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I had not heard that before, give me some reference material to back that up. But the question is did they continue to supprt the Germans after we declared war on them. Prewar commerce was what it was. If Ford and GM supplied material to Germany before they were the enemy that was normal business that our government aloud to happen. Japan was one of the largest buyers of our scrap metal, a lot of our guys were killed by ammunition that at one time was a Hudson, Cadilac, Ford what ever. I'm sure you can find a lot of companies that did that also. Unless I'm really off the mark I do not believe any American company sold to our enemies after the war started.

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An observation I have made after working two years at a primarialy Jewish Country Club and also at two different times working for companies owned by Jewish families and also making a trip to Israel, they must not be overly conserned by Germany or the holicaust for that matter. Why do I say that, because there were a lot of BMW's and MB's in the parking lot of country club, The owner of GOJO drives a BMW, the owner and most of his family of Fresh Mark inc. drives MB's and the car of choise for taxie's in Israel was an MB. So if they are not conserned by anti-semitizim why should it bother me. As a side not to your way of thinking no African-American should drive a German car because Germany was also a hot bed of racism tword blacks but that does not hold water either as the VP of Stark State College just bought a top of the line MB and he's you guest it African-American.

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Originally posted by Plain ol' Swazo:

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I've looked at American cars and have come away disapointed. I've looked at new Mustang GT's, Magnum RT's, '03-'04 Terminator's, late 2nd Gen Lightnings and more. The fact that I did like many things about them didn't out weigh the fact that I hated many other things about them. Most lack refinement of fit and finish, drivetrain and quality of material used. I refuse to purchase or not purchase a car based on what nation the parent corperation resides in. The big 3 need to get their heads out of their a$$es and attempt to build quality vechicles at a reasonable price.

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thats exactly why US car makers like GM and Ford are going down the toilet





get the G35

Originally posted by sigma:

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I had not heard that before, give me some reference material to back that up. But the question is did they continue to supprt the Germans after we declared war on them. Prewar commerce was what it was. If Ford and GM supplied material to Germany before they were the enemy that was normal business that our government aloud to happen. Japan was one of the largest buyers of our scrap metal, a lot of our guys were killed by ammunition that at one time was a Hudson, Cadilac, Ford what ever. I'm sure you can find a lot of companies that did that also. Unless I'm really off the mark I do not believe any American company sold to our enemies after the war started.

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Here's a great article on Ford's involvement with Nazi Germany: http://www.thenation.com/doc/20000124/silverstein It's long but I urge you to read all of it.

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An observation I have made after working two years at a primarialy Jewish Country Club and also at two different times working for companies owned by Jewish families and also making a trip to Israel, they must not be overly conserned by Germany or the holicaust for that matter. Why do I say that, because there were a lot of BMW's and MB's in the parking lot of country club, The owner of GOJO drives a BMW, the owner and most of his family of Fresh Mark inc. drives MB's and the car of choise for taxie's in Israel was an MB. So if they are not conserned by anti-semitizim why should it bother me. As a side not to your way of thinking no African-American should drive a German car because Germany was also a hot bed of racism tword blacks but that does not hold water either as the VP of Stark State College just bought a top of the line MB and he's you guest it African-American.

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Um... exactly whose point are you trying to make here? Because that's my point -- if all these people who were directly affected by the war/enemy can get over it, why can't you?

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Originally posted by sigma:

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Here's a great article on Ford's involvement with Nazi Germany: http://www.thenation.com/doc/20000124/silverstein It's long but I urge you to read all of it.

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Damn! I am of the idea to "Believe half of what you see and none of what you hear," but that's still moderatly interesting. Still gonna keep that Mystique though...

Originally posted by BP:

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lol. you're all over the place with your next car. suvs, coupes, pocket rockets, sedans, awd, rwd... any practical requirements to consider? interior space, versatility, gas mileage, insurance, maintenance, cost of ownership, future mod potential...? once you have an idea of what you need in addition to what you want you should be able to find a very good match in the $25k range.


and smh at the thought that one should only consider american made cars because of the WWs and japanese this and german that. i'm all for supporting domestic (where practical), but not for those reasons.

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I'm somewhat open minded on what I'll be gettin into next.

If I were going to get an SUV, I'd want something somewhat refined all around. I'd still want some power, but without having a gas hog. I really wanted a CRD Liberty, but they are simply cheap on the interior.... even with the Limited's leather, etc. I've looked at X5's, Aviators and Limited Exploders. Not too happy with any of them.

"Fun" cars like a Terminator or a Lightning aren't practicle for me, but they are in my price range. Insurance, MPG and lack of functionality booted them off my list.

A refined sporty/luxo car would be also something I would want. G35 coupe or sedan, Jag S-type R (too high of milage to be in my price range).... ???? I've already booted the S60R, Jag X-type and others from my list.

I will be looking at the EVO, STI and MS6 this week. Turbo w/ AWD would be nice in a near bullet proof platform.

Bottom line, I want something with a warranty and that is very well packaged FROM the factory so I won't be so tempted to mod the car beyond wheels, intake and exhaust.... if that. I really want something I don't have to mod even, just keep it running and looking good.

Yes I have a broad range of prospective vehicles, though the list continues to shorten. Any more help and ideas would be awesome

Originally posted by SVT SNOB:

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OMG that Pro-1 Exhaust sounds friggin badass .

Aaron

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