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> Found this interesting hope you also do....
>
> Food For Thought! This article appeared in the Oakland press (Michigan).
>
> Most of the time, this column takes on a light-hearted attitude. Today, it's
> a heavy-hearted one.
>
> It's heavy-hearted because I'm both disappointed and worried about the way
> that so many car buyers are ignoring the products of America's automobile
> manufacturers. Yes, I know all the arguments pro and con. The reasoning for
> buying from foreign manufacturers abound in letters to the editors and
> columns by auto writers in our newspapers and magazines.
>
> Up front, I should admit that I worked for two U.S. auto manufacturers in
> addition to several decades in the newspaper trade. The first was
> Kaiser-Frazier, back in 1953. I had worked there only six months when they
> locked the doors of the huge plant in Ypsilanti because of the lack of sales. I
> later ...

> You can call me a sentimental old geezer still living in the past,
> but I'll
> just keep on buying and loving the cars that best support our country's
> economy today and played a huge role in keeping it free over 60 years
> ago.

>I personally believe that
>most of the models produced by American car makers are just as good as those
>offered by foreign companies.

>Not until I went to work for the Fisher Body Division of GM did I realize
>what an impact our auto companies had in the defense of our country.

>Buy American!

> [
> Found this interesting hope you also do....

> On Sat, 02 Feb 2008 06:28:21 -0500, Cliff aol.com>
> wrote:
>
>

>> I personally believe that
>> most of the models produced by American car makers are just as good as those
>> offered by foreign companies.
>>

>
>

>> Not until I went to work for the Fisher Body Division of GM did I realize
>> what an impact our auto companies had in the defense of our country.
>>

>
>

>> Buy American!
>>

> ==============
> Again, a wonderful sound-bite, but on analysis it is lacking. ...

>>

> Ford and others expect to make money on the spares required later on in
> the cars life. Many items are not designed to last the duration of the
> cars. Its the same in many industries that the...

> "David Billington" djbillington.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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>> Ford and others expect to make money on the spares required later on in
>> the cars life. Many items are not designed to last the duration of the
>> cars. Its the same in many industries that the new item may be sold at a
>> loss to some customers and the profit is in the spares. A guy I went to
>> university with had worked at a switch gear maker making parts for Ford
>> IIRC, one item they had tested and lasted x cycles and the factory rep
>> came to check the item and was apparently shocked by how long the switch
>> would last. They were told to destroy the tooling and produce something
>> which would last no longer the x cycles as otherwise they would make no
>> money on spares.
>>
>> My experience with this modern and some older stuff is that it can be
>> dismantled and cleaned and is good for many more miles, much of the ...

> "David Billington" djbillington.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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>>Ford and others expect to make money on the spares required...

>>

> I would have hoped that over time, Ed, you would have edited this story to
> reflect the actuality of the situation? Otherwise one must wonder at your
> lack of electrical acumen...