Obviously, my comment was a generalization; but not entirely wrong. Many imports have a record of lasting more miles than many domestics. The high mileage domestics are usually large engine truck & truck like vehicles (suburban, explorer, tahoe etc.,). Cadillacs are probably an exception (in being longer lasting US cars).
As a test, just pulled a sample from a craigslist ‘for sale’ list:
A sample of “low value” vehicles with mileage:
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Kia 88K
Mercury Sable 76K
Toyota Celica 212K
Chevy Cavalier 50K
Ford Explorer 194K
Nissan Pathfinder 210K
Kia Sephia 85K
Mercury Tracer 85K
Nissan 300 101K
Hyundai Excel 96K
Lincoln Towncar 