Originally posted by infinotize I don't know how all these people just take any japanese car over a domestic just because... I'm getting a ford probe gt soon and its a nice car, I would rather buy that than get a free civic or corolla... Any maker has lemons like the other guy said, and any car will last a long time if properly maintained. And for people who bash american companies for "bad engineering" because they aren't "efficient" with their engines... why waste millions on R&D when you can jack up the displacement and get the same result with more torque? And then you get a car that costs thousands less than a "superior" import that probably rolls off a factory in the states anyway. I'm not saying I don't like foreigns, just that the difference isn't all that huge.