Are you proud of your american made automobile ?

[special-K]

To answer the question,I ordered a K3500 single wheel pickup in`92 to work out of.I`m still working out of it,17 years later.I am proud of it.

[leddzepp]

I have a 72 C-10 SWB and a 72 C-20 LWB. I am proud of them both, and show it by driving one or the other every day.

[screwballl]

Look at the older vehicles on the road... how many are more than 15-20 years old and still on the road? I saw my first classic foreign made vehicles yesterday that I had not seen in at least 6 months or more, an early 80s Nissan Sentra and late 70s Honda... yet every few miles were all types and years of American made vehicles made 1990 and earlier on the roads. The most popular "classic" vehicles I see locally are GM trucks. On any given day you can see GM trucks that range from 1970 to new in this area and the classics (usually) run just as good as the newer ones. On occasion you will see anything from a Model A or T up to late 60s driving around, and ALWAYS American...

Locally, the foreign vehicles are almost always 10 years old or less, versus the American brands can range from new to 40 years old and anywhere inbetween. If I keep an eye on a tow yard a few miles from the house, the vehicles that are always towed due to problems or because of a wreck tend to be a non-big 3 vehicle, even though there is a good majority of local vehicles on the road that are made by the big 3....

[LEEVON]

I wish this picture had turned out a little better, but it's still one of my favorites. That's my boy, my country and my truck.


some reading if you're interested in my opinion: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/no...356813&index=3

[vectorit]

Awesome picture!

[Skirkpat]

I think you are wrong!! That pic is Perfect,

[t&tkennels]

i guess you can get a lemon whether it be an import or america.But i owned a toyota coralla that died @ 160,000mi, an isuzu pup that was on its last leg @ 180,000. i also just sold an 1984 ford bronco 2 that had 319,000 miles on it all that was ever replaced was an alternater & clutch.my sister has an acura legend & the timing belt went out @ 50,000 mi, her husbanb has a blazer with over 200,000mi. only problem was he had to get the ac recharged.my bro has a 00' stepside chevy with over 150,000mi. no problems at all. he also had a 1986 monte carlo with nearly 400,000 miles( he changed the oil every 15,000 to 20,000 miles)& the only problem he had was the computer went out .my boss had a 2000 mercedes with 60,000 miles & the wireing harness dry rotted( harness alone was $1,000) dealer said it was a common problem, his daily driver an 01' silverado has over 300,000 miles and has only had to replace a heater coil. so when i sum it up, i will never buy an import. their not as great as some people think.

[screwballl]

there will be solid vehicles of almost any make and model, it all depends on how they are cared for... it just looks like the cars on the road that you see every day, that the american vehicles, especially older ones last much longer than anything else.

There are several 1 million mile Chevy trucks out there... theres one saab, one volvo I think it was, and a scattering of other random non-US based... but there are more 500,000 mile plus american branded vehicles out there than any other...

[special-K]

Are only car makers suffering?Huh,I thought about everything,especially big ticket items,is hurting right now.What did the homebuilders do to cause a housing crisis?Alot of vehicles are being reposessed just like foreclosures.

Let`s get back to the question on pride in ownership.This is a seperate topic and economy turns into political these days.

[boatpuller]

well said special k.isn't this a chevy site?

[special-K]

I can`t buy anything w/o giving thought to the American worker,because that`s what I am.I can`t say I don`t buy foriegn products,but I still give consideration.

I bought a Blazer in`90.I sold it in`07 w/193,000 miles.It just went and went.I bought it,paid for 5 years,then just drove it.I hated to sell that thing.I was proud for 17 years.