"Mike Hunter" <mikehunt2@mailcity.com> wrote in message
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> Can't prove it by me. Of all the cars I have owned, only two were
> problematic over time, a '51 Chevy and a '97 Lexus. Although I do not
> keep my cars ten years most of them have gone to relatives and friends,
> some of whom keep then even longer than ten years. If one does the proper
> preventive maintenance any brand today will run to 200K or more.
>
> I also own a '41, '64, '71, and a '83 domestics. All but the '41, where
> purchased new and currently have from 100K to 300K on the clock and they
> all look and run just fine.
>
> Since I was in the fleet service business I have learned to do what
> corporate fleet mangers do. I look at the total cost over time to
> acquire, insure, maintain, repair and replace my vehicles. That is the
> reason why I no longer buy imports
>
> mike

For you so say that, the '97 Lexus must have been a lemon. In my case, it
would take a really good deal to get me back into a Big Three car. My
three Toyotas (and my daughter's Matrix) have made me realize that going to
a repair shop with a problem is not necessarily a two-or-three times a year
thing, it can become an "every two years, whether it needs anything or not"
kind of thing.
Now and then, I read the used car ads for amusement, and continually see 3
or 4 year old Cads which the owner states "85K miles, new transmission" and
such ads for other American iron.
I still like my American car, built in Georgetown, KY with the badge
"Avalon" on it. ...And my Japanese Camry, now pushing 138K miles where only
the starter, the water pump, timing belt and brake pads have been replaced.
And the transmission is still smooth as silk.