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Old 11-28-2008, 10:13 PM   #23
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Originally Posted by Ebbs15 View Post
the thing is... THEY WOULD... and from speaking to quite a few employee's of both domestic and import automakers plants in the us... the folks work'n for Toyota and Honda seem to be happier. they aren't worried about loosing their jobs at least.

how so? those cars listed did just as much damage to us automakers reps as their own fuck ups... prior to Toyota and Honda... 100K was a HUGE mark... you'd rarely own a vehicle past 100k cause 1. it wouldn't last much longer... 2. it took a HUGE hit to it's value. I'd say Toyota and Honda are the reason that's no longer the case.

shit I haven't bought a truck in the last 5 years that had UNDER 100k (yes all toyota's) go back to the 80's... I'd be wear'n a straight jacket.
I don't get rid of a Honda or Toyota until after they've had 200,000 miles.

In Sixxxer's defense, this is what Toyota and Honda were producing at the time GM was producing the Vega:








At the Corolla Toyota and Accord Honda was producing during the X cars:







And the Camry Toyota Accord Honda was producing during the Saturn years:






Toyota and Honda have been kicking Ford, GM, and Chrysler's ass for decades.
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