Herb, not my post actually. A little more care in quoting posts perhaps?
Chuck Schmidt
Herb Langston wrote:
>
> Chuck Schmidt wrote:
> >Many Volkswagens (and I believe Audis) are built in Mexico. Wouldn't
> >surprise me if the Porsches with VW engines are built there as well.
>
> But Porsches are not made there, and the kind of people who would own a
> Porsche want the German pedigree that goes with it.
>
> VW and Audi (both clients of mine, who I have the highest respect for) do
> not sell Mexican-made cars anywhere but Mexico. That is purely a marketing
> decision based on knowing what the U.S. VW/Audi buyer wants, which is a
> German-made car. (It's also an EPA decision, but that is something that
> could be re-engineered).
>
> >>....and would people buy BMWs if they were made in the USA? Uhhh,
> >yeah!
>
> I wouldn't. Mine is 99.9% Made in Deutschland (the horn was made in France).
>
> Jeez! My whole point was whether or not "I" would buy a French marque not
> made in France, not whether or not everyone else should. I could care less
> what other people spend their money on.
>
> I want my Chianti from Italy. I don't care where my table wine is made. And
> I don't care what everyone else drinks.
>
> Herb Langston
> Evanston, IL