[Spridgets] Made in USA floormats

[Macy Larry]

FWIW,

I was smacked in the rear bumper in my MINI right before XMas. While the car was in the shop for cosmetic repairs, I had to rent a car to get around. Yes, I had to rent it, the a$$hole that hit me split and I missed the license. I didn't expect him to leave.

Anyway, Hertz had a FINE Camry for rent, so that's what they gave me. So I drove out of the lot and drove that POS for a week. And I do mean POS. Oh the fit was fine, but the materials were cheap plastic, and I do mean cheap. THe seats were, to be nice about it, uncomfortable and barely adjustable. The car had about 6000 miles on it when I picked it up, but you couldn't drive it over 55 and stay in one lane. I will say one nice thing, turning circle is smaller than my MINI or my wife's Rabbit. I was never so relieved to get rid of a rental in my life. Compared to the big Impala I rented in Denver several years ago, I would get the Impala all over again. 

I had a '78 Toyota, new from the dealer. That was a decent car (Corolla SR5 Liftback, looked like a P1800 in body style). THat was a fun car to drive. So I figured the new Camry would be decent. Whoops!!! Seems like Toyota is learning all Detroit's bad ideas. Today, I would go for a Detroit car way before I would look at anything from Tennessee!! (Although nothing is really American or German or Japanese anymore, they are all international cars)

Larry


On Jan 16, 2011, at 10:18 AM, an5.sprite at gmail.com wrote:

> Frank,
> 
> I do not remember any american cars with great fit that did not break. I have only been buying cars since the late 60's, but since then the USA car manufacturers kept on making things cheaper to boast profits the Japanese began sending over cars with little personality but they did not break. The Detroit has been lagging on quality for at least 50 years.
> 
> Now are there other high quality manufacturers, absolutely,  but it is a mistake to say if it is made in the USA it is quality.
> 
> Steve 
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Frank Clarici <spritenut at comcast.net>
> Sender: spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net
> Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2011 22:04:42 
> To: Ron Soave<soavero at yahoo.com>
> Cc: Spridgets<spridgets at autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Made in USA floormats
> 
> On 1/15/2011 9:22 PM, Ron Soave wrote:
>> So based on feedback from this list I reluctantly dropped $200 in the continued Soave family "buy American
> 
>> H0-LEE-SHEET these things are high quality. I am amazed at the fit, it's like a tight glove.
> 
> But if you didn't buy a foo-foo vehicle, you wouldn't need floor mats.
> So you pay more for snazzy rugs, then go out and buy floor mats to cover 
> them up. OK, why would anybody do that?
> My truck came factory delivered with rubber mats.
> Wait, I'll go out and buy carpet for it then go get some mats to save 
> the carpet. Yeah, I'm on it right now ;)
> As for Made in USA, remember when EVERYTHING fit like that and lasted 20 
> years or more?
> 
> 
> -- 
> Frank Clarici
> Toms River, NJ
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Larry Macy
78 Midget

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Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.
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