cherry_poppins
Bencher
Again one point at a time
Xenophobia in buying cars isn't a bad thing,it keeps our money on our shores for the most part,i have no interest in giving money to people who LIVE in another country,like i said kids could be putting Camrys together in a sweatshop somewhere in Indonesia,yes proceeds of manufacturing in Australia has a portion of those go to the parent company in the US,nonetheless they keep a roof over the head of many Australian families
Of course they are not charities i'm not saying they are,they are however employers who pay the workers for their time and efforts,something which may or may not happen in Indonesia,i don't want kids working anywhere they should be in school
Holden Commodore vs Taurus/Mondeo? Yeah because one has big engine and refinement to euro levels and the other 2 have piss weak front wheel drive technology and engines that aren't up to scratch and if they were couldn't get the power on the road due to front wheel driving,tow a caravan in the rain up the f3 in a camry and tell me front wheelers are a decent choice in automobile,hell i dare you to just get up the dipper in one from a standing start before the hill
The Australian conditions i speak include terrible roads,like the roads in rural NSW,some roads aren't even sealed for about 50km depending on your choice of interstate road,one certain road from beaudesert to NSW is such a road
Also Dan,i can tell you have zero respect for what you put your family in,i can tell you'd buy whatever looks ok and drives and be damned with safety features that aren't airbags or ANCAP rated,yes ANCAP ratings are an intellegent thing to look up but they aren't the be all and end all of vehicular safety,avoidance systems are an important factor in my deciding on a vehicle
Safety features of my car other than crumple zones and airbags include sports suspension,sports tyres,V8 engine and bigger brakes,the suspension makes my car easier to drive,the tyres mated with that suspension keep me glued to the road,my V8 can scythe away from trouble in an instant and my big brakes mated with sports tyres and suspension make me stop in a smaller distance,ANCAP rating is only about one kind of safety,my car has something ANCAP doesn't rate,which is evasiveness,i'm safer out of an accident than in any accident no matter how low the speed or ANCAP safety rating
To get these ANCAP ratings and avoidance systems post Falcodore outside of BMW/MERC/AUDI/VW/Chrysler/Subaru i cannot see another worthy family vehicle that i can buy in good conscious knowing that my family will be as safe as possible
What year is your XT?
Xenophobia in buying cars isn't a bad thing,it keeps our money on our shores for the most part,i have no interest in giving money to people who LIVE in another country,like i said kids could be putting Camrys together in a sweatshop somewhere in Indonesia,yes proceeds of manufacturing in Australia has a portion of those go to the parent company in the US,nonetheless they keep a roof over the head of many Australian families
Of course they are not charities i'm not saying they are,they are however employers who pay the workers for their time and efforts,something which may or may not happen in Indonesia,i don't want kids working anywhere they should be in school
Holden Commodore vs Taurus/Mondeo? Yeah because one has big engine and refinement to euro levels and the other 2 have piss weak front wheel drive technology and engines that aren't up to scratch and if they were couldn't get the power on the road due to front wheel driving,tow a caravan in the rain up the f3 in a camry and tell me front wheelers are a decent choice in automobile,hell i dare you to just get up the dipper in one from a standing start before the hill
The Australian conditions i speak include terrible roads,like the roads in rural NSW,some roads aren't even sealed for about 50km depending on your choice of interstate road,one certain road from beaudesert to NSW is such a road
Also Dan,i can tell you have zero respect for what you put your family in,i can tell you'd buy whatever looks ok and drives and be damned with safety features that aren't airbags or ANCAP rated,yes ANCAP ratings are an intellegent thing to look up but they aren't the be all and end all of vehicular safety,avoidance systems are an important factor in my deciding on a vehicle
Safety features of my car other than crumple zones and airbags include sports suspension,sports tyres,V8 engine and bigger brakes,the suspension makes my car easier to drive,the tyres mated with that suspension keep me glued to the road,my V8 can scythe away from trouble in an instant and my big brakes mated with sports tyres and suspension make me stop in a smaller distance,ANCAP rating is only about one kind of safety,my car has something ANCAP doesn't rate,which is evasiveness,i'm safer out of an accident than in any accident no matter how low the speed or ANCAP safety rating
To get these ANCAP ratings and avoidance systems post Falcodore outside of BMW/MERC/AUDI/VW/Chrysler/Subaru i cannot see another worthy family vehicle that i can buy in good conscious knowing that my family will be as safe as possible
What year is your XT?
