Import buyers would like us to think that they are better cars, and naturally they believe the one they bought is the best. Can't prove it by me. Buyers have a tendency to compare the vehicle they bought in the past five years to the ones they bough fifteen years ago, rather them what is available on the market TODAY, which is at best foolish. If one looks at what available today they will discover all manufactures are building good dependable long term vehicles. The only real difference is style, price and dealer service.
I have owned plenty of imports and domestics. The vehicle that had the MOST problems, of all those I have owned in the past sixty some years or so, was a $48,000 1997 Lexus LS V8. That was the last import I ever owned. None of the domestics I have owned since then has had any problems