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I was happy we drove our Jeep to the family reunion in Michigan this summer. We avoided any ruffled feathers. My cousin who has a Subaru Outback received some flak from the rellies who work at GM. This is what bugs me. We’re supposed to accept shoddiness due to some backassward interpretation of loyalty. I should’ve mentioned it in my recent post, as Buy American is really quite the phenomenon. It’s one thing when there’s quality to buy, and quite another when you’re forced to accept an inferior product. Kind of like how the Romanians or whoever felt about the Yugo, no?

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YOU KNOW IT!! We’re supposed to buy over priced cars that are not only “ugly”, “dull” and “boring” – but are also built to fall apart at 50,000 miles!!!

I have two “beater cars” for the two teenage drivers in my house. One is a 10 year old VW – the other is an 11 year old Chevy. The VW is “worth” about 5X what the Chevy is. Why? Well, we have a close personal relationship with our mechanic thanks to the Chevy. Last year was the first time he discovered we had the VW – because it needed BRAKES (for the first time I might add)!!!!

When it comes down to our next car – do you think we’ll be buying another Chevy? Of course not!!!

People in general tend to make smart purchasing decisions. Of course you’ll pay a little extra for the VW “up front” but look at the long term value.

BTW- my father was a GM dealer when I was growing up. If my father reads this blog post, I can expect a first class ass chewing over it.

Betsys last blog post..ENDANGERED SPECIES – THE COURTEOUS DRIVER