I live in Alberta, Canada and as you probably know we have some extreme weather up here. As I see it the US automobile makers are very good at making heavy duty trucks and but the design of cars seems to have got lost with them.
The last US car I bought new was a Ford Escort..this car had 18 major faults in it before I even drove it off the lot. The windscreen wiper blew off as I was driving it home. It had been damaged and poorly resprayed..and the rear shocks had to be replaced after 10,000kls. I possibly bought a lemon..but there have been many such incidents around here.
So the family turned to Honda and Mazda after that..we drive an Accord 6 and a Mazda 3 both cars are top drawer. I don't care where they are built as long as they do what they are supposed to...
I recently read a lurid description of the state of Detroit..in a few words it said "don't go and live there"..is it that bad?
You know those "after the apocalypse" films where people fight their way through a ruined and burned out city?
That's central Detroit.