[Grog]

I'm on my 16th Ford. It has 240k on it and I consider it my most reliable vehicle. I have never been stranded by a Ford. I has twice the miles of the BMW or the Porsche, but has no clunks or rattles like the other two. I think the Japanese cars are living on a reputation that they got 10-15 years ago. They protect their rep by fixing the problems without fuss, to keep it quiet.
My brother had a trailblazer that blew a head gasket 2k out of warranty. It was a known problem but GM hoped they would make it past warranty. He had to call GM about 5 times and tell them why he will never buy another US car again before they agreed to fix it. After it was fixed he traded it for a Acura TL. I think this was he's first sporty car, he told me how great it drove and how superior the Japanese cars are (he was hooked like the weak minded on a television Evangelist). My brother drove he's new car over to show me (show off) and we went for a drive. We swapped cars which is when he discovered that a 22 year old 944 drove every bit if not better than his new high tech Acura.