Tag Archives: American Cars

Great American companies

By admin | Published: May 21, 2009
Say, you’re in the market for a decent home theater set-up. You are sitting at home thinking of different brands… and you’re thinking Sony, Panasonic, Samsung, Toshiba, JVC, LG, Pioneer. Never names such as RCA, Zenith, Magnavox, Admiral, or Jensen would even cross your mind. Why? Because those once great American electronic brands along with [...]
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WHat happened to the good ol’ American style?

By admin | Published: January 12, 2009
Screw all that 0-60, handling, slalom, lateral g crap and let’s go back about 30 years or so. And ask ourselves what was wrong with the pure American style of automobiles? Smooth and relaxing ride that made you feel like you were riding on a cloud? What happened to just cruisin’? What was wrong with [...]
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Why American cars can’t keep up

By admin | Published: May 16, 2008
I just thought this was interesting: what does Germany and Japan have in common? First off, both produce some of the best cars in the world. Second, these nations have invaded their neighboring countries at one time or the other. And third, they both had their ass kicked by the U.S. What is the significance [...]
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Obama, Detroit, and Cars

By | Published: May 5, 2008
Senator Obama believes that Detroit is being kicked in the ass by the Japanese car makers because they didn’t plan early to produce fuel-efficient cars and that it was a mistake for Detroit to invest mostly on large trucks and SUVs. I would have to disagree with Obama’s shallow understanding of the matter. Simply because: [...]
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