I do not remember ever sitting on the side of the road waiting for AAA in any of my American cars. I did clip a Toyota that cut across three lanes of traffic in front of my pickup a few months ago and I drove away with no discernable damage while the other driver got the ticket and had to wait for somebody to tow their badly damaged car.
"I do not remember ever sitting on the side of the road waiting for AAA in any of my American cars."
Good for you. I have *2* local tow companies plus AAA programmed into my cell due to my shoddy Fords. Bought a Tundra 3 years ago and haven't had anything but scheduled maintenance since.
Sounds like you drive pickup trucks.. Where Ford and GM still make quality vehicles. And because of it dominate in those SUV and pickup areas.
I'm not really sure why Ford and GM even bother making cars.. they seem to lose a lot of money, and it gives them a bad image. I'd like to see them get rid of the low end brands.. or just be a redistributor of Japanese cars, like the Pontiac Vibe is a Toyota Matrix. But concentrate on the big trucks and SUV's, where they make a huge profit.
Unfortunately they'd have to accept being a lot smaller companies, especially with rising gas costs. As people are turning to small cars.. that is a lot of the reason the Japanese are rising in total sales in the US.