other countries do not. I broke my “no American cars” rule on our last two purchases: my Sonoma which fell apart once I crossed 95k miles and my wife’s Town and Country (which stinks because we absolutely love the vehicle) which started falling apart at 96k. That was very telling considering my only two cars as an adult have been Toyota’s that have gone a combined 378,500 miles over their life spans.
Either American auto manufacturers realized Americans wanted to get a new car every few years and adjusted accordingly or (and more likely) they realized if they made them for 100k miles or less, people would be forced to trade up every few years thus increasing the frequency of car payments, interest, down payments, etc. so they only made them to last a certain amount of time/miles.
Yes there are exceptions to every rule, cue the “my American made car got 400k miles” posts.
I’m all for buying American and local for that matter. I am not for doing so for an inferior automobile. These commercials where some brand won an initial quality award make me laugh. I don’t care what it is like with 500 miles on the odometer; I want to know if it will make it to 200k or better.
[Post edited by Tombo at 07/09/2021 11:24AM]