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I'd buy American, if the second car was a Japanese import.
I think with the right research they can be just as good, except for the maintenance issues. My American car chews through front brake rotors and radiator fan motors, needs regular alignments and needed a few front-end bushings @ 100k but is otherwise a solid car. It's 151k and counting and I see no reason why it shouldn't go to 200k but I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
The Japanese import has never had really any issues besides simple maintenance. At 110k I threw in some plugs and a serpentine belt. Had the front brakes done at 60k and will need it again + some rear ones for the first time. Also will need its first alignment soon, which is amazing to me. The tires have always worn slowly & evenly and the steering is straight. I can see this car going 300k easy.
Are you sure the G8 is being rebadged? Last I heard it was being dumped all together (unfortunately).
i'd have to do some digging, but i read an article where Lutz was supposedly quoted as saying the G8 (Commodore) would live on as a Chevy. Likely they would just bring over the Chevy Middle East version of the car. That was some time ago, though.
Oh yeah... We have three American name plate vehicles in our garage. And it will continue that way for us. We support our domestically owned automakers.
What is an "American" car anymore anyway? BMW built every Z3 worldwide in South Carolina, for example, while many GM cars are assembled in Mexico - my sis has an old Buick Century built in Mexico, no build quality issues that I know of.
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Good point.. and imports are made in the US
Toyota Matrix (California)
Subaru Outback (Indiana)
Subaru B9 Tribeca (")
Hyundai Sonata (Alabama)
Mercedes ML (Alabama)
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