25th Aug 2010, 14:52

Luck is surely on your side then isn't it??

25th Aug 2010, 20:34

You're just denying well known problems now. You may not have had any transmission or intake issues with your American vehicles, but a simple Google search will tell you just how common these problems were. Heck, you might even want to try a search on transmissions for that high and mighty Ford Fusion, you might be surprised at how common failures of the transmissions in Fusions are.

26th Aug 2010, 02:02

The GM 3.8 liter and 3.1 liter V6 were notorious for head gasket problems between 1992 and 1999. One of the Oldsmobile Quad 4s was infamous too as far as failing parts.