6th Oct 2011, 15:06
"The best indicator is drive a lot and see what's on the interstates... "Where are the garage kept Toyotas from the 70's?"
Your point would be valid if the number of units sold was about the same for both imports and domestics during that time period. However, that is not the case. I notice quite a disproportionate number of Hondas and Toyotas from the early 90's on the road (approaching 20 years+) compared to anything from the Big Three from the early 90's. Does this mean Japanese vehicles from this time period are better than the domestics. Maybe. Maybe not. Do the research, crunch the numbers and support your statement with more accurate empirical data if you can.
10th Oct 2011, 00:54
Yes, I agree that cars like the Delta 88 were great cars, but the Delta wasn't the only car being made in Detroit back in the days. So what about cars like the Citation X? Or the Pinto? Or what about the first generation Taurus that sold in millions during the eighties and early nineties? Where are all those millions? Or even 2.7L Intrepids sold not much more than 10 years ago? All these cars were crap, and were put of the road on an early stage. Stop dreaming about 30 year old 88's, and wake up to the real world reality where, yes, Detroit has made a lot of very poor cars since the seventies.
6th Oct 2011, 12:26
There are many older so-called domestics being driven in small rural towns all over America. Go to any big city in America and you will see so-called imports are being driven by business class individuals. In almost all business districts and commercial area in the U.S.A. you will see many BMW's, Audi's, Porsche's, Lexus', Infinity's, Acuras, Honda's, Toyota's and Nissan's. They outnumber GM, Ford and Chrysler.
If you like driving imported domestics, why are you reading a review about a Camry, which is by the way, made in the U.S.A.