American cars or Japanese cars, and why?

Question

The title is pretty self explanitory. Tell me what YOU think.

Answer 1

if i want good gas milage ide go with a foreign. if i want my money to feed a hard working american family, i buy an american car. it all depends on your preference. if you havent noticed, ford sales have been going down, but their options and ruggedness have been increasing. i believe a ford F150 can outlive any foreign car and truck. there's only one thing made ford tough, and thats a ford my friend.

Answer 2

I think the Japanese defiantly latched on to Deming's teachings about quality management, while American manufacturers were more worried about cutting corners. I like the philosophy most Japanese manufacturers claim to adopt--that being profits come from satisfying the customer and a satisfied customer only comes from producing a superior product. It may have to do with the fact that US manufacturers are highly concerned with quarterly profit reports while the Japanese think more long-term.

I also think a strong case exists that American cars were of poor quality in the late '60s, all of the '70s, and into the early '80s. But I also think if you compare a new Buick to a new Toyota, both cars will be comparable in terms of fit and finish as well as overall mechanical competency. I'm not sure I could say the same of a new Chevrolet.

Having driven both American and Japanese cars, I'd say there's junk coming from corporations headquartered in either nation. And there's also some really good cars out there too. I'd trust GM's 3800 engine for reliability as much as anything coming from Toyota or Honda. As for comfort, I tend to go with whatever has the biggest and softest front seats.

Answer 3

I've had some great American cars. I owned a 1967 Chevrolet C-10 that now has 330,000 miles on it, and still runs beautifully. But, the newer vehicles, well, the Japanese cars are much better when it comes to build quality and engineering.

On the other hand, American cars are usually cheaper to fix, and cheaper to acquire as used vehicles. They are a lot rougher around the edges, but they have their advantages. I was looking for an inexpensive secondhand small truck and settled on a GMC S-15 because it was much more affordable than a similarly equipped Toyota or Nissan. Yes, it's much cruder than the Japanese trucks, but it's a lot cheaper, and has proven to be a durable and reliable vehicle.

Answer 4

If your going to buy and drive a car for 3 years, buy what you like... it doesn't matter really if its junk or not, it will just cost you the payment. it's simple really just pick up a paper and check out what a 3 yr old car is worth the difference between new to 3 yr old is what it's going to cost you. but if your you buying to keep it for long term or money is a issue then you want to buy a Nissan, Honda, or a Toyota! there are a few exceptions in some area some domestics retain a fair to good resale value. However when you factor in maintenance your quality imports will always come out ahead! about 98% of Nissan, Honda, or Toyota vehicles are problem free with very low maintenance simply put 2% lemon rate, but with domestics the opposite is true... you have to get a vehicle built during mid week (Monday - hangover ...missing parts or wrong install, Friday - getting wasted for the weekend or taking off early same thing)and not on a contract year (sabotage, angry employees) or a new model year to get a good one (lots of bugs to work out) trust me I love in the Oshawa are (GM town) my family works there.

Answer 5

At the out set, let me tell you that both are equally good.

The differences lie in how and why they make the models they are making.
First, Americans made big and powerful cars when Japanese made smaller cars (long long ago, that is). The buyers' tendencies in their respective countries supported this trend.

Then, various factors such as Japanese making their cars in US and the burgeoned middle class in US have brought the differences closer from both sides.

American cars emphasize more on luxury than would Japanese cars do. So how do you rate their performances, then? You have to draw a line there, as to what you want, like, all things luxurious in life cost more and if your choice is, kind of- semi luxury then you you know what to buy.

Answer 6

American-Parts are cheaper and they are not made for little people. I own an 04 Escalade and 03Cobra Mustang and have had no real problems with either since i bought them new and I really don't care about gas prices.
Japanese cars-Most are made in America but they have their quality issues as well. If you want to blend in and be just like everyone else these are the cars for you. No rice for me. Never will own one.

Answer 7

I promised myself that I would never buy an American car again. I work too hard for my money to put up with the lack of quality.

I will only buy Japanese, specifically Toyota or Honda. The level of quality and reliability found in these two brands have been superior in all of my observations.

Answer 8

Personally i like australian cars but if i had to choose between japanese or american cars i'd have to go with the american cars. some of them are just rebadged australian cars like some of the pontiacs which are actually holden cars that are made in australia.

Answer 9

Japanese auto manufacturers have better management, quality, reliability, and yes they are built in North American plants too.

Answer 10

For comfort you can't beat a Lincoln Town Car. Use foreign cars for speed.