anyone work for ford, GM, or chrysler?

ayoung101 · 11-02-2009, 09:05 AM

am i the only one? i proudly drive my toyota around detroit metro area, all the while getting glares for driving a non-american vehicle. i'm sure this happens somewhat elsewhere around the country, but NOTHING like in detroit metro. people here have an intense hatred for foreign vehicles. it's bad. i even notice a massive difference when i drive 3 hours west to western michigan. it's BAD here.

anyways, so here's my dilemma. i just got a job at chrysler, prolly start later this week. i LITERALLY have to park across the street because of my toyota. chrysler doesn't make much product that i'm interested in, but even if i found a jeep or something that was acceptable, that would mean i would have to sell my 4runner. this sucks. i don't know what to do. am i the only one on yotatech that works for the american big 3?

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The Ruckus · 11-02-2009, 10:25 AM

At least it's a fuel consuming 4WD, right? Try pulling up in a fart canned & winged Civic and see how long it stays shiny-side-up in the parking lot.

I'm over in grand rapids but my brother works for a GM contract company and his wife just got laid off from a corporate IT/software development position. One of them was in Romulus and the other was in Grand Blanc. I have no qualms about driving my "imports" through any Michigan city.

ayoung101 · 11-02-2009, 12:01 PM

yeah, but when you work for one of the big 3. . . .and they put food on your table. . . .and a roof over your head. . . .etc. etc. etc.

The Ruckus · 11-02-2009, 01:03 PM

yeah, I don't work for any of them, so I don't deal with it on a professional level. But I can understand the concept. You can't bring outside food or beverages into my arena, because it takes money out of my company's pocket. You don't bring a car from somebody else's factory to your job at GM, because of the same idea. That, I get- but don't flip me off when I'm behaving and minding my own business, just because I'm in a toyota.

yotawheelin95 · 11-02-2009, 11:29 PM

I used to sell Fords and they had no problem with my toyota parked in the lot. I usually took the first spot closest to the lot too. I often lied and told customers I did drive an f150 though.... I hated being a salesman...

hross14 · 11-03-2009, 07:42 AM

My brother works in the Rim factory that builds thier rims--so yes and no--but i was in Detroit this summer and i asked the same question. Most people were kinds on the fence and it seems like the demographics are changing in Detroit from industrial to Artsy

JamesD · 11-03-2009, 07:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ayoung101

am i the only one? i proudly drive my toyota around detroit metro area, all the while getting glares for driving a non-american vehicle. i'm sure this happens somewhat elsewhere around the country, but NOTHING like in detroit metro. people here have an intense hatred for foreign vehicles. it's bad. i even notice a massive difference when i drive 3 hours west to western michigan. it's BAD here.

anyways, so here's my dilemma. i just got a job at chrysler, prolly start later this week. i LITERALLY have to park across the street because of my toyota. chrysler doesn't make much product that i'm interested in, but even if i found a jeep or something that was acceptable, that would mean i would have to sell my 4runner. this sucks. i don't know what to do. am i the only one on yotatech that works for the american big 3?

Do not buy into their mentality. You are just as American as the next person that works there. The big 3 dug their own hole all by themselves and two of them got our tax paying money to dig them out. F-em', drive your Toyota and DO NOT BUY another vehicle just to satisfy them and if you buy a vehicle buy the one YOU WANT with YOUR MONEY. Remind your co-workers of all the Chinese crap that they own and stop being hypocrites.

James

Bobcat Sig · 11-03-2009, 08:31 AM

And if you wanted further leverage in your argument to drive a Toyota, just reference the NUMMI plant out in California. It is/was a joint effort between Toyota and GM where the most recent Tacoma is built, as was the Pontiac Vibe, Toyota Matrix, among others.

So when people here in Montana give me hell about driving a Japanese marque, I simply tell them that my truck contains more American components than their truck. Only the engine, tranny and the majority of the electrics were manufactured in Japan. But the entirety of the truck is assembled in the US.

70elcoss · 11-03-2009, 08:56 AM

He tried to make a 1st gen runner out of it lol

RobD · 11-03-2009, 06:26 PM

I used to teach defensive driving to novice drivers. We had an instructor who was using a Honda Civic (the company was owned by Ford and most of us ran Focuses...er, Foci...but you could use whatever you wanted). A kid's dad (born and raised Texan) called in and complained that he wanted his kid to drive an American car, none of this "Jap crap".

I wanted to tell the guy that this "Jap crap" was built in Ohio, whereas the Focus was designed in Europe and built in Mexico.

But...well...it would have fallen on deaf ears.

I don't think anyone realizes that there aren't too many vehicles that are "domestic" anymore.

Keep the Yota. Or switch jobs.

chrishf12 · 11-03-2009, 07:41 PM

Hey tell them that as long as they are putting the food on your table you will drive the Toyota...until they put a car in your driveway for you to drive back and forth to work.

