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Originally Posted by Porsche-O-Phile
I can admire that sentiment but...
"you say that now..."
I bet if you were SERIOUSLY confronted with that decision - which is probably more of a real possibility than people might think in the coming years - you would (as would most people) rationalize their way into the Chinese electric car. Nothing personal, but it just bothers me when people make these high-minded statements from a position of convenience (i.e. "we're not REALLY confronting that decision right now").
If those REALLY were the only two choices - as they very well might be in a few years - I bet most people saying that would simply shrug, come up with some kind of convenient rationalization and do what was easy, not what was right.
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Wanna bet?
I'm all for high-minded decisions when it comes to more foreign power influencing where and on what we spend our money. Whether it's our own country's fault or not, the fact cannot be mitigated that China has raped us economically for a long time, and will continue to do so regardless of us being in a recession/depression.
And no, I cannot and will not rationalize any large purchase such as an electric car when it comes from China. Why should I let myself fall to that level in lieu of America more likely producing comparable, if not better technology?
Yeah, GM, Chrysler, even Ford ****ed up - but not
all of GM, Chrysler and Ford should take the hit. When the Big Three build an electric vehicle that suits my lifestyle, I'll most definitely give them a first look before the Chinese.
I feel I should support my own country, its corporations and workers, especially now.