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From: sss10@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Gun Control is a firm grip)
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Subject: Re: Who cares if its made in USA?
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Date: 24 Jun 91 23:31:06 GMT
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In article <1991Jun24.102852.29436@Sugar.NeoSoft.com> peter@Sugar.NeoSoft.com (Peter da Silva) writes:
>In article <rkushner.1725@sycom.UUCP> rkushner@sycom.UUCP (Ronald Kushner) writes:
>> Interesting that you say US products aren't as good. My friend owns a research
>> company that basically does quality studies and customer surveys and I
>> remember the WORST BUILT AMERICAN FORD was the Mustang, built in Dearborn,
>> Michigan. It scored miles ahead in quality than the Australian designed and
>> built Mercury Capri, which is based on a Mazda 323 platform...
>
>You think you have union problems in the states, try Australia some time. The
>unions basically run the country. The total population is 14 million, with an
>economy about the size of Houston's (pop 3 million).
>
>Bragging that US built cars are better than Australian built ones is like
>bragging that the Amiga is better then the Atari.

Not when the Australian built car comes from the Mazda 323 platform <or is a
varient of it>

>Why don't you try comparisons with European Fords?

Ah, the Merkur cars. Anyone ever hear of the XR4Ti or Scorpio cars? Didnt sell
well in the US at all, were very unreliable according to CU.

>-- 
>Peter da Silva.   `-_-'   <peter@sugar.neosoft.com>.
>                   'U`    "Have you hugged your wolf today?"


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