[Scotsman]

My boss purchased a brand new Chevy S-10 years ago that basically blew up on him after only several years of ownership. For that reason he vows NEVER to buy a domestic product, and unfortunately I can't say I blame him, but that's not exclusive to the fact that it was a domestic. I believe, because it could have been any car. Point is when you buy a car (especially a brand new car) you have the expectation that it will work flawlessly, and when things go wrong (especially a complete engine failure) the experience can leave a real sour taste in your mouth. So much so you may never return to that car brand (reasonably) or any other make from that geographical region (especially if there's a reputation they have).

So as much as I'm for buying American products let's remember a few things:1) Domestic makes bring in tons of money from overseas operations and sales 2) Foreign competition has become necessary to build better product and provide consumers with the choice they demand. Now I'm not going to be ignorant and say something crazy like the domestics "don't matter" because that's simply not true; domestic automotive production accounts for a large portion of our GDP, not to mention the millions of Americans they employ. So lets support our domestic automakers and appreciate and respect the foreign competition.