Comments on: What’s an Auto Industry Bailout Opponent to Do? Boycott! http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/whats-a-auto-industry-bailout-opponent-to-do-boycott/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:27:52 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Countyline http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/whats-a-auto-industry-bailout-opponent-to-do-boycott/comment-page-2/#comment-208137 Countyline Sun, 22 Feb 2009 22:45:02 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=43482#comment-208137 I have always owned American made vehicles. Is there such a thing anymore? Check consumer reports and you will see that honda and toyota make the best cars. After this bailout I'm buying a American made toyota screw you UAW thugs. The big three losers can shove it. I have always owned American made vehicles. Is there such a thing anymore? Check consumer reports and you will see that honda and toyota make the best cars. After this bailout I’m buying a American made toyota screw you UAW thugs. The big three losers can shove it.

]]> By: Silvia http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/whats-a-auto-industry-bailout-opponent-to-do-boycott/comment-page-2/#comment-195622 Silvia Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:11:50 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=43482#comment-195622 oh, and by the way, all of the auto makers received funding from their hometowns.....but their hometowns didn't critize them for getting thru this wall street nightmare. So sad that most Americans are simply not understanding the consequences of losing American jobs. Trust me, you will see most foreign owned companies lay off Americans to maintain their own employment........too bad most Americans cannot understand this basic concept ! oh, and by the way, all of the auto makers received funding from their hometowns…..but their hometowns didn’t critize them for getting thru this wall street nightmare. So sad that most Americans are simply not understanding the consequences of losing American jobs. Trust me, you will see most foreign owned companies lay off Americans to maintain their own employment……..too bad most Americans cannot understand this basic concept !

]]> By: Silvia http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/whats-a-auto-industry-bailout-opponent-to-do-boycott/comment-page-2/#comment-195616 Silvia Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:07:12 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=43482#comment-195616 I am so disgusted to hear such uneducated comments regarding the UAW. I am not a UAW worker, although, I do know what the UAW fights for.......a basic standard of living. And if you think for a minute that your job and benefits are not related to what the UAW has been fighting for.......THINK AGAIN !! Come to Detroit and take a look at the modest neighborhoods. These are typical working Americans that have been stimulating the economy with their overtime pay! It sounds like you all support a standard of living that will bring us even with our friends accross the pond living on the hillside....keep buying foreign and you'll find out. I am so disgusted to hear such uneducated comments regarding the UAW. I am not a UAW worker, although, I do know what the UAW fights for…….a basic standard of living. And if you think for a minute that your job and benefits are not related to what the UAW has been fighting for…….THINK AGAIN !! Come to Detroit and take a look at the modest neighborhoods. These are typical working Americans that have been stimulating the economy with their overtime pay! It sounds like you all support a standard of living that will bring us even with our friends accross the pond living on the hillside….keep buying foreign and you’ll find out.

]]> By: Fleetguru http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/whats-a-auto-industry-bailout-opponent-to-do-boycott/comment-page-2/#comment-189265 Fleetguru Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:41:15 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=43482#comment-189265 There are two points to remember. 1)Free enterprise system was set up without union or government interference. Now we have both. The foreign manufacturers have done a better job of competitively building and marketing their cars than the big three. Now it is time to let the big three fail, file Chapter 11 and be forced to reorganize. Otherwise Gettlefinger will keep on making sure that nothing changes. 2) If you want to throw a monkey wrench into the government bailout, don't boycott the big three. Buy whatever you want. Just claim 99 dependents on your income withholing form. The government will quickly run out of cash and it is legal to do. BTW, I manage a fleet of 500 and all American products and many have 200,000+ miles on them. There are two points to remember. 1)Free enterprise system was set up without union or government interference. Now we have both. The foreign manufacturers have done a better job of competitively building and marketing their cars than the big three. Now it is time to let the big three fail, file Chapter 11 and be forced to reorganize. Otherwise Gettlefinger will keep on making sure that nothing changes. 2) If you want to throw a monkey wrench into the government bailout, don’t boycott the big three. Buy whatever you want. Just claim 99 dependents on your income withholing form. The government will quickly run out of cash and it is legal to do.
BTW, I manage a fleet of 500 and all American products and many have 200,000+ miles on them.

