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Landshark · 03-01-2010, 12:34 AM

After cleaning up my car today, I went to gas it up and saw real nice restored 67 Camaro parked by me gassing up also. After I threw a couple of "nice cars' at him he said, "Yea I like yours too, I was going to buy one, till I found out they build them in Canada" I said "yep, that's where it's built" and another "nice car" and went on my way. Maybe he just got done watching the USA-Canada hockey game. I don't know?

wbdinger · 03-01-2010, 12:42 AM

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"prima"Donna · 03-01-2010, 01:06 AM

I LOVE

my "Canadian ('built with love') Camaro"!!!...

Ravirn · 03-01-2010, 01:08 AM

mulehead7 · 03-01-2010, 01:10 AM

My 4th gen was built in Canada. Not sure about the 3rd gen's. Seems like they know how to get it done. Don't fix it if it aint broke.

UnknownWarrior · 03-01-2010, 01:12 AM

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Originally Posted by mulehead7

My 4th gen was built in Canada. Not sure about the 3rd gen's. Seems like they know how to get it done. Don't fix it if it aint broke.

all 67-92 camaros were born in the USA (Norwood and Van Nuys plants) and 93-02 was born in canada (St Therese Plant) and now the 2010 at Oshawa Plant

*TAG UR IT* · 03-01-2010, 03:06 AM

Honestly, with the track record that the plant has, there is NO WHERE ELSE I'd rather have it built!

Like Donna, I LOVE my Canadian built Camaro!!!

mmongi7 · 03-01-2010, 03:20 AM

I guess that he's old fashioned. They don't call it American Muscle for no reason. So I guess I could see where he's coming from, since it's built in Canada it's not really American muscle? Kinda a dumb reason since GM's still in the US. Oh well, his loss. I wouldn't trade my baby in for anything, even if it was made in Canada. The location of the plant doesn't bother me at all.

My2SS/RS · 03-01-2010, 03:29 AM

North American MUSCLE!!

it's still american muscle and I wouldn't have it any other way!

baysinger · 03-01-2010, 04:47 AM

According to my window sticker 24% of the car is made in Mexico

THE EVIL TW1N · 03-01-2010, 05:46 AM

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Originally Posted by KnightHawk

TRUST me. It's better Canada than mexico!!

In 2002, I bought a marvelous piece of German engineering -- a VW Jetta.

Wanna know how to ruin German engineering? Assemble it in mexico. This was years before I discovered edmunds.com and all their customer reviews. In the first year that I owned that car, it was in the shop 7 times. One of those times was for an engine coil recall.

Anyway, 2 years after I bought the BRAND NEW Jetta, I was getting rid of it. It died on me and the service tech had the audacity to tell me that the battery and electrical system were 'unrelated.' (And this was after the tow truck driver said he towed about 6 a day.) After I traded out of the car, I went onto edmunds.com to check out the reviews that I "should" have looked at prior to the purchase.

In the "suggested improvements" section there were things such as:

"No drinking on the assembly line."
"Stop making them in mexico."
"Trade yours in before the warranty expires."

I'll take a car assembled in Canada ANY day before I'll take one from mexico again.

To this day, you can go to edmunds.com, type in 2002 Jetta and read horrible reviews from people who bought my model used thinking they were getting a good deal on good car. They are still griping up a storm.

that all sounds like engineering issues and not assembly issues.

Canada = Mexico

If Canada = Mexico = USA, then i can agree with that. I don't think anyone builds better quality.

BUT one of those helps the economy, the other two don't.

UnknownWarrior · 03-01-2010, 05:49 AM

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Originally Posted by THE EVIL TW1N

that all sounds like engineering issues and not assembly issues.

Canada = Mexico

If Canada = Mexico = USA, then i can agree with that. I don't think anyone builds better quality.

BUT one of those helps the economy, the other two don't.

doesnt really matter where its built the money still comes back to GM here in the states just like the tundra sells go back to japan even tho the trucks are made in san antonio

HDDAN · 03-01-2010, 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by mulehead7

My 4th gen was built in Canada. Not sure about the 3rd gen's. Seems like they know how to get it done. Don't fix it if it aint broke.

