Damn right - my wife's 'new' 2007 Subaru was 'Team built in Indiana' - and its terrific! My new Vanagon motor was made in Japan and its terrific too! ;) On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 5:24 PM, BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com> wrote: > On May 1, 2010, at 3:14 PM, VWBrain@aol.com wrote: > > Well excuse me Ben Maybe I should have said asian - american cars, >> as it seems a lot of them are made in the USA now.. I tend to use >> short hand when possible. >> > > Some clarification was needed as to why your "short hand" is a > problem. See below: > > Jap (jp) > n. Offensive Slang > Used as a disparaging term for a person of Japanese birth or descent. > > There really is no excuse to use the term. > > You are correct that many Americans are not aware that many so called > Japanese cars are actually made in the good ole USA. Just as many are > designed here as well. For example, it is my understanding that we > export the Honda Accord to Japan. > >> >> > > > Regards, > > BenT > w/ Kentucky Derby Mod bonnet on >
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