[WildBillyT]

Originally Posted by Blacdout96

QFT, and not just that, but alot of american cars are just as reliabe as import cars. I see it that American cars developed a bad rep in the 80's when import cars were coming in and being alot more reliabe then American cars. American companies were conent in what products they were selling ,and to top it of, were trying to bring fuel injection into the market, something that was still relatively infant in mass production. At that time, American cars were expected to get 125,000-150,000 and be considered whooped, and time to get a new car, while Honda's are still rolling at 250,000 with so much as basic maintenance needed. Since the mid 90's I've seen American cars really step up to the plate and match or even exceed what the Reputations the import cars produced, the downside is word of mouth, and past experiences 20 years ago is what hurt American reputation, and I feel it will stick until Honda and Toyota get a few more multi million recalls, then I believe they will be on even playing ground.

I can't tell you how many Toyota's and Honda owners come through the door anymore, yet they seem to buy more parts then people who have newer US cars.

A lot of that was also due to the stresses involved with some of the engines. A 200hp engine back then was a big deal, when a typical Honda Accord had 86 hp and 100 lb-ft through a small 3 barrel carb.