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Are there still people who refuse to buy foreign cars?
Posted on 8/15/25 at 8:05 am
Posted on 8/15/25 at 8:05 am
Foreign cars, for the past few decades at least, have probably been better than American cars. Regardless, there have always been lots of USA only loyalists.
Is this changing now that new American cars/trucks are undeniably POS’s? I drive an old Tahoe, and no clue what I will do when I have to get something newer in 5-10 years.
Is this changing now that new American cars/trucks are undeniably POS’s? I drive an old Tahoe, and no clue what I will do when I have to get something newer in 5-10 years.
This post was edited on 8/15/25 at 8:06 am
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Posted on 8/15/25 at 8:07 am to justaniceguy
You'll have to define "foreign car" first.
Posted on 8/15/25 at 8:08 am to TygerLyfe
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You'll have to define "foreign car" first.
Right? More than a few of them are made in America by Americans, part or whole
Posted on 8/15/25 at 8:08 am to justaniceguy
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Foreign cars, for the past few decades at least, have probably been better than American cars
Fiat, Kia (gotten better I guess), Nissan, Mitsubishi disagree.
Posted on 8/15/25 at 8:11 am to TygerLyfe
Anything that is made by a foreign manufacturer.
Non GM, Ford, Dodge, Tesla, Jeep
If you drive a Toyota truck around certain parts of rural Texas you will get funny looks and the people will assume you are different. It doesn’t matter if it was technically built in America. It is considered as a foreign car.
Non GM, Ford, Dodge, Tesla, Jeep
If you drive a Toyota truck around certain parts of rural Texas you will get funny looks and the people will assume you are different. It doesn’t matter if it was technically built in America. It is considered as a foreign car.
Posted on 8/15/25 at 8:16 am to justaniceguy
quote:What's a foreign car?
Are there still people who refuse to buy foreign cars?
My wife drives a Lexus and it was assembled in Kentucky.
Is it a foreign car?
Posted on 8/15/25 at 8:17 am to justaniceguy
I only buy foreign cars.
Posted on 8/15/25 at 8:17 am to LSURussian
Yes
Posted on 8/15/25 at 8:18 am to TT9
A lot of people only buy foreign cars. The number of people who refuse to buy them has definitely been going down over the years.
Posted on 8/15/25 at 8:19 am to justaniceguy
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If you drive a Toyota truck around certain parts of rural Texas you will get funny looks and the people will assume you are different
Because you don't want to be Found On Road Dead?
Posted on 8/15/25 at 8:20 am to TygerLyfe
Correct,
To name a few, Honda, Toyota and Subaru are made in the USA.
To name a few, Honda, Toyota and Subaru are made in the USA.
This post was edited on 8/15/25 at 8:21 am
Posted on 8/15/25 at 8:22 am to justaniceguy
Many years ago, I overheard this conversation between two older country guys:
"I like the new Toyota truck."
"Not me, I don't like those Chinese cars."
"I like the new Toyota truck."
"Not me, I don't like those Chinese cars."
Posted on 8/15/25 at 8:24 am to fr33manator
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made in America
What makes an “American” or “Foreign” vehicle? Is it Company HQ and their brands vs manufacturing proximity
If American car brands were 100% manufactured in Japan
and
Japanese car brands were 100% manufactured in the U.S.
The company country HQ and its brands are the distinction. Location of where manufactured does not matter here.
This post was edited on 8/15/25 at 8:26 am
Posted on 8/15/25 at 8:24 am to Muahahaha
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Honda, Toyota and Subaru
I significantly higher portion of your money goes to support the Japanese economy, relative to the money you could have spent supporting an American manufacturer.
Posted on 8/15/25 at 8:26 am to justaniceguy
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Foreign cars, for the past few decades at least, have probably been better than American cars.
Everyone knows this
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Is this changing now that new American cars/trucks are undeniably POS’s?
I think everyone knows this as well. Ford, GM and Dodge are all cutting costs greatly at the expense of reliability and quality.
To be honest, that got Toyota with the new Tundra, but at least they are fixing those. GM and Ford are screwing their customers.
They are doing planned obsolescence.
Posted on 8/15/25 at 8:28 am to justaniceguy
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If you drive a Toyota truck around certain parts of rural Texas you will get funny looks and the people will assume you are different. It doesn’t matter if it was technically built in America. It is considered as a foreign car.
It was "technically" built in America. It was built in America.
The last Tundra I owned was built in Texas. The Silverado i had as a work truck? Mexico.
Posted on 8/15/25 at 8:28 am to justaniceguy
They can ‘look’ all they want.
1st Tundra sold at 200,000. Never had an issue. Oil changes, tires, brakes. Never did any other maintenance.
Current Tundra has 240,000. Never had an issue. Oil changes, tires, brakes. Never did any other maintenance. I did charge up the AC myself a couple of months ago.
Everyone I know that has had a Chevy ford or Dodge is rebuilding a transmission every 50,000 miles or spends weeks every year with their truck in the shop.
1st Tundra sold at 200,000. Never had an issue. Oil changes, tires, brakes. Never did any other maintenance.
Current Tundra has 240,000. Never had an issue. Oil changes, tires, brakes. Never did any other maintenance. I did charge up the AC myself a couple of months ago.
Everyone I know that has had a Chevy ford or Dodge is rebuilding a transmission every 50,000 miles or spends weeks every year with their truck in the shop.
This post was edited on 8/15/25 at 8:44 am
Posted on 8/15/25 at 8:29 am to justaniceguy
At random red lights I count American and foreign brands. My unofficial assessment is 70% are foreign in U.S. and max 10% are American when I do same in other countries.
The world votes with its money, not country loyalty is my conclusion. America is losing.
The world votes with its money, not country loyalty is my conclusion. America is losing.
Posted on 8/15/25 at 8:30 am to justaniceguy
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If you drive a Toyota truck around certain parts of rural Texas
Tundras are built in San Antonio. The Ford Ecoboost engine is built in…..Mexico. Your GM Silverado or Sierra could have been built in Sialo,Mexico.
This post was edited on 8/15/25 at 8:30 am
Posted on 8/15/25 at 8:30 am to Artificial Ignorance
Regardless of where it was made when people see a Toyota or Lexus they will always think foreign, so that is my reasoning.
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