Originally Posted By: LS2JSTS
Originally Posted By: ekpolk
Well, it appears to me that it told us that the highest percentage of older vehicles, that vast numbers of owners deemed unworthy of keeping, were of domestic origin. . .
Hmmmmm.....could this be more of that famous BITOG bias....and from a moderator no less....tsk tsk.
I dont suppose that your transplant bias allowed for the fact that the domestics had far more cars that qualified for the program. Instead of making guesses based on your own personal bias maybe actually look into the numbers????
Of the 690,114 cars traded in under the program, 450,778 of them were SUV's and light trucks. Gee, I wonder, who was it that built and sold the most SUV's and light trucks that were eligible?
Just the facts, no hunches, no geusswork based on my personal bias. Is this the best this board can do for moderators? I'm beginning to understand why Domestic bashing thrives around here yet Toyotas woes are considered "old news".
If you want to discuss, CFC, then lets discuss how the American CFC was open to foreign manufacturers, while the Japanese program was a closed one only eligible to domestic brands. Just another fine example of how our government allows free trade and the Japanese rig their game to favor the home team.
I agree on all counts with you. CFC, IMO, should have been limited to domestic brands, give japan a taste of what they've been dishing out. They have HUGE tarriffs on American cars there, so that we cannot compete in their market. Also, so many people seem to kinda overlook that Honda, Nissan, Toyota took bailouts from the Japanese government too. But they don't care because it wasn't THEIR taxpayer money, it was JAPANs. These are also the same people, by the way, that say that Honda, toyota, etc are just as American as Ford, GM. Hmm...
