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Originally Posted by fbodfather
Sorry -- but the way I see it is this: there is virtually nothing out there that foreign manufacturers offer that the American Manufacturers don't offer. (not including ultra-luxury/performance such as Rolls/etc...)
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I agree, I think the biggest obstacle myself is the stereotype that american car companies have of being junk. Heck, even when I first got my camaro I would use the quote "If you want a truck by america, if you want a car buy japanese... even though I have a japanese truck (tacoma) and an american car! (camaro!)"
At this point, though, no one can really argue that american cars are junk anymore (even if some are), and no one can argue that japanese are any more reliable. Even toyota, which used to be the undisputed long-term reliability champion, is now being outranked by GM cars (camry vs malibu, etc.).
Like I said before, America has come back into the game, but they still must overcome old stereotypes and prove that they don't sell crap.
Even my father, who would only buy foreign cars is about to switch from a jaguar to a malibu. Every time I mention GM or chevy, he mentions how he had rented two different malibus and one was almost as nice as a cadillac he drove, and one was a piece of crap.
*disclaimer - almost every time I mention america, I mean GM. even american only buyers I know say that D*dge and F*rd sell junk that breaks quickly. That will also be an obstacle, because GM is being lumped in with other vehicles unfairly.