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Originally Posted by bentjazz

I'm a Japanese car snob. If I never own another American car, that'd be
just fine by me. Throw VW in there, too. VW sucks even worse. I've had
my Yaris since Dec. 2010. Zero problems. I had to literally take my POS
VW in every two months to get something fixed. The American cars I've
owned sucked donkey balls and weren't much better. Who needs reliability headaches. Not me. I don't care if the car is cool and trendy, looks good, has a rad engine, and
all that other crap that other people drool over. I don't give a rat's ass about
any of that nonsense, BUT THAT'S JUST ME. Good gas mileage and sound
reliability is what matters to this grump.....

VW is on my $#!+ list also. Every 2 months for another problem to pop up seems about right, at least from my experience as well.

I'm not as down on American cars though. I had a 1987 Plymouth Reliant that lasted 13 years. Only stranded me once. Also a 2000 Dodge Caravan for another 13 years. Never a problem and still going strong for the guy I sold it to. I know Chrysler is usually thought of as a low quality make but in my experience I found that untrue.

BTW my first car was a 1964 Dodge Dart with a slant six that belonged to my grandfather originally. Finally gave up the ghost in 1990. Died on the side of the road. Went to get help and when I came back hours later it was gone. Never found it. I imagine someone saw it got it started and drove off and it lived for another day. If my Yaris lasts half that long I'll be happy.