Reply #11: And when my ten year old Honda Civic, which gets thirty plus mpg finally dies

[MadHound]

I will do what I always do when buying a new vehicle. I will look at what's available, both foreign and domestic, that meets my needs and criteria. If that is a domestic vehicle, great. If it's an import, so be it. But since it is my money on the line, my life, then it is my decision, and I will make the decision that is best for me. It's that simple, and if you don't like it, tough shit.

Your attitude, when it comes to both four wheeled and two wheeled vehicles is that we should purchase vehicles that don't meet our needs or criteria, just to say that we buy American. That's frankly quite stupid. If I had followed that advice, I would have overpaid for a Harley and gotten more bike than I wanted or needed. Instead, since Harley doesn't make 150cc scooters, I bought a Baja from India. Same thing goes with cars, it's foolish to buy something that doesn't meet your needs or criteria in order to simply say that you bought American. It is not up to us to fit our needs and criteria to what American manufacturers give us, American manufacturers need to build products that fit our needs and criteria. For a long while they didn't do that, and now we're seeing the fall out from decades of that attitude. Perhaps they've learned their lesson, we'll see. If not, then I will be buying a foreign model the next time I buy a vehicle. Don't like that, tough shit. Until you start paying for my vehicle, you have absolutely no say so in my decision.