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Originally posted by Sketch
And on the topic of heritage. that's a rather flimsy ground to be standing on. I think we all know that the first Mustangs were nothing more than Falcons with a bit more power, and a better skin. You want heritage, you have to look back to the scrawny little '60 Falcons to see your Mustang roots. Imports have heritage, too. It might not be as long, but it's there. You go out to a rally track, you'll see a lot of Subarus and Audis. Why? They're good cars, can have a lot of power, and have earned professional respect.
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Rather flimsy?? Really?? I agree with alot of what you are saying but those imports don't have the backbone the american muscle does. Calling the mustang a falcon won't hurt our feeling. The thing is.. its Made in America by American owners. Will a Celica ever be worth anything of any value, no. A 95 Supra may, but it was a $40k+ car to start with. A ricer to us is not an import but a stickered up import that is trying to portray itself as being fast. An import with a huge wing and ground effects and/or a huge exhaust tip that pulls up to the light and runs 16sec 1/4 times and sounds like a sick chainsaw. Its not so much the car as it is the attitude the youngsters display. Sure there are some nice imports, no doubt about it. Some have good 1320 times and many handle very well. Will it replace my love for american iron, the torque of a V8.. the sound?? No. Before you think I'm prejudice, I also own a Honda VFR800. The good old USA don't make anything to compare with it but when they do..
You see... well.. to go alittle deeper... I know alot of imports are actually made here and it puts Americans to work, which is good as alot of people are buying the imports anyhow but.. I'd rather the good ol' US of A be owned by Americans as opposed by a Jap company. I'm crazy like that..
Also, I'm not bustin' on your european cars either. They have some fine cars, the 500sl probably being one of my favorite cars but.. we buys what we likes because.. well.. we likes it
Heck, my first two cars were rusted out old imports. That was before I could afford one made in the USA. So they do have thier niche.