Did you consider the terrible paint job to be part of your good luck?
Funny!
It hasn't seem to have hurt!!!!
Did you consider the terrible paint job to be part of your good luck?
If you want to buy a car made in America, buy a Honda or Toyota.I don't know if you meant only cars in particular, or vehicles in general. Problem is, I want to buy a car, nothing else. A brief look at the Big 3 reveals only about 4 or 5 American-made cars. None of which is the size/style I want.
I would prefer to buy an American car, and every time I buy a new car and try to find one I could live with, but have never been able to.
Does anyone purchase American made cars? It’s not the 1980. There quality is very good these days.
I know someone who does this with used Lexuses (Lexi?). He is a mechanic and knows the various models inside and out. He buys them at 10+ years old, fixes their various mechanical issues, and has a good paint guy for repainting, then flips them to folks wanting a Lexus but can't afford new.I only buy used cars. Just picked up a 2006 Lexus GX470 with 158,000 miles. Everything works, good maintenance records. The leather seats have some wear and the paint needs a good buffing and polish, otherwise it's in great condition. I'll probably get another 100,000 miles out of it. And only paid $8800.
Does anyone purchase American made cars? It’s not the 1980. There quality is very good these days.
I've had great luck with new American "twins": A Chevy Nova that was identical to a Toyota Corolla; a Pontiac Vibe, a twin for a Toyota Matrix. So not fully American, though.
I keep cars ~20 years, 250,000 miles. My current Vibe is 13 years old, just 100,000 miles. The paint job was terrible--I"m considering having it repainted. I get notes on the car every few months--folks offering to buy it. I don't want to sell because I love the car (other than the paint) and it's a stick shift with very few electronics. It's so hard to find new stick shift cars. A benefit, though, is the stick shift cars I"ve found do NOT have all the gimmicky add-ons.
It's fun to watch young kids try to figure out how to (literally) roll down the windows, or lock the car door. All done by hand.