What makes an American car an American car?

[jeff1980]

Originally Posted by 3point5
American cars are from the big 3 IMO. One can argue this all you want. My german designed, canadian assembled Dodge Charger is still more american than any Toyota, Honda, or Subaru.

The Subaru Legacy, Outback and Tribeca are built here in Lafayette. The Toyota Camry is built here in Lafayette as well and theres a Honda plant here. They employ over 11k altogether and most of the earnings stay here in Indiana. Thats good enough for me.

I completely agree with the bottom comment. The top post however, is among the dumbest things ever typed.

The author demonstrates complete ignorance two times in a single sentence.

A car built in Canada is more American than vehicles ACTUALLY BUILT IN AMERICA????

Why??? Because it shares a name with a car built in Michigan and California 40 years ago!?!?!?

By this same logic, the existance of the Mitsubishi Zero in the 40's, makes an Outlander Sport more of an airplane than the Boeing 787.

 

[Mad Macs]

I don't give a rat's ass who built my 2011 Charger RT, it's a ******* blast to drive. Before this I owned a Subaru Outback which was mostly made in Indiana but a Japanese car?

 

[jimmyw86]

I don't give a rat's ass who built my 2011 Charger RT, it's a ******* blast to drive. Before this I owned a Subaru Outback which was mostly made in Indiana but a Japanese car?

60% of the Subaru/Toyota plant profits stay here in Indiana. 10% goes to the vendors (which a lot are in Indiana) 10% goes to Cherry Hill in New Jersey then 20% goes to Japan.

 

[TopDog]

What makes an American car an American car?

Answer: Planned Obsolescence

 

[jeff1980]

What makes an American car an American car?

Answer: Planned Obsolescence

Best answer yet!

 

[Titanium Man]

If it took a government bail-out and if it falls apart after the warranty runs out.

 

[Mad Macs]

60% of the Subaru/Toyota plant profits stay here in Indiana. 10% goes to the vendors (which a lot are in Indiana) 10% goes to Cherry Hill in New Jersey then 20% goes to Japan.

I liked my Outback as it was a jack of all trades, but it was super boring to drive.