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Ford, GM Expecting Lower Car Sales Than They Forecast

Bill,

Interesting comments, but I will agree with the gentleman below you...you have no idea what gas prices are going to do. And, I will tell you being in the business, gas prices going up would help us. It would push people to buy smaller cars.

Mr. Generic....your comment about foreign cars is biased and way off base. I work for Ford and that is fine that you praise foreign cars. That is your opinion. But if you want to imply that domestic cars do not last as long then you are dead wrong. For example I have a family that trades all of their vehicles in to me and the last two have been 15 year old Ford Taurus with 240k miles. So, tell me if you take care of your vehicle and do the regular maintenance, will it last longer than 5 years? I'd be willing to bet a large amount of money I could make any vehicle last 8 years with proper maintenance. I would go as far as saying I could do it with a Kia, the biggest pile of garbage manufactured! So, my point is it does not matter what the badging is, when it comes to lasting. Now if you want to talk fewest things wrong per 1000 miles then you may have an arguement. Get your facts straight. If you do not want to accept the domestic car companies because you just don't like them then thats fine. Don't hate them because its what all your buddies tell you. Support your country and the people that live in them. The foreign car companies may produce low wage jobs in the United States, but the profits are going overseas and into their technology.