It is too bad most people think American cars are low quality. I have a owned a few jap cars but not for several years... I try to buy American. My step - dad and I have talked about this several times and he has been in the new and used car business for 60 years. He's says if your typical Impala owner serviced their car like your typical Camry/Accord owner, the Impala would have similar reliability and have a lower cost of ownership. But what really happens is the Impala owner drives the poor car into the ground and never bothers to do any preventative maint. In contrast the Camry/Accord owner does what ever the dealership recommends. I guess there is a very real cultural difference between these buyers and most won't even give American cars a chance. Most of the guys I run with are like this... they drive Porsches and seldom complain about how much they spend to keep them on the road but then in the same breath run-down American cars. Too bad.