Very true. Imports cost 2 to 20 times as much to repair as domestics, plus domestics have much longer and more comprehensive warranties due to their higher build quality. Ford now outranks even Honda in build quality, and Toyota has now dropped way down to 21st out of 33 car makers. WAY below GM. And with a 100,000 mile warranty, no repair costs are incurred on domestics for a very long time. The import myth is fading as fast as Toyotas and Hondas are being recalled!!
Yeah, import parts are harder to find because you don't need them as much. Parts shops carry what they know they will sell, so yes they do carry more domestic parts!
1st Jul 2010, 16:52
Very true. Imports cost 2 to 20 times as much to repair as domestics, plus domestics have much longer and more comprehensive warranties due to their higher build quality. Ford now outranks even Honda in build quality, and Toyota has now dropped way down to 21st out of 33 car makers. WAY below GM. And with a 100,000 mile warranty, no repair costs are incurred on domestics for a very long time. The import myth is fading as fast as Toyotas and Hondas are being recalled!!