what makes a car......

Me and my friend were debating this......what makes a car an import or a domestic. For instance, my car, its a ford shell with a mazda engine......now what makes the car go? The engine, thus, it is to be considered a mazda for those who know. Get my drift? Yay or nay.

Which government gets the money you spend on it? Buy a Honda, many of the parts are US, the factory that puts it together pays US workers (who pay US income taxes), and the sales profit is taxed in the US. A chunk of the corporate profits are then taxed by Japan. So, you could calculate it, maybe 60% US, 20% Japan and 20% other.

Buy a volkswagen, and it's probably 20% US, 30% German and 50% Mexico or something like that. A GM is probably 40% US and 60% Argentinian.

ok......anyway does anyone wanna agree or disagree?

[sohc_vtec 2NR]

i really don't care...i hate it when people are like, you can't buy import because its "un-patriotic"... despite the fact that "american" cars are made in mexico and such

imo, it doesn't really matter where the car is built, it's who designed it. sure, dsms were made in normal, il, but they were designed in japan.

i'm with the others......doesn't really matter to me......i'm buying a car because I like it...not because its one or the other

[ebpda9]

i think a badge maxes the car. i don't care if your civic has a prelude engine in it: it's still a civic.

and what makes a car an import or domestic: i associate them with the coutry of origin of the manufacturer, not where the car is fabricated.

now my question is why japanese cars are imports, european cars foreign, and the korean cars korean ? i'm not touching the domestic issue here because it's all self explanatory.

Originally posted by hondaman-iac
i think a badge makes the car. i don't care if your civic has a prelude engine in it: it's still a civic.

agreed

now my question is why japanese cars are imports, european cars foreign, and the korean cars korean ? i'm not touching the domestic issue here because it's all self explanatory.

something for a late night perkins/denny's/any-24-hour-coffee-and-munchie-joint discussion...

[guywithastang]

cars are like people, It does not matter where they are from, they are all the same and they are all flawed

[thermal]

I'm with stang^

[nonovurbizniz]

It's obviously the badge...

that's a dumb debate.

i think the outside of the car makes a car, like hondaman said, if u have a civic with an another engine other than a civics it's still a civic

[Addict]

The badge. End of discussion.

Originally posted by Mushroom
[b]Which government gets the money you spend on it? Buy a Honda, many of the parts are US, the factory that puts it together pays US workers (who pay US income taxes), and the sales profit is taxed in the US. A chunk of the corporate profits are then taxed by Japan. So, you could calculate it, maybe 60% US, 20% Japan and 20% other.

I wouldn't say 'many'. The Si for example is 45% Japanese (engine/tranny), 55% US(everything else).

[Racing Rice]

To me there really is no Import vs. Domestic anymore. Its more Sport Compact vs. Hot Rod/Muscle Car (Whatever you want to call it.)

I say drive what you like. You cant really be "unpatriotic" anymore.

[CD5Passion]

badge and what RacingRice said aswell, I mean it makes alot of sense. When I come in contact with other racers they will either have a sport compact or a muscle.

but other than that I usually associate the difference with the reliability of the car, my grandma in cali has a 86 v6 camry that runs perfectly. of course I guess any car will last as long as you baby it, but what will cost more money to "baby" a car, a domestic or a import?
if it doesnt make sense to anyone where my figuring comes in then ignore it, i think some crazy sh*t up in this head of mine

a civic designation is usually associated with the car's body style and the engine inside it. The changing of an engine to another that is not in the civic line changes the car quite a bit. but considering everything else, ya it's still a civic. The frame, body work, and most of the internals are still good ole' civic

[Kyle]

glass,metal, rubber, plastic...some other junk too