11-02-2009, 10:25 AM	#2 (permalink)
The Ruckus Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: West Michigan Posts: 113	At least it's a fuel consuming 4WD, right? Try pulling up in a fart canned & winged Civic and see how long it stays shiny-side-up in the parking lot. I'm over in grand rapids but my brother works for a GM contract company and his wife just got laid off from a corporate IT/software development position. One of them was in Romulus and the other was in Grand Blanc. I have no qualms about driving my "imports" through any Michigan city. __________________ 2000 4Runner Ltd - 150k on body, 100k on motor ISR/Deckplate mods sans-running boards Stillen/magnaflow exhaust otherwise stock

11-02-2009, 12:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
ayoung101 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: detroit, mi Posts: 628	yeah, but when you work for one of the big 3. . . .and they put food on your table. . . .and a roof over your head. . . .etc. etc. etc. __________________ current rides: 89 4-cyl 5-speed 4runner, 32x11.5 BFG AT's, 2" butt lift, wet okoles seat covers, Sony cd+mp3 deck with 100W pioneers and a 1200W sub system, and a slightly altered 2nd gen's brush guard. also have a 1997 yamaha fzr600

11-02-2009, 01:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
The Ruckus Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: West Michigan Posts: 113	yeah, I don't work for any of them, so I don't deal with it on a professional level. But I can understand the concept. You can't bring outside food or beverages into my arena, because it takes money out of my company's pocket. You don't bring a car from somebody else's factory to your job at GM, because of the same idea. That, I get- but don't flip me off when I'm behaving and minding my own business, just because I'm in a toyota. __________________ 2000 4Runner Ltd - 150k on body, 100k on motor ISR/Deckplate mods sans-running boards Stillen/magnaflow exhaust otherwise stock

11-02-2009, 11:29 PM	#5 (permalink)
yotawheelin95 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Menomonie, WI Posts: 195	I used to sell Fords and they had no problem with my toyota parked in the lot. I usually took the first spot closest to the lot too. I often lied and told customers I did drive an f150 though.... I hated being a salesman... __________________ The Truck 1995 Toyota Pickup Bauer Color Matched Topper, Westin Push Bar, Westin Brush Gaurds, Baja Off Road Lights Gator Tailgate Net(Blue), 15x8 American Racing Rims, 31x10.5R15 Lemans A/T, Uniden CB, 102" CB whip, Craftsman Tool Box Betsy 1986 Toyota 4runner 31x10.5 R15 Baja Widetrack Chrome Rims Stock, For now....

11-03-2009, 07:42 AM	#6 (permalink)
hross14 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Austin Texas Posts: 1,169	My brother works in the Rim factory that builds thier rims--so yes and no--but i was in Detroit this summer and i asked the same question. Most people were kinds on the fence and it seems like the demographics are changing in Detroit from industrial to Artsy __________________ Yes, I said "country." America really is a nation, but you couldn't convince those who lead the Democratic and Republican Parties of that. Both parties now see America as nothing more than an economy, a marketplace, and not a sovereign nation. They don't see you and me as citizens of this great nation; they see us as units of labor, consumers and taxpayers. Yes, I am here to collect my 238$ worth of stock from AIG. "What do you mean a free market economy doesnt apply to the rich?"

11-03-2009, 08:31 AM	#8 (permalink)
Bobcat Sig Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bozeman, MT Posts: 5	And if you wanted further leverage in your argument to drive a Toyota, just reference the NUMMI plant out in California. It is/was a joint effort between Toyota and GM where the most recent Tacoma is built, as was the Pontiac Vibe, Toyota Matrix, among others. So when people here in Montana give me hell about driving a Japanese marque, I simply tell them that my truck contains more American components than their truck. Only the engine, tranny and the majority of the electrics were manufactured in Japan. But the entirety of the truck is assembled in the US.

11-03-2009, 08:56 AM	#9 (permalink)
70elcoss Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: ssf, norcal Posts: 77	He tried to make a 1st gen runner out of it lol __________________ Daily driving 1990 4runner 2door 31" pro comp all terrain 3.slow v6 rebuilt 5speed tranny and t-case 2 12" audiobahn subs and 700 watt orion cobalt amp magnaflow exhaust over 213,000 miles and counting

11-03-2009, 06:26 PM	#10 (permalink)
RobD Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Calgary, AB Posts: 1,727	I used to teach defensive driving to novice drivers. We had an instructor who was using a Honda Civic (the company was owned by Ford and most of us ran Focuses...er, Foci...but you could use whatever you wanted). A kid's dad (born and raised Texan) called in and complained that he wanted his kid to drive an American car, none of this "Jap crap". I wanted to tell the guy that this "Jap crap" was built in Ohio, whereas the Focus was designed in Europe and built in Mexico. But...well...it would have fallen on deaf ears. I don't think anyone realizes that there aren't too many vehicles that are "domestic" anymore. Keep the Yota. Or switch jobs. __________________ 1991 4Runner, 3.4 5VZFE swap, OME shocks/springs, 33" BFG All Terrain T/A KOs, Pioneer head unit, Infinity speakers, XM Satellite radio

11-03-2009, 07:41 PM	#11 (permalink)
chrishf12 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 255	Hey tell them that as long as they are putting the food on your table you will drive the Toyota...until they put a car in your driveway for you to drive back and forth to work. __________________ Chris DD 1998 4runner 4x4 SR5, 3.4 Automatic, stock 98 4runner Profile Project 1990 Ext Cab Pickup 4x4 SR5, 3.0 5 speed, stock 1990 Buildup/Resto SOLD... 1990 4WD 22RE Pickup 5-speed, 3" lift, 32x11.50s, LOTS MORE... 1990 Profile

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