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Originally Posted by nimbus2k
You missed the logic:
if you don't take the car to Japan and have it serviced by Japanese techs with Japanese parts, it's not "100%" Japanese. (I'll let you figure out the nationality of the petrol-based consumables going into it... that makes my head hurt)
(As in... my Japanese-built Accord Hybrid still has 70% American-made parts, and rolls on Michelin tires. so even though it's MADE in Japan, it still wouldn't count as a 100% Japanese car. I'm not sure there are any of those that are available in the US market, anyway.)
The moral of the story is: why bother? Just get a great car that fits your needs, at the right price, with a reasonable warranty. If it fails while under the warranty (I'd argue that there are even a few Japanese lemons around) then trade it. No need for ethnocetrism to play in the decition at all.
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This is getting pretty nit-picky. I think I made it pretty clear what I meant when I said "Came on a boat from japan fully assembled."
What's "ethnocentric" about the tangible fact that my japanese-made cars perform better over time than others? Just an observation that steers my purchasing decisions.
And why bother? Because I want the best car I can get for my money. In my experience, that has been japanese made cars. So that's what I buy.