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You got it!

I think it is cool. So you are saying I have something wrong with me? What are your credentials Matt! You wind up fire hoses for a living right?

WOW! Opinions are like assholes! That thing is bad ass! I thought Saleen used the name "Racecraft"?

They cancelled the 2000 Cobra because of HP issues and only made the R. I think they made a limited run of Cobras in 2002.

HaHa, Thats OK. It is "race car exempt", just fill out the paperwork every two years and send it in to the EPA. Even better, they just did away with smog testing cars older than (OBD 2) 1996 in Illinois. The cats are coming off the Cobra as well. Its not like it gets driven on the streets very often.

That is my 91 Saleen that I purchased brand new. I also have a black 93 Cobra. I spent way to much money on the Saleen using credit cards when I was young.

It becomes difficult when you have a Mustang sitting in the garage begging for go-fast parts doesn't it?

80% of working Americans have credit card debt according to talk show host Dave Ramsey. People call his show everyday, unable to figure out why they are broke when they are paying on two car payments and a mortgage. They are usually upside down on the car loans and do not want to sell them. I was thinking that the average credit card debt was higher than 8,500, but I know its up there. I only have one credit card for weekly gas and groceries. I've never had a problem paying it off in full each month.

I'm an idiot; Thanks

Correct! Each country has either a comparative advantage meaning it can produce an item at a lower opportunity cost, or an absolute advantage and can produce using lower resources. The US has a lot of farm land, so it can be said that we might have an absolute advantage over other contries growing produce.

I am getting sick and tired of the fuck-heads that bring up flag waving when someone tries to reason with why supporting America is important! Spend your money any way you please! BUT do not try to justify to me and the rest of us why you bought an American assembled foreign car. It may give some a false sense of justification, but they are only telling one side of the story.

I don't know if this was brought up or not. I know here in Chicago they use a large amount of retired Police Vic's in most of the Taxi fleets. Many departments have switched over to the Caprice/Impala, what ever. Their won't be as many Vic's to choose from so Taxi companies will either have to buy whats available, or purchase new if they want to stay with the Vic.

Ford GM, and Chrysler represent the largest source of corporate research and development in America, In Michigan alone, more than 65,000 R&D workers represent a $10 billion/year investment. Foreign auto manufacturers only employee about 3,500 people in R&D here. A Mexican assembled Fusion in my driveway is more likely to get my neigbor into a Ford showroom than a Honda Accord will. I know this first hand. My elderly neigbor purchased a Ford Taurus because he was 'impressed' with my Ford product and he felt safer buying what I drove. This is one example of the many Fords that I helped sell.

How many Americans do Hyundai and Honda employee compaired to the Big Three? How much do they spend in America in R & D compaired to the Big Three? Does having an American assembled Hyundai or Honda in my drive sell more foreign cars through free advertising? Does the Big Three contribute to the economy more than the transplants? Do transplant auto manufacturers get huge tax breaks to build factories in right to work states? Can you answer any of these questions?

The stems in question were distributed by Tech. They sell and distribute tire repair products like tire patches and plugs to tire shops. They drive around in big trucks just like Snap-on. So people buying the stems had little or no reason to question the quality of the stems because tech is a respected company in the tire world.

The pot calls the kettle black! Nissan, Honda and all other transplants contribute very little to the American economy according to almost every economist. It has nothing to do with being patriotic and everything to do with spending money were it matters most.

If you had new tires installed within the last couple years, I would recommend reading this. http://blogs.consumerreports.org/safety/20...valve-stem.html

In all the excitement, I just realized it is a Challenger!

I have seen three Challengers already this week. Two of them on car carriers, and one at the local grocery store this morning. All were orange in color. All I can say is WOW!!! I almost hit some other dude in the lot that was also "rubbernecking" the car.

As usual, I enjoy reading your long winded and intellectual posts retro-man. But at what point is it VITAL that we buy whats made here? One thing I would like to point out is the example people always seem to use of comparing the origin of televisions to automobiles. Now that I understand the complexity of the auto industry and the countless spin-off jobs that are created, it aggravates me when someone is quick to ask me were my Mitsubishi TV set was made, when I preach the importance of buying domestic. The domestic auto industry is said to employee up to 10% of the American workforce in some capacity. Of that, only 2% reflect employment at transplants in America. I'm not sure how many people it takes to make a big screen TV, but my guess television manufacturing does not put a dent in the American economy. On the other hand, data shows that domestic auto-manufacturing and the "Big Three" DO drive the local economy. It is sad to see some of the narrow minded and selfish veiws of some that feel they must buy what is "best for them". The irony is, some of these same fools rely on a paycheck from the Big Three! I always choose American (domestic) first when I make a BIG investment. My vehicles are always Ford's, my toys are by Polaris, my lawn tracters are by John Deere. It is my gut feeling that items of this magnatude contribute greatly to the local economy. Heck, Polaris even makes its own engines in the USA. Some are quick to point out that this is America and they can purchase whatever the hell they want. But when we choose to make a large investment in a foreign product, we choose to make a large investment in a foreign economy. Why would we want to ever do that?

I took an Educational buyout from Ford in Jan. 07 and started college full time. As a student and former line worker, I prefer to write papers and give speeches on the "Big Three" every chance I get, as a way of giving back to the UAW. I did a "Buy American Cars" persuasive presentation in my communications 101 class. I found that most of my audiance had little clue that Big Three cars provide far greater to the local economy than foreign cars. I presented my research and showed how foreign cars take market share away from the Big Three. I was also able to provide research showing that states with the highest forclosures had direct ties to the auto industry and the Big Three. I feel that we are obligated to educate and promote the facts to anyone that will listen. I do this on a daily bases even though I have long forgotten how to do my jobs on the line. As a Big Three dealership, you could be doing more than just telling the public what to buy. You could show them that "Big Three" automobiles boost the local economy. I know that with a little effort it can be done. Sources Cited: http://www.levelfieldinstitute.org/index.html http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa36...10/ai_n21033393 http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:oGOJn74...us&ie=UTF-8 http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/cars/ne...tions-top-5.htm http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/artic...UTO01/806040449

They all look the same to me

You can sit in the back of the FAIL bus! Here in Chicago, they only plow main streets in winter. My P71 was lousy on unplowed snow when it was rutted up. Like say when you had to back out of your driveway while turning in to the ally. It was managable with 50lbs in the trunk.

We saw the preview just before The Dark Knight also. It was a Mustang until they added a Sherman tank to it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CapK69KBvc

Makes the Edsel look good; not that I do not like the Edsel.