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Detroit never stopped churning out clunkers. My neighbors brand new, $50k Chevy truck’s electrical is completely shot after first year. This is in mild Northern California weather.

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Chevrolet ranks 25th in reliability out of 30 mass market vehicle brands.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2019/11/14/consume...

It so bad, it's a running joke [1] I think low-end Fords (i.e. simple) are the only US car I'd consider and even then, their transmissions are suspect.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSBsq6HBBzw

Whole reason I bought a Ford Fiesta with a stick is because I heard that their transmissions are made out of glass.

Otherwise, decent car.

A FiST though :)))

Given the angle of the original Consumer Reports study that the USA Today article is about, it wouldn't appear as simple as your comment suggests.

And here my 4 year old $20k ford is still worth $12k, so maybe not all of Detroit is bad?

I think the broader point to note here is that it's relatively easy to build simple machines. It's hard to build reliable complex machines.

I would certainly trust a low end Ford Focus, more so than even a low end VW Golf / Skoda Scala.

As soon as you move into premium models both the American and European manufacturer start to show their weaknesses compared to the Lexus/Acura/Infiniti/etc brands from Japan.

Tesla is an American brand. I would argue Ford/Lincoln is the best Detroit motor company. GM makes meh cars. Chrysler is no longer American.

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