Mike, At the end of the day you may well be correct. I hope so. I would prefer to buy American when I replace my Crapillac, but I won't unless I am convinced that what I am being sold is a better car, not a bill of goods. The reality is that a whole bunch of new car buyers, those who actually effect the bottom line, believe the Japanese vehicles to be better made and will make their buying decision based on that perception. It doesn't matter whether it is true or not. GM and Ford are going to have to walk the walk, not just talk the talk, for quite a while to reclaim the disillusioned.