[tacticalogic]

Nice to hear that ---- we're looking a a truck for our son, and are wavering between a Ford Ranger and a Toyota...

That still a tossup. The Ranger is a Mazda underneath those Ford emblems.

[coder2]

So much confusion, so little time !!! LOL

[beelzepug]

Actually, the current Mazda pickups are Rangers.

[texas_fool]

The Ranger is a Mazda underneath those Ford emblems

Ranger is designed by Japanese engineers. IT's assembled in the US and built from mostly domestic parts.

I like these guys talking about Japanese cars. Most Japanese cars are built from recycled metals since Japan is the worlds largest importer of tin and has very few mines to make their own steel. In the aircraft industry Japanese nuts and bolts have for years been considered far inferior for this reason. I have been buying US made cars since for ever and all I can says is I haven't had any problems to speak off. Currently I drive a 1987 T-Bird and also have have a 1987 Chevy PU. My neighbors have bought countless Japanese cars in the time I have known them and mots were bought to replace broken down Japanese cars.

I do maintain my own cars and have enjoyed doing it. I think this may be the real problem with "quality".