My 97 Nissan Hardbody has 164K on it and it was down for the first just two months ago. I had to put an alternator on at 163K. I guess it still averages out as a good little truck still.
I am thrilled to have a vehicle that has been paid off for four years and all I have to do is put gas in it and change the oil. I drive on a lot of salty roads in the winter and rarely wash (never waxed) the car... there is not a speck of rust on it. Nissan is doing something right.
Of course, the distinction between "American" and "Japanese" cars are now blurred. But consider this: Nissan cars are made in Tennessee by non-union American workers. Ford and GM cars are made by union workers in Detroit. These unions are aligned with socialism and the extreme Left and strong-arm their workers into voting the straight Democratic ticket. Millions upon millions of UAW dollars are funneled into the campaigns of Marxists such as Hillary Clinton and John Kerry.