Why do people still buy Ford and GM pieces of crap cars?

Question

Japanese and European cars are way better

Answer 1

THE FACTS ARE THE AMERICAN CARS ARE IN FACT NOT BETTER-- THEY IN GENERAL INFERIOR. THERE RELIABILITY AND QUALITY IN NOT UP TO PAR WITH THE MOST JAPANESE CAR COMPANIES . LOOK THROUGH CONSUMER REPORTS FOR THOSE FACTS. JAPANESE CARS ARE RECOMMENDED 67 % WITH ACURA AND HONDA , TOYOTA 100% OF THE TIME WITH MITSU AND MAZDA BEING THE WEAKEST AT 37 AND 22 %. AMERICAN SCORE AN ABYSMAL 28 % AND THE EUROPEANS AT 21%.RECOMMENDED. AMERICANS WILL RUN ALONG TIME BUT THAT IS THE EXCEPTION NOT THE RULE.. THE AMERICANS HAVE THE HEAVY TRUCK MARKET FOR NOW BUT TOYOTA IS STARTING TO COME INTO THERE SACRED MARKET. I THINK THE AMERICAN AUTO MAKERS CAN DO BETTER AND HAVE THE ABILITY BUT KNOW THE DOMESTIC VEHICLE PRICE EDGE WILL DISAPPEAR. THE JAPANESE HAVE BETTER RESALE AND RELIABILITY AND OVERALL THERE CARS ARE BETTER DRIVERS. AMERICAN HAS A FEW MARKETS TO THEMSELVES HEAVY TRUCKS MUSTANGS, CORVETTES AND A BETTER PRICE POINT.

Answer 2

Why do people ask silly questions? There are a lot of Ford and GM vehicles on the road from the 70s, and I mean thousands, still running very well. How many 1970 Toyotas are on the road? I just retired a 1976 Plymouth, the engine had never been touched. It had never had any major repairs to any systems, just regular maintenance and repair. Find me a few hundred Civics or Corollas over 35 years old still used as daily drivers that have never had electrical, body, motor,or transmission work done, then come back. By the way, the only lemon I have ever had in 40+ years of driving was European. It lasted 8,000 miles from brand new to me dumping it, and had more work done during that time (on warranty, thank goodness), than the Plymouth had in over 30 years, through 2 owners in the family. Replacing an axle with 2 cv joints in an Escort cost me 1/4 the amount a friend paid to replace only one cv joint in an Accord.

Answer 3

European cars??? Obviously you have never rented a Fiat or a Peugeot. Oh, and as far as Jap cars, you must look at the percentages. How many new cars period are going to be around after 300K miles?? My Ford F-series pickup has already passed that milestone my friend, and is almost ready to pass 400K. I highly doubt there will be ANY Titans or Tundras that old in the future. There is a reason that Taxi-cab companies and Police departments use American cars, and it is not because they get a discount. It is because they take the abuse better, and are still emission and safety compliant. The ONLY jap car that comes close is the Toyota Crown, and they don't sell them here because they are not compliant in those particular areas. I will give you the fact that in the past, American cars were not exactly at the top of their game, so to speak. Guess what? This is not the 80s, nor the 90s. Stop living in the past, and get your facts straight.

Answer 4

Not...

I have a '93 Buick Roadmaster Wagon. It was bought in 2002 with 154000 miles. I now have 195000 miles. It is an excellent car. I would trust it to take me across the country and back.

Have you ever had a newer Volkswagen? They have major reliability issues. Parts are expensive, too. So much for the "way better European cars."

How about the Japanese Isuzu. Do you know how much a starter for a '98 Isuzu Rodeo costs? It was something like $300 for parts alone.

Answer 5

i own a repair shop,and everyone is entitled to there opinion,but gm beat Toyota out this year in truck and car class,so were getting a lot better,and as for the foreign car makers being better,at one time they was,but they got so wrapped up in trying to win the overall car market here in the states,that somewhere they dropped the quality of some of there vehicles,and that gave the American company's a chance to gain some of it back,and its a good thing,we need to keep the jobs here if possible,i average ten vehicles a week to repair sometimes more,and 6 out of those ten will either be a Honda or a Toyota,so I'm wondering if there so good why are they starting to tear up a lot,i think they lost some of there quality ,somewhere down the road,good luck.

Answer 6

Got that right
Most of you people are just sore that another company is doing a better job of building cars
How often do you see an old chevy or ford truck on the highway? And I mean old one that is at least twenty years old. Hardly ever. I can't tell you how many toyotas trucks are out there from the 70's and 80's. Same with the Honda Civics. Those things run nearly as long as toyota pickup trucks.

Overall you see far more toyotas and hondas with 300000 miles than ford or chevy cars with even 150000 miles

Answer 7

Why would anyone buy crap like a Toyoya or Honda?Besides I had 2 Pontiac's with 108000 and 106000 miles no problems.A Dodge with 186000 miles and a Jeep with 102000 miles all with no problems.People that complain that American cars are junk just didn't take care of them.You people that just read the magazines are to lazy to go look at the vehicles for themselves,those magazines are nothing but paid for ads.

Answer 8

Well gee willickers, since so many "japanese" and "european" cars are now being built in the U.S. they must be even bigger pieces of crap than they were before they just come over on a boat.

Answer 9

alot of people like to buy them because they feel they are supporting the american economy, and because parts for these stateside made vehicles dont have to be imported, so if by any chance they break down (God forbid) or some thing goes wrong the parts would be easy to get and some what cheaper to buy. And im sure some people just prefer them. Remember one persons piece of crap is another persons treasure.

Answer 10

just a note for Doug K:

go watch the Top Gear episode on what they had to do to kill an old Toyota hilux (tacoma). I dont think any american car ever built could withstand that punishment. They hit it with wrecking balls, Chained it on the beach when the tide was coming in (it was under salt water for hours, and half buried in sand), lit it on fire, Then put it on a 240 foot building and then demolished the building. It still ran.