“And thats why my next car or truck will be Japanese. “
It was in the news the past week that Toyota took back the sales crown for the 1st qrtr of 2012. My customer bought a Kia a few days ago and I scratched my head. He took me for a ride along the beach and it was damn quiet inside, like it was a Lexus.
I'm on my third Kia Optima. Best car I've ever owned. While they offer a top-grade warranty (100K on the power train, 60K all else, inc. emergency road service), I've never had to have any warranty work done. Never so much as a rattle or a squeak.
30-32 mpg on the road, 26-28 in town.
My brother is a American car man. The only non US car was a Volvo he owned back in the 70s.
He was also a Jeep man. But the last Jeep Grand Cherokee was a lemon. It was always having trouble and was a real hanger queen.
The last straw was when all the system warning lights came on for no reason. He drove it to a Toyota dealer and traded it in for a new Highlander. For a man like him to buy a Japanese car is a commentary on the state of US car makers.