Why I won't buy a Rice Burner.....

I donno my 87 300ZX seems to be humming along just fine, I know people who have driven theirs well into the 200K+ range, without anything major going bad.

I've always driven American too. I don't like working on import cars and the parts prices can be high as you state. With prescribed maintenance the Japanese cars seem to last very well though. My GM alternators and starters are good for about 100k. I've seen the Honda's last over 200K. Owners of those cars seldom seem to have problems. I'm not stuck on American cars. I drive something where there is high production, parts availability, and relative ease of repair. In my area that's a Chevy. If I lived in Texas of California it might be something else.

In Texas it would be an F150 LOL

mike hunt

Al Bundy wrote:

If I lived in Texas of California it might be something

not sure I agree with the Cavalier ........ The Impala SS's tend to be thrashed or stupid money.

I think most American's are choosing American Trucks to replace their American cars. Hard to beat the reliability of Diesel American truck.

Yep, I got one. (A good Jap design "Isuzu"). At least it is made in the U.S. but I expect like a lot of other things it is only assembled from imported parts so they can say it is American made. The fuel system is Bosch. Canada has become the major producer of GM cars. Their medical benefits are much cheaper than the U.S.

Other countries can produce even cheaper because their workers don't have to pay income tax or Social Security on exported goods. So not having to pay those extra fees the other countries can build a much better car for the price. The ones assembled is the U.S. still are made from mostly imported parts unless they can be bought cheaper in the U.S.

You do know of course that the Duramax Deisel GM uses is made by.............Isuzu. Fords Powerstroke is made by International. And Dodges Cummins well.....I wont go there....LOL

the Duramax is produced by DMAX, Ltd of Moraine, OH. it is an Isuzu/GM joint venture, which is not the same as it being made by isuzu. it's no different than the GM/DC joint venture New Venture Gear... neither GM or DC make the transmissions, New Venture does.

and Cummins makes Cummins diesels, Ford has absolutely nothing to do with them

-Bret

absolutively right bret ford has nothing to do with cummins

Oh well, thats small comfort, everything BUT the motor is a piece of crap then.