Car Talk 2: Un-American Motor Company.

[max225]

Still better than this. Or a K04

[ChrisoftheNorth]

Still better than this. Or a K04

[wap]

Still better than this. Or a K04

I hate seeing perfectly good cars get ruined like that. Looks like it has polio.

[Gberg2119]

Still better than this. Or a K04

I hate seeing perfectly good cars get ruined like that. Looks like it has polio.

I will never understand the stance scene.

[max225]

So you guys the internet mustang guy... aka... the inspiration for and car reviews...



A mfking tree fell on his stang while he was driving... this was only a couple of months after some idiot on a bike nearly totalled it when it had 300 miles on it.

[Johnny_P]

So you guys the internet mustang guy... aka... the inspiration for and car reviews...



A mfking tree fell on his stang while he was driving... this was only a couple of months after some idiot on a bike nearly totalled it when it had 300 miles on it.

That's his second stang.

He went...
BRZ
Mini Cooper S (R56)
Mustang ecbroboom which the Internet bought him
Mustang GT when he realized the ecbroboom sucks

That blows though any way you look at it.

[max225]

Ford is going to make the next gen focus in fucking china and import it here. We have failed as a fucking nation

[Johnny_P]

Ford is going to make the next gen focus in fucking china and import it here. We have failed as a fucking nation

China's car market is stronger. 18 million sales-ish in the US last year. 24 million in JHII-NAH. If you were in the business of making cars.... where would you go?

[max225]

Ford is going to make the next gen focus in fucking china and import it here. We have failed as a fucking nation

China's car market is stronger. 18 million sales-ish in the US last year. 24 million in JHII-NAH. If you were in the business of making cars.... where would you go?

China is the future, kneel to your overlords

[Johnny_P]

China's car market is stronger. 18 million sales-ish in the US last year. 24 million in JHII-NAH. If you were in the business of making cars.... where would you go?

China is the future, kneel to your overlords

Commissioned their 2nd aircraft carrier this year
Stealth fighter jets
Recently built a "space station" which is a bit primitive but an achievement nonetheless
Announced a moon landing program
Economy is growing extremely fast
Larger economy than the US
More industry than the US
Faster mobile internet speeds than the US

Yeah, they're doing it better. The only leg up we have is technological/military advancement which may not really exist.

[troyguitar]

Ford is going to make the next gen focus in fucking china and import it here. We have failed as a fucking nation

It's because they need the plant in MI to make more TRUCKS.

Fuck those little cars, only little chinamen want them anyway.

TRUCKYEAH

[ChrisoftheNorth]

It's an interesting move, especially with how public it's become. Inb4

[Gberg2119]

China is the future, kneel to your overlords

Commissioned their 2nd aircraft carrier this year
Stealth fighter jets
Recently built a "space station" which is a bit primitive but an achievement nonetheless
Announced a moon landing program
Economy is growing extremely fast
Larger economy than the US
More industry than the US
Faster mobile internet speeds than the US

Yeah, they're doing it better. The only leg up we have is technological/military advancement which may not really exist.

If by doing it better you mean espionage and theft from Lockheed Martin as well as several other defense contractors, sure.

[Johnny_P]

Commissioned their 2nd aircraft carrier this year
Stealth fighter jets
Recently built a "space station" which is a bit primitive but an achievement nonetheless
Announced a moon landing program
Economy is growing extremely fast
Larger economy than the US
More industry than the US
Faster mobile internet speeds than the US

Yeah, they're doing it better. The only leg up we have is technological/military advancement which may not really exist.

If by doing it better you mean espionage and theft from Lockheed Martin as well as several other defense contractors, sure.

Winning's winning,



Shame on us for not having that shit on epic lockdown. And shame on us for having them build everything for us. A shit ton of carbon fiber stuff gets made in China to US specs.... as such, Chinese made carbon fiber crap is as good as or better quality than most US stuff. They know what they're doing with it. And if you send plans and specs over to them to manufacture, it's only a matter of time until they reverse engineer it and figure out how to do it the same as or better than you.

[max225]

No car should be made in China and imported here. That is

We can't import cars into China... or any other developed nation without huge tariffs for reasons... this is crazy.

[max225]

Also... semi car news.... UBER CEO Stepped down... burn mfker burn

[ChrisoftheNorth]

No car should be made in China and imported here. That is

We can't import cars into China... or any other developed nation without huge tariffs for reasons... this is crazy.

Once Trump gets wind of it, this will end fast. I'm surprised Ford is being so public about it.

[ChrisoftheNorth]

Also... semi car news.... UBER CEO Stepped down... burn mfker burn

I took a lot of Lyfts this last week, and every driver used both Lyft and Uber apps, but vastly prefered Lyft. One guy said it's because Lyft users "aren't douchebags" while another said the company treats him better. Uber may be the market leaders, but it's got a lot to do in terms of corporate image on all levels.

[wap]

Until CEO's and Boards of Directors continue to prioritize stock price (and, therefore, their compensation) over their employees, and the US continue to prioritize military over virutally everything else, this will continue.

How does Germany, which has strong unions, very high wages coupled with extremely generous benefits, AND a terrific universal health care program, continue to be a world manufacturing powerhouse with a trade surplus with most of the world?

[wap]

http://blog.caranddriver.com/all-the-bu ... ate=062117

Interesting...

[troyguitar]

Until CEO's and Boards of Directors continue to prioritize stock price (and, therefore, their compensation) over their employees, and the US continue to prioritize military over virutally everything else, this will continue.

How does Germany, which has strong unions, very high wages coupled with extremely generous benefits, AND a terrific universal health care program, continue to be a world manufacturing powerhouse with a trade surplus with most of the world?

Superior race

That ain't a fair comparison.

[max225]

It's an interesting move, especially with how public it's become. Inb4

If I was trump I'd be twittering like a mofo at this point.

[wap]

Until CEO's and Boards of Directors continue to prioritize stock price (and, therefore, their compensation) over their employees, and the US continue to prioritize military over virutally everything else, this will continue.

How does Germany, which has strong unions, very high wages coupled with extremely generous benefits, AND a terrific universal health care program, continue to be a world manufacturing powerhouse with a trade surplus with most of the world?

Superior race

That ain't a fair comparison.

Tell that to Jesse Owens

[max225]

Until CEO's and Boards of Directors continue to prioritize stock price (and, therefore, their compensation) over their employees, and the US continue to prioritize military over virutally everything else, this will continue.

How does Germany, which has strong unions, very high wages coupled with extremely generous benefits, AND a terrific universal health care program, continue to be a world manufacturing powerhouse with a trade surplus with most of the world?

No military expenditures. And its not like they drive american cars over there... We can't import shit. But ... lets get Chinese Foci... Free market

[ChrisoftheNorth]

It's an interesting move, especially with how public it's become. Inb4

If I was trump I'd be twittering like a mofo at this point.

I'm quite surprised that he hasn't been.