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This entire subject amazes me.

Foreign cars are just plain better. Better engines, better performance all the way around.

When I can get 300,000 miles on one car and only 150,000-180,000 on another....which one am I gonna choose.

The whole discussion is laughable. Sorry, but the big three deserve to bleed out.

I need to service my car twice a year. The costs are usually low. If an electrical part dies, ouch!

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

When I can get 300,000 miles on one car and only 150,000-180,000 on another....which one am I gonna choose.

My 1986 Accord was great for the first 110K miles. After that, it ate me alive.

My 1998 Accord was great for the first 125K miles. After that is was a huge money pit. I serviced that car religiously, garaged it and drove it primarily on the freeway.

That was the last of three Accords. A year ago I went out looking for a Camry, Accord, Mazda, or Nissan. Took a look at the Ford Fusion and the Saturn Aura XR just to placate my Dad. I was shocked how nice the Ford and the Saturn were. Serious cognitive dissonance after years of owning Japanese cars which were better than American cars. It was very difficult to overcome my built-in bias toward American nameplates, but the Aura and the Fusion were such better values that in the end it was an easy decision

I ended up buying the Aura XR because it blew the Japanese competition away. A comparably equipped Camry was $7K more and I didn't even like it as much as the Aura. It's the best car I've ever owned and it's a blast to drive.

GM's new models are great cars. Perception hasn't yet caught up to reality.

When I can get 300,000 miles on one car and only 150,000-180,000
on another....which one am I gonna choose.

I can't recall anyone I know getting more than 100,000 miles out
of an American vehicle.
Except for one of my brother's friends that had an aged Ford Pinto
that crossed the 100,000 mile mark.

Unfortunately, he had to have some part replaced (water pump?)
which seemed to be a disturbance to the equilibrium of the motor...
which ended up with "multiple-organ failure" within about 1,000 miles.

I'm sure there are plenty examples of 150-180K American cars
out there...I guess most people I know won't put up with their
American cars when they start having problems at 50-80K and usually
just sell/trade-in for something new.