Comments on: Would You Feel Confident Buying an American Car? http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/would-you-feel-confident-buying-an-american-car/ A premier personal finance blog, established 2003. Within, Flexo discusses his own experiences with money, and he and other authors comment on a wide range of personal finance topics. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:52:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: UH2L http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/would-you-feel-confident-buying-an-american-car/comment-page-1/#comment-192094 UH2L Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:24:08 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=5761#comment-192094 MLR. Your logic in no way kicks my argument to the curb. If you read my comment closely, I said white collar too. The Detroit 3 employ a lot more people in the U.S. not just to build cars but to design, engineer, market, and distribute them. Subsequently, their employees drive more commerce with respect to health care, restaurants/entertainment, legal services, real estate and so on. Also, if the supplier base for the Detroit 3 goes under, all the other transplant car companies here will be significantly affected, would probably have to shut down assembly. I hate to keep rehashing this article I wrote, but it makes all the points that I have to keep telling people about since the press and the general public have many misconceptions about the auto industry... http://tinyurl.com/c5xy5l (goes to the article but with a much shorter link) Atul MLR.

Your logic in no way kicks my argument to the curb. If you read my comment closely, I said white collar too. The Detroit 3 employ a lot more people in the U.S. not just to build cars but to design, engineer, market, and distribute them. Subsequently, their employees drive more commerce with respect to health care, restaurants/entertainment, legal services, real estate and so on. Also, if the supplier base for the Detroit 3 goes under, all the other transplant car companies here will be significantly affected, would probably have to shut down assembly. I hate to keep rehashing this article I wrote, but it makes all the points that I have to keep telling people about since the press and the general public have many misconceptions about the auto industry…

http://tinyurl.com/c5xy5l (goes to the article but with a much shorter link)

Atul

]]> By: MLR http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/would-you-feel-confident-buying-an-american-car/comment-page-1/#comment-192093 MLR Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:03:56 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=5761#comment-192093 Atul -- Basing what car is made in the USA on the company they come from is silly. That's the basis behind globalization. A Chinese company may produce its goods in Vietnam and a Vietnamese company may produce its goods in Singapore. Just as an American company, GM, produces some of its cars in Mexico while a Japanese company, Honda, produces some of its cars in America. Kinda kicks your argument to the curb, eh? MLR Atul –

Basing what car is made in the USA on the company they come from is silly. That’s the basis behind globalization. A Chinese company may produce its goods in Vietnam and a Vietnamese company may produce its goods in Singapore.

Just as an American company, GM, produces some of its cars in Mexico while a Japanese company, Honda, produces some of its cars in America. Kinda kicks your argument to the curb, eh?

MLR

]]> By: RJ Weiss http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/would-you-feel-confident-buying-an-american-car/comment-page-1/#comment-192061 RJ Weiss Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:20:26 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=5761#comment-192061 I wouldn't buy GM right now. However, I wouldn't hesitate to purchase a Ford. I have had two Ford cars in the past with no problems. I wouldn’t buy GM right now.

However, I wouldn’t hesitate to purchase a Ford. I have had two Ford cars in the past with no problems.

]]> By: Atul http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/would-you-feel-confident-buying-an-american-car/comment-page-1/#comment-192051 Atul Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:18:19 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=5761#comment-192051 I just did buy a GM product a couple of weeks ago. The deals are too good to pass up and if you are planning on buying within a couple of years and have decent financial security, now is a good time. We need to support our American manufacturing companies who employ more people in our country, blue collar workers and white collar workers included. If we no longer make cars in our country, what else will we be manufacturing? There's little left and you can't have an economy based on service industry. Many services are not exportable so they cannot bring money from overseas into our economy. Manufactured goods are almost always exportable. I just did buy a GM product a couple of weeks ago. The deals are too good to pass up and if you are planning on buying within a couple of years and have decent financial security, now is a good time. We need to support our American manufacturing companies who employ more people in our country, blue collar workers and white collar workers included. If we no longer make cars in our country, what else will we be manufacturing? There’s little left and you can’t have an economy based on service industry. Many services are not exportable so they cannot bring money from overseas into our economy. Manufactured goods are almost always exportable.

]]> By: Matt SF http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/would-you-feel-confident-buying-an-american-car/comment-page-1/#comment-192042 Matt SF Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:05:19 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=5761#comment-192042 I trust them even less. Having government support only hurts their image as a viable, self sufficient company. May as well change their name to Government Motors. I trust them even less. Having government support only hurts their image as a viable, self sufficient company.

May as well change their name to Government Motors.

]]> By: Bobby http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/would-you-feel-confident-buying-an-american-car/comment-page-1/#comment-192041 Bobby Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:57:16 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=5761#comment-192041 While the warranty issue would be a minor concern, I would be more concerned about the availability of aftermarket parts for repairs that aren't normal maintenance. While the warranty issue would be a minor concern, I would be more concerned about the availability of aftermarket parts for repairs that aren’t normal maintenance.

]]> By: tom http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/would-you-feel-confident-buying-an-american-car/comment-page-1/#comment-192039 tom Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:48:58 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=5761#comment-192039 My wife's family worked for GM and we've always bought GM cars with the employee discount, but as of late, I will not buy a GM car. All the companies are hurting, so there are deals everywhere. If GM pulls through and turns things around, when I am in the market in a few years, I will reconsider. My wife’s family worked for GM and we’ve always bought GM cars with the employee discount, but as of late, I will not buy a GM car. All the companies are hurting, so there are deals everywhere. If GM pulls through and turns things around, when I am in the market in a few years, I will reconsider.

]]> By: Nate http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/would-you-feel-confident-buying-an-american-car/comment-page-1/#comment-192037 Nate Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:46:32 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=5761#comment-192037 I support Ford! They have not even asked for any government help. Go Ford!! I support Ford! They have not even asked for any government help.

Go Ford!!

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