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Old 07-10-2009, 08:56 PM   #1
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I found out the other day that Phillip Morris (the smokes company) owns one of the lines that GM makes engines on they lease it to GM and have contract till 2012 or so.

I was pretty surprized by this when I found out.
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Old 07-11-2009, 12:08 AM   #2
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I hope Americans.....buy American.... again.

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Old 07-11-2009, 12:54 AM   #3
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I hope americans start making cars that are actually worth it to buy so that oher anericans wil buy american
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Old 07-11-2009, 08:58 AM   #4
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amen to that.
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Old 07-14-2009, 12:11 PM   #5
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weighs less than 2500 lbs, has more than 250 hp, rwd, six speed. Starting under 20k. Would get my vote
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Old 07-14-2009, 12:56 PM   #6
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weighs less than 2500 lbs, has more than 250 hp, rwd, six speed. Starting under 20k. Would get my vote
Yeah, good luck with that
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Old 07-14-2009, 01:45 PM   #7
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Yeah, good luck with that
oh i know but that likelyhood is amazingly the same percentage as me giving gm any of my money
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Hell I don't think even a Miata weighs under 2500 these days
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Old 07-13-2009, 04:21 PM   #9
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Just as soon as American companies stop outsourcing their work overseas so you can truly "buy American."
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Old 07-13-2009, 04:30 PM   #10
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Just as soon as American companies stop outsourcing their work overseas so you can truly "buy American."
gotta eliminate the sense of entitlement ("I deserve a paycheck just for showing up") for that to happen.
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