Fiat + Chrysler

Everybody Talks About The Toyotas & Hondas, On How Dependable They Are. I Worked For A Toyota Dealer For 4-years As A Service Writer. I Have Seen The So Called Dependability. I Even Bought A New Dodge Truck While There, Might As Well, They Were Using A 3/4 Ton V-10 Dodge To Haul Dealer Trades With. We Had Our Share Of Buy-back Lemon Camerys, Trouble Prone Cars, Hard To Duplicate Problem Cars & Trucks. One Thing That I Did See Is The Average Import Owner Will Spend Money To Maintain Their Car, You Won't See That In A Domestic Dealership. Maybe They Are Just Better Mantained. When I Bought My New Sport, A Salesman Had Bought A New Tundra. He Told Me That I Would Regrett Buying The Dodge. Well After 2 Front Differentials, 1 Set Of Cams, A Engine Wiring Harness & Multiple Little Concerns. All This For His Tundra! I Would Just Go Up To The Show Room & Remind Him That My Dodge Had Never Been Back To The Dealer. He Would Just Flip Me Off. As For Holding Value, I Have Been Looking For A Bargain On A Used Charger Or 300. I Havn't Found One Yet. I Have Owned Several Chrysler Products Over The Years & I Have Only Had One That Had Concerns, A 1987 V-6 Mini Van. The Problem Was The Imported Engine. Who Cares About Resale, If You Are Going To Drive It For A Few Years. A Ten Year Old Car Is Just That, A Ten Year Old Car. No Matter What Brand It Is.
Sorry To Rant, Its Been One Of Those Days. (new Boss)

Agreed. The Asian manufacturers whopped *** in the 1980's, but the American manufacturers caught up through 1990's. By now most cars, no matter who makes it, are about equally dependable (with exceptions, of course.) The problem is that most North American people still view the Asian car as superior even though it is not.

One more thing... how many Japanese people in Japan do you think would buy an American car? That's right... almost none. We, as North Americans, need to change our attitudes about ALL the products we buy.