I swore off American cars a long time ago. My BIL was mad at me for bad mouthing American cars. So I asked him why can’t Ford and Chevy make A car that’s reliable like the Japanese? They could they just won’t because then you wouldn’t need to trade every 4-5 years.
American car manufacturers don’t make money on the vehicle, they make money on parts. Functional obsolescence is built in so parts start wearing out in 4 years and have to be replaced. Now your going to be repairing your car and paying monthly subscription fees. In addition the vehicle will be watching your every movement and maybe just decide not to keep running if you blink the wrong way.
I don't think it makes much difference these days. An auto dealer will screw you with off warranty repairs. I had a pocket rocket rice burner that needed new brakes. The dealer wanted over $5K for the job. I don't drive on the autobahn so I settled for standard brakes that cost about $600. What I should have done was install after market performance brakes for about $2K.