Repper

Why Most Americans Don't Mind if the Big Three Fail

I'm afraid a depression in this country that would be caused by the immediate fallout of sucha failure would cause a great decrease decrease in demand. Yes some manufacturing would come back, but in whos' hands? Most likely foreign run companies. I'm afraid that would not be good for our countries future either.

I'm very sorry that you had/have such problems with your '96 Ford. It sounds like you got a real lemon, and that sucks. Your expreience will obviously steer you, and those you talk to, away from Ford (and probably other domestics as well). Unfortunately you should realize that there have been a TON of change made over the past decade. Every new generation of vehicle that comes out getts better and better in quality and reliability from any auto maker, and the domestic comapanies have caught up in those areas. but the perceptions caused by past sins will be extremely difficult to overcome.


On Nov 20 09:48 AM rdr4 wrote:

> There seems to be a presumption, on the part of the alarmists, that
> a failure of the big 3 would create an vacuum in the industry. <br/>The
> demand for automobiles and trucks is not going away, it is being
> redistributed. Although it is possible that some other automaker
> might buy a substantial amount of the Detroit big 3 car makers distressed
> property to allow for the increase in their anticipated market-share,
> the foreign automakers seem to feel that the Detroit environment
> does not enhance their potential for producing a cost effective product.
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> Toyota, VW, Nissan, Honda, etc, appear to share that thought.
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> I have a 1996 F-350 diesel work truck pick-up, bought new. The glow
> plug condenser goes out every 3 months. The driver seat self destructed
> at 36,000 miles ( I weigh 180). The leaf springs broke although the
> truck was never overloaded. Ford did not even stock the springs.
> The transmission fell apart at 147,000. Now, the heater failed and
> Ford does not stock any replacement, nor is there a part available
> in the aftermarket. Yes, I want more of this, not!
> Supporting Detroit is like holding a dead body above your head while
> swimming across a rampaging river.
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