[sit-rep]

because our options were cars like the Reliant K Car and the Ford Fiesta...

[Dr. Sivana]

because our options were cars like the Reliant K Car and the Ford Fiesta...

Don't forget the Chevy Citation, Dodge Omni/Plymouth Horizon, Chrysler Cordoba, Cadillac Cimarron

[John Milner]

because our options were cars like the Reliant K Car and the Ford Fiesta...

Actually the Ford Fiesta was made in Germany. At least the initial version that was being sold in the US. Better Ford low quality car examples were the Granada and later, the Fairmont.

[Pennsyltucky Boy]

Your low quality domestic car list actually includes a relatively high quality European import. Ford Fiestas were made in Cologne Germany and were highly reliable and high mpg cars. They might not have been exactly Toyota quality, but they were far better than domestic vehicles and actually better than most European vehicles. Fiestas had a very long and successful production run in Europe, but Ford stopped import to boost sale of domestic alternatives that were viewed as more profitable for the company’s image and pocketbook.

[desertsolitaire]

Let us not forget the Ford Maverick and Fairmont, the Chevy Chevette, the Vega, and the Plymouth Cricket.