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Old 02-13-2008, 03:10 AM
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Default Re: What if gas goes sky high???

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Originally Posted by Whiterook View Post
Detroit chose to manufacture small cars that were crap because the profit margin was better on larger cars, not because of "risk".
I disagree. I have owned two small cars made by Detroit. Neither were "crap".
One lasted over 300,000 miles.
The other I still drive 21 years later.

"American cars are junk" is a myth that was true in the 70s, but has no relevance to latter-day cars. (If you want junk, buy a European car like Volkswagen. If you enjoy lots of recalls, that's the car for you.) I won't say American cars are as good as Japanese, but it's pretty **** close. (Especially since japanese quality has gone downhill in recent years.)

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