I'm pretty heavy into cars myself and I've been reluctant to comment on this blanket statement that "all USA made cars are junk", but I since this thread is staying alive and not disappearing let me say I think that comment is way off-base. It may have been true in the late 70's and 80's but its not true now. I've owned over 100 vehicles in the past 43 years including (9) Ford Pickup Trucks (I have a 2001 F-250 with 153,000 miles on it that I drove to work today and it runs like a Swiss Watch), (3) Chevy pickups, (3) Corvettes, (2) F-350 Cut-way Van Bodies, and a few odds and end domestic vehicles.
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I tend to drive imports, mostly European, but would have no hesitation buying a domestic if they had a model I liked. The big 3 are building world-class cars that will stand with any other marque currently made. I've had Japanese cars as well, and don't buy into the myth of their invincibility. Nissan has one of the worst records for reliability of any maker there is, and I've seen some engineering on Hondas that make them extremely difficult to work on and repair - such as the front brakes on a '93 Accord where the rotor is part of the bearing race so they could save a few Yen on the build and to do a brake job on that car is 6 hours on the front end vs. a BMW you can do in 15 minutes per wheel. I know, I've done it.
Fact of the matter is, no maker in 2014 can build a car that is not reliable and competitive. There are simply too many choices out there for consumers and the market is so crowded that they MUST deliver a decent product or they would fail in the marketplace. I have a British car in my garage as well and though there are plenty of people that will crack jokes about cars made in England not running, mine has been fantastic and so well-assembled that its a joy to own and drive.