Ha! Also daughter of a union guy. I only look at American cars. Love my Chrysler minivan. |
Lol...your Chrysler minivan that is manufactured in Canada? Uhh, ok. |
Chrysler minivans haven't been manufactured in the US since 2008. |
Ha! I was gonna say - my Honda is manufactured right here in the US of A. Honda's plant in Alabama. Chrysler's minivans are all manufactured in Canada. No thanks. |
By non-union workers and the profits are repatriated to Japan. |
I didn't say it was logical. Historically my dad would not have approved of me buying a Japanese car, so I have only ever owned American brands. Yes, I know the brand doesn't necessarily correlate to where the car is manufactured. Is what it is. |
| My Pacifica is a plug-in hybrid, and your Odyssey isn’t. |
I am less inclined to buy a US-manufactured vehicle, because I know the quality will be lower. |
So? I’d rather my money go to a non-union AMERICAN mill worker than a Canadian. Also, Honda is a multinational company. Yes, it’s headquartered in Japan but it’s patently false to say that the profits only help Japan. |
+1. We never buy gas anymore. |
We recently purchased a Honda for the first time and was very happy to learn that it was made in USA. Can’t say that about all American cars. |
What does it matter where the profits go? They pay taxes here and employ people here. And good on those non union workers. |
| They are all similar in price. The odyssey is more popular because of the high safety rating, but Chrysler is eithe caught up or ahead now. No one buys a minivan for status. They buy for function. They do not care what others think. You are thinking like an SUV person ? |
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Wow. I can’t imagine what it must be like to have so much time for navel gazing! Do you have a job? A hobby? Anything??? Also, FYI minivans are not status cars, they are purchased first and foremost for functionality. |
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Brand@name is only necessary to me based on my past experience w/both foreign + domestic vehicles.
This again is only MY EXPERIENCE only. My Fords (especially Mercury & Lincoln!) have all given me mechanical issues upon hitting 100-110 miles. I took excellent care of the cars, always changed the oil and kept up w/the mileage maintenance checks.... But the cars kept falling apart. On the other hand, my Honda’s have co$t more in purchase price, but down the road they have required little-to-no maintenance and have surpassed the 200,000 mile mark w/the original power train still in tact. In my humble opinion - I have concluded that Honda’s are built to really L-A-S-T. They likely will outlive their owners. |