AJ wrote:
2 decades ago, alot of American car factories were shut down due to
the surge of Japanese cars and because of that alot of American
factories workers held resentment against Japanese cars, and the
situation only got better when Japanese automakers decide to open many
factories in America.

2 decades ago the Japanese got a strong foothold here because
Americans saw that the imports were well-made, tough and economical,
while the American product was mostly crap. Remember the Dodge Dart
and the K Car?

Oh yeah. When I moved to California in the 80s, I figured I really ought
to enjoy the opportunity to drive a convertible. The Chrysler Lebaron
was the only new one in my price range at the time. Took delivery, and
the next day returned to the dealer with a full page, typewritten, of
defects they need to fix. Starting with replacing the windshield (badly
orange peeled) and fixing the roof latch casting that broke the first
time I took the top down and put it back up.

And customer service? Took two hours of arguing to get the to give me a
loaner since I wasn't about to drive around in a car where I couldn't
secure the top. When I got in the van to go get the car, another
customer was sitting there looking shell-shocked. I asked him what was
up. He had shown up to pick his car up from the shop, and they told him
that they had accidentally torched it - burned it right up. Nice.

ObAviationContent: The empty lot next to this dealer is where a Westwind
bizjet augered in after being caught in the wake turbulence behind a 757
on approach into SNA, leading to the increased separation requirements
for traffic following 757s.