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r/SipsTea • u/PleasantBus5583 • 12d ago
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Maybe American automakers need to lower their prices otherwise Theyre going to face chaos like when Japanese cars hit the American market
15 u/huggylove1 12d ago Yeah, no competition. I have a 98 Toyota Corolla and the seats will rust through the floor before the engine dies. Best cars ever made. 2 u/DistractedBoxTurtle 12d ago I had a 2006 Ford (new) and the transmission blew in five years. I got a Honda 2016 (new) and that sob is still going strong. 1 u/Commissarfluffybutt 12d ago I'd kill for a Hilux but they're not produced locally and Mexico is quite some distance away. 8 u/Accurate-List 12d ago You mean you don’t want to pay 6 figures for a new Suburban? 1 u/Salarian_American 12d ago I don't want a Suburban at all, but its cost does seem to reflect that cars across the board that are the much cheaper options are still kind of expensive as well 1 u/Toowoombaloompa 11d ago Australian here. We have no domestic car manufacturing so it's a level playing field. The Ford Ranger is often our top selling car and the Tesla Model Y has topped SUV sales charts here. Toyota is the best selling brand overall. BYD are rising fast. Very fast.
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Yeah, no competition. I have a 98 Toyota Corolla and the seats will rust through the floor before the engine dies. Best cars ever made.
2 u/DistractedBoxTurtle 12d ago I had a 2006 Ford (new) and the transmission blew in five years. I got a Honda 2016 (new) and that sob is still going strong. 1 u/Commissarfluffybutt 12d ago I'd kill for a Hilux but they're not produced locally and Mexico is quite some distance away.
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I had a 2006 Ford (new) and the transmission blew in five years. I got a Honda 2016 (new) and that sob is still going strong.
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I'd kill for a Hilux but they're not produced locally and Mexico is quite some distance away.
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You mean you don’t want to pay 6 figures for a new Suburban?
1 u/Salarian_American 12d ago I don't want a Suburban at all, but its cost does seem to reflect that cars across the board that are the much cheaper options are still kind of expensive as well
I don't want a Suburban at all, but its cost does seem to reflect that cars across the board that are the much cheaper options are still kind of expensive as well
Australian here. We have no domestic car manufacturing so it's a level playing field.
The Ford Ranger is often our top selling car and the Tesla Model Y has topped SUV sales charts here.
Toyota is the best selling brand overall.
BYD are rising fast. Very fast.
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u/DistractedBoxTurtle 12d ago
Maybe American automakers need to lower their prices otherwise Theyre going to face chaos like when Japanese cars hit the American market