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Location: where nothin ever grows. no rain or rivers flow, TX
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Originally Posted by kittymama
Yes - that's one reason I have it. I'm scared to death to drive on ice and snow as it is. I couldn't imagine doing it without AWD even though people here do. When I move to Texas and live in a city, I don't suppose that will matter. At least it didn't last time I lived in Texas. I hardly ever drove on an unpaved road and here you do ALL THE TIME.
Ford has a high tech AWD system for cars but would not make it available in the US for some reason (hence you bought something else). I think thats because the SAE "trained" technicians here are dumb as rocks.
Thank you; but Houston is infested with foreigners who like Japanese cars and Toyota tries to act like FORD and CHEVY buy putting out big trucks and take bought a sports venue (Toyota Center) unfortunately people buy into this marketing and believe that Domestic Cars are sub-par
All I know is that every American car I have ever owned, needed all sorts of mechanical work between 75,000 and 100,000 miles to where it amounted each month to a new car note. I started buying Toyota's and Honda's and as long as I change the oil and keep up with routine maintenance - they run until the wheels fall off - regardless of the miles. When you are on a budget - this matters. Once you get used to having a long-lasting vehicle that needs little maintenance, buying them becomes a habit that is hard to shake.
No ~ probably never will. I have seen bad experiences with family and friends as far as American cars. Plus, I think most of the cars are not designed very well as far as being something nice to look at. Started off with a non-American car and have been nothing but pleased.
Location: where nothin ever grows. no rain or rivers flow, TX
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All I know is that every American car I have ever owned, needed all sorts of mechanical work between 75,000 and 100,000 miles to where it amounted each month to a new car note. I started buying Toyota's and Honda's and as long as I change the oil and keep up with routine maintenance - they run until the wheels fall off - regardless of the miles. When you are on a budget - this matters. Once you get used to having a long-lasting vehicle that needs little maintenance, buying them becomes a habit that is hard to shake.
All cars require mechanical work at that mileage. I replace waterpumps, timing hardware and other stuff as preventive maintenance (not waiting for them to break) on my BMW & Audi. I mostly do that because i'm excited to open them up. I wouldnt care as much if it was a corolla or a civic tho
I traded in a 2 year old Jeep Liberty for a Toyota Tacoma 4x4 in August. The Jeep had water pump AC and a few other things go out. There is too much depreciation value in American Made cars.
I own a Ford Explorer that I bought used in 2001. It's got about 130,000 miles on it and hasn't been a problem. My best friend had little Ford that never caused her problems and it had nearly 200,000 miles on it before she sold it. I realize we may be the lucky ones, though. My sister is all about the foreign cars and she says they give you the most for the money. I plan to purchase a car next year, but honestly I'm on the fence about buying domestic vs import.
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