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20 years ago Jap autos were better made than Ford, Chrysler or GM, That doesn’t hold true anymore. Although people still rag on Fords , what they say just doesn't hold water. My wife’s mustang has over 100,000 miles on it and all I have done is replace the breaks. I know people that have Hondas or Toyotas that after 100,000 miles , all they have done is replace the breaks. If a car is just a thing to get you from here to there and back then you can find a cheep Ford that is just as reliable as any Jap car.
I don't like the UAW at all, but if Americans stop buying Ford Chrysler and GM in favor of jap cars, it hurts a lot of people way more than the UAW.
I think Ford should move out of Michigan and to one of the "Right to work" states and leave the UAW in Michigan.
The 50 billion$ bailout will just be a delay for the inevitable. Which is, one of the big three must go down the drain,, (Chrysler). I don't think it should be given. In a free market society when a big company fails the company re structures, gets rid of people, down size, re tool, etc and then gets back in the business. If that company gets bailed out without those things happening, it just delays the process and cost taxpayers money.
Once again, all government vehicles, (City, County, State, and federal) should be running on Natural gas, then there would have to be refueling stations. and as people got used to the vehicles more would be brought into the general market. The problem with Natural gas powered vehicles is Accidents and vehicle fires. That could be solve relatively easy.
Same with Hydrogen powered vehicles.
Use what we go, drill more oil, build more refineries, and while we are using what we have, develop something better.

Ron

PS
I don't know why it wouldn't let me upload a picture a little boy peeing on a Chevy Bowtie