21st Oct 2009, 11:30
"People really seem to have a terrible time understanding the economics of buying from U.S. car companies."
Perhaps this is because between their closing US factories to outsource jobs, taking billions in taxpayers money/bailouts, in some cases being owned by various overseas companies i.e. Chrysler, - they really don't inspire confidence in buying their products. Also, maybe you are the one who is having trouble understanding that US cars are being built in other countries and using parts not made in the USA.
29th Aug 2012, 18:06
I'm a little confused (it could be my advanced age), however, if I'm not mistaken, I believe one of the cars you own is a 2006 Ford Fusion SE that you purchased used - isn't that correct? Please don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with buying used - in fact I haven't purchased a new car in 8 years, and every vehicle I currently own I purchased used as well. Buying used makes sense; you don't take the huge depreciation hit that new car buyers do.
But, please tell me how on earth does purchasing a used domestic or a used import make any difference at all to our economy?
In either case, you will most likely be buying parts from Auto Zone or another chain, which last time I checked, employs Americans rather than Martians or anything else. The oil you purchase will come from the same place, the filters etc.
Wouldn't you agree that once a car is sold new, whoever buys it used is not putting money in the coffers of a domestic or "foreign" company, rather you are giving money to a dealer, specifically to the used car sales dept. of the dealership.
I sincerely mean no disrespect, as your review of your Fusion was filled with pertinent information and very detailed, however if you really want to use patriotism as your reason for purchasing a domestic, your argument would have more teeth if you actually ordered the car new from the factory.
21st Oct 2009, 08:15
1. There are plenty of Fusions and Focuses at any given time on ANY Ford dealer lot. I recently shopped Fusions against Accords and the dealers I went to had plenty of '09's right along side the '10's they already were receiving. You can also get a Focus pretty easily as there were rows of them. You may have a small dealer or one that doesn't believe in stocking cars to keep their overhead low. Go online and do an inventory search and you'll see how many of each there really are.
2. I have hardly ever seen a Honda, Toyota or Nissan on any Ford used lot. The reason is mainly because the Ford dealers don't want imports on their lots because people don't go to Ford dealers for a Honda. I did see many used Fords there, however, that were lease turn ins or nice trade ins.
I'm not saying Fords are good or bad here, but I am also not going to make inaccurate statements just because I am trying to get some point across.