Positive word for GM, American cars
Reports on TV and in the press in recent days do not bode well for the future of General Motors. I offer a more positive note for General Motors and American-made cars in general.
I first learned to drive a Model T Ford at age ten on the prairies of North Dakota.
Out of loyalty to American workers and to American-made products, in my 84 years I have never purchased a foreign brand car.
My most recent purchase in 2003 was a six-cylinder Buick Century with 42,000 miles on it. I have since added over 40,000 more miles in travels around the country.
On a recent trip to Connecticut we carefully measured the miles per gallon and was pleased that we got 33.8 miles per gallon on the highway.
In the print media and on TV I see dealers of newer foreign made cars boasting of 29 to 31 miles per gallon.
My present Buick with its 80,000-plus miles is getting better miles per gallon on the highway.
If we are concerned about preserving a manufacturing base which must be there for the future security of America and are concerned that working class Americans can continue to have a sustainable standard of living then perhaps more of us need to take these issues into consideration when we purchase our next automobile. Cheaper is not necessarily better.
Jerry Lundby
Carol Stream