Tom Geiger Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 Guys you're right about the global thing, but I like the idea of Dodge or Buick or Ford on the hood instead of some fling-fling stuff that I choose not to relate to. I was at a global conference at work in October. My colleague from China was proud to tell me he drives a Buick Century! GM sells more Buicks in China than the USA
chunkypeanutbutter Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 My most realistic dream car is an '85-'90 Crown Vic in flat primer grey, with racing seats, rollcage, Torq-Thrust wheels, 351 with a four-on-the-floor
Rob Hall Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 I've never been too hung up on brands, had 4 Fords, a BMW, a Jeep, a couple Mercedes, and a couple of Cadillacs over the years. Probably will own at least something from several of these and other brands in the future...
martinfan5 Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 (edited) Guys you're right about the global thing, but I like the idea of Dodge or Buick or Ford on the hood instead of some fling-fling stuff that I choose not to relate to. If I can buy a good US type car with US type name that I can I can relate to, then I'll do it in a flash. I'll even submit a personal type note about this theme. I own a weird Chrysler Crossfire, it has though some funky Mercedes Benz kind of suspension and the motor is not a V8....but it hauls azzzz....and it's a thrill to drive. Imagine this, I live a half mile from the Interstate, and I can drive pedal to the metal as traffic allows. It has a Chrysler Emblem. I like! Michael The Cross fire is built on the Mercedes Benz R170 chassis platform, which was used for the SLK class , the CrossFire was 80% Mercedes Benz, not American. The only thing that is Chrysler on that car is the Emblem The Chrysler Crossfire is a rear-wheel drive, 2-door sports car marketed by Chrysler as both coupé and roadster and was built for Chrysler by Karmann of Germany for model years 2004-2008. Developed during the union of Daimler and Chrysler, the two-seater is based on the R170 platform and shares 80% of its components with already defunct R170 Mercedes-Benz SLK320. Edited December 22, 2014 by martinfan5
Cliff Dagger Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 Chryslers are built in Mexico and Canada... BMWs and Hondas are built in America... kind of hard to tell what a "foreign" car is these days...
Cliff Dagger Posted December 23, 2014 Posted December 23, 2014 (edited) Chryslers are built in Mexico and Canada... BMWs and Hondas are built in America... kind of hard to tell what a "foreign" car is these days... Only cars built in America or Canada by highly skilled UAW brothers and sisters can be American . Edited December 23, 2014 by Cliff Dagger
martinfan5 Posted December 23, 2014 Posted December 23, 2014 Only cars built in America or Canada by highly skilled UAW brothers and sisters can be American . I thought it had something to do with where the company was based. So going by your logic, Toyota's are American because they are built by American's in Tennessee?
Rob Hall Posted December 23, 2014 Posted December 23, 2014 I thought it had something to do with where the company was based. So going by your logic, Toyota's are American because they are built by American's in Tennessee? Toyota are built in Kentucky, Nissans and vws in Tenn, BMW s in SC....doesn't really matter to me as long as they build a quality product...
Shelby 427 1965 Posted December 23, 2014 Posted December 23, 2014 As an outsider to the whole thing (and a fan of ford and chrysler a lot more than chevy) I've always seen Ford vs Chevy as the biggest debate.
chunkypeanutbutter Posted December 23, 2014 Posted December 23, 2014 Everything vs. Mk. I Golf... Guess which one wins
rmvw guy Posted December 23, 2014 Posted December 23, 2014 (edited) Number one in sales for any given year model should give you a clear answer as to who won the debate. Edited December 23, 2014 by rmvw guy
Mike_G Posted December 23, 2014 Posted December 23, 2014 Ford vs. Chevy is the biggest debate I own 5 cars, and 3 of 'em are Ford Fiestas.
Shelby 427 1965 Posted December 23, 2014 Posted December 23, 2014 Everything vs. Mk. I Golf... Guess which one wins I'm partial to the "Everything except the Plymouth Superbird, the Shelby Cobra and the Renault Clio v6 Phase One vs. Mk.2 Golf" one, because I know who wins that
martinfan5 Posted December 23, 2014 Posted December 23, 2014 Toyota are built in Kentucky, Nissans and vws in Tenn, BMW s in SC....doesn't really matter to me as long as they build a quality product... Thank you Rob for the correction, I was thinking of VW when I said TN.
Longbox55 Posted December 23, 2014 Posted December 23, 2014 Toyota are built in Kentucky,They're also built in Princeton and Lafayette (shared plant with Subaru), Indiana, Blue Springs, Mississippi, and San Antonio, Texas.
dartman Posted December 23, 2014 Posted December 23, 2014 It's Ford vs Chevy. Mopar is way above those two...
StevenGuthmiller Posted December 23, 2014 Posted December 23, 2014 When I was growing up most people I knew treated Mopar like the crazy uncle. It was Ford vs Chevy where I came from. Even though, in my family it was Chevy vs Mopar. My mother bought nothing but mopars, & my dad was a chevy truck guy. I'm a huge Mopar man myself! Steve
mnwildpunk Posted December 23, 2014 Author Posted December 23, 2014 I was at a global conference at work in October. My colleague from China was proud to tell me he drives a Buick Century! GM sells more Buicks in China than the USA I am a strong buick fan I love the 3.8 in my wife's lesabre which has 323,000 so far with only a upper/ lower intake replaced. I only cost me a little less then $100
mnwildpunk Posted December 23, 2014 Author Posted December 23, 2014 i don't do the "global" thing, as i can't afford a new car and they just don't interest me at all. i'd rather do without a hand grenade in the center of my steering wheel, thank you. that said, i've owned nearly 200 cars, from nearly every make available in the US.... predominately Fords, though there's been something from nearly every brand spotted in my driveway at any given time. right now, i'm hunting a plain-Jane Ford fullsize between '60 and '90, for a daily driver. hopefully one without power windows, etc.... the simpler, the better. not a fan of ballistic seat belt and air bag control
chunkypeanutbutter Posted December 23, 2014 Posted December 23, 2014 not a fan of ballistic seat belt and air bag control That's why you buy a car with no airbags.
mnwildpunk Posted December 23, 2014 Author Posted December 23, 2014 (edited) True I work on the BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH and always am scared they will blow no matter how many wires I pull saddly I drilled into an abs relay several yrs ago and it has made me gun shy (before I finished school don't want to make you to worried ) I now am A.S.E certified ) not English lol. Edited December 23, 2014 by mnwildpunk
Rob Hall Posted December 23, 2014 Posted December 23, 2014 That's why you buy a car with no airbags. I've driven cars with airbags for 20+ years, never had a problem with them....
om617 Posted December 23, 2014 Posted December 23, 2014 Ford from the 30s,40s and late 60s. GM from the 40s,50s,60s and early 70s. (Also the 77-80 Caprice/Impala coupe) Mopar from late 50s,60s and early 70s. GM wins for now,but my passion for new models increase all the time,so who knows in some years.
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