Comments on: Yes, Let’s

By: TigerTom

TigerTom — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 17:02:19 +0000

“18mpg”????? Ha hah ha!

Destroy them!

On a more moderate note, it’s folly to give public money towards a good which is inessential and a bad example of its kind.

The Cubans have been using the same cars for decades and doing it in style. If all car production stopped now, we’d still manage.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 02:13:16 +0000

I agree completely with your article. American car companies are failing and it is there own fault. Back in the day American car companies were second to none in design, quality, and value and now I would actually consider purchasing a Hyundai over some of their modern cars. I went to a car show a few weeks back and was astonished at how bland and boring the exterior of the American cars. It was also astonishing how cheap the interior of the American cars looked and felt. Cheap synthetic plastics all over and I often felt I had to be careful when messing with some of the radio buttons and controls because I thought I might brake them. In comparison the German engineered cars were a tad bit more expensive but the quality and craftsmanship involved far surpassed the American cars. Even my good friend who is a die hard American car fan finally remarked that he would rather pay a tad more and purchase an Audi A4 then the comparable Ford Fusion or Malibu. It also irritates me when they pay their CEO nearly 2.2 million a year! As a corporation if I am paying a guy that kind of money he damn well better be turning water into wine so to speak. I also think that a big part of the American car makers problem is their reliance on gas gussling trucks and SUVs. These use to account for the majority of their sales but with gas having tipped $4 a gallon this summer people finally realized that a gas gussling vehicle is stupidity.

By: Heidi Cool

Heidi Cool — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:03:47 +0000

I’m on my 4th car now, A VW Cabrio (convertible is great in summer, but this time of year, its the heated seats that please me most.) My first was a Honda Accord, then a VW Fox, then a VW Golf. I’ve developed a penchant for VW’s but like you it isn’t due to being anti-American or being a Euro-car snob. It’s that VW makes cars that suit my needs. Mine is small, has a 5 speed manual transmission, is more fuel efficient than many American cars, and on top of that it’s solid and rather cute.

Detroit should be able to build something like that, they just don’t seem to be doing so–esp. when it comes to trying to find a manual transmission. Until they do I’m sticking with German engineering.