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[4th and Long]

Originally Posted by HemiEd

And when your decendents end up cleaning bathrooms for the new owners of this country they will thank you.

OMG! Someone who actually thinks ahead!

It's no wonder the the people that buy foreign are blind to the consequences. They see Japanese "tourists" over here, wielding cameras and taking pictures of large buildings, thinking, "Hey, that's what Japanese tourists on vacation DO!"

In actuality, they are business men who are taking pictures of the building they are about to buy.

[HemiEd]

Originally Posted by 4th and Long

OMG! Someone who actually thinks ahead!

It's no wonder the the people that buy foreign are blind to the consequences. They see Japanese "tourists" over here, wielding cameras and taking pictures of large buildings, thinking, "Hey, that's what Japanese tourists on vacation DO!"

In actuality, they are business men who are taking pictures of the building they are about to buy.

Yep, it may be kind of deep for someone who only thinks ahead about there trade in value. I am living a pretty good life right now because of generations before us that thought about the future of this country.

[Halfcan]

Originally Posted by HemiEd

Yep, it may be kind of deep for someone who only thinks ahead about there trade in value. I am living a pretty good life right now because of generations before us that thought about the future of this country.

This is getting comical-Skip will be along soon to join your team with his Yellow Jap Bastard post. Why are just talking about cars-how about China and what they are doing? Please you guys probably have 20 foreign products just in the room you are sitting in, but yet talk about "Made in the USA" crap-which is a slogan created by an american company getting outpreformed by competition.

I can almost hear "God Bless America" playing as I read your post. Or is that "Like a Rock" by Bob Segar-which describes perfectly what the value of American cars do-sink like a rock.

[4th and Long]

Originally Posted by Halfcan

This is getting comical-Skip will be along soon to join your team with his Yellow Jap Bastard post. Why are just talking about cars-how about China and what they are doing? Please you guys probably have 20 foreign products just in the room you are sitting in, but yet talk about "Made in the USA" crap-which is a slogan created by an american company getting outpreformed by competition.

I can almost hear "God Bless America" playing as I read your post. Or is that "Like a Rock" by Bob Segar-which describes perfectly what the value of American cars do-sink like a rock.

No one here is saying they buy American exclusively. Hell, that's impossible in this day and age. What we ARE saying is that our MAJOR PURCHASES (that would be thousands upon thousands of dollars) are AMERICAN MADE PURCHASES.

Try and keep up with the conversation instead of making false accusations and posting half truths.

[Halfcan]

Originally Posted by 4th and Long

No one here is saying they buy American exclusively. Hell, that's impossible in this day and age. What we ARE saying is that our MAJOR PURCHASES (that would be thousands upon thousands of dollars) are AMERICAN MADE PURCHASES.

Try and keep up with the conversation instead of making false accusations and posting half truths.

So in your theory-a "Major" purchase should be made on a product that provides the worst posible investment and will cost you more on maintence, depreciation, and overall value. Makes sense to me.

So you would buy a house- that was going to have a leaky roof, bad plumbing, cracking basement, and will drain your bank account-because it was "American" made?

[Logical]

Originally Posted by 4th and Long

No one here is saying they buy American exclusively. Hell, that's impossible in this day and age. What we ARE saying is that our MAJOR PURCHASES (that would be thousands upon thousands of dollars) are AMERICAN MADE PURCHASES.

Try and keep up with the conversation instead of making false accusations and posting half truths.

I buy American housing.

[HemiEd]

Originally Posted by Halfcan

This is getting comical-Skip will be along soon to join your team with his Yellow Jap Bastard post. Why are just talking about cars-how about China and what they are doing? Please you guys probably have 20 foreign products just in the room you are sitting in, but yet talk about "Made in the USA" crap-which is a slogan created by an american company getting outpreformed by competition.

I can almost hear "God Bless America" playing as I read your post. Or is that "Like a Rock" by Bob Segar-which describes perfectly what the value of American cars do-sink like a rock.

You do not have enough bandwith for me to get started on my China discussion. I am afraid the horse is pretty much out of the barn on that one. Automotive and Medical are pretty much that last frontier for us to protect. Automotive due to logistics and Medical due proprietary information protection.
As far as my purchases, I make a concerted effort, without as much success as I would like to buy domestic. Last summer I went to five part stores trying to buy an American made brake rotor, with no luck. I did end up buying a Raybestos, American owned product.

[Halfcan]

Originally Posted by HemiEd

You do not have enough bandwith for me to get started on my China discussion. I am afraid the horse is pretty much out of the barn on that one. Automotive and Medical are pretty much that last frontier for us to protect. Automotive due to logistics and Medical due proprietary information protection.
As far as my purchases, I make a concerted effort, without as much success as I would like to buy domestic. Last summer I went to five part stores trying to buy an American made brake rotor, with no luck. I did end up buying a Raybestos, American owned product.

Sorry to burst your bubble on medical, but India is leading the world. As far as auto purchases-many only buy American because like Luv, that is all they can afford. Folks with money can get the best investment for their money by getting the best product-which is foreign. We lost the car war along time ago.

Mexicans own more property in USA than Japs, so why do they get such a bad rap? Do I really care if some rich asshole that owns a building in NY is a Jap-nope.

[HemiEd]

Originally Posted by Halfcan

Sorry to burst your bubble on medical, but India is leading the world. As far as auto purchases-many only buy American because like Luv, that is all they can afford. Folks with money can get the best investment for their money by getting the best product-which is foreign. We lost the car war along time ago.

Mexicans own more property in USA than Japs, so why do they get such a bad rap? Do I really care if some rich asshole that owns a building in NY is a Jap-nope.

Back to my original statement: Your and idiot! I am in the automotive and medical manufacturing business and we have not lost battle. We are doing very well thank you. We will only lose the car war if these naieve (sp) kids keep believing the Nissan salesman.

You may not care about who owns what, but your decendents will. I might suggest reading some future economic forcasts by Jeremy Seigal.

[Halfcan]

Originally Posted by HemiEd

Back to my original statement: Your and idiot! I am in the automotive and medical manufacturing business and we have not lost battle. We are doing very well thank you. We will only lose the car war if these naieve (sp) kids keep believing the Nissan salesman.

You may not care about who owns what, but your decendents will. I might suggest reading some future economic forcasts by Jeremy Seigal.

Autos and medicine-one stop shopping-you would have to be on drugs to buy a Ford-lol. Show me the evidence that shows over, say the last ten years, average depreciation on cars is better with an American car?? Just because I know the facts about the value of cars-does not mean I don't love or appreciate my country-that is just stupid. I have lots of friends on the assembly line-but would not sacrifice my own families future and saftey in a poorly built car-just so they can get some overtime. Within ten years from now, they will be out of business. Those jobs are not coming back.

[NJ Chief Fan]

Originally Posted by 4th and Long

It's no wonder the the people that buy foreign are blind to the consequences. They see Japanese "tourists" over here, wielding cameras and taking pictures of large buildings, thinking, "Hey, that's what Japanese tourists on vacation DO!"

In actuality, they are business men who are taking pictures of the building they are about to buy.

to hell they will...THEY DONT WANT HIROSHIMA PART DUEX!

[4th and Long]

Originally Posted by NJ Chief Fan

to hell they will...THEY DONT WANT HIROSHIMA PART DUEX!

Sorry to burst your bubble junior but they are. What's ironic about it is the fact that they are using YOUR dollars to make the purchase.

America weeps.