Detroit restaurant offers cheaper eats for domestic owners
We'll have to make sure to rent a Mopar when we're in Detroit for the North American International Auto Show next week. Tribute Restaurant in nearby Farmington Hills is running a special promotion to honor folks who buy American. Food is half off for anyone driving a Chrysler product or who works for Chrysler the week of the show, January 11-17. But don't think the folks at The Tribute are just fans of the Pentastar.
The promotion kicked off on January 4, with Ford being the honored marque through January 10, while GM owners will get their discount during the week of January 18-24. The final week of the month (Jan. 25-31), everybody can get in on the special deal. All American cars will be featured that week and the discount will even be extended to automotive suppliers and dealers. The discounts apply to just the food portion of your bill at dinner or Sunday brunch and reservations are recommended.
[Source: MSNBC]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
dstew 6:15PM (1/05/2009)
I'll take a double shot of meatloaf, easy on the onions.
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Michael 6:13PM (1/05/2009)
"See that taxi out there? Yeah, that's mine. No really."
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Kumail 6:13PM (1/05/2009)
thats one way to get it done, or they could make better cars...
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Berto 10:24PM (1/05/2009)
ZR1, Challenger, Mustang, Camaro, New Fusion, CTS-V, G8...
I could go on and on my friend.
Sea Urchin 11:02PM (1/05/2009)
Berto please do, and you are 100% right D3 make great cars. However i was wondering how you can explain to the fact that all 3 are about to die and 2 of 3 would be dead by now if it was not for Bush giving them money.
JC06 9:22AM (1/06/2009)
@Berto:
please go on because the only good vehicle you mentioned was the fusion. the rest are toys.
dave 6:13PM (1/05/2009)
Buy American! Support Mexico!
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pmiddle5 6:23PM (1/05/2009)
and Canada!
abisairomero 7:25PM (1/05/2009)
isnt canada and mexico part of america? still the same god damn continent.
lol
jpm100 9:05PM (1/05/2009)
Stuff from here gets sold in Mexico and Canada and visa versa. Free Trade isn't entirely unilateral with them.
Ken Stamper 6:13PM (1/05/2009)
Would this count for a Saturn Astra? A Pontiac G8? Are they more American than a Michigan (and UAW)-made Mazda 6?
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pmiddle5 6:18PM (1/05/2009)
Owned by Ford so who knows which way that would go. Probably get to argue with them about it...
Torrent 6:26PM (1/05/2009)
I guess anything with an American name.
AZZO45b 6:28PM (1/05/2009)
Great points! What qualifies as "American"?
Hey AB... if you rent a "Mopar" do NOT rent a 300C,Charger or Challenger (Canadian). Don't rent the PT Cruiser (Mexican built) as I hear rental agencies like them for a utility that gets better fuel economy (& the sweetheart deal they got from Chrysler). Its a 1/2 hour drive from Detroit to Farmington Hills... you don't want to drive all that way 7 NOT get your discount.
Yaroukh 6:17PM (1/05/2009)
i guess no, there will be probably more people who use words they don't know
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firstplace 6:16PM (1/05/2009)
Not to worry, they will likely serve up the heart attack platter discount... Im sure nothing there is palatable...and this from a domestic owner... what they fail to realize is America is about competition, not about favoritism or socialism. The best product should win. They instead, much like congress, are bolstering the loosing team. It may not be right away but the detroit 3 are going under, with our tax dollars footing loans which wont be repaid when they do.
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pmiddle5 6:28PM (1/05/2009)
I do not understand whats wrong with giving a discount to companies that ARE the economy for the area. They definitely do not want that industry to tank because then they are done
firstplace 6:50PM (1/05/2009)
Companies? They are giving a discount to individuals with particular makes.
.josh. 7:05PM (1/05/2009)
Guess you aren't from Detroit and/or have never eaten at Tribute. It's been 2 or 3 years since I have eaten there, but it was at the time one of, if not the best restaurants in metro Detroit. I had one of the last meals before chef Takashi Yagihashi was swooned away by Steve Wynn to open his own restaurant in Vegas.
The funny thing is that they are closer to Nissan's operations in SE Michigan then to the big 3, though a lot of suppliers and employees live in the area.
I for one applaud a company that brings attention to buying American based cars.
djSyndrome916 6:17PM (1/05/2009)
So if I show up with my Mexican-made Fusion I get a discount?
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