]]> By: Nick D http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/whats-a-auto-industry-bailout-opponent-to-do-boycott/comment-page-2/#comment-182470 Nick D Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:27:32 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=43482#comment-182470 What happened to America? It is disgusting for me to see so-called Americans boycotting american products, for whatever reason. Why are people so ignorant to the fact that last year, TOYOTA WAS THE MOST RECALLED VEHICLE? The anti-American media has people convinced that American cars are inferior. It is a fact that the Chevy Malibu (33mpg) gets BETTER gas mileage than the Honda Accord(30mpg) What is truly astounding to me is that people fail to realize that the reason there are foreign auto factories in the U.S is that they have been the beneficiaries of BILLIONS of dollars in tax incentives paid by the American tax payer. I have owned fords all my life and have had no problems. I have a 1996 F-150 with 200,000 miles on it and hae gone 10,000 miles between oil changes (not recomended). My point is that I am fed up with rampant Anti-Americanism and I am ashamed for the people boycotting any american product. What happened to America? It is disgusting for me to see so-called Americans boycotting american products, for whatever reason. Why are people so ignorant to the fact that last year, TOYOTA WAS THE MOST RECALLED VEHICLE? The anti-American media has people convinced that American cars are inferior. It is a fact that the Chevy Malibu (33mpg) gets BETTER gas mileage than the Honda Accord(30mpg) What is truly astounding to me is that people fail to realize that the reason there are foreign auto factories in the U.S is that they have been the beneficiaries of BILLIONS of dollars in tax incentives paid by the American tax payer. I have owned fords all my life and have had no problems. I have a 1996 F-150 with 200,000 miles on it and hae gone 10,000 miles between oil changes (not recomended). My point is that I am fed up with rampant Anti-Americanism and I am ashamed for the people boycotting any american product.

]]> By: Jim Baker http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/whats-a-auto-industry-bailout-opponent-to-do-boycott/comment-page-2/#comment-180885 Jim Baker Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:20:26 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=43482#comment-180885 Robert F, A nice ode to the F-100, but my experience with the 1997 F-150 was a nightmare. After 8,00 miles the entire manual gearbox fell apart when my wife was driving it. She lost the gears one at a time and lost all 5 forward gears in the span of 5 minutes. Ford spent a week repairing and replacing parts. Problem was a nut missing in the gearbox. Then the electrical problems started, including an episode where the rear cargo light would not turn off which nearly left me without a battery 500 miles from home. $700 dollars and three trips to the shop later, a faulty relay was blamed. There were several other episodes before I finally got rid of it. I have owned several Toyotas and I have had some problems with most of them, but the sum of all the problems I have had don't amount to anything compared to that F-150. It is not that Toyota and Honda can do no wrong, it is that your chances of ending up in the shop to fix a manufacturing problem are much more limited. I will never buy another Ford product because I can't afford the increased risk to my pocketbook and my safety of product failure. Robert F,
A nice ode to the F-100, but my experience with the 1997 F-150 was a nightmare. After 8,00 miles the entire manual gearbox fell apart when my wife was driving it. She lost the gears one at a time and lost all 5 forward gears in the span of 5 minutes. Ford spent a week repairing and replacing parts. Problem was a nut missing in the gearbox. Then the electrical problems started, including an episode where the rear cargo light would not turn off which nearly left me without a battery 500 miles from home. $700 dollars and three trips to the shop later, a faulty relay was blamed. There were several other episodes before I finally got rid of it. I have owned several Toyotas and I have had some problems with most of them, but the sum of all the problems I have had don’t amount to anything compared to that F-150. It is not that Toyota and Honda can do no wrong, it is that your chances of ending up in the shop to fix a manufacturing problem are much more limited. I will never buy another Ford product because I can’t afford the increased risk to my pocketbook and my safety of product failure.

