26th Aug 2010, 08:27
Scroll up and read my post from August 24th...
26th Aug 2010, 10:06
"Sales of the Chevy Corvette increased 300% in EUROPE"
... probably because for starters, Corvette sales actually ceased in the UK and several other EU countries in 2008-2009. Before then the only place you could buy a Corvette in the EU was at a Cadillac dealership, of which there are very few of. Very few Cadillacs sell in Europe, and even fewer Corvettes. Thus it doesn't take many sales to fluff up the numbers.
Anyway, you can keep on believing that Ford and GM makes a better product, but I'm sticking with Toyota, thank you. I've never had a lick of problem from anything I've owned from any of the products I've bought from them. Thus I have little reason to switch, and most people like me are likely in the same mindset.
26th Aug 2010, 15:56
Wrong, the longest running car is a Volvo at around 2 million miles. Who cares about Consumer Reports. Everyone thought they were paid off by the import companies five years ago... but now they are the word of God, since they rate domestics so high. Give me a break!
Plus you keep going on about GM and their repaying of government loans. They are OWNED 61% by the government!!! I guess the government is paying itself off then huh?? Actually they are repaying the loans... with other loans granted by... yep, the government. Awesome way to do business. Good to support them. I am sure they are paying interest too, so they can write that off somehow in their favor.
And once again... and for the last time, the sales figures are heavily skewed by rebates and other incentives that you won't find on imports. In this economy, people shop for the best deal, not the dream car. Why is that so hard to understand?? Even the dealers will tell you that their sales are skewed because of that fact!! Move on!!
25th Aug 2010, 14:51
Um, yeah, that line you so conveniently quoted was about the book values and how Toyota is still ahead of Ford.
I don't care about J.D. Powers and other sources, and like I said, they haven't anted up for all the repairs on their so called top ranked vehicles that I have had to pay for. Domestics are junk, imports are more refined and better quality all around... in my personal experience. No survey can tell me different, especially one like J.D. Power... Funny how people think a company on the brink of failure that STILL has many internal problems can suddenly build the best ranked cars on the planet... If you believe that nonsense, I got a bridge to sell ya! Oh, that's right, we all live in America, you know the place were every business is honest and upstanding. No one would ever lie about anything to make themselves seem better now would they? The government is involved in the auto business now... did you forget that? How would they have their cars ranked when they are so close to failing?? Yeah, exactly!