[Spridgets] Fwd: I've gone to the Dark Side-

[David Booker]

My Nissan Frontier was built about ten miles up the road from here with parts sourced from at least the States and Japan. The BGT is certainly all British, and I'm pretty sure all the parts of my '94 Harley are American (wait a minute, which carb do I have...)  The Honda and Suzuki ATV's are both '02 models, pretty sure they brought them over pre-assembled in crates except maybe for the handle bars and rear wheels. Also, back in the eighties, I bought a new Mercury wagon that was built in Mexico, yet based on Japanese (Mazda) parts...  
 - David

      From: Ron Soave via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net>
 To: rrengineer.mike <rrengineer.mike at att.net> 
Cc: spridgets at autox.team.net
 Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 6:46 PM
 Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Fwd: I've gone to the Dark Side-
   
The Harley has CHINESE parts on it. Ask me how I know... (Failing saddlebag fasteners...)

Ron Soave
On Dec 17, 2015, at 4:51 PM, rrengineer.mike via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:



My 2012 Accord is built in Ohio with American and Japanese parts, but everyone still calls it a Japanese car. My 2000 F 150 is made in America, but the engine is built in Canada and I found "Made in Mexico" on the rear leaf springs. That's called an American truck.  Now I have been told my Harley Davidson has Japanese parts on it.  I hope not.  The only pure design I have is my Bugeye and my BN2.  Conceived, built and parts sourced from one country.  That's why you can say, "they don't make 'em like that anymore."Mike MacLean


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From: Martyn Ridley via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> 
Date: 12/17/2015 1:51 PM (GMT-08:00) 
To: spridgets at autox.team.net 
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Fwd: I've gone to the Dark Side- 

 So I have a an "American" car (Jaguar - owned by Ford at the time) made in England, I still think its British, as is my Japanese car (Honda SiR) made in England (where my MGB body came from).  Who gives a 'flying puck'? (note CDN reference to keep tone civil).  But to be honest, not all Minis come from Blighty, the ones on steroids are made in Austria.
 And as for 'American cars', many are now made in Mexico, or Canaada, does that devalue the "Detroit dinosaur" worse than it already is?
 
 There really is no 'dark side' only 'butter side down', its all toast - really.
 
 Cheers,
 Martyn
 
 On 12/17/2015 3:58 PM, rrengineer.mike via Spridgets wrote:
  
 
We have Japanese cars made here in the USA. We don't call them American cars. Mike MacLean 
  
  
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 From: WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com 
 Date: 12/17/2015 12:49 PM (GMT-08:00) 
 To: rrengineer.mike at att.net, spridgets at autox.team.net 
 Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Fwd: I've gone to the Dark Side- 
 
  The German car is made in England but owned by a Germany company.    In a message dated 16/12/2015 23:03:04 GMT Standard Time, spridgets at autox.team.net writes: 
 You now have an American car and a German car. Mike MacLean 
  
  
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