what do you think of japanese's cars?

Question

Are they better than ford or what do you consider is the better car?

Answer 1

I can't remember where I read, that if money weren't an obstacle, Rolls Royce was the best money can buy, but if money was an obstacle, then a Toyota Corolla was the best money can buy. No Ford will beat a Toyota, or a Honda on quality. I'm not sure about Mazda, now that Ford owns Mazda. I can't remember if Subaru is Japanese. Mitsubishi SUV's are very good. If you plan to have your car for one or two years top, you can go with Ford, but if you plan to stay with the car any longer than that, definetely go with the Japanese, they might not be as comfortable as the Ford, but they are way better. Try to stick to Toyota or Honda. Don't underestimate Hyundai, which is Korean, but they are very good. I have a Taxi company in South America, and my fleet includes Mazdas, Chevrolets, Dacia, Renault (you can't get either Dacia or Renault in the US) and Hyundai, and trust me, even with the terrible quality of gasoline here, and the streets that look as if a bombardment just ended, Hyundai cars do impresively great. I just wished Toyota had a car I could use for Taxi purposes.

Answer 2

I think very highly of Japanese cars, namely Hondas and Toyotas. I currently own a 1995 Honda Acccord with 209,000 miles on it and still runs great. According to research done by Consumer Reports Toyotas and Hondas are always at the top of the list of reliablity rankings, have been for many years. Toyota has actually been the one ranked #1. My next car will likely be a Toyota or Honda. They tend to be very good on gas which is a real plus with today's gas prices soaring as they are. The only con is repair costs, they may be little more expensive to fix, but that's not very often.
As for a comparison with Ford I must mention that my girlfriend drives a 1995 Ford Aspire and it has been phenomenal. It has approximately 120,000 miles on it and it has never broke down. In the last 11 years she's: changed tires, changed oil, replaced timing belt, replaced battery, and gave it a tune up. That's about it!! I don't think most Fords are that robust at least not according to the reliability rankings I've seen.

Answer 3

Broadly speaking I think that Japanese cars are the better cars due to the fact that they have minimum reliability issues. The European and American cars are way behind in that regard only. The European cars and the Japanese cars do not have fuel consumption issues either. American Ford and GM are loosing the race due to their reliability/ maintenance and fuel consumption issues. Ford Europe/ British are renowned for fuel efficient and good quality cars like the Mondeo and other diesel models. Its very sad indeed that a car maker such as Toyota was able to come and tople the American car giants on their own turf. People choose/ measure cars with their pockets these days.

Answer 4

Overall the qualitly of Japanese and European cars is rated higher than domestic cars are. But there are always exceptions. I have a friend who has a 1994 Chevrolet S-10 4.3L pickup with over 250,000 miles and still going strong without a single rebuild. I've also seen plenty of BMW's with over 200,000 miles. The highest mileage vehicle I have ever seen was a BMW 550i, with 560,000 miles. But again, it all depends on how well the owner takes care of it.
But the irony of the situation is that now most major Japanese makes are built in the US, in particular, Toyota. Toyota employes over 120,000 US workers in their production plants, and they use US steel. Every Toyota model sold in the US is built in the US, except the Land Cruiser.
Most Ford cars are built in Mexico, and us the cheapest steel available, either Mexican or Japanese steel. Only the heavy-duty trucks are built in the US, but they still use foriegn steel.
Nissan is also moving to the US, opening more plantsand employing more Americans. The Titan and Frontier trucks are built 100% in the USA.
The funny part is while Ford, Diamler-Chrysler, and GM are laying-off production plant workers in the USA; Nissan, Toyota, Honda, and Hyundia are hiring thousands of more workers in the USA.

Answer 5

I'd have to say as a general rule, I would go with the Japanese car over the Ford.....now that they are making many of their cars in America and employing Americans, it's not the tough call it used to be....their quality is very good.

Answer 6

The way I feel is America is definatly catching up in the reliability standpoint, and fast. I wouldn't be so concerned about buying American cars no-a-days since most manufacturers have pretty good warranties.

As for performance, I love imports, don't get me wrong, but there is a reason why most dragsters are V8s and not turbo'd inline 4's. There honostly is no "replacement for displacement". Sure, you can turbo a Civic, add nitrous and the works to get it as fast as a Z06, but do the turbo and nitrous and everything to the Z06 and see what happens then.

Answer 7

Wide open question. I've had a 1973 Chevy Nova, lasted 150,000 miles before it got totaled, a 1983 Nissan Sentra ,a 1992 Toyota Corolla, and now a 2005 Chevy Cobalt. All cars have been very reliable, excellent gas milege. The Corolla was good for 437,000 miles, original engine. So, my philosphy is if you take good care of the car with regular oil changes and maintenance, it will take care of you irregardless of who makes them. My wife is dead set against Fords, as she has had bad experiences with them.

Answer 8

Speaking as someone who has owned several Fords, one Toyota, and two Hondas, and who just purchased a new Crown Victoria, I think Japanese cars are adequate for people who can't afford anything else and who don't care about their own safety or the safety of their passengers. You can't beat a rear-wheel-drive full frame American V-8 for comfort, safety, reliability, or responsiveness.

Answer 9

japanese cars are cheaper and with no doubt better than inter-continental cars.the reason why they are cheaper is because the demand isn't there.take for example.do u see any successful career man driving a TOYOTA on TV? I doubt so.he would either be in a BMW or a Mercs.so the bottom line,the branding.it would have to depend on you the car owner if u mind driving a jap car instead of a more "luxurious" car.

Answer 10

Absolute BEST value for your money on a new purchase is the Chev IMPALA .... Highest quality rating from JD Powers and built in the Highest quality producing plant in all of North and South America .. again based on JD Power ... also take a look at the sticker price... Lots of value