On Sun, 11 Mar 2007 17:25:44 -0500, S.Lewis wrote:

>
> "tizak" <tizak_4@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1173623329.893117.107170@64g2000cwx.googlegro ups.com...
>> As free traders are we being taken for suckers, with the US and Canadian
>> government acquiescing with countries actively acting in bad faith and
>> trading unfairly.
>>
>> This is from a newspaper article (
>> http://www.canada.com/topics/news/na...3037a5&k=21038
>
>
> <snip>
>
> It's real simple. Americans want a car that *works* predictably and
> reliably for YEARS. Many, if given that choice, would buy AMERICAN
> vehicles if they met the criteria.
>
> Sadly, most of the Detroit 3's offerings don't, haven't, and may not ever.
>
> It's hard to remain loyal to any company that costs you regular trips to
> the repair shop and hundreds or thousands of dollars.
>
> Some of us don't have that kind of scratch to throw around simply to be
> patriotic (putting everything else aside)....
>
> It's sad. But people will buy what works.


And if others in other countries can get what they want right at their own
back door, why import junk?