]]> By: Robert F http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/whats-a-auto-industry-bailout-opponent-to-do-boycott/comment-page-2/#comment-180872 Robert F Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:57:18 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=43482#comment-180872 First, a disclaimer: I have owned Fords for 30+ years, with good results. Not everyone was a great car, but there have been some standouts, like my 1983 F-100, which is still going strong, 25 years and 240,000 miles later. Never had to do a major repair. We currently also have a 1999 Camry in addition to a 2002 Escape, both with 110,000+ miles. They have been remarkably similar in overall quality and reliability, with one exception, the Camry burns oil, something even the 1983 Ford does not. Turns out that almighty Toyota made a series of engines that cooks the oil, leading to premature engine failure. What I don't get is that Japanese car owners talk about these things as if they can walk on water, when they are really quite ordinary pieces of machinery. yes, there have been a few bad Big 3 products in the past, but perhaps it is time to get over it and move on. Finally, give proper credit for who is responsible for 200,000+ mile engine life: The lubricating oil companies. The finest engine made will wear out just as fast as they used to years ago, without the benefits of modern oil technology. First, a disclaimer: I have owned Fords for 30+ years, with good results. Not everyone was a great car, but there have been some standouts, like my 1983 F-100, which is still going strong, 25 years and 240,000 miles later. Never had to do a major repair.
We currently also have a 1999 Camry in addition to a 2002 Escape, both with 110,000+ miles. They have been remarkably similar in overall quality and reliability, with one exception, the Camry burns oil, something even the 1983 Ford does not. Turns out that almighty Toyota made a series of engines that cooks the oil, leading to premature engine failure.
What I don’t get is that Japanese car owners talk about these things as if they can walk on water, when they are really quite ordinary pieces of machinery. yes, there have been a few bad Big 3 products in the past, but perhaps it is time to get over it and move on.
Finally, give proper credit for who is responsible for 200,000+ mile engine life: The lubricating oil companies. The finest engine made will wear out just as fast as they used to years ago, without the benefits of modern oil technology.

]]> By: Robert Hurley http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/whats-a-auto-industry-bailout-opponent-to-do-boycott/comment-page-2/#comment-180394 Robert Hurley Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:39:45 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=43482#comment-180394 Better yet, if any part of your car was made over seas rip it out Better yet, if any part of your car was made over seas rip it out

]]> By: drive on http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/whats-a-auto-industry-bailout-opponent-to-do-boycott/comment-page-2/#comment-180164 drive on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:36:37 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=43482#comment-180164 the 1985 Ford Escort was the biggest piece of Shiite ever to come down the pike. Martha Vandalla and the Supremes were the only thing that ever worked out of Detroit. The Escort blew up at 50,000 and I traded for a Honda. Never Again! the 1985 Ford Escort was the biggest piece of Shiite ever to come down the pike.
Martha Vandalla and the Supremes were the only thing that ever worked out of Detroit.

The Escort blew up at 50,000 and I traded for a Honda.

Never Again!

]]> By: poul http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/whats-a-auto-industry-bailout-opponent-to-do-boycott/comment-page-2/#comment-180163 poul Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:29:17 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=43482#comment-180163 a lot of less than intelligent people here who are incapable to remember that ford didn't ask for bailout money, and makes some of the best cars in the world. if only our stupid lawmakers stopped taxing diesel out of existence, we could have <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_37/b4099060491065.htm?chan=autos_autos+--+lifestyle+subindex+page_top+stories" rel="nofollow">65 mpg fords</a>. a lot of less than intelligent people here who are incapable to remember that ford didn’t ask for bailout money, and makes some of the best cars in the world. if only our stupid lawmakers stopped taxing diesel out of existence, we could have 65 mpg fords.

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