Which is better American or foreign cars? why?

Answer 1

Well, you need to be careful of the question. As of right now, several foriegn cars are made in the U.S., and several US made cars are now starting to win quite a few quality awards. If you look only at the media, who claim not to be jaded against US manufacturers, they will rate an import higher than its US twin (i.e. Pontiac Vibe/Toyota Matrix, Ford Ranger/Mazda b series, etc,) and probably always will. One thing that is certain, though, is that Japanese manufacturers enjoyed a higher percieved quality for years because of "silent recalls". When a US maker discoverers a system wide problem, it issues a recall, fixing all the vehicles affected, usually at no cost to the customer. However, the maker tells the media, who broadcast the recall, and in the past sighted poor quality control for the reason, since most imports never had recalls. It has only been recently discovered that the imports didn't need to make these recalls public in the past because they weren't American companies, so they would have recalls done to customer cars in a different manner. As an example, Toyota makes a very good vehicle, but last year had more vehicles recalled to fix problems than it sold. I'm not positive, but I believe the numbers were approx 2.8 million units sold in the US, and 3.1 million vehicles affected by recall. Now, the media praises Toyota for acting responsibly in issuing the recall, instead of looking at "poor quality control". Other people will argue that imports hold a higher resale value than domestics, which is usually true. This also means the vehicle costs more, and new reports show long term, many domestics are as, or more reliable, than some imports. I do have two uncles that produce Ford vehicles, and I am not a fan of that product, styling or otherwise, but personally, I choose not to drive a vehicle produced in a country that attacked and killed US soldiers. I have no problem with Hyundai or Kia, except that they arent a very good product, and do not have better resale than US cars. European cars tend to be expensive to buy and to fix, and not a noticeably better product, in my opinion. So Toyota, and Honda are both products that I wouldn't own, but they do make nice vehicles. I just couldnt in good conscience buy or own one, nor do I really want to, because while good, I cant say they are better. But thats just my view. I hope this helps. One last thing...buy what you want, regardless of brand or country. If you like the vehicle, you will be happier.;~)

Answer 2

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Well, sounds like a bunch of " I've heard .." and second hand info. Kind of irks me to hear all these kids hype jap cars after they've had one jap car and only a third hand American used car. I've run American cars for, well, probably longer then most of you kids have been around. I drove for your favorite Uncle Sam for ... seventeen years, running a Crown Vickie for a year and 100,000 miles thru everything the east coast could come up with, and the only time one of those Fords left me standing along the road was multiple tire failures, a product of where I would drive them.... I currently have only three Fords, but, it's early in the year, that could change any time. My kids all run American, some Fords, Saturn, a Pontiac and a great old Jeep or two, and they all get home safe and sound. No, American cars aren't perfect, but close enough for me. Make your own mind up.......

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Foreign cars are usually better they are technically light years in front of American cars.For a country that has so advanced engineering skills the suspension of some American cars resemble an ox cart.Also to get performance it has been the policy to increase the engine capacity instead of getting more power out of smaller lighter units.Having worked on European Japanese and American vehicles they just would not sell outside America because of poor build quality and poor mpg.

Answer 5

american cars are better nowdays but they got the bad rap on them in the 80's and deservingly so, I worked for GM for 36 yrs and have seen the big change since then, too many people think foreign cars are better because thats been the public perception since the 80's and has carried on down to the next generation, the american car today is as good or better than the foreign competition, drive them both and see for yourself.

Answer 6

Better how?

Many of what you think are foreign cars (Toyota Camry, Nissan Maxima, BMWs, Mercedes....) are actually assembled in the US.

Many cars that you think are American (Dodge, GM ...) are actually made in Mexico, South America.

I've owned many cars - VW, Toyota, Honda, BMW, Nissan, GM, Ford.....

European cars are notorious for having electrical problems. I had electrical problems with my 2 VWs and 1 BMW I owned. As a result, I've noticed things on Audi, BMW, Mercedes cars on the road since - notice that these German cars tend to have tail lights burned out more than other cars, or one tail light is brighter than another. Minor example of the types of problems they seem to still have. At the same time, I drove them till they dropped - well over 100K miles.

My problem that I've had with American cars are that they seem to be cheaply built or use cheap parts. They tend to develop squeaks and rattles quickly. I've had major mechanical problems with American cars prematurely. Ford blew a head gasket at ~12,000 miles. Dodge transmission failed at around 40K miles.

My current car is a 2004 Toyota Prius - I drive in excess of 30K miles a year, I say F-OPEC. So I went for the best gas mileage. I've had 62K trouble free miles with the Prius.

I also just bought my 3rd Nissan Maxima. Love those cars, but they don't get great gas mileage. Currently have a 99 Maxima w/over 150K miles, 05 Sentra (my daughters drive these) and a 2007 Maxima SE.

If I had to do it again, I'd get the 2007 Toyota Camry hybrid instead of the 2007 Maxima. Nissan didn't get the bluetooth right, and their nav system isn't very good.

Answer 7

I've driven and repaired European, American and Japanese cars for many, many years. If you're the type of person who stays constantly in Auto Credit Debt by trading your car every time you change your underwear then Japanese and European cars are great. However if you want a car that will provide reliable transportation for ten years or so without bankrupting you for maintenance buy American. The Japanese and European cars after 4 to 5 years start to really come apart and replacement parts are terribly expensive. The average American car, with routine maintenance and sensible driving, will last ten years with no major repairs. The Jap and Euro's that will do that are very, very rare.

Answer 8

Most foreign car companies are better. Especially Japenese car companies like Toyota and Honda. But some American car companies have their fare share of good quality cars

Answer 9

1. there is good cars and bad cars, no matter whether they're foreign or domestic.

2. many "foreign" cars are actually assembled right here in the US, while some "american" models are assembled outside of the US and shipped in.

your best bet is to actually do some research on the brand that interests you most.

good luck.

Answer 10

that is a very broad question...it might help to be more specific? What foreign brands, Chinese, Japanese, German? And when you say American cars, do you mean Chevrolet's built in Mexico, or Ford's built in Canada?