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Originally Posted by FuglyStick
Bias. I've posted links here before that refute the consensus that domestic autos are inferior to imports. Buy what you want, but don't claim it's because the domestics are an "inferior" product, because that simply isn't the case.
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Which proves my point. If Americans think something is higher quality, they'll pay more for it. So if you want me to "buy American" you'd best make damn sure you're making high-quality American stuff. Whether the superior-quality-of-Japanese-cars is currently true or not, the perception exists because it was certainly true for more than 2 decades. American car companies cheaped out on quality in order to save a buck, with the result that they made truly terrible cars when compared with foreign products. Perhaps there was some smug "aww. Americans will buy American!" thinking going on there, or more likely they were just stupidly seeking to maximize today's profit without consideration of tomorrow. Whichever it was, Americans noticed that while Japanese cars were more expensive, they also lasted longer, and reacted accordingly. This refutes the concept that Americans will always buy the cheapest product, which is what my Honda/Toyota post was speaking to.