Ford or an import

Mike Gaskey

kmg365 wrote:

be collectors items

I consider my MGB a collector's item although I've sunk more into it than I'll ever get back. but then to get it back I'd have to sell it and I won't do that. fyi - I'm the original owner and it only has 32,000 miles on it. on a similar note I saw a 1948 Dodge over the weekend, mint condition and sitting on a lot with a price tag of $5,800. I almost ...

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Stan Shannon

My wife and I just ordered a new ford fusion. I figured a nuclear powered car for under 30,000 sounded like a good deal.

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Oakman

I wish I had a MGTC but your MGB sounds sweet! I'd go with a Honda.

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Chris Austin

Since the last small ford I drove (an 09 focus) felt like it was going to fall apart as I got up to freeway speed I'd go with a Toyota, Honda or, Nissan. I don't know about their larger cars but man that POS scared the crap out of me.

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Lost User

The last GM (Holden) car we had was an '07 Astra built in Korea. Worst fucking car I've ever driven. When the baby came along last year we bought a new German built VW Passat diesel wagon which is by far the best car I've ever owned. Given the choice I'll stick with German cars in future.

Christian Graus

An Astra ? What did you expect ? :P

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Oakman

Josh Gray wrote:

The last GM (Holden) car we had was an '07 Astra built in Korea.

On the other hand the last one I owned was a Chevrolet Prizm - which was a Toyota Corolla Sprinter with a Chevy nameplate. I guess when you're buying rebranded cars, you aren't buying GM.

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Lost User

Christian Graus wrote:

An Astra ? What did you expect ? :P

Yeah but it was a company car so we had little choice. Prior to that we had a Barina which was built in Belgium and that was pretty good for it's size and price.

Lost User

Oakman wrote:

I guess when you're buying rebranded cars, you aren't buying GM.

But it was a GM car, originally designed by Opal I think. From what I understand it was designed to a price point and around the limitations of the Korean manufacturing facility.

Lost User

Christian Graus wrote:

An Astra ? What did you expect ? :P

What I really regret was selling by 1980 VC commodore wagon. That thing, affectionately known as the bogan chariot was indestructible.

Chris Austin

Josh Gray wrote:

The last GM (Holden) car we had was an '07 Astra built in Korea.

Isn't that an Opel? ie a German automaker.

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Oakman

Josh Gray wrote:

But it was a GM car, originally designed by Opal I think

Like I said - I bought a rebranded car and your experience was nothing at all like mine. ;)

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Lost User

Oakman wrote:

Like I said - I bought a rebranded car and your experience was nothing at all like mine.

Yeah 'cause Toyota know how to build a car. I must admit I do find it amusing to see them winning Nascar

Lost User

Chris Austin wrote:

Isn't that an Opel? ie a German automaker.

A German subsidiarity of GM

Christian Graus

We drive a Prius and a Hilux, both good cars.

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Tim Craig

Stan Shannon wrote:

My wife and I just ordered a new ford fusion

Spring for the new hybrid or is that too liberal for you?

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Chris Austin

:laugh: Yeah but Chrysler was a subsidiary of Benz and they never stopped sucking.

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Chris Austin

Christian Graus wrote:

We drive a Prius and a Hilux, both good cars.

I've got a 15 year old 4Runner which is basically the same chassis as the Hilux. The truck runs like the day we picked it up.

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Stan Shannon

We would have gotten the hybrid but we needed all wheel drive and the hybrid doesn't come with AWD. But we did get the fusion because it was the most fuel efficient AWd we could find in our price range.

Chaining ourselves to the moral high ground does not make us good guys. Aside from making us easy targets, it merely makes us idiotic prisoners of our own self loathing.

Le centriste

Just changed my Subaru.... for a Subaru :cool: