On Sat, 5 Nov 2005, botteman wrote:
> michael hast wrote:
>
> > I meant us as Americans, not us as mankind. Volkswagens are made in
> > Mexico. There are also Hondas, Nissans, BMW's, etc., etc.,...
> >
> Wadya mean?
> My Chev. Lumina van
Built in what, Canada?
> had 287k miles before I had
> to do *any* engine work (timing chain), and it now
> proudly boasts 422k miles. Doesn't smoke either.
> Original tranny has never had any work done on it.
I don't think there _are_ any purely $NATIONAL_ORIGIN vehicles any more --
look into where the parts/components come from, and they likely come
from/are assembled all over.
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