The Slowboat from China is just an expression.
I was really angry about that with my old Nissan. Can any of you imagine being out a car for 2 weeks?
I will say this about the ol' Amercan vs. foreign arguement.
Styling. . .no comparison. . .the foreign cars seem to just have it. I love Nissans for style.
But I haven't owned many cars in my life. Here they are:
1973 Mercury Comet
1980 Dodge Colt
1989 Nissan Sentra (not 97 - that was a typo)
1992 Buick Regal
1997 Isuzu Rodeo
1999 Ford Taurus
I am 39 y.o. so 6 cars. I started owning a car at 16, so that's 23 years.
The best cars dependability wise have been my Ford Taurus and my Buick Regal. Admittedly, the 1980 Colt and 1973 Comet American cars were bombs, especially the Dodge Colt.
The Sentra. . .while I loved the drive. . .and I swear the air conditioner ran off of 2 of the 4 cylinders (ice cold) was a repair hog. The Rodeo I lost when the head gasket blew. I tried to claim it as a casuality loss on my taxes but my accountant wouldn't let me.
My wife owned a Honda Civic 1992 and the air conditioner never got cold after multiple times taking it back to the dealer.
Again, I think there is a Honda and Toyota cult. My wife has a Toyota Matrix now so I know about this group marriage thing and gas being Blue Kool-aid.
