American Cars...

Kia Ora! Here is another old story for your collection. FORD at one stage used to jokingly be called F(ix) O(r) R(epair) D(aily. Try http://www.samrins.com/buying/index.html I would say that if you are doing mostly on-road driving, then any car would do. But if you do a lot of off-road stuff, the Toyota Landcruiser or its luxurious cousin, the Prado has my vote. We have had a couple of American cars over the years, one a Chevorlet and another Ford. I must confess that we have found German and Japanese cars generally at higher quality levels than american cars. But then we are not experts. If you are buying a second hand car, do make sure that you get the Canadian Automobile Association to check out the car for you, similar to the AA here.

Before I purchased my Scion xB in July of 2006, I had a Mercury Sable. This was my fourth car in the Ford Taurus family. I had two 1988's then a 1993 and finally a 2001. I was very happy with the Taurus overall. Good runner, minimal repairs and with so many on the road, a decent price. I am very happy with my Scion, as you know. But I am not adverse to American autos. The main concern now is gas mileage - so be extra careful in this regard. I really like the Kelly Blue Book website. This provides a great deal of information on any cars (new or used) you may be interested in. http://www.kbb.com

while american cars of the past seemed to be of low quality, now they really are not so bad. chevy even offers a 100,000 mile warranty of most of their cars.