My two gen 4's were Canadian. My gen three was from Anaheim CA. The government's laws on CAFE forced gm and Ford to build the V-8 cars in Canada so that they would be classified as Imports. Another good idea from the politicians gone awry.

HeavyD · 03-01-2010, 11:16 AM

Yah, those comments really piss me off. I am very proud to be Canadian, (even more since last night), I am very happy this car is made here. GM is still a US company. Lots of design and testing was done in the US. Parts come from all over the world. I still think of the Camaro as an American car, that just happens to be built in Canada. I am happy to have helped the Canadian and Ontario economy by buying "Canadian". If it was built in America then that would be great too! I have a 96 Silverado that was built in the US and runs awesome, very happy with it. To be honest, if the Camaro was assembled in Mexico I never would have bought one. Nothing is more damaging to both our countries than having a big plant close and move to Mexico, my wife is a victim of that!

03-01-2010, 12:34 AM	#1
Landshark Drives: 1LT/RS Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Yuba City, CA Posts: 107	Heard this today After cleaning up my car today, I went to gas it up and saw real nice restored 67 Camaro parked by me gassing up also. After I threw a couple of "nice cars' at him he said, "Yea I like yours too, I was going to buy one, till I found out they build them in Canada" I said "yep, that's where it's built" and another "nice car" and went on my way. Maybe he just got done watching the USA-Canada hockey game. I don't know?

03-01-2010, 12:42 AM	#2
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03-01-2010, 01:06 AM	#3
"prima"Donna HWAY STR Drives: 2010 RJT VIN#7085 & 2014 CRT C7 Join Date: May 2009 Location: New York Posts: 13,118 View My Garage	I LOVE my "Canadian ('built with love') Camaro"!!!... __________________ ~ HWAY STR ~

03-01-2010, 01:08 AM	#4
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03-01-2010, 01:10 AM	#5
mulehead7 stubborn as a ... Drives: '94 Trans Am Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: K.C. MO Posts: 464 View My Garage	My 4th gen was built in Canada. Not sure about the 3rd gen's. Seems like they know how to get it done. Don't fix it if it aint broke. __________________

03-01-2010, 03:06 AM	#7
TAG UR IT www.Camaro5store.com Drives: 2014 ZL1 #705 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: SA, Texas Posts: 26,544 View My Garage	Honestly, with the track record that the plant has, there is NO WHERE ELSE I'd rather have it built! Like Donna, I LOVE my Canadian built Camaro!!!

03-01-2010, 03:20 AM	#8
mmongi7 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2LT Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 229 View My Garage	I guess that he's old fashioned. They don't call it American Muscle for no reason. So I guess I could see where he's coming from, since it's built in Canada it's not really American muscle? Kinda a dumb reason since GM's still in the US. Oh well, his loss. I wouldn't trade my baby in for anything, even if it was made in Canada. The location of the plant doesn't bother me at all. __________________ Camaro 5 Fest here I come!

03-01-2010, 03:29 AM	#9
My2SS/RS Drives: 2010 2SS/RS M6 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Louisiana Posts: 95 View My Garage	North American MUSCLE!! it's still american muscle and I wouldn't have it any other way!

03-01-2010, 04:47 AM	#10
baysinger baysinger Drives: 2010 IOM M6 SS Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Shreveport, Louisiana Posts: 76	According to my window sticker 24% of the car is made in Mexico

03-01-2010, 11:16 AM	#14
HeavyD Drives: 1SSRS RY L99 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ontario Posts: 1,323	Yah, those comments really piss me off. I am very proud to be Canadian, (even more since last night), I am very happy this car is made here. GM is still a US company. Lots of design and testing was done in the US. Parts come from all over the world. I still think of the Camaro as an American car, that just happens to be built in Canada. I am happy to have helped the Canadian and Ontario economy by buying "Canadian". If it was built in America then that would be great too! I have a 96 Silverado that was built in the US and runs awesome, very happy with it. To be honest, if the Camaro was assembled in Mexico I never would have bought one. Nothing is more damaging to both our countries than having a big plant close and move to Mexico, my wife is a victim of that!

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