Hmmpost

Who would have thought the biggest import car lots in 2008 would be the ports? Import cars stuck at the port with nowhere to go. The screencap from CNN below is like a daylight graveyard.

With the current state of the economy, it’s no surprise people aren’t buying new cars. The car you’re already driving can probably make it another year or two. Buying a new car is usually a luxury purchase versus buying a good used car, unless you can find a really good deal like we did last year. In times like these, luxury purchases are ill-advised. Here’s a radical thought instead of bailing out the big three automakers, maybe it’s time to send some/most/all of these imports back and for americans to buy primarily American made cars? Fox News: What we do know is that, without a bailout, GM will in all likelihood head in to Chapter 11. As with many other large companies before them, that entails restructuring and an actual hardnosed effort to return the company to profitability by making hard choices and changes. Easy? Painless? Absolutely not and no one should underestimate that.

We’re at the turn-in phase for our 4-year lease with our Saturn Relay. Most likely we’ll be paying the $400 drop-off fee and moving quickly for the exit, but if some insanely good deal is thrown our direction we’ll stop and listen. Adding into this round of buying criteria will be: is it American made. Question for American readers, for your next car will you buy an American-made car? If not, why not?