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Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB
I don't really understand why anyone gives American cars a chance these days. Except for trucks maybe. I'm surprised so many of you drive one - my boyfriend (who's originally from Michigan) is the only person I know well that drives an American car, and even HE says he'll never buy another one after his Ford POS he currently drives.
After owning a Honda now for almost 10 years that has only had one trip to the dealership for a major repair, I'm sold on Honda. I would never buy a car that DIDN'T have a reputation for dependability, safety and sound design, which I'm sorry to say almost all American cars now lack.
Oh, and that one major repair? It was the catalytic converter, which Honda covered under a special warranty on its exhaust system. Other than that, the only thing my car's been in for is oil changes, etc. By contrast, my boyfriend's Ford, which he bought about six months after I bought my car, is falling apart inside and out - the dash is coming loose, the driver's seat back reclines on its own, the seat belts don't retract and now the rear defrost is broken. You would never know the two cars are the same age.
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My very first car was a Honda; last one made 100% in Japan.
I had three major recalls as well as a premature upper gasket failure.
After that, I have owned a Merkur XR4-TI (which a non-dealer mechanic messed up royally), a Grand Prix and now a 2001 Sable.
None of them had the same problems I had with my Honda.
Long story short, American cars have finally caught up with the imports.
Now they have to fight against brand loyalties, "old" POV's, and even Consumer Reports. CR has a problem with their writing Editors.
What they write is not alway supported by their annual Auto mag stats.
My next car will be a 2009 Lincoln or Mercury product.
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