"Dave" wrote

I'd have to disagree with that. I bought a new Ford Thunderbird in
1992. It has been my daily driver ever since, and now has 180K miles.
Other than an Idle Motor (part of the fuel injection) and a wheel
bearing, it has needed nothing other than tires and brakes and normal
maintenance. Still has the original belts and hoses.

Would I buy another one? You bet your ass I would!
Yep. Other than an occasional lemon, people who think the US builds crap
are basically living projected expectations. They expect that the cars are
crap, so they think they are.

I laugh everytime one of my Japanese or German car driving friends have to
take it in for a simple repair. $100 bucks for a similar repair for my GM
car, and one thousand bucks for them.
--
Jim in NC