Notice how all these cars are American brand, mostly GM and Chrysler with one Mercury. Perhaps we should boycott Forbe for being un-American to have published such biased article?
Now seriously. These cars try to price competitively against the competitions but are deemed overpriced by the buying public. With so many models deemed overpriced, no wonder GM and Chrysler are in a hole and Ford faring better.
My parents’ last 2 American cars were Olds’ Cutlass Ciera and Delta 88. Cutlass was traded for a Nissan Sentra in 86 due to too many problems (just 4 years old at the time). Delta 88 was strictly a commuting car and never been driven long distances (150+ miles one-way). It pretty much just stopped working one day and die, also after numerous issues and repairs, with less than 120K miles on the odometer, in the early 90s.
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Since my parents didn’t want to be shamed by themselves ever again, they have not bought an Olds or any other American brand since. So how long does it take to forgive and forget? In their case, the rest of their lives. Me, being a newer generation, was willing to give American brands a fair chance but in the end still went with Honda Accord not because of prejudice against the American brands but simply because it was the most well-equipped, spacious and comfortable family sedan at that price range. And I know I can trust its resale-value.
