Cephus
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- Mar 15, 2007
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Actually, I've owned 5 cars in my life... 3 foreign, 2 American. The foreign cars SUCKED. The two American cars (Fords) NEVER broke down. I will never buy a foreign car again.
I've had the opposite experience, every crappy car I've ever owned, and I've owned a lot more than 5, has been an American car. I had a Mercury that I had to put three transmissions into in just over 3 years. I had a Pontiac that had the tranny crap out on the freeway, I had to back down an on-ramp to get back on surface streets. I had a Toyota that ran like a champ for years on end, I don't think it ever went into the shop for more than an oil change or a tune-up.
I hear a lot more horror stories about American cars today than I do about foreign.