More Reliable...older Japanese or newer American?

[ChuteBoxe515 10+ year member]

Car wise...say a import with 100k or an american with 75k?

specifically an Infiniti and possibly an Impala LS

yeah...

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[ChuteBoxe515 10+ year member]

c'mon people...

 

[radel2dope 10+ year member]

I was in the back of an impala cop car, and the cop told me they were in the shop all the time. I guess they prolly take more of a beating than normal ones though.

 

[themainjam 10+ year member]

LMAO ^

i like older hondas and toyotas.

hell i even like older ford pickups. they are simple to fixe and take a beating... or at least mine has.

 

[jtomsic 5,000+ posts]

I was in the back of an impala cop car, and the cop told me they were in the shop all the time. I guess they prolly take more of a beating than normal ones though.

impala cop car, thats sweet, they drive crown vics around here... although i dont like ricers, most japanese cars seem to run alot longer than american :-\

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

I saw an unmarked Impala on the highway yesterday...I don't know, I think they're ugly.

Older 'Yotas can be good, one of my best friends has a mid-90's Avalon with 100k+ miles that's still going strong. He abuses the crap out of it because he doesn't know proper mantainence (water instead of radiator fluid, old battery, infrequent oil changes, cheap tires) but the thing still runs great. I don't know //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[swaptrex 10+ year member]

it is pretty much a proven fact that imports last longer than domestics, sure there is the occasional 3800 that has 250k on the motor, but i can assure you the rest of the car(exterior, interior, etc.) is falling apart. i have had two american made vehicles(95 monte carlo and crown vic) and two imports(97 honda accord and 91 honda crx)and can say from experience that imports are all around better running cars.

 

[Termlab 10+ year member]

when they say "made in america" that means that the parts come from over seas, and they are just assembled here. you are buying the same **** thing anyway...

maybe not with cars, but with everything else.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Hell, most Ford trucks aren't even assembled in the States...my van was made in Canada.

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

when they say "made in america" that means that the parts come from over seas, and they are just assembled here. you are buying the same **** thing anyway...

maybe not with cars, but with everything else.

To actually be "Made in America", there is a certain percentage of the value/cost of the product (materials and labor combined) that must be US sourced (like 75% or something).

If that isn't met, then they would just be "Assembled in America".

 

[tRiGgEr 5,000+ posts]

Infinity is a great brand. I still have a 1990 M30 with 200450 miles on it. Not a problem at all. Great little car made by nissan.

 

[rockingchair69 10+ year member]

1st gen MX6 gt thats what you want. The sixer=greatness //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/thumbsup.gif.3287b36ca96645a13a43aff531f37f02.gif

 

[hoss 5,000+ posts]

sure there is the occasional 3800 that has 250k on the motor, but i can assure you the rest of the car(exterior, interior, etc.) is falling apart.

i have had three fords to go high mileage with no problems... my dads 80 something bronco had 350k+ on it and the only time it went into the shop was for a timing belt. my 92 explorer had 260k+ before we sold it, and my 97 explorer had 175k+ when we traded it in.

sayinbg that an american car having good longevity is "occasional" or a fluke is a croc... they are all capable of doing it, just as long as you take care of them.

oh yeah, on all those cars they were driven off road daily, through mud, puddles and etc, and the exterior and interior were flawless(except on the 92 where dad hit a few trees)

 

[themainjam 10+ year member]

do you live in the rust belt? i am in wisconsin and i havent even driven my truck since i got here (6 months)but it is starting to rust through. whereas while i was in california that truck never got any rust. i am almost sad that i moved here just because of my truck...//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

P.S. Ford trucks(351 windsor/ 351 cleveland very reliable) are one thing ford cars :/ unless its an older mustang

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

imports seem to rust more than domestic but seem to get more of them too 200k and outside of gm , domestic interiors seem to hold up better ...but its all in how you take care of it. my 2.5 4 banger i have now has 126k on it and still within new status compression. its all how you take care of it but after a while they all sound like desiels lol