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| Harry Reid: Auto Bailout Probably Saved Ford |
| 2010-07-23 |
 SEN. HARRY REID (D-NV): "Isn't it a good thing today in America that we have an automobile manufacturing sector? If it had been up to them [Republicans], General Motors would be gone. If it were up to them, Ford Motor Company would probably be gone. Chrysler definitely would be gone."Ford did not take any bailout money from the government. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #12 tease - I'm not buying rounds for everyone |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-07-23 22:53 |
| #11 Isn't that the F-150? |
| Posted by: Pappy 2010-07-23 21:08 |
| #10 I hear Ford makes a pretty good truck. /drink up! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-07-23 19:41 |
| #9 Gotcha beat KBK I gave away (Last Year) a 1965 Dodge D-100 pikup with 850,078 RECORDED miles on it, still running but smoking and needing a rebuild, slant 6-235 with power nothing, and the speedometer was bad 3 years before I could find another junkyard unit to replace it it was still running when a kid wanted it to Hot Rod, so I gave it to him. Essentially a free truck since I paid $300 for it in 1970. never needed much repair, only real problem was a rusted off exhaust manifold stud, I drilled it out rethreaded it and out in a new one total expense 5 bucks. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2010-07-23 19:22 |
| #8 Yeah, I thought I'd go with Ford this time. Requirements: all wheel drive, towing, heated seats, not an SUV. The Fords started at 27K and seemed kind of klunky. I ended up with a 2009 black Subaru Outback for 20K. (I don't like the larger appearing 2010s.) Made in USA, non-union. Great car. I ran my last Outback 310,000 miles, but the gas tank finally rotted out after 15 New England winters. |
| Posted by: KBK 2010-07-23 17:32 |
| #7 Wow. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2010-07-23 11:15 |
| #6 I Drove/Bought Fords all my life, now I own and drive a Toyota Camry (And get an astounding 37 MPG, no NOT a Hybrid),with better Quality throughout. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2010-07-23 10:58 |
| #5 The PT Cruiser it's discontinued as of last week, IIRC |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-07-23 08:33 |
| #4 The PT Cruiser is made in Mexico. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2010-07-23 07:53 |
| #3 Hyundai and Kia are assembling cars in US plants now as well; which makes them at least as American made as any GM product. |
| Posted by: Shieldwolf 2010-07-23 03:31 |
| #2 For once dingy Harry could be right: If you want to buy an American, non-socialist brand, there's only one choice left: the blue oval. I suspect there are plenty of folks like me who will never consider a Government Motors product again. OTOH, there are plenty of quality US-made cars that happen to carry Japanese brands, showing what American workers can do when unions and government stay out of the way. |
| Posted by: Nero 2010-07-23 02:08 |
| #1 Harry is F.O.S |
| Posted by: Mr. Bill 2010-07-23 01:10 |