[bjl584]

My girlfriend had a 91 accord. She finally had to get rid of it when it got to 234,000 miles, so I can't complain about the quality of it. American car companies have been branded with a certain stigma that there cars are of lesser quality than imports. The earned this stigma when they were the top dogs and had no real competition. However, today the Big 3 have to produce a quality product if they want to survive. Quality used to be something that you had to pay significantly more for, but it is built into most manufacturing processes today. With innovations in computers, materials, and robotics, quality is built into the product. Most American cars are on par quality wise with their Japanese and European conterparts. They just have trouble shaking the stigma of poor quality, especially from older people. I do all of my own mechanic work on my cars. I have owned Chevys, Pontiacs, GMC's, Fords, and Hyundai's. I have found all of them to be of good quality if you keep up on the maintance and take care of them.