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Originally Posted by shadoquad
I don't agree with much of your post, but I agree that this is not as true anymore as it once was. The domestic brands have stepped up their games lately, especially Ford, and Korean cars may not be as reliable, but they come with a much better warranty for the most part.
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I have only owned 5 cars in my 25 years of life, but the absolute worst car is my Infiniti. It is also the newest, with the least miles. The materials my '93 crown-vic was made from are vastly superior regarding the bushings, under-hood hoses, etc. Same for all my other domestics.
So far the entire driveline in my Infiniti has had to be replaced, sans engine. Never had that issue in a domestic. I have also never found myself under the hood of a domestic fixing all the cracked rubber intake tubing with permatex because it has rotted out and I don't want to spend a bazillion $$ replacing it all.
Maybe I just bought 3 good domestics and 1 decent one, and 1 horrible import, maybe not.
Either way, my case goes to show it's 1/2-dozen one or the other, no matter whos cool-aid you are sipping. The remaining point is that when a domestic is broken, it's a lot cheaper to fix than when an import is broken.
As to 2008 and newer, I would buy domestic no question. Some models are more prone to breaking than others, but as a whole, the reliability of american drivetrains seems to be way beyond that of their foreign counterparts. Japanese window-motors still might outlast those made by Gm, but I'm more concerned about my engine/transmission than a window motor.