Ummmm. You're probably not aware that the Ford Five Hundred -- soon to be
rebadged as the Ford Taurus -- is built on a Volvo frame.


On Thu, 8 Feb 2007, Highcountry wrote:

> There is no doubt Chrysler has some reliability problems. The last
> several years they have focused on "cute" instead of reliable. I have
> been a MoPar person since 1970 when I purchased my first Plymouth, and
> maintain quite a few older MoPars that I wouldn't trade for any other.
>
> Regretfully, they abandoned me in 1989 when they ceased production of
> Rear Wheel Drive cars. Their Front Drivers are considered throw away
> cars by the repair industry. Jeep managed to escape the "bean
> counters" until Chrysler was taken over by Mercedes a few years back,
> however all of their newer products have abandoned the "Jeep Concept".
> They are slapping "JEEP" stickers on anything with wheels in an
> attempt to sell "cutsie vehicles" to the same city folks as the Hummer
> H2 and H3.
>
> As for staff reductions, I am sure Union Contracts are responsible for
> forced "over staffing" by the Big Three here in America. However, I
> will not purchase anything vehicle that does not have a GM, Ford or
> Chrysler Logo. Everyone needs to understand that just because honda,
> toyota or hyundai may be built here, the PROFITS go back to their HOME
> country! Every time one of your neighbors buys a non-domestic, they
> are hurting us and our children!
>
> Sorry about the "rant"!
>
> Bruce
>
>
>

--
"We began to realize, as we plowed on with the destruction of New Jersey,
that the extent of our American lunatic fringe had been underestimated."
Orson Wells on the reaction to the _War Of The Worlds_ broadcast.

 

Ummmm. You're probably not aware that the Ford Five Hundred -- soon to be
rebadged as the Ford Taurus -- is built on a Volvo frame.


On Thu, 8 Feb 2007, Highcountry wrote:

> There is no doubt Chrysler has some reliability problems. The last
> several years they have focused on "cute" instead of reliable. I have
> been a MoPar person since 1970 when I purchased my first Plymouth, and
> maintain quite a few older MoPars that I wouldn't trade for any other.
>
> Regretfully, they abandoned me in 1989 when they ceased production of
> Rear Wheel Drive cars. Their Front Drivers are considered throw away
> cars by the repair industry. Jeep managed to escape the "bean
> counters" until Chrysler was taken over by Mercedes a few years back,
> however all of their newer products have abandoned the "Jeep Concept".
> They are slapping "JEEP" stickers on anything with wheels in an
> attempt to sell "cutsie vehicles" to the same city folks as the Hummer
> H2 and H3.
>
> As for staff reductions, I am sure Union Contracts are responsible for
> forced "over staffing" by the Big Three here in America. However, I
> will not purchase anything vehicle that does not have a GM, Ford or
> Chrysler Logo. Everyone needs to understand that just because honda,
> toyota or hyundai may be built here, the PROFITS go back to their HOME
> country! Every time one of your neighbors buys a non-domestic, they
> are hurting us and our children!
>
> Sorry about the "rant"!
>
> Bruce
>
>
>

--
"We began to realize, as we plowed on with the destruction of New Jersey,
that the extent of our American lunatic fringe had been underestimated."
Orson Wells on the reaction to the _War Of The Worlds_ broadcast.

 

Ummmm. You're probably not aware that the Ford Five Hundred -- soon to be
rebadged as the Ford Taurus -- is built on a Volvo frame.


On Thu, 8 Feb 2007, Highcountry wrote:

> There is no doubt Chrysler has some reliability problems. The last
> several years they have focused on "cute" instead of reliable. I have
> been a MoPar person since 1970 when I purchased my first Plymouth, and
> maintain quite a few older MoPars that I wouldn't trade for any other.
>
> Regretfully, they abandoned me in 1989 when they ceased production of
> Rear Wheel Drive cars. Their Front Drivers are considered throw away
> cars by the repair industry. Jeep managed to escape the "bean
> counters" until Chrysler was taken over by Mercedes a few years back,
> however all of their newer products have abandoned the "Jeep Concept".
> They are slapping "JEEP" stickers on anything with wheels in an
> attempt to sell "cutsie vehicles" to the same city folks as the Hummer
> H2 and H3.
>
> As for staff reductions, I am sure Union Contracts are responsible for
> forced "over staffing" by the Big Three here in America. However, I
> will not purchase anything vehicle that does not have a GM, Ford or
> Chrysler Logo. Everyone needs to understand that just because honda,
> toyota or hyundai may be built here, the PROFITS go back to their HOME
> country! Every time one of your neighbors buys a non-domestic, they
> are hurting us and our children!
>
> Sorry about the "rant"!
>
> Bruce
>
>
>

--
"We began to realize, as we plowed on with the destruction of New Jersey,
that the extent of our American lunatic fringe had been underestimated."
Orson Wells on the reaction to the _War Of The Worlds_ broadcast.

