Ghosn: I won't leave Nissan until it's profitable

Pretty ignorant comment you just made. NSXes, Integras/RSXes, S2000s, Preludes, Civic Sis, Supras, MR2s, Celicas, and RX7s are boring to you?

— F1_Driver (View Profile)

Posted on 5/13/2009 7:54:25 PM | | Votes: 2   

UAW, no, the Japanese companies don't "use the value of the dollar vs the yen" it's just a condition of the business climate that can affect them. Good sometimes, bad sometimes..... as for calling the asian automakers boring..... well, the way I see it most cars are pretty boring at the moment!

F1 Driver, that's a pretty ignorant statement too, how many of those cars are still available? NSX? Gone, RSX? Gone, S2000 ends next month, Prelude? Long gone, Supra? gone, MR2? gone, Celica? Gone, RX7? Gone.....

— Styles79 (View Profile)

Posted on 5/13/2009 8:29:18 PM | | Votes: -2   

Styles79, how was my comment ignorant? I never said they were still in production.

— F1_Driver (View Profile)

Posted on 5/14/2009 12:35:54 AM | | Votes: 1   

That was pretty ignorant too style79, currently there is EVO, STI, RX8, MIATA, FX50, IS-F, Civic SI, Mazdaspeed3, Lancer Ralliart, 370Z, GT-R. Don't forget, Speed3 is as fast as RX7 Twinturbo, out handles prelude, RSX, Celica. 370Z, RX8 and EVO handles as good as SupraTT, S2000, RX7TT, NSX. 370Z is also faster in the quarter mile than SupraTT, NSX and out brakes them too.

— Badgewhore (View Profile)

Posted on 5/14/2009 12:51:13 AM | | Votes: 4   

As i said boring most of the cars you just mentioned only look fast and truly have no guts these cars are a joke.

— uaw_lax (View Profile)

Posted on 5/14/2009 11:41:42 AM | | Votes: 2   

The Value of the yen has a direct impact on Japanese automakers profits, this year is direct proof of it.

— upwards (View Profile)

Posted on 5/14/2009 11:49:27 AM | | Votes: 1   

Only look fast and truly have no guts, these cars are a joke? uaw_lax, you ARE the joke for making a blanket generalization like that. Quite clearly, Nissan isn't the only Asian manufacturer to make exciting cars.

— F1_Driver (View Profile)

Posted on 5/14/2009 3:53:38 PM | | Votes: 1   

F1 Driver, don't get me wrong, I love all of those cars, it's just that they're not really relevant because they're of absolutely no benefit to the manufacturers, manufacturers make 0 $$ from used car sales.
Badgewhore, correct, there are some pretty awesome cars out there, but I really don't see the kind of inspiration that was out there in the late 80's to the mid 90's is all I'm saying. Yes, most top-level cars are a whole lot better than their predecessors, but the rest of the ranges are pretty average in styling and performance.

— Styles79 (View Profile)

Posted on 5/14/2009 5:24:19 PM | | Votes: 1