Most Toyotas, Nissans, and Hondas sold in Europe are built there. All Honda Civics, Nissan CUVs, Toyota Yaris & Auris, etc. Import taxes are not the problem.

Bullcrap.

no 2004-2006 Scion xB or 2000-2004 Volvo S40?

Worst globalization: Chrysler TC, Pontiac LeMans (1988 onwards), Toyota Cavalier, the entire Proton lineup until very recently (entire Malaysian car brand built on Mitsubishi Colts), Cadillac Catera, Merkur, Jaguar X-Type, Suzuki Reno/Forenza, VW Routan, last gen Dodge Dakota

that's what she said!

the car of choice for my friends in NYC: Toyota Matrix. Four of my friends have them, three of which have them the same way: silver AWD automatics.

my sister had a late 7th gen, when Mitsubishi kicked off a cheap leasing binge in the late 90s. I learned how to drive on that car, but unfortunately it went back to the dealer just before my license came in the mail.

KBB lists it as a rough trade in at $6700, and private party at $8900.

110,000 miles.

shitty lending? Ask anyone like myself that has taken a "smart option" student loan from Sallie Mae for grad school. Floating rate with a base of 8.25%, despite my 780 credit score, a guarantor, and record low interest rates. Some of my classmates were charged 10% floating.

for day to day stuff and winter driving: 2000 Subaru Forester, $3k (cars.com)

overloading taxis/minibuses in Ghana.

and now a study done by the Federal Reserve on credit card redlining:

"The situation in our country has nothing to do with it."

nevermind the 88 million Americans that are underbanked. And it isn't a lack of savings either, necessarily: 85% of the poorest counties in the US do not have bank branches.

a hot Karl?

the euro-spec Impreza is even worse: standard engine has just 114 HP, and its slower than a Honda insight.

part it out.

Ford's captive imports.

Jaaaaaaaag.