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Do you look to see where stuff you buy is made? Do you try to buy American?

Do you consider where things you buy are made?

  • I don't pay attention, I just buy the cheapest

    Votes: 4 10.8%

  • I look and prefer certain nations, not necessarily American

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • I look and try to avoid buying Chinese

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • I look and will always buy American, if there is a choice

    Votes: 3 8.1%

  • I prefer American, European or Japanese.

    Votes: 2 5.4%

  • American for appliances, European for shoes and ski equipment, Japanese for autos

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • If I can, I try to keep my purchases limited to the Western Hemisphere

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • America first, if possible.

    Votes: 6 16.2%

  • Whoever makes the best is my choice

    Votes: 18 48.6%

  • Other, please explain

    Votes: 4 10.8%
  • Total voters
    37
CaptainCourtesy said:
Actually, I've owned 5 cars in my life... 3 foreign, 2 American. The foreign cars SUCKED. The two American cars (Fords) NEVER broke down. I will never buy a foreign car again.
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I've had the opposite experience, every crappy car I've ever owned, and I've owned a lot more than 5, has been an American car. I had a Mercury that I had to put three transmissions into in just over 3 years. I had a Pontiac that had the tranny crap out on the freeway, I had to back down an on-ramp to get back on surface streets. I had a Toyota that ran like a champ for years on end, I don't think it ever went into the shop for more than an oil change or a tune-up.

I hear a lot more horror stories about American cars today than I do about foreign.
 
Cephus said:
I've had the opposite experience, every crappy car I've ever owned, and I've owned a lot more than 5, has been an American car. I had a Mercury that I had to put three transmissions into in just over 3 years. I had a Pontiac that had the tranny crap out on the freeway, I had to back down an on-ramp to get back on surface streets. I had a Toyota that ran like a champ for years on end, I don't think it ever went into the shop for more than an oil change or a tune-up.

I hear a lot more horror stories about American cars today than I do about foreign.
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Why are you so hard on your transmissions? :2razz:
 
Cephus said:
I've had the opposite experience, every crappy car I've ever owned, and I've owned a lot more than 5, has been an American car. I had a Mercury that I had to put three transmissions into in just over 3 years. I had a Pontiac that had the tranny crap out on the freeway, I had to back down an on-ramp to get back on surface streets.
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That third pedal there on the left is the clutch pedal. :doh
 
Coronado said:
That third pedal there on the left is the clutch pedal. :doh
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Which would look really funny in an automatic, don't you think? :doh
 
Cephus said:
Which would look really funny in an automatic, don't you think? :doh
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You ran through that many automatic transmissions? Damn ...
 
Coronado said:
You ran through that many automatic transmissions? Damn ...
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Badly built ones, yes. In the case of the Mercury, it was known to have a design flaw prone to failure, which it did.
 
When purchasing something, getting the best value for my money is always my first priority, regardless of where the goods were manufactured. If I have a choice between goods which I deem to be of equal value, then I'll buy American if possible.
 
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