30th Dec 2012, 16:49

That's not what I meant. His comments are like a cat owner bragging about his experiences on a German Shepard thread. The bottom line, his comments are increasingly irrelevant to the main topic at hand. The other thing that gets me is that he talks down to us like we're idiots. Does such a person deserve defending?

31st Dec 2012, 23:11

Back in the 1960s, Car and Driver ranked the big Cadillacs (which are in the same class as the big Lincolns) above Rolls-Royce, and second only to Mercedes in terms of luxury. What happened to both brands over the decades in terms of quality?

And yes, I have to agree when you say that the imports basically built their invincible reputations through sheer propaganda. Americans are quick to believe what they're told if you tell them the same story again and again. It would be a different story if the imports were actually better, but they're not.