What's killing the domestic car companies is the higher cost of doing business and the "perception" that imported cars are higher quality. Hyundais and their ilk are butt-ugly and have terrible resale value. They have to have a sales gimmick like the 10yr/100,000 mile warranty to get people in their showrooms. Dodge trucks have a 7yr/70,000 mile warranty and they are selling pretty well. Acura's and especially Lexus are high-end cars with sticker prices "starting" in the $30,000 range and higher. I don't consider those cars mid-level and even though I live in a city of well over 100,000 population,the nearest dealers are over two hours away in any direction. I've owned domestic cars and non-domestic. As far as I'm concerned,the quality difference is negligible and the foreign stuff costs a lot more when problems occur. Only speaking for myself,I would much rather be driving American iron and leave the foreign stuff to the foreigners. Clint Hooper H&H Custom,owner 1969 El Camino ProTourer 2001 H-D FLHR custom bagger http://dalesplace.com/misc/friends/clint/clint_hooper.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> I really don't think building retro cars will save GM or Ford. I will take > a change in consumer confidence. That's the reason the foreign car sell so > well. Looks at Hundi's 100,000/10 yrs warranty. Theirs a reason people buy > Acura or Lexus - reliability. My last new car was a 92 Grand Voyager - a > piece of crap. > Even Ford is in trouble with the retro Mustang selling so well. The car > manufacturers claim its the health care costs - which are big - but I don't > buy that. > With the price of gas a cheap reliable car is the key to success, and a few > retro cars for us hot rodders. > > Anyway! My 65 SS is still the cheapest car to maintain and operate in my > mostly Japanese fleet of Toyota, Acura and Lexus. All of which are very > reliable. > > No import will go sideways at 50 mph in second from the torque. Nuf said! > > Larry Williams > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Krister Meister" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "The Chevelle Mailing List" <Chevelle-list@chevelles.net> > Cc: <Chevelle-list@chevelles.net>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 6:54 AM > Subject: RE: [Chevelle-list] GM- Ford > > > > > > > > > > > > I agree - Ford truly has perfected the retros and it is in the key lines, > > lights and emblems that get carried over. 1970 Chevelle would be my vote. > > Always thought it was the best and toughest looking. However, my wife > > fell > > in love with the '66 - '67 body style and it has really grown on me too. > > > > Krister > > '66 SS #'s > > > > > > > > > > > > But if they remake the Chevelle, camaro, or firebird they'll just hire > > some > > Australian team like they did for the gto and end up with another crappy > > remake like the charger with four doors. What they need to do is just > > copy > > ford and keep most of the body lines and just smooth a few things out. I > > wonder what year they'd pick for a remake of the Chevelle though?? -RJ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
