Why Did You Get The Car You Drive?

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  1. John Brunner

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    I had a '63 Continental. I loved that boat car.
     
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    Id hazard to guess there are more SUV’s on our roads than standard hatch backs or sedans now days.

    Prior to us buying our Nissan on 20/2/ 2020 neither of us had bought a new car since the 1980’s
    Back in the 1980 you’d more than likely see a South Aust made Holden car ..or a Victorian made Ford …or
    a Toyota that was made in Victoria although some of the smaller cars were imported …Australia no longer makes any cars @John Brunner
     
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    I bought my car because I liked it. My best friend drives one and I fell in love with hers, so I had to have one, too. :D I've had it several years and still like it.

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    My dad had a litany of "off beat" vehicles:
    -Vauxhall
    -Studebaker
    -Simca
    -Nash Metropolitan

    Goodness knows what else he had before I was born.

    Lots of good American car makers have come & gone, while some endure. I forget the history of Mazda manufacturing here...I believe it used to be under a joint venture with Ford...or perhaps Ford owned them for a brief period. Mazda and Toyota have recently opened a joint manufacturing facility in the state of Alabama, with a 400,000 vehicle-per-year capacity. It's tough to pick apart "Made in XXX" these days due to domestic manufacturing of components and domestic labor of assembly.
     
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    Apart from the Vauxhall I’ve only heard the names of the other cars on Judge Judy :):D
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    THERE'S an export we can be proud of. ;)
     
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    If I had a lot of money, there would be new ones in my driveway every couple of years. They're great cars and I wish you'd had a couple of these, especially the Miata. They, like motorcycles, help keep you young of heart, mind and spirit.
     
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    I got my car because it was unlocked and idling with the keys in it, full of groceries, and appeared abandoned. :D
     
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    I don't think anyone wants ours. My impressing days are long gone so I like our vehicles a little on the trashy side.:D Or old and worn like me. Hubby still holds up well though and I want to keep him that way so no flashy autos.
    That way nobody wants to kill car jack, rob us over one .
    Its a type of freedom in a mad max world.:cool:
     
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