Do you prefer American made or Foreign made cars?...

[BigGameDamian]

And if you have a preference list and tell why? Just curious.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

foreign (japanese). more reliable, cheaper to fix.

 

[drexlersdad]

japanese, run forever
german for the ladies
american for the old school muscle

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

japanese, run forever
german for the ladies
american for the old school muscle

Muscle ain't that pretty when it's parked long-term in your driveway.

 

[BigGameDamian]

japanese, run forever
german for the ladies
american for the old school muscle

Hey I like German cars and they are not ladies cars. The only ladies car is the VW bug.

 

[HailBlazers]

think he meant to get ladies BGD

huge fan of german cars, nothing beats their handling and performance

 

[The_Lillard_King]

German for performance and engineering

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

I love German autos (I would say this even if I wasn't owned by the Germans).

The only non-German car that I have driven that comes close to the performance and engineering German cars are some of the Subarus out there. Get one with a turbo, and it's really on. But I prefer the classier style of the German cars.

 

[BigGameDamian]

I love German autos (I would say this even if I wasn't owned by the Germans).

The only non-German car that I have driven that comes close to the performance and engineering German cars are some of the Subarus out there. Get one with a turbo, and it's really on. But I prefer the classier style of the German cars.

Subarus are vary nice I love the WRX and it's very fun to drive, until you start getting tickets that is and not to mention the insurance on those bad boys are nothing to sneeze at. I would bet that most WRX owners drive illegally.

 

[crowTrobot]

both? some of the more popular japanese name brands are at least partially manufactured in america.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

both? some of the more popular japanese name brands are at least partially manufactured in america.

And those are the ones being recalled. At least initially, the first rounds of Toyota recalls were only on models physically put together in America (can't remember if it was certain parts put together in America, or the entire models assembled here).

 

[speeds]

I went from Japanese to German recently and couldn't be happier.

 

[MARIS61]

Subaru of America for cars, NissanUSA for suvs, Ford for trucks.

Rambler for nostalgia.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

I went from Japanese to German recently and couldn't be happier.

I went from Chinese to Japanese and couldn't be happier.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Subaru of America for cars, NissanUSA for suvs, Ford for trucks.

Rambler for nostalgia.

I'd actually agree with you, for the most part. But my Tundra Limited was pretty bad-ass. I am a very big fan of the newer Ford trucks, though (actually, Ford has recently done some nice things with their entire line of autos).

 

[julius]

I went from Chinese to Japanese and couldn't be happier.

did you happen to go "dirty knees, look at these" in the process?

 

[BigGameDamian]

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[BLAZINGGIANTS]

did you happen to go "dirty knees, look at these" in the process?

No.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

Jap Cars- easily the best in terms of reliability

Kraut Cars- best to drive but so overengineered a nightmare to own

de los estados unidos Cars- so-so all the way around

Korean Cars- just roll them off a cliff and save the hassle of owning them

 

[Haakzilla]

...it is tough to beat the value that Hyundai is producing these days, but I have always preferred German engineering.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

...it is tough to beat the value that Hyundai is producing these days, but I have always preferred German engineering.

The mechanics and claims adjusters I know say they are still garbage. Time will tell. When they start routinely going 250,000 miles and not folding like tissue paper in accidents I'll believe it.

 

[PapaG]

SUV (Escalade) is Amurrrican
Sedan (Camry) is Japanese

The worst car I ever owned was a 2001 VW Passat V6. That thing cost me almost $4k in engine problems. Thankfully my work paid for it at the time, but wow, it looked nice, ran very well when healthy, but was a freaking lemon and hell to have fixed.

 

[PapaG]

Kraut Cars- best to drive but so overengineered a nightmare to own

10000% agree. Loved my VW, thing would go from 60 to 80 to pass a car so fast it threw you back in your seat, but cost way too much in maintenance/repairs.

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

I wont touch euro cars. They look great and drive good, but repairs are a nightmare.

I prefer japanese cars, american trucks.

Basically anything Subaru, honda, Toyota or ford made.

 

[BigGameDamian]

SUV (Escalade) is Amurrrican
Sedan (Camry) is Japanese

The worst car I ever owned was a 2001 VW Passat V6. That thing cost me almost $4k in engine problems. Thankfully my work paid for it at the time, but wow, it looked nice, ran very well when healthy, but was a freaking lemon and hell to have fixed.

I would take a Jetta GLI over a Camry any day. I don't care if people say they are girl cars or what not. Volkswagen makes a great car. That's just me though.

 

[magnifier661]

I am all about German Performance (Owned a Porsche, BMW and Mercedes), but I love my american Jeep Rubicon!

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[blazerboy30]

It depends...

Sedan: I prefer German cars...specifically BMW.

SUVs and trucks: I definitely prefer American. Specifically Ford Powerstrokes.

Sports Car: For a performance/cost ratio you can't beat the Corvette. But in general I'd probably go with German sports cars.

Just something that runs but is boring: Japanese cars.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

The mechanics and claims adjusters I know say they are still garbage. Time will tell. When they start routinely going 250,000 miles and not folding like tissue paper in accidents I'll believe it.

I ran mine to 250k over 6 years or so and was shocked. Sure, they don't hold value like other brands. But they'll run.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

It depends...

Sedan: I prefer German cars...specifically BMW.

SUVs and trucks: I definitely prefer American. Specifically Ford Powerstrokes.

Sports Car: For a performance/cost ratio you can't beat the Corvette. But in general I'd probably go with German sports cars.

Just something that runs but is boring: Japanese cars.

Corvettes are boring. A lot of engine. Nothing else. Everywhere I went , other owners honked and waved. Cool, til you realize they're all old, empty-nesters. They serve little purpose but a big, powerful engine. They're not convenient. They're not efficient. They're not great for traveling.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

I ran mine to 250k over 6 years or so and was shocked. Sure, they don't hold value like other brands. But they'll run.

A lady at work bought a new one about 5 years ago. She had so many problems with it that at 90,000 it went to the junk yard.