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Originally Posted by Rochard
I wonder exactly how much influence the President has on such issues. And with any president, they are quick to avoid blame and quick to claim responsibility when things go right.
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The bailout helped Detroit a lot. But other than that, yeah, it's mostly about timing.
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Originally Posted by Rochard
You know, I keep hearing that and I'm just not seeing it. I've had 13 new Fords in the past twenty years and never had a problem with them. I mean, not once did I have to bring a car back after buying it because something broke or wasn't working right. I'm not saying that American cars are great, but I'm just not seeing the problem. Seems to me American cars are ranking higher in quality over the past ten years than other cars.
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American made cars really sucked in the 70's and 80's. Nevertheless, it took a long time for the American public to turn their backs on on the big three and start buying Japanese in large numbers.
Now that Detroit's products have actually been quite decent for awhile, it'll still take a long time to win back most of those lost customers.
People have long memories when it comes to this sort of thing.