For the american car haters (repair, transmissions, hemi, reliable)

[Huckleberry3911948]

i do not discriminate, i distain all gas guzzlers. at america's insistence japan now makes them.
i would like the marie antoinette cars off the road, they bully people on the road and jack up fuel prices. no more pig cars please.

[Fleet]

Originally Posted by AllenKarber

I know you should never say never,but I will never buy a Japanese car. I've owned nothing but GM vehicles,and I've had great luck with them. I see no reason to change.

Me, too. Only American cars for me. Mainly GM, but also Ford and ('60s) Mopars.
I like 'em BIG and that eliminates Japanese cars!

[M3 Mitch]

Yeah, up till about 1972 an American car would be maybe a little crude, heavy, too softly sprung, but basically a good, simple, reliable car that was easy to work on, and a good value for your money. From 73 to about the mid-80's the "big 3" built some real losers, Japan and Europe coped with the requirements of the day more effectively.

Since the mid-80s some good to OK American cars have been built, quality has improved, for what it is the new 'Vette is really a bargain- but most American cars are just too big for my taste.

[rstover]

I love american made cars. I love the raw horsepower and durability they offer. I have had several muscle cars back in the day when i was younger and there is no substitute for the fun you are able to have with the cars.

[green_mariner]

I would like a car with high mpg, that will last a long time, of good quality. I don't need it to big huge. Horsepower isn't that important to me.

[cowboyxjon]

I'd like to see a rugged vehicle that still has a little bit of power but also gets better gas mileage.

[drjones96]

Originally Posted by Deez Nuttz

I see some of you hate american cars and would take anything foreign any day over american.

Is there a specific make/model/year you hate? or do you just hate all american cars regardless of who made it and when?

I can agree some of today's foreign cars hold up better than american, but I believe there was once a time 36 years ago when an american car was built to last and foreign car manufacturers were not built very well at all.

Personally I think people like to thumb their noses at America in general because it's become the cool thing to do.

The last decade of American cars overall has been very good IMO. The big three shot themselves in the foot in the 70's, 80's and early 90's. There was some serious crap built in that era. And that, I think, is where they have gotten the bad rap.

[ryanek9freak]

When it comes to my cars, I stick to Japanese vehicles, but as far as trucks go, you don't really have much of an option if you want something heavy duty.

If Toyota or Nissan built a one ton pickup with a diesel, I'd drive my Dodge off a cliff.

[Huckleberry3911948]

big fat americans like big fat cars. they even got toyota to start making em.
GMC refuses to make small efficient cars and americans refuse to drive them.
they wana make OPEC big and fat and well armed too.

[sanspeur]

I owned Amican cars for most of my life...Nothing but grief..I no longer subject myself to all those problems. I own three German cars and one Japanese car...The German cars are my hobby....( older air cooled cars, but less problems then American crap...My daily driver is a Subaru...