My next car!

2010 Ford Fusion!

The VW Golf Was Named the car of the year today at the New York Auto Show. Of the finalists, every single one of them was made by a foreign company.

catbox_9 wrote:

The VW Golf Was Named the car of the year today at the New York Auto Show. Of the finalists, every single one of them was made by a foreign company.

On the other hand


That is a good reason why US automakers should not get a bailout by the Federal Government

Last year it was the Chevy Malibu. It is a very nice car. If I had the money, I would probably go Malibu!

GoGetEmTigers wrote:

Last year it was the Chevy Malibu. It is a very nice car. If I had the money, I would probably go Malibu!

While the car I drive every day is a Honda, we do own a Ford truck (and several more foreign cars).

catbox_9 wrote:

While the car I drive every day is a Honda, we do own a Ford truck (and several more foreign cars).

A Honda; A Ford Truck

And
Several more foreign cars?


Sounds like you have enough cars for a car lot there Catbox

We enjoy our 6-year-old Toyota that was made in upstate New York. I just hope Ford keeps working on its alternative fuel cars.

gs78 wrote:

catbox_9 wrote:

While the car I drive every day is a Honda, we do own a Ford truck (and several more foreign cars).

A Honda; A Ford Truck

And
Several more foreign cars?


Sounds like you have enough cars for a car lot there Catbox

Well there's several people in my family. We all need a car to drive. We have two Hondas, a Ford, and a Hyundai. I don't think we've ever had an American car since I was born. I know after my parents were married they had a Pinto, but when I was born they drove a Geo Prizm which was only somewhat American.

My dad used to have a 1966 Thunderbird but he got rid of that a few years ago since he never drove it.

1966 Thunderbirds are cool


They don't make em like that anymore

I want a 1968 Mustang like in the movie Bullitt.



Now that is a car.

The 2008 looks very similar!

laprimamirala wrote:

The 2008 looks very similar!

Except for the lack of chrome

Hate all that plastic bullshit

laprimamirala wrote:

The 2008 looks very similar!

And they don't make it in that color? Hello - you advertise the car to look like that car and you show clips of the movie but you don't make that color?

Just another reason why Ford needs someone with half a brain to take over. I guarantee if Henry Ford was still alive you could get that car in that same dark green.

We were killing time at a Ford dealer once and I mentioned that to the guy when he tried to sell me a Mustang. His reply...

"If you buy the car you could always get it repainted"

Umm...that's expensive. Generally you don't buy a brand-new car thinking you have to get a paint job.

just an observation. I don't have Ford stock or anything

laprimamirala wrote:

just an observation. I don't have Ford stock or anything

My great-grandmother owned a ton of stock in Chrysler and my mom got some of it when she died. I have no idea how much my mom ended up with or what it was worth but I know she sold it immediately and used the money to buy a new Toyota. This was at least 10 years ago. Good thing she didn't hang onto it - that stock isn't worth the paper it's printed on.


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Back to American vehicles, I would never buy a foreign truck...not that I'd buy a truck. If I did it would be American though. I would also never buy a used non-American vehicle over 10 years old. I'm not really a huge fan of old cars, but if I ever decided I wanted one it would be American.

I like our Toyota Matrix. It's the best car we've had to date.

catbox_9 wrote:

laprimamirala wrote:

just an observation. I don't have Ford stock or anything

My great-grandmother owned a ton of stock in Chrysler and my mom got some of it when she died. I have no idea how much my mom ended up with or what it was worth but I know she sold it immediately and used the money to buy a new Toyota. This was at least 10 years ago. Good thing she didn't hang onto it - that stock isn't worth the paper it's printed on.

Selling Chrysler stock for a Toyota. Sad...

bobrob2004 wrote:

catbox_9 wrote:

laprimamirala wrote:

just an observation. I don't have Ford stock or anything

My great-grandmother owned a ton of stock in Chrysler and my mom got some of it when she died. I have no idea how much my mom ended up with or what it was worth but I know she sold it immediately and used the money to buy a new Toyota. This was at least 10 years ago. Good thing she didn't hang onto it - that stock isn't worth the paper it's printed on.

Selling Chrysler stock for a Toyota. Sad...

But that Chrysler stock is worthless now.

catbox_9 wrote:

bobrob2004 wrote:

catbox_9 wrote:

laprimamirala wrote:

just an observation. I don't have Ford stock or anything

My great-grandmother owned a ton of stock in Chrysler and my mom got some of it when she died. I have no idea how much my mom ended up with or what it was worth but I know she sold it immediately and used the money to buy a new Toyota. This was at least 10 years ago. Good thing she didn't hang onto it - that stock isn't worth the paper it's printed on.

Selling Chrysler stock for a Toyota. Sad...

But that Chrysler stock is worthless now.

I don't mind selling it, but why go against the competition? By a Chrysler or Ford. Using funds from an American car company to buy foreign doesn't make any sense to me.

bobrob2004 wrote:

catbox_9 wrote:

bobrob2004 wrote:

catbox_9 wrote:

laprimamirala wrote:

just an observation. I don't have Ford stock or anything

My great-grandmother owned a ton of stock in Chrysler and my mom got some of it when she died. I have no idea how much my mom ended up with or what it was worth but I know she sold it immediately and used the money to buy a new Toyota. This was at least 10 years ago. Good thing she didn't hang onto it - that stock isn't worth the paper it's printed on.

Selling Chrysler stock for a Toyota. Sad...

But that Chrysler stock is worthless now.

I don't mind selling it, but why go against the competition? By a Chrysler or Ford. Using funds from an American car company to buy foreign doesn't make any sense to me.

I guess she didn't want to buy American. And wouldn't buying a Ford be just as bad? I mean they're competitors, too. I don't think we've ever owned a Dodge/Chrysler. I can barely even name any of their vehicles...Dodge Ram, Dodge Viper, Chrysler Sebring, do they still make those PT Cruisers?

No more PT Cruisers.

laprimamirala wrote:

No more PT Cruisers.

That's good.

They looked like 1940s grocery delivery trucks...