Reply #150: The facts just don't back you up

[moez]

Quality is spotty. Sure, Ford and GM have made meaningful gains in quality and reliability, but their offerings are still hit or miss. In the U.S. News new-car rankings, for instance, the Chevy Malibu and Ford Fusion rank in the top 5 in their category. But there's neither a Ford nor Chevy that cracks the top 15 in affordable small cars. In Consumer Reports' reliability rankings, 7 of the 10 lowest nameplates are domestic, while all of the top 10 nameplates are foreign. As for Chrysler, the government's automotive task force highlighted "the inferior quality of its existing product portfolio" to help explain why Chrysler's prospects as a standalone automaker are weak. Who wants to gamble with quality–and pay a high price for guessing wrong?

There's nothing special about the cars. Okay, so a few rank as high as Toyotas, Hondas, or other standard-setters. So what. There's intense competition throughout the car business, and there's virtually no category where GM, Ford or Chrysler offers a must-have vehicle that's markedly better than what other carmakers offer. So why take the chance with a domestic model when you're safer buying an import brand?

http://www.usnews.com/blogs/flowchart/2009/04/01/5-reasons-to-shun-american-cars.html

Both my Accord and Odyssey were made by American workers.... quite well, I might add....