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Old 01-12-2021, 2:01pm   #61
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Not brand loyal here. I buy what I like.
I have had 14 or 15 GM's but also VW Bugs, Opel GT,Ford Mustang
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If workday, company truck. If not workday and crappy weather, this.
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American cars are not imports to Canada.
Not even the ones built in Canada.
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Well, you Americans don't consider Dodge/Chrysler/Ford Chevy imports and lots of them are/were made here in Canada.

Ford Edge
Ford Winstar
Lincoln MKX
Chevy Camaro
Dodge Magnum
Dodge Charger
Dodge Challenger
Chrysler 300

Those are just the ones I know right off the top of my head; I am sure there are others.

And Toyota really isn't an import either, since they make them here too. But I still consider a Toyota an import.

To me (and most people) Ford/Chevy/Chrysler(Dodge) are domestic and everything else is an import.

Modern times the waters are very muddy.

But there's a reason the Charger/Challenger/300 say "Designed in Detroit". Because they're all built in Brampton, Ontario, a few miles form where I am sitting right now.

But y'all still call them "American" cars.
6th Gen 'Mero is built in the US. Dodge Magnum was killed off over 10 years ago.
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2010 F-150 Super Crew FX4. Finally hit 100k miles on it last month. My youngest son daily drives the 2001 Corvette.
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Well, you Americans don't consider Dodge/Chrysler/Ford Chevy imports and lots of them are/were made here in Canada.

Ford Edge
Ford Winstar
Lincoln MKX
Chevy Camaro
Dodge Magnum
Dodge Charger
Dodge Challenger
Chrysler 300

Those are just the ones I know right off the top of my head; I am sure there are others.

And Toyota really isn't an import either, since they make them here too. But I still consider a Toyota an import.

To me (and most people) Ford/Chevy/Chrysler(Dodge) are domestic and everything else is an import.

Modern times the waters are very muddy.

But there's a reason the Charger/Challenger/300 say "Designed in Detroit". Because they're all built in Brampton, Ontario, a few miles form where I am sitting right now.

But y'all still call them "American" cars.
Just slightly busting chops.My reasoning is where the HQ are based.Still consider Toyota a Jap car even if it is a made here.
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2005 Mercury Gran Marquis. Great comfy car with 85K miles on it.
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2010 F-150 Super Crew FX4. Finally hit 100k miles on it last month. My youngest son daily drives the 2001 Corvette.
A ten year old truck that just turned 100k? You don't put many miles on a year.
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Depends on where I am going...
If it is just to the club/ golf course...Vette #1

If I am going other places....Vette #2
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2005 Mercury Gran Marquis. Great comfy car with 85K miles on it.
Friend has an 07, very nice ride. We did the maintenance timing stuff last year. Gas tank rotted out the year before. The insulation on tank hold moisture.
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If workday, company truck. If not workday and crappy weather, this.
I don't get these. No offense.

Understanding a Corvette isn't the most practical thing on the planet these seem even less so. You can carry *some* stuff in it I'm sure. And I've no doubt they're a blast to drive. But as a daily?
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I don't get these. No offense.

Understanding a Corvette isn't the most practical thing on the planet these seem even less so. You can carry *some* stuff in it I'm sure. And I've no doubt they're a blast to drive. But as a daily?
Company truck has free gas (2018 F150) insurance, and payments. I just pay income tax on personal mileage.

Jeep is a vehicle I don't care a lot about and it's a lot easier to wash than either of the other two, so they stay tucked away in crappy weather.
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Company truck has free gas (2018 F150) insurance, and payments. I just pay income tax on personal mileage.

Jeep is a vehicle I don't care a lot about and it's a lot easier to wash than either of the other two, so they stay tucked away in crappy weather.
I've had several company trucks over the years. It's a nice perk. Some were such pieces of shit I wouldn't park them in the driveway. It surprised me the company would put their names on such a wreck.

The worst was a Ford Courier. The front end was so bad keeping it between the lines was almost impossible. You'd about have to turn it lock-lock just to keep it going straight. Tow a Miller Big 40 and the front end about came off the ground.

I've had some nice new ones too fully equipped with every hand tool you could ever want.
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I don't get these. No offense.

Understanding a Corvette isn't the most practical thing on the planet these seem even less so. You can carry *some* stuff in it I'm sure. And I've no doubt they're a blast to drive. But as a daily?
My '01 vert and my '09 Z06 were daily drivers.
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I'm renting a 2020 Camaro SS conv. My first modern sports car in quite some time. I think it has all the bells and whistles. The thing is a beast. Paddle shifters, tiptronic type, auto 10-speed trans. Awesome sound when it starts and you punch it. You have to be VERY quick to shift the trans. with the paddles or stick. Those first few gears makes it redline quickly. Four driving modes - tour, sport, track, something else that I forget. It is hard to see out of with the little windows. But, THAT MOTOR and trans!
Just bought a 2017 SS used. Mine is a 6MT, but VERY fun to drive really at any speed. Handles as good as I want, rides decent...and ok MPG’s if you can stay out of it. So far I’m batting pretty low on that one.
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Mine’s a 2012 Nissan Frontier.
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DD is a 2019 Ecoboost Mustang w/ 10 speed. Hunting truck is an 04 Ranger Edge that just hit 85K. I like Fords and all my new vehicles for the last 25 years have been Fords.
For toys I just buy whatever strikes my fancy.
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