Jerry G. wrote:
> I have to agree. I owned a number of GM and Ford cars, and they all
> turned out to be terrible cars. I had an old fa****oned mentality that I
> have to buy American built cars. But, I cannot afford to keep
> sup****ting. Every American car that I owned ran me ragged in repairs
> after the warranty finished!
>
> A friend and my sister dragged me to a Nissan dealer. They told me that
> if I buy a Nissan or any Japanese car and I want to return it, they will
> pay the depreciation and losses.
>
> I bought a Pathfinder, and later on an Altima. I kept the Altima and
> replaced the Pathfinder with a Murano just a few years ago. I had the
> Pathfinder for over 18 years. All the Nissan cars that I had were
> extremely dependable giving many years of trouble free operation, and
> there were no repairs necessary at all. Over the years, I only had to do
> general maintenance such as the oil changes, filters, breaks, tires, fan
> belts, battery, the odd small repair, and etc. I was telling some of my
> friends that the Nissan cars that I had were running almost like a
> refrigerator. They just keep running trouble free!
>
> It is unfortunate, but I can see the American car manufactures
> eventually failing or having to sell out to foreign owner****p. I cannot
> understand what the mentality is, or what the full problem is that the
> American car manufactures cannot make descent dependable cars!
>
> I will never go back to an American made car!
>
My experience was just the opposite. We had a Nissan Maxima. It was
constantly in need of repair. The interior trim fell apart. The buttons
broke and tore off the seats. The glove box broke, even though it was
rarely used. It constantly ate brakes and tires.
My '93 Corvette has had two break downs. Both were electronic modules.
I've had no major repairs. The paint and interior are still excellent.
It still looks and runs like a new car, and it is 15 years old.
My wifes Cadillac is a pleasure to drive and runs great. The interior
looks like the day we got it. The paint is also perfect. The Chrysler
300M She had before it was just as good when we sold it as when we
bought it. The Ford Explorer that she had before that was perfect when
we traded it for the Chrysler. We had very few repairs on any of the
three.
I buy American cars because I like them. My next car will be a 2010
Corvette.
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