15th Jan 2007, 17:40
That may be true, but things change. Especially in the 1980s when the domestic vehicles were being built with horrid reliability. There is a reason why people never consider many domestic cars from the 1980s classics, and the sad thing is that Ford cars are the worst when it comes to reliability (their trucks are decent though).
15th Jan 2007, 09:37
Really? My friend followed his Focus's maintenance schedule to the letter and it still was in the shop every month for one problem after another. My parents virtually rebuilt their 1980 Buick Skylark after nearly every part had to be replaced before they sold it in 1983. And I can site many other stories.
Meanwhile, I've never owned an import (one not built in America) that wasn't outstandingly reliable.