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I own a 2500 HD Diesel (that I have towed 16,000 pounds with, try that with a Jap POS), a Jeep wrangler (6 years old and nothing has broken), a 1983 Dodge D150 work truck (still going strong), a 1949 Cady (also still going strong), and a 1997 Harley Davidson (not an American car, but still an American product). All of the above vehicles have been great. I think a lot of people think of a mid 70's quality vehicle when they think of American, but most of the new vehicles are very good.
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Since 1978, my wife and I have had 8 Ford cars and trucks....
my 05 2500HD Diesel Supy Duty lost it's turbo at 4,000 miles, my wifes 02 Taurus was in the shop 4 times before it had 30,000 miles on it....needed injectors,catalytic converter and rotors, and a few other little odds/ends, wind noise, rain leaking in the car etc.,etc., her T-bird caught fire and nearly burned to the ground while going to work one morning, it had about 20,000 miles at the time.....
By contrast, I'm on my second Toyota company car, first did 250,000 miles with only routine mantince,traded it in on the present one, as of today it's got a tad over 406,000 miles!!!!!!! had to replace the fan belt at 225,000 miles and the valve cover gasket at about 300,000 miles, still going strong.....only routine mantinence.....
In my line of work I see wrecked cars all day, every day....High mileage Hondas,Toyotas,Nissans,etc. are the rule, high mileage American cars/trucks are the EXCEPTION.........
I still own and drive Ford products, but the foreign brands are better,hands down..........
David