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Old 02-14-2005, 09:25 AM   #16
Mike P
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Originally posted by Maloney
Yup, Americans chose not to make the same quality.

25,26 years ago they got their arses beat with the gas mileage issue during the oil embargo.Did the US guys learn? Nope. Then the long term durability issue, then the high end " German" wanna be issue? They learn anything? Nope. The US guys have had a long, long time to get it together.

Got a 1997 Cherokee about to break 190,000 miles with the 6. What engine is no longer available?................. Yup.
Yup---but was that the decision of the nominally-American manufacturer, or their German corporate parent? As well as to replace the solid, dependable Cherokee with the fugly POS Liberty
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