I'm a Chevy guy...

Can't remember when or where I read it, or maybe I saw it on the internet, I may have even posted it here not to long ago, I can't remember. But if memory serves me correctly there was some sort of survey taken or inventory taken or what have you, to try and decypher how many foriegn parts the Big 3 auto manufacturer's use in their vehicles. Once again, not trying to rain on your Ford parade at all, but I believe it was Ford that used the most foriegn parts in their line up, more than Chrysler, more than GM.

Now if this is true....then common sense tells me the reason Ford didn't need a bail out was because they were doing whatever it took to stay a float on their own and perhaps even remain profitable, and if that meant loading up the F150 with less expensive foriegn goods then so be it.

Perhaps if GM and Chrysler would have bit the Chinese Bullet they wouldn't have needed a bail out either, who knows. It's all water under the bridge now. The one and only Ford I do like (a lot), is the Ford Flex. That rascal rides great, gets decent gas mileage (at least compared to my 97 model 4-wheel drive 350 V8 anyway), nice and roomy inside too.