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Originally Posted by jamesqf
Really? I suppose that explains why Detroit has been losing market share ever since the first VW Beetle landed on these shores, and is now on the verge of bankruptcy. That "but people like driving big vehicles" meme has been such a resounding success, hasn't it?
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Have you also noticed that in the past 10 years every import manufacturer has started building SUV's? The reason Detroit went under was building rust buckets in the 80's and shotty workmanship and transmissions in the 90's. If somebody is sold a dodge truck, 25k miles in they need the tranny rebuilt, then 62k miles in they need another new tranny and this time it's not covered under the warranty you better believe that's the last Dodge they'll buy (true story). Then one year gas hits $4 and everyone stops buying their most popular models all together.
Detroit is bad because of American greed, everyone thinks they deserve a little more and they'll get it one way or another, well, sometimes people don't and this is the crap that happens.