 

Thoth, you are right about the "Can O Worms", but folks really need to
make an attempt! We are going down the drain at record speed...

Bruce

 

Thoth, you are right about the "Can O Worms", but folks really need to
make an attempt! We are going down the drain at record speed...

Bruce

 

Thoth, you are right about the "Can O Worms", but folks really need to
make an attempt! We are going down the drain at record speed...

Bruce

 

Thoth, you are right about the "Can O Worms", but folks really need to
make an attempt! We are going down the drain at record speed...

Bruce

 

"Highcountry" <highcountry2000@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1170940630.597356.71760@p10g2000cwp.googlegro ups.com...
....
> They are slapping "JEEP" stickers on anything with wheels in an
> attempt to sell "cutsie vehicles" to the same city folks as the
> Hummer H2 and H3.

City folks have lots of money. These guys are in business to get some of
that, not to preserve your nineteenth century manifest destiny American
dream. If you don't want to own a ghetto blaster on wheels that is your
business, you know?

>
> As for staff reductions, I am sure Union Contracts are responsible
> for forced "over staffing" by the Big Three here in America.
> However, I will not purchase anything vehicle that does not have a
> GM, Ford or Chrysler Logo. Everyone needs to understand that
> just because honda, toyota or hyundai may be built here, the
> PROFITS go back to their HOME country! Every time one of
> your neighbors buys a non-domestic, they are hurting us and our
> children!
>
How your children do in life is directly related to whether they want to
work for a living or not. My children all work for a living and are not
UAW members. Besides, this thread is about Canadian jobs being cut.

Cheers,

Earle

 

"Highcountry" <highcountry2000@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1170940630.597356.71760@p10g2000cwp.googlegro ups.com...
....
> They are slapping "JEEP" stickers on anything with wheels in an
> attempt to sell "cutsie vehicles" to the same city folks as the
> Hummer H2 and H3.

City folks have lots of money. These guys are in business to get some of
that, not to preserve your nineteenth century manifest destiny American
dream. If you don't want to own a ghetto blaster on wheels that is your
business, you know?

>
> As for staff reductions, I am sure Union Contracts are responsible
> for forced "over staffing" by the Big Three here in America.
> However, I will not purchase anything vehicle that does not have a
> GM, Ford or Chrysler Logo. Everyone needs to understand that
> just because honda, toyota or hyundai may be built here, the
> PROFITS go back to their HOME country! Every time one of
> your neighbors buys a non-domestic, they are hurting us and our
> children!
>
How your children do in life is directly related to whether they want to
work for a living or not. My children all work for a living and are not
UAW members. Besides, this thread is about Canadian jobs being cut.

Cheers,

Earle

 

"Highcountry" <highcountry2000@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1170940630.597356.71760@p10g2000cwp.googlegro ups.com...
....
> They are slapping "JEEP" stickers on anything with wheels in an
> attempt to sell "cutsie vehicles" to the same city folks as the
> Hummer H2 and H3.

City folks have lots of money. These guys are in business to get some of
that, not to preserve your nineteenth century manifest destiny American
dream. If you don't want to own a ghetto blaster on wheels that is your
business, you know?

>
> As for staff reductions, I am sure Union Contracts are responsible
> for forced "over staffing" by the Big Three here in America.
> However, I will not purchase anything vehicle that does not have a
> GM, Ford or Chrysler Logo. Everyone needs to understand that
> just because honda, toyota or hyundai may be built here, the
> PROFITS go back to their HOME country! Every time one of
> your neighbors buys a non-domestic, they are hurting us and our
> children!
>
How your children do in life is directly related to whether they want to
work for a living or not. My children all work for a living and are not
UAW members. Besides, this thread is about Canadian jobs being cut.

Cheers,

Earle