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Tubaryan12 wrote:
tuba-tobias wrote:Shouldn't you guys be buying domestic made cars these days and help the next door guy keep his job?
And for gas mileage; the gas station guy needs his income too.
The guy next door to me sells Kias :P
:lol: I dig that! Typical me, meeting the one guy with a Kia-seller next door.
At least we managed to avoid this topic turning political. :lol:
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tuba-tobias wrote:Shouldn't you guys be buying domestic made cars these days and help the next door guy keep his job?
And for gas mileage; the gas station guy needs his income too.
There are domestic parts in foreign cars and foreign parts in domestic cars. Just about every foreign manufacturer has factories here in the US. Manufacturing profits do well to approach10%.... far less that the profits that can be made in the sales and service arenas. Granted... Kia is a Korean automobile with few ties to American industry. But... It must be recognized that there are far more jobs associated with the sales and service networks here in the US than in the production of that brand.

Besides.... I remember the days back in the 70's when a American auto was ready for an overhaul at 40,000 miles! If it wasn't for the foreign competition it would be 'business as usual' in Detroit!

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tuba-tobias wrote:Shouldn't you guys be buying domestic made cars these days and help the next door guy keep his job?
And for gas mileage; the gas station guy needs his income too.
It's called competition in all industries...Would you buy, lets say a tuba that is guaranteed to last 5 years from your neighbor (that you don't really know), or a tuba that's guaranteed to last 10 years from the guy that lives a mile away, when both are at your house? I'd buy the one with the 10 year guarantee.

And we have to buy gas...better gas mileage just means that it will take longer to pay the same amount to the guy.
I think I might end up as a grumpy old man when I get old...
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Car companies shouldn't be making tubas

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Kia's may be OK mechanically, but I deal with body shops in my job and around here they'e called:

Killed In Action
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chipster55 wrote:Kia's may be OK mechanically, but I deal with body shops in my job and around here they'e called:

Killed In Action
Now... THAT's original. Sort of like:

GMC - gimme more chuckholes
FORD - fix or repair daily
FORD - found on road dead

I'm sure there are others. :)
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TubaTinker wrote:
Now... THAT's original. Sort of like:

GMC - gimme more chuckholes
FORD - fix or repair daily
FORD - found on road dead

I'm sure there are others. :)
Like: FORD-friggin' old re-built dodge :mrgreen:
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chipster55 wrote:
TubaTinker wrote:
Now... THAT's original. Sort of like:

GMC - gimme more chuckholes
FORD - fix or repair daily
FORD - found on road dead

I'm sure there are others. :)
Like: FORD-friggin' old re-built dodge :mrgreen:
A percussionist friend of mine in grad school is of Norwegian descent and has a Pontiac that he absolutely LOVES (to each his own, I suppose), hence his acronym:

PONTIAC: Poor Old Norwegian Thinks It's A Cadillac
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JCalkin wrote:
PONTIAC: Poor Old Norwegian Thinks It's A Cadillac
THAT's a good one! :)
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TubaTinker wrote:
JCalkin wrote:
PONTIAC: Poor Old Norwegian Thinks It's A Cadillac
THAT's a good one! :)
But not the only one :(
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TubaTinker wrote: FORD - fix or repair daily
FORD - found on road dead

I'm sure there are others. :)
Like Ford backwards:

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As long as we've opened up that bag, how about this one:

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Is someone making a list?
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Well, I'm probably not the only one who will base all future car purchases on the Acronyms I can make with the car manufacturers.

What not to buy:
Mini- My insides need increasing.
GMC- Gives mouth cancer.
Pontiac- Pick our nose 'till it's actually cured.
Lotus- Like our turd upon sight?
Ford- Faces outer rust danger
Honda- Has old nails dangling above.
Jeep- Jeeps end every party.
Saab- Safe as a box.
Scion- Stupidest car I own now.
Hummer- Has unclean machines make extra radon.
Kia- Knives Inside Airbags :shock:

What to buy:
Nissan- Nobility is safety. Safety; a Nissan.
Chevy- Candy hose enlarged! Very yummy!
Dodge- Drives on dangerous gorges easily.
Saturn- Stores any tuba under roof nicely.
Lincoln- Lowers injury numbers. Cleans our leaky nose.
Acura- Are cars usually reading aloud?
BMW- Beats moving walkways!
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GMC - Gotta mechanic coming
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My family had another one, about one of our vehicles' durability:

Saab now, cry later.

Not an acronym, but still...
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Ford:

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