Notice how they don't even mention that Cash for Clunkers probably FUBAR'd the entire normal purchase cycles above and beyond O'bozo's economy, which was one of his deals and the RINO's went along with it (heck I think a RINO from MI was a big part of it Candice Miller).
On top of that..
They don't talk to Auto Engineers. Discussions with my "auto gnomes" have been in this arena as well. For all the crap "The Big Three" got over the years especially before 2 of them went belly up, their durability and durability testing in regards to the auto's life span would suprise many. They are lasting up to 250,000 miles without batting an eye-lash ( minus the mid life electrical stuff that needs changing and that is for the imports too, Starters, Alternators, Batteries etc ) .
Interesting how that never enters into the equation.
All the 60k-120k tradeins were recycled into aluminum cans thanks to Olenin’s Cash for Clunkers. Kia and Hyundai got the $4,000 credits, and America lost an entire generation of affordable used cars.
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ALL of my experiences with domestic makes have been problematic. We bought a Dodge Caravan back in '05 to give Detroit another chance. The engine itself has been good to us, and the overall design is pleasant, but we've had no end to problems with the brakes and with the power windows and power locks. On those things alone, I think we've had the Caravan in the shop more times than we have our '95 Civic for all repairs.
Not a real confidence-booster for me. I doubt we'll go domestic for our next purchase unless we have no other choice.