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27. How did it get over the wall?

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Sun May 28, 2017, 12:48 PM

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I just bought a new KIA. Does that make me UN-american? [View all] shockey80 May 2017 OP

No, it doesn't. But, some will tell you it does. MineralMan May 2017 #1

Yes, it does unblock May 2017 #2

The OP's Forte was most likely built in Mexico A HERETIC I AM May 2017 #9

How did it get over the wall? brooklynite May 2017 #27

By going around! A HERETIC I AM May 2017 #30

tunnel Motley13 May 2017 #57

Catapult Bradical79 May 2017 #61

😂😂😂😂 Quayblue May 2017 #83

beemers are made in the USA too Demonaut May 2017 #85

Our Prez -- and a lot of others -- want to slap a 20+% tariff on foreign cars. Hoyt May 2017 #3

I've had a Soul for 7 years. No problems at all. politicat May 2017 #41

Thanks. Been through a timing belt melt-down on my lady friend's VW Beetle. Jeez. Hoyt May 2017 #46

I think that was one of the reasons VW went to the 2.5 5 cyl with a chain. NutmegYankee May 2017 #73

My next (used) car will be a Soul, I think Freddie May 2017 #51

If nothing else, the puns on the model name are an added bonus. politicat May 2017 #63

Thank you Freddie May 2017 #92

60k timing belt on a interference motor? ouch! EX500rider May 2017 #59

That was on a Hyundai Accent. politicat May 2017 #62

No. tammywammy May 2017 #4

I must be honest. shockey80 May 2017 #5

No it doesn't make you a traitor. Demsrule86 May 2017 #6

What do you drive? Cirque du So-What May 2017 #14

I own a Chevy Traverse and a Chevy Malibu...both made in this country...bought my kid Demsrule86 May 2017 #64

How so? VMA131Marine May 2017 #17

Lordstown makes the Cruze and was supposed to for all sales in this country...but Demsrule86 May 2017 #65

Wow. Are you kidding here? Do you think MAYBE Chevy and Ford might make cars AS GOOD AS FOREIGN WinkyDink May 2017 #32

I think that money is in manufacturing not the retail and when you buy foreign cars you are not Demsrule86 May 2017 #66

How about instead of an entitlement attitude the companies actually try to sell a better product. NutmegYankee May 2017 #76

American automakers clearly don't have their heart in making small cars Cirque du So-What May 2017 #7

That is not really true...they are forced to compete with cheap imports. Demsrule86 May 2017 #67

I had an aunt who was in the WAC... Different Drummer May 2017 #8

If you're here, you're likely a liberal. That's enough in most of their minds. Blue_Adept May 2017 #10

No. You simply outsourced some of the profits. Nt NCTraveler May 2017 #11

UAW members at Lordstown thank you MichMan May 2017 #12

If GM were truly interested in keeping Lordstown at capacity Cirque du So-What May 2017 #18

You just have way too many facts... it's not fair to others... pangaia May 2017 #34

The cruze gets great mileage. Demsrule86 May 2017 #68

This message was self-deleted by its author Cirque du So-What May 2017 #78

So you never buy anything foreign-made? Try looking at the label in your pants. WinkyDink May 2017 #33

Gulp!!!! pangaia May 2017 #35

You are right because the entire garment industry went down in this country and those areas still Demsrule86 May 2017 #69

Like I said, shockey80 May 2017 #13

I'm an employee of one of the big 3 and I say... Takket May 2017 #15

I am the wife of an employee of one of the big three and the mother of a laid off Demsrule86 May 2017 #70

By the way, I am a union member. That's why I like to buy american. shockey80 May 2017 #16

Solidarity is forgotten when it is inconvenient I guess n/m MichMan May 2017 #21

Give it a rest. WinkyDink May 2017 #36

As Winkydink so eloquently put it... try looking at the label in your pants.. pangaia May 2017 #40

False analogy MichMan May 2017 #42

What about the Longshoreman's Union? n/t BlueSpot May 2017 #50

Although I am no longer a union member, I was for many years Cirque du So-What May 2017 #25

Whatever gets you through the day...there are many Chevy dealerships and great deals on cars Demsrule86 May 2017 #71

No, but you won't have a warranty when Donny tiny hands starts a war with North Korea... Hassin Bin Sober May 2017 #19

Just wondering ProudLib72 May 2017 #20

Sober shockey80 May 2017 #22

I did not go back to a focus because reliability has dropped. shockey80 May 2017 #23

If the Chevy dealer's website is consistently wrong csziggy May 2017 #24

If people keep buying foreign...we will lose our last great industry which support many other jobs. Demsrule86 May 2017 #72

For years I bought domestic cars - but they just didn't make what we needed csziggy May 2017 #84

I refuse to argue with you...I have seen the new cars and many would be those standards...only thing Demsrule86 May 2017 #90

Just saw the Netflix series "ABSTRACT"... bagelsforbreakfast May 2017 #26

A little bit. Turbineguy May 2017 #28

A Lada? ProudLib72 May 2017 #77

Yes. And you should be deported to NORTH Korea as punishment. democratisphere May 2017 #29

Never unAmerican to go for the best price and product! WinkyDink May 2017 #31

I'm surprised some here didn't post "America--Love It or Leave it." WinkyDink May 2017 #37

shopping at walmart makes you unamerican unless its food.... beachbum bob May 2017 #38

I buy clothes from WalMart LeftInTX May 2017 #53

I've heard great things about Kia and their warranties. nt ecstatic May 2017 #39

You should buy what you like. DemocratSinceBirth May 2017 #43

I buy American SonofDonald May 2017 #44

Absolutely not!! Doreen May 2017 #45

You get in and out of your moon roof? k8conant May 2017 #75

OK, the way it is stated it does look like that is what I am trying to say. Doreen May 2017 #82

I enjoyed that! k8conant May 2017 #87

Nope jehop61 May 2017 #47

My grandfather was a UAW shop steward. In the 90s, he told me to stop buying Big 3. politicat May 2017 #48

No, you're not a traitor. hamsterjill May 2017 #49

We've had a KIA Sedona for 15 years mcar May 2017 #52

People often forget that our domestic auto brands are also sold internationally... MedusaX May 2017 #54

I bought my first "new" car a few years ago. forgotmylogin May 2017 #55

you do what is best for you!!!!! Motley13 May 2017 #56

Your choice Dem2 May 2017 #58

Pretty sure the Kia warranty is better than anything Chevy could offer you. sarcasmo May 2017 #60

Yeah and with their quality, you are going to need it. Demsrule86 May 2017 #74

I found the same things when I bought my Kia 10 years ago Warpy May 2017 #79

My son bought a Kia Forte about a month ago LeftInTX May 2017 #80

Yes. You should have bought a Lada. nt marybourg May 2017 #81

Well sure the KIA can be sold for less, no union wages, the company doesn't pay for employee doc03 May 2017 #86

Patriotism shouldn't be part of a decision to buy a car these days DFW May 2017 #88

Try to buy us built but after my Chevy and I got busted up a bit, the insurance payment dembotoz May 2017 #89

We have a Kia Forte. cynatnite May 2017 #91