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Callie1979

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40. Abandoning the smaller car mkt has pissed me off too. I prefer 2 door coupes.
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 04:50 PM
1 hr ago

I'm tall so I've always preferred a 2 door.
If I buy American 2 doors now, it's gonna be a hot rod; Challenger, Mustang. And for a "regular" coupe, it's gonna pretty much only be a Honda. Toyota & Nissan is gonna be a Lexus & Infiniti; much more expensive
Monte Carlo is gone. Grand Prix is gone. Even my 2 door Hyundai was only made 2 yrs.
Thats irritates me but it's the market that forced it; all the "keeping up with the Joneses" types who HAVE to have Yukon to take Jimmy & Megan to soccer because all the OTHER wives have one. Or bearded tattooed Butch who HAS to have the full sized elevated Silverado because it's the only way to stay masculine.

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I'm good with this. Enough bullshit already. Klarkashton Yesterday #1
These MAGA motherfuckers only want to fucking increase tariffs to fuck us all up. Piss on those fucking MAGA turds. SoFlaBro Yesterday #2
Didn't they see how we treated the Japanese and South Korean auto workers in Georgia? Deuxcents Yesterday #3
Maybe they should have had work visa's? EX500rider Yesterday #7
There were three Japanese workers who were caught up in that bullshit RazorbackExpat 9 hrs ago #38
I think we should be able to choose what we want to buy. It's call the free market walkingman Yesterday #4
As long as they meet or exceed US safety standards, then good. flvegan Yesterday #5
We've given US auto companies so many chances and bailouts. SunSeeker Yesterday #6
Ford was the only one NOT to take a bailout. tazcat 21 hrs ago #16
I know, but Ford has leaned on protectionist policies like all of the other American car manufacturers. SunSeeker 21 hrs ago #23
I dont get the constant bashing of US auto quality. Callie1979 21 hrs ago #17
It's all relative. SunSeeker 21 hrs ago #22
Abandoning the smaller car mkt has pissed me off too. I prefer 2 door coupes. Callie1979 1 hr ago #40
As someone who works for one of the big three radicalleft 12 hrs ago #32
I'd love to get a Chinese EV Jerry2144 Yesterday #8
Wait till Toyota gets their solid state batteries to market Callie1979 21 hrs ago #18
I would like to buy a BYD RainCaster Yesterday #9
A common sentiment around the world, in fact peppertree 21 hrs ago #24
I'm currently in Rwanda and ... SomewhereInTheMiddle 11 hrs ago #35
My wife's 40+ year old Toyota is now owned by a neighbor who is still driving it daily. hunter 6 hrs ago #39
so the UAW is gonna work for china level slave wages to keep car prices down? msongs Yesterday #10
I don't think so and hope they organize them for a living wage. multigraincracker 18 hrs ago #29
Pay the rRump family enough money and you can get what you want....nt mitch96 23 hrs ago #11
And by "fairly soon" your mean 5 to 10 years? mountain grammy 22 hrs ago #12
By then, self-driving cars might be fully mainstream and perfected Polybius 22 hrs ago #14
Sounds good!👍 mountain grammy 20 hrs ago #25
I cringe when I see the words "Made in China" on anything. Dr. T 22 hrs ago #13
A BYD would be interesting. BidenRocks 22 hrs ago #15
I dont know, I see a LOT of "ego vehicles" on the roads today. Callie1979 21 hrs ago #20
If it's the same cars they're planning on selling in Canada aggiesal 21 hrs ago #19
Most Chinese-manufactured vehicles do not meet U.S. federal safety standards Mosby 21 hrs ago #21
I'm guessing that and anticipated tariffs is why you can't go to a showroom and buy one today. Ilikepurple 20 hrs ago #26
Neither do the ones built by Musk. multigraincracker 18 hrs ago #30
I remember a month ago watching a video about Russians having no options but China vehicles and nightmare stories about yaesu 20 hrs ago #27
US legacy automakers rolled over Miguelito Loveless 19 hrs ago #28
NO THEY DID NOT! radicalleft 12 hrs ago #33
EV adoption was increasing double digit Miguelito Loveless 11 hrs ago #34
Look how well English exceptionalism worked out for them. hunter 14 hrs ago #31
US automakers have had their chance. Lots of people want small, energy-efficient vehicles. Vinca 10 hrs ago #36
competition is the only thing that forces quality angrycaveman 10 hrs ago #37
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