24th Mar 2009, 10:06

This is a great example of the kind of comments that encourage people to avoid Japanese vehicles. Every knowledgeable buyer knows that domestic vehicles do not "fall apart" at 70,000 miles. They are under warranty for 100,000 miles anyway. To see such baseless comments as the one cited above, with no data to support such ludicrous claims, instantly destroys the credibility of the import fan and has just the opposite influence on readers. It makes them realize that the import supporters have no real argument, which makes it obvious that the domestic is the better choice.

If you have never owned a full-sized truck or more than one domestic, there is absolutely no basis for any criticism of other vehicles. Many comments on here are from people like myself who have owned both imports and domestics and have real-world experience with new models. There are also numerous references to all sorts of evidence supporting the positions of domestic supporters. All this carries a credibility that baseless, unfounded comments only serves to reinforce.