15th Dec 2008, 02:26

"I remember the Maxima of the late 1980s and was not impressed."

By being a domestic car buyer I wouldn't expect otherwise of you. Likewise, I felt the same way about EACH of the cars you listed. None of them impressed me at all. NONE. I made what turned out to be a positive, long-term investment I regretted not once.

"I think you had bad luck buying the low-end GMC Sonoma, which was just a slapped together Chevy S-10 with a bigger price tag."

Actually if domestics were so great it wouldn't have mattered which trim level I purchased. As it turns out all of them were crap, even my top-of-the line SLE. This justifies my point that domestics are crap and by your response, you seem to agree.

One minute domestics are the greatest, the next they're crap; you need to develop a position and stick with it, you're confused.

16th Dec 2008, 02:49

Let me reiterate: Owning the Maxima was a privilege, owning the Sonoma was unfortunately penance. Please read the statements for what they are, not what you wish them to be.