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ORIGINAL: hemidart

[:Yo post 16. Thanks for at least staying with North American car. However I seriously doubt a supercharged Mustang is the car for todays gas prices. And as for spending $50,000 for a car to have better performance--I don't think so. We know people who have spent less than $12 grand to do up a turbo Dodge 2.2, 2.4, 2.5 litre 4-cyl-than will spit your rustang out for breakfast. Check out some Chrysler Shelby Chargers & Daytonas on U-Tube in the 10-12 second(1/4 mile) runs--or maybe the ugly Caliber SRT'S "done-up". My son has an old '86 Shelby stock engine with mod. computer that does 13's--spins in 3 gears--poor off-line traction that beats most Rustangs& Cameros. Four cylinder turbo is THE car for today's times for economy & performance--whichever you choose with the gas pedal.]

This will be a controversial subject also. North Americans ( as you can see in most of the previous posts) HAVE NO CONCEPTION of what they are doing when buying OTHER than a Nth. American car. They are taking the wealth of Canada & USA to GIVE to overseas countries--many of whom we don't support their policies or religions. Meanwhile the Nth. American companies are being drained financially, some of your neighbours, friends, etc. are losing their jobs because of your selfishness in buying foreign cars. Even if they have Nth. American factories, most of the price of the car goes to the foreign country. We have good cars as theirs--long as you don't compare a $40,000 Honda to a $18,000 N.A. car. Try pricing out a starter ,alternator. etc. for a Nissan as compared to N.A. car--you'll get a BIG shock!! And do you see more OLD Hondas on the road than other cars? No. You see, most foreign car owners have an "image" to keep up--so if or before something goes wrong, they trade it in. I'm ready for the backlash--let 'er come. Have a good one.