I build Mitsu engines pulse, and I can assure you they are an incredibly durable platform to build hi-po turbo engines from. As in all hot rods, many things get glossed over since the overall result is the goal.

However, I'd take a bone stock Mitsu over anything made by the US automakers any day, period!

I hafta agree with the BS the UAW pulled. If you took the exact same jobs auto workers do and put them in any other industry they'd be gettin about $8-10 for their work, no life long benefit stream, and certainly no where near the $60 per hr average I heard lately UAW members get including their benefits! Most of the auto workers I've known personally don't know jack shit about cars and honestly couldn't do anything but the one or two tasks they perform as the cars roll by 'em which makes them no more talented or skilled than any other assembly line workers.

I used to live across the street from a cat who worked at a GM plant here locally as a relief man. He told me the hardest job on the line was puttin in windshields (windscreens to a lot of ya'll). He said when the dude that did windshields went on vacation he had to fill in for him, and here's how that went.

The 1st day he'd go in, work an hour or so and then claim his back hurt and head off to the company infirmary. From the infirmary, he'd get sent to a back doctor (on GMs dime of course) and the doctor would then send him home to rest for the remainder of the week, meaning another relief guy would now have to relieve HIM! All in all, GM was now payin 3 people to do one job and only really gettin the benefit of one mans labor and also paid out no tellin how much in infirmary and doctor expenses too !!

If auto workers received a realistic wage and benefit package cars could be made better and priced better too