Last two American cars I owned were Pontiacs (GTO and Firebird). Had the GTO for 26 years until I sold it to a guy from Ball Ground, GA who wanted to show it in car shows. The 1983 Firebird was a lemon. Worst car I ever owned. For the GTO, must have changed 5 water pumps, 6 or 7 alternators, numerous fuel pumps, more spark plugs and rotator points than I can remember (the engine would absolutely distroy electrical ignition components in 6 months (400 CI engine)), three starters, one exhaust manifold (cracked), more than 20 mufflers (thank you Midas for all the free mufflers), and way too many other items over the years. You actually had to lay up side down in the drivers seat to access the fuse box. I was fortunate to be able to maintain the car myself or it would have cost me a bundle. I sold the GTO for more than three times what I paid for it new (one owner car with all the original documents and orginal GM stickers on the air cleaner). Took the money and bought a BMW M3. Fuse box under the hood where you can easily get to it, has spare fuses and a fuse puller in the box. You can remove the whole dash in a few easy pieces. What I'm getting at is that foreign cars are just plain engineered better. Not only do they drive better and last longer, but the sales and maintenance teams are a pleasure to deal with. Just my experience and opinion.
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