Uglysasquatch, ****** Superhero wrote:
Iamadam the Shady wrote:
I think they first need to make cars that people want to buy. No more of this "If we build it, they will come" attitude.
You mean vehicles that we don't consider throw aways? The problem the Big 3 have is not what types of cars they build, but the quality. While there isn't as large a gap today as there was 10 years ago, the fact still remains that a Honda, Toyota or Nissan will outlast anything America's Big 3 produce. There's also still the perception that American vehicles are complete junk and the gap of 10 years ago is still just as large.
I've got an 83 Honda Accord with about 240 thousand miles on it. It still runs, albeit kinda poorly now. But the car is older than I am, and when I was in highschool I could still get 30 mpg on it.
I don't use it any more, but it still sits in my driveway.
But I do have a 95 Dodge Neon with about 200 thousand on it that still runs great. And if you don't mind rust spots. It only cost me 400 dollars to buy, and maybe another 500 in a few parts here and there. Gets roughly 30mpg as well.
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