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Originally Posted by dogzilla
I keep cars until they are dead. My history of why I won't buy another GM, Ford or Chrysler car
1969 Pontiac Firebird - Electrical problems, radiator problems. If I drove it in the rain it would fill up with water thanks to body rust. Dead around 75K miles
1974 Pontiac Firebird - Timing belt/chain, busted ball joint, radiator problems, electrical problems, bolts holding transmission in place came loose and transmission partially fell out. Dead around 75K miles.
1980 Chevrolet Chevette - Fan belt pulley on crankshaft busted at 9K miles. Timing belt twice. Rusted so badly it would no longer pass inspection. Dead about 100K miles.
1983 Plymouth Horizon - Oil leaks, misc mechanical problems. Dead at 100K miles.
1990 Toyota Camry - no repairs outside normal maintenance. Gave it to my stepdaughter at 120K miles, dead around 160K miles.
1996 Toyota Corolla - replaced the starter. My wife insisted I replace the timing belt at 200K miles. Still running with 220K miles.
2001 Honda Accord - One significant repair, don't remember what. Still running at 150K miles.
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I get where youre coming from on this, but in the past 5-6 years (and with the help of foreign car makers like Toyota and Mazda) the quality of american cars has gone up exponentially. I think one of the best things about this country is freedom to choose -- Choices -- and I admit the japanese foreign cars (among others) are highly engineered and reliable. The same is now true of most of the american car companies' products. Some of them may be hideously dog-ugly (coughchryslerdodgecough) but they are reliable and well-assembled. I don't know if they have abetter reliability rating than their competitors, but I understand brand loyalty and don't think there is anything wrong with it. Its the nature of a free trade competitive market. And the american car companies have responded.