He's 100% correct about that.
Cars are better, but in Consumer Reports Annual Auto Issue, Honda, Toyota and Subaru have the least problems while Ford GM and Chrysler are near the bottom. Ford is mid-pack.
Why should I spend my hard earned money on a LESSER quality vehicle? That's the real issue.
Yes he is. I have a Ford Fusion that has been a great car, an Explorer that has been extremely reliable and I got rid of a Ranger no too long ago that had over 325,000 miles on it and was still going.
The quality of U.S. cars have improved much, but it’s hard to shake the ghosts of the past (Pinto, Citation, Vega, etc.) Once people get bitten on a major purchase like a car, they don’t just forgive and forget.
My company just got me an ‘09 Chevy Impala. This is a very nice car, much nicer than any car I have personally owned.
In 1998,I bought a 1999 Alero, my first new car, after a strike, 0% interest. It was a great car, a tad underpowered, 200 would have been better. I got 32 mpg on the highway. But, you had to know there was one, it had a very annoying wind noise from the drivers door. Once, it was off the lot the dealer would do nothing to fix the problem. The other low point was I had to replace the battery three times. And, when the battery went there was nothing you could do. The dealer gave no help on the batteries either.
I now drive a Toyota RAV4.
“The Cars Were Never Better...”
Still not saying much.
Sorry the little 3 are finally dead to me, because of the UAW.
One big problem is with cars being so well made, we don’t need to keep buying new ones.