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  motytrah at 12:09 PM JST - 15th December

  Uh-Uh Isn't Mazda a Japanese Brand?

  Up until just a couple weeks ago Ford was the controlling share holder of Mazda, and had rights to appoint a significant number of executives.

  Several Mazda's sold in the US are made by Ford in Detroit. The big three can obviously make a Japanese quality car. But the cars they make under their own brands are quite sub par.

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  bdiego at 04:22 PM JST - 16th December

  Ah_so: German cars are even better.

  But I guess it takes 30 years for people to figure out GM and Chrysler. Not that they don't make a few good cars, but their overarching strategy is cut corners and keep the savings.

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  Fighton at 04:46 PM JST - 16th December

  That's because Ford is cr@p.. They make lousy cars which breaks every month. What's the point in buying American cars? I owned an American car and had to take it to the shop almost every month. How my American cr@p for a Japanese car and never had any problems.

  Maybe, if they made more effort into the future (hybrid, etc.) they wouldn't have had this sort of problem.

  Now they are asking for a bailout and they arrive to beg the Congress flying on their own private.. Have they ever heard about flying commercially? Bill Gates flies on commercial airlines, are US executives too good to fly on commercial airlines?

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  GT2252 at 04:36 AM JST - 17th December

  I live in NC and have owned 5 Toyotas and will continue to own Toyota's.. and most of the ones we have on our lot are all made in the USA.. how dare him say such things.. its disrespectful to all people !

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  SiouxGirl at 07:43 AM JST - 17th December

  I drive a GM-made car now and am nervous about it. I've always driven Toyotas and they've lasted and lasted but I bought a GM car because I needed something bigger and it was a steal. Everyone in the U.S. knows Japan makes a better car - everyone except rednecks, that is, which South Carolina is famous for. Everyone knows with american-made cars you'll have a dead car that you're still making car payments on. This is one of the reasons the big 3 need a bailout. Bring on the rice. We'll be leaving everyone else by the side of the road.

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  USARonin at 07:52 AM JST - 17th December

  SiouxGirl, I gots same bad news for ya.

  Almost all the Japanese cars driven in America are made by "rednecks" in Japanese factories on US soil.

  We're glad you like our work.

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  SiouxGirl at 08:23 AM JST - 17th December

  Then why is it that Japanese cars can stay on the road forever and "American" cars cannot?

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  USARonin at 08:28 AM JST - 17th December

  SiouxGirl, my Hummer and Ford pick-up ain't "Japanese" and they works just fine. My Accord has a better turn ratio.

  When the Japanese come to Hawaii, they love to rent and shoot big guns and rent American sports cars.

  Tell it to the Japanese, SiouxGirl.

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  681472 at 08:56 AM JST - 17th December

  better rice ready than rust ready.

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  whitepocky at 11:42 AM JST - 17th December

  When the Japanese come to Hawaii, they love to rent and shoot big guns and rent American sports cars.

  That would be because they are infatuated with everything American.

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  presto345 at 08:05 PM JST - 17th December

  “rice ready ... not road ready”

  A severe, and equally pathetic, case of delusion.

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  OssanAmerica at 01:53 AM JST - 18th December

  When the Japanese come to Hawaii, they love to rent and shoot big guns >and rent American sports cars. That would be because they are infatuated with everything American.

  To further clarify this point, alot of Japanese when in Hawaii have a chance to drive around in a car they usually only see in Hollywood movies. This is the attraction. Few Japanese are going to want to rent a compact Toyota when in Hawaii.

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  OssanAmerica at 01:57 AM JST - 18th December

  Then why is it that Japanese cars can stay on the road forever >and "American" cars cannot?

  Alot of the quality differences that were obvious between imported Japanese cars and US cars in the last couple of decades has actually dissappeared, with Detroit having improved it's quality considerably. However, many, including those in Detroit feel that still isn't enough and there is still the lingering stigma of the past. I recently rented a Chevy Malibu and returned it after a couple days as it was piece of garbage. I rented a Nissan Altima instead and am very happy. Both cars built by Americans in America.

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  EurajReturns at 02:06 AM JST - 18th December

  He sold some cars, so I doubt he'll be feeling guilty. These guys need to realize the downturn isn't doing good things for Japan either though, and I hope this isn't a signal of the return of the 1980s-style bashing of Japan.

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  presto345 at 02:56 PM JST - 18th December

  Both cars built by Americans in America.

  Then what's the difference between the Nissan and the Chevy? They are built by different Americans? No. According to different standards, designs, technology in different factories led by different people, perhaps?

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