My 2005 Chrysler Town and Country at 100,000 miles is rusting, the rear A/C rotted out, there are many creaks and rattles and the check engine light comes on half a dozen times a year. (for different reasons) The last time I went to a dealer they quoted me $450.00 for plugs and wires.
My previous van ate the tranny at 75,000 miles and my Stratus pissed oil on the driveway at 45k.
My 2002 Civic, with 278,000 miles needed shocks, brakes and an alternator in the last two years.
Tell me why I should buy American again?
I know what you mean; my 2001 Isuzu has been nothing but trouble since I got it. Gas once a week, oil every three month and tires every three years, what a hassle!
Are you sure your Civic isn't an American car? Of our family's Hondas, two are 'merkun and one is Canadian. You can't judge a book by its cover, as they say.
I thought last year the Toyota Camry had the highest US part content of any car made in the US.
Rusting after 7 years? I drive a 15-year-old Taurus without a trace of rust, even where the paint has been scraped away. An how does an A/C rot away? At the very least, you need to get your local government to quit using salt on the highways; it does next to nothing for the snow, and eats through cars. Even still, with the freakish bad luck you describe, I think you need a witch doctor, not a mechanic. Eating a tranny at 75K and pissing oil at 45K is just bizarre. (I’ll presume you know how to drive and maintain a car, but the only time I’ve ever heard of a tranny going that young in the last 30 years was someone who didn’t know how to use a stick shift on a Geo.)
As for the Civic, I can’t tell if you’re praising your Japanese nameplate, or cursing your American-made car. 278,000 miles is pretty good for an alternator., and if you’re really putting 50,000 miles every two years, I can’t be shocked that brakes and shocks need to be replaced; that’s not poor workmanship, it’s inevitable wear and tear.
Rusting after 7 years? I drive a 15-year-old Taurus without a trace of rust, even where the paint has been scraped away. An how does an A/C rot away? At the very least, you need to get your local government to quit using salt on the highways; it does next to nothing for the snow, and eats through cars. Even still, with the freakish bad luck you describe, I think you need a witch doctor, not a mechanic. Eating a tranny at 75K and pissing oil at 45K is just bizarre. (I’ll presume you know how to drive and maintain a car, but the only time I’ve ever heard of a tranny going that young in the last 30 years was someone who didn’t know how to use a stick shift on a Geo.)
As for the Civic, I can’t tell if you’re praising your Japanese nameplate, or cursing your American-made car. 278,000 miles is pretty good for an alternator., and if you’re really putting 50,000 miles every two years, I can’t be shocked that brakes and shocks need to be replaced; that’s not poor workmanship, it’s inevitable wear and tear.
There are three reasons why I will not buy a new vehicle from Ford GM and Chrysler
1) United
2) Auto
3) Workers
I used to work on cars....then I bought a Toyota. Now, I don’t work on cars because I don’t need to.