11th Jun 2009, 23:10

Well you should have bought a Ford Fusion back in 2006 then. The Fusion has consistently rated higher in projected reliability than Honda or Toyota. Ad hype and urban myths keep people in the dark about just how good domestics are.

The Cadillac CTS-V is the fastest sedan in the world,

The Chevy Malibu (which INCREASED in sales by 51% last year) was chosen American Car of the Year in 2008.

Sales of the world-class Corvette have increased 300% in Europe since Corvette entered international racing and proved itself better than much more expensive European sports cars.

Buick (NOT Lexus) is J.D. Powers most reliable car in long-term testing.

Ford has just as high a percentage of "Recommended buys" as Toyota.

The Fusion ranks TWO FULL LEVELS above Camry in projected reliability and ONE FULL LEVEL above Accord.

Fusion sales have increased 22% while everyone (except Malibu) has been dropping.

Even if domestics weren't more reliable (and they clearly are) I'd still feel enough patriotism not to stab our own industry in the back and send my money to Japan based on ad hype.

And my family HAS had a Honda. It was one of those magical 1990 models that was built by the "gods" in Japan. It was the most poorly built car we ever drove. CV joints out at 40,000 miles, massive oil consumption at 50,000 miles, parts breaking left and right and brakes smaller than those on my MOTORCYCLE!! It committed suicide by blowing a rod out the side of the engine at 99,000 miles and was sold to a junk dealer as scrap. Sure. Nice reliable Hondas...

Unfortunately that was a joke and the joke was on us. We'll never buy based on unfounded ad hype ever again. It's domestics from here on for us.