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Camaro23 · 05-03-2009, 09:22 AM

I've been wanting my brother to buy a new camaro SS but he won't because it is made in Canada. He said if it was made in America he would buy it. Don't you guys think that is a stupid reason not to buy a great car. In a about year I will be getting a new Camaro.

gtjacket · 05-03-2009, 09:29 AM

So will he buy a Honda that is built in America?

fireresq157 · 05-03-2009, 09:31 AM

No offence to our northern Neighbors but I prayed it would be made in the US from the beginning. The first 3 gens were made here in California if I recall correctly, It's an Iconic pony/muscle car if you make it in Canada it takes something away from it's US heritage. I compare it to buying an American flag made in China.

Disclamer: Canadians make good products and are real nice people.

PS please don't hurt my baby when it comes down the line.

Hylton · 05-03-2009, 09:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fireresq157

No offence to our northern Neighbors but I prayed it would be made in the US from the beginning. The first 3 gens were made here in California if I recall correctly, It's an Iconic pony/muscle car if you make it in Canada it takes something away from it's US heritage. I compare it to buying an American flag made in China.

Disclamer: Canadians make good products and are real nice people

No problem bud - it's a nationalist thing. Funny thing is, the greatest things in the world were invented by the co-operation of Canadians and Americans working together - the phone, the lightbulb and Insulin just to name a few.

wullger · 05-03-2009, 12:15 PM

Just think of it as having your best friend or neighbor help you on a project. "Hey, Canada! I've got this killer idea for a badass car, but I don't have the production plant for it. Can I use yours?"

It's still a Camaro

Rockies4 · 05-03-2009, 12:30 PM

I agree. Sometimes it takes the help of a friend to make something really wonderful happen.

Thank you to all of our friends in Canada. I'm sure everyone is happy to have you on the team.

OUR72GTO · 05-03-2009, 12:37 PM

And it was built on a platform designed in Australia.

Sort of like the Canada Arm on the space station.

That's like not watching basketball because it was invented in Canada

orangeinfernoman · 05-03-2009, 12:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fireresq157

No offence to our northern Neighbors but I prayed it would be made in the US from the beginning. The first 3 gens were made here in California if I recall correctly, It's an Iconic pony/muscle car if you make it in Canada it takes something away from it's US heritage. I compare it to buying an American flag made in China.

Disclamer: Canadians make good products and are real nice people.

PS please don't hurt my baby when it comes down the line.

hey yankee i am gone talk to the mole on the assembly line

,and by the way,the next time i would like to buy a corvette,i am gone make business with tata motor compagny in india

SSOOCH · 05-03-2009, 12:41 PM

I loved John Candy!

TheCaptain · 05-03-2009, 12:43 PM

Some greatly flawed thinking right there. Pizza and other pasta originated from Italy, so don't eat that! Fries, from France, so don't buy those!
His TV was probably made in Japan, or China, or India... so he shouldn't have bought that either! I'm betting most of his clothes weren't made in the US, is he not going to buy those either??

I think he just wants a scapegoat for some reason or another.

rayhawk · 05-03-2009, 01:04 PM

Well, in the end, GM makes more money by making it there, due to arrangements with the Canadian government. So more of his money stays in the US than if he bought a Toyota built inside the US. And there are plenty of good jobs created in the US designing/working on the Camaro as well.

LosXC451 · 05-03-2009, 01:19 PM

that's an idiotic reason not to buy a camaro IMO. If it because he thinks hes not supporting the american economy, well, GM is an American company, so technically he is.

MikeZ28 · 05-03-2009, 01:26 PM

And here's a shocker--"American" cars built in the USA, still have tons of foreign parts! It's a global economy, very few products are "pure American" anymore.

Rockies4 · 05-03-2009, 01:38 PM

Then it's all settled. Camaros rule.

Bartender, drinks for everyone.

05-03-2009, 09:22 AM	#1
Camaro23 Drives: Pontiac Solstice Join Date: May 2009 Location: Indiana Posts: 5	Made in Canada I've been wanting my brother to buy a new camaro SS but he won't because it is made in Canada. He said if it was made in America he would buy it. Don't you guys think that is a stupid reason not to buy a great car. In a about year I will be getting a new Camaro.

