Want to get rear ended in a 1978 Civic by a 67 Impala doing 70? That's what it was all about.<br /><br />The laws of physics apply to ALL. <br /><br />I don't believe for one minute that the US is second rate, not for one minute.<br /><br />During those so called bad years, we didn't see domestic powertrain issues. We sure saw our fill of import ones though.<br /><br />To say that domestic products will NEVER be as good is folly for one and a slap in the face of every American Engineer, Worker and the person you see in the mirror.<br /><br />I will never call myself "second rate". That's what we're saying.<br /><br />Nothing is perfect. A freinds Nissan Titan is on its second engine in 7K miles and the new one sounds like it has gravel in it. He can't keep brakes on it. Seems they are really small. It's Ok if you don't haul or tow or go down hills.<br /><br />My brother got rid of a Sequoia because they couldn't get the driveline vibration out of it, no matter what.<br /><br />My sister in laws' ML-320 kept leaving her on the side of the freeway. It's gone.<br /><br />We all have our war stories. To say that anything American is bad is, again, folly.
Sloopy, you weren't even alive when that was going on. Numerous imports plus Chevettes, Monzas (other GM derivitives, Omnis, were recalled for the same reason. Again, the laws of physics apply to all.<br /><br />Oh well.
An import bus?
Actually, I think that all the time. Regardless of what someone is driving.<br /><br />It was later proven that the Pinto was no more likely to catch fire than any other subcompact on the road. But, you never read that. Just like you never read that Dow Corning breast implants were later proven to be safe-after Dow Corning went bust and lawyers got rich.<br /><br />NOTHING is fool proof. A court case or two proves-very little. Too bad our society worships lawyers. It will be our downfall as a creative society.<br /><br />Just wait, the lawyers are poised to sue over asbestos. That one will bring ALL American industry to its knees. Foreign companies used just as much, or more, but the money is too hard to get at.<br /><br />God help us.
Asbestos was being phased out of industry in the early eighties.What wasn't removed from many industrial facilities and power plants was incapsulated and left in place.This was in the wake of not only law suits ,but an understanding of its potential health risks.Particularly to insulators and factory workers.I breathed my share over the years before the removal of it became commonplace.
1), Call SEA-TOW.<br /> (2), Order a new Merc ELPTO.<br />But I'll give the Jhonny this -- It at least knows it has a clogged injector (under normal conditions), and shuts down. In such a case, the answer is different than it is with the competition's. (IE; (1)Call Sea Tow. (2)Call the Bank for a small loan). . if they did not I would not be so popular.<br />and BTW I am a participant in a wrongful death case against serveral asbestos manufacturer's. I hope to bleed them dry then toss the dust.<br />not because the product was defective, because the product dangers were known in the late 30's and hidden from the public till the 80's. its also why I have asbestos's.<br /> however our govt has stepped in and taken the companies off the hook and stopped most payments.<br /> seems our vice president got Halliburton off the hook to make the payments that 3 years before they promised the US congress they would make if allowed to take over some smaller company's.<br /> Cheney got them off temporarily, the next administration I hope is not so cozy with halliburton, cheney walked away with millions and cut the rest of us off.<br /> while your bashing the Pinto why not bash the MustangII? same tank and unibody.
Not really. Low skill repetative jobs, at best. Maybe we should require the imports to join the UAW. That 90% will go to ZERO-overnight.<br /><br />I guess NOBODY gets it. THE MONEY DOESN"T STAY HERE.
<br /><br />If the parts are made HERE then the steel and plastic most like comes FROM HERE and a lot more money stays here VS mexico.<br /><br /><br />Just like the small business i work for on Long Island could have fled elsewere(like mexico) BUT we made are selfs SO GOOD at makeing the different personal care products.<br /><br /> There is NOBODY in the USA or OUT that can produce the quantities of quality that we due WITH CHEMICALS FROM OTHER PLANTS IN THE USA.<br /><br />tommaysob, <br /><br />I do say that allot and still, nobody gets it. Proof positive.