FWIW,
I was smacked in the rear bumper in my MINI right before XMas. While the car
was in the shop for cosmetic repairs, I had to rent a car to get around. Yes, I
had to rent it, the a$$hole that hit me split and I missed the license. I
didn't expect him to leave.
Anyway, Hertz had a FINE Camry for rent, so that's what they gave me. So I
drove out of the lot and drove that POS for a week. And I do mean POS. Oh the
fit was fine, but the materials were cheap plastic, and I do mean cheap. THe
seats were, to be nice about it, uncomfortable and barely adjustable. The car
had about 6000 miles on it when I picked it up, but you couldn't drive it over
55 and stay in one lane. I will say one nice thing, turning circle is smaller
than my MINI or my wife's Rabbit. I was never so relieved to get rid of a
rental in my life. Compared to the big Impala I rented in Denver several years
ago, I would get the Impala all over again.
I had a '78 Toyota, new from the dealer. That was a decent car (Corolla SR5
Liftback, looked like a P1800 in body style). THat was a fun car to drive. So I
figured the new Camry would be decent. Whoops!!! Seems like Toyota is learning
all Detroit's bad ideas. Today, I would go for a Detroit car way before I would
look at anything from Tennessee!! (Although nothing is really American or
German or Japanese anymore, they are all international cars)
Larry
On Jan 16, 2011, at 10:18 AM, an5.sprite@gmail.com wrote:
> Frank,
>
> I do not remember any american cars with great fit that did not break. I have
>only been buying cars since the late 60's, but since then the USA car
>manufacturers kept on making things cheaper to boast profits the Japanese
>began sending over cars with little personality but they did not break. The
>Detroit has been lagging on quality for at least 50 years.
>
> Now are there other high quality manufacturers, absolutely, but it is a
>mistake to say if it is made in the USA it is quality.
>
> Steve
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Frank Clarici <spritenut@comcast.net>
> Sender: spridgets-bounces@autox.team.net
> Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2011 22:04:42
> To: Ron Soave<soavero@yahoo.com>
> Cc: Spridgets<spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Made in USA floormats
>
> On 1/15/2011 9:22 PM, Ron Soave wrote:
>> So based on feedback from this list I reluctantly dropped $200 in the
>continued Soave family "buy American
>
>> H0-LEE-SHEET these things are high quality. I am amazed at the fit, it's
>like a tight glove.
>
> But if you didn't buy a foo-foo vehicle, you wouldn't need floor mats.
> So you pay more for snazzy rugs, then go out and buy floor mats to cover
> them up. OK, why would anybody do that?
> My truck came factory delivered with rubber mats.
> Wait, I'll go out and buy carpet for it then go get some mats to save
> the carpet. Yeah, I'm on it right now ;)
> As for Made in USA, remember when EVERYTHING fit like that and lasted 20
> years or more?
>
>
> --
> Frank Clarici
> Toms River, NJ
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