05-03-2009, 09:29 AM	#2
gtjacket 2G1FT1EW0A9118618 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS Black/IOM M6 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Florence, KY Posts: 550 View My Garage	So will he buy a Honda that is built in America? __________________ 1100, Preliminary order accepted 12/5 2000, Order accepted by GM 05/05 3000, Order accepted by production control 05/05 3400, Order broadcast 6/4 3800, Order produced 6/15 4000, Available to ship 6/16 4104, Bailment Invoice 4200, Shipped 6/19 6000, Delivered to the customer 6/25 2SS/RS BLK M6 GFX IOM interior

05-03-2009, 12:37 PM	#7
OUR72GTO 2010 SIM Beige RS 6M Drives: SIM RS 6M 66 Corvair Silverado LTZ Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Kamloops,British Columbia Posts: 4,677	And it was built on a platform designed in Australia. Sort of like the Canada Arm on the space station. That's like not watching basketball because it was invented in Canada __________________ CAMARO.. 2010 The Heart Beat is back in CHEVROLET Now let's put it back in America

05-03-2009, 12:43 PM	#10
TheCaptain N7 Spectre Drives: 14 ATS Performance 3.6L AWD Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Moosomin, Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 2,734 View My Garage	Some greatly flawed thinking right there. Pizza and other pasta originated from Italy, so don't eat that! Fries, from France, so don't buy those! His TV was probably made in Japan, or China, or India... so he shouldn't have bought that either! I'm betting most of his clothes weren't made in the US, is he not going to buy those either?? I think he just wants a scapegoat for some reason or another. __________________

05-03-2009, 01:04 PM	#11
rayhawk Drives: Camaro SS Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Miami Posts: 1,060 View My Garage	Well, in the end, GM makes more money by making it there, due to arrangements with the Canadian government. So more of his money stays in the US than if he bought a Toyota built inside the US. And there are plenty of good jobs created in the US designing/working on the Camaro as well. __________________

05-03-2009, 09:31 AM	#3
fireresq157 Drives: 1997 SS & 2010 2SS/RS Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: South Florida Posts: 1,027	No offence to our northern Neighbors but I prayed it would be made in the US from the beginning. The first 3 gens were made here in California if I recall correctly, It's an Iconic pony/muscle car if you make it in Canada it takes something away from it's US heritage. I compare it to buying an American flag made in China. Disclamer: Canadians make good products and are real nice people. PS please don't hurt my baby when it comes down the line.

05-03-2009, 12:15 PM	#5
wullger Supercharged Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Tyler, Texas Posts: 1,576 View My Garage	Just think of it as having your best friend or neighbor help you on a project. "Hey, Canada! I've got this killer idea for a badass car, but I don't have the production plant for it. Can I use yours?" It's still a Camaro

05-03-2009, 12:30 PM	#6
Rockies4 Drives: PT Cruiser 02 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Santa Maria, California Posts: 791	I agree. Sometimes it takes the help of a friend to make something really wonderful happen. Thank you to all of our friends in Canada. I'm sure everyone is happy to have you on the team.

05-03-2009, 12:41 PM	#9
SSOOCH Camaro SL,UTs Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS #16429 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Jordan, UT Posts: 7,358 View My Garage	I loved John Candy!

05-03-2009, 01:19 PM	#12
LosXC451 Drives: 2010 SS SIM w/ RS Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Miami, Fl Posts: 1,222 View My Garage	that's an idiotic reason not to buy a camaro IMO. If it because he thinks hes not supporting the american economy, well, GM is an American company, so technically he is. __________________ My car: http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17740

05-03-2009, 01:26 PM	#13
MikeZ28 Drives: '04 GTO, '00 Z28, '95 Z28 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 225	And here's a shocker--"American" cars built in the USA, still have tons of foreign parts! It's a global economy, very few products are "pure American" anymore.

05-03-2009, 01:38 PM	#14
Rockies4 Drives: PT Cruiser 02 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Santa Maria, California Posts: 791	Then it's all settled. Camaros rule. Bartender, drinks for everyone.

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