $2 tshirt made in China is sold here for $20 retail. There are still few hundred percent markup between wholesaler and retail to benefit all of us locally.

[GilpinGuy]

I've been Jeep guy for the last 15 or so years - owned nothing else. Now they are going to made in China?

I've had great luck with the good old Cherokees, a ZJ Grand and my 99 TJ that I still drive daily. The WJ's...not so much. Basically, every one that I've owned that had the 6 cyl. in it just ran and ran. The V8 can suck it.