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#1 ·
Why does the 08 si have 10% less parts from japan compared to the 07?
 
#6 ·
Firestrife said:
OH NOEZZZ LESS JAPAN IN MAH CAR?!?!?!

lol they probably found a way to cut cost by ramping up producing parts in Canada.
That sounds right. I remember Toyota was using Delco alternators in their Corollas. Toyota guy said my problems will all go away if I installed a Nippondenso alternator from the previous year. He was right.
 
#9 ·
i still have my car window advertising sticker...

40% Japan parts.
55% US/Canadian parts.
5%....doesnt say.


Judging by the new 08 prices.... people getting 08s with navi at 22.5K....HECK thats how much I paid minus navi (07).

theres the good....and theres the bad.
 
#12 · (Edited)
windforce said:
Yay I'm glad that I bought an 07!~ more JDM FTW!
Engine : Made IN USA
Transmission : Made In Japan

Made in USA ..... u dont see that often nowadays.

Things i remember being made in USA were:
1. My Clairborne and Red Sand Shirt .....now theyr made sumwhere else.
2. My Old Levis 501 (used to be 100 bucks back then).... bought it from singapore...now made in China.
3. My Harley Davidson Boots....bought it from London....now made in China.
4. My Old school JBL T595 Speakers....150 watts rms speakers...enough bass to make u not wanna get subs.

Bottomline: Made in USA stuff are really really good...when made properly.
 
#19 ·
nayilsi said:
Engine : Made IN USA
Transmission : Made In Japan

Made in USA ..... u dont see that often nowadays.

Things i remember being made in USA were:
1. My Clairborne and Red Sand Shirt .....now theyr made sumwhere else.
2. My Old Levis 501 (used to be 100 bucks back then).... bought it from singapore...now made in China.
3. My Harley Davidson Boots....bought it from London....now made in China.
4. My Old school JBL T595 Speakers....150 watts rms speakers...enough bass to make u not wanna get subs.

Bottomline: Made in USA stuff are really really good...when made properly.
so GMC = made in china?
 
#23 ·
nayilsi said:
ohhh.. i thought it was called GM... actually never heard of it :D

What about GM now ?
u saying every GM cars made in USA?
GMC is a brand, sort of, of GM
Here's the info if your curious.

Make Model Year U.S./Canada Assembled
Content Percent in Country/State

GMC Canyon 2007 85% USA LA
GMC Envoy/XL 2007 86% USA OH
GMC Savana 2007 86% USA MO
GMC Sierra 2007 90% USA MI,IN, Canada
GMC Yukon 2007 70% USA TX,WI


Honda Civic 2007 55% USA OH, Canada, Japan
Chevrolet Cobalt 2007 82% USA OH
Mazda 3 2007 0% Japan <--- lol
Ford Focus 2007 75% USA MI
Dodge Caliber 2007 69% USA IL
Subaru Impreza 2006 0% Japan
Saturn Ion 2007 85% USA TN
Toyota Corolla 2007 60% USA CA, Canada Japan

http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2007/03/22/041092.html

And no i dont really like the Cobalt as much as the Civic. Sometimes i do wish i woulda got one just for a faster car for less $$.

To be honest when i bought my Yaris i felt kinda bad, 0%. Straight imported from Japan. I just needed some credit under my belt and they could finance me so i took it.

When you look at the big picture tho, American cars dont hold there value as much as say Honda, but i tell you, you could probably talk down a new Cobalt SS for the price of a Civic EX.
 
#24 · (Edited)
in that list....

Honda is least made in USA.

I am not certain about US capabilities on cars......although i have an idea abt different genre of other US products.

Maybe Car-wise u cant trust USA ? Don't know much...cant say.

LOL@Mazda 3.

i was kidding abt the cobalt mate....im sure i know why u went for honda.

price of civic ex = ss..... well....according to my nature...u ask me to spend 22K.....on a pontiac,ford,chevy with lots of HP...

I wouldnt choose domestics

however.... domestics comfort>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> imports......

i guess im just jdm brand loyal or sumthing....

or maybe ive been brainwashed.
this is how
cheap cars (cause u dont want repair cost....cause ur poor) = Japan.
expensive cars(u can afford the repair costs...and ur rich) = Euro.
 
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