My experience has been the opposite. In fact, I know quite a few Camaro owners of the same generation as mine that have well over 100k and their cars look great and still get down the road just fine. It's not the make of the car that's the key, it's the owner. Any garage owner or manager would see that. And I used to manage a Mercedes repair shop. Saw plenty of those get driven into the ground by less then responsible owners.
oo/..i do see that........but then on the other hand i have a 99 camaro in the bay right now...beautiful car. 109k. rod knock too.
it does have a lot to do with the owner in most cases. but i've seen high mileage civics and accords that i just KNOW were abused, and poorly maintained. yet they run like champs. i see mustangs, and camaros abused the same and not take it. i see the "W" body gm's with problems like the rear brake calipers, or the rear spring bushings much earlier than they should be.
believe me, i dont want to talk up the imports. i just say what i see.
like i said before, i will not give up my american cars. but if i were married and buing a car for my wife.....she'd have an accord, or a camry i think. they seem to be two of the most relaible cars on the road in my experience. if i were going to buy anything luxury, i think i'd go with a bmw, as i don't like the ride or handling of the lincolns or caddys.
for daily driving though.....my taurus, for mileage, my geo(which is really a toyota corolla...35mpg on the highway, but really ugly) and for work, my 97 dakota. hot rod 78 ford fairmont(12.20's @117mph street legal and 22mpg or so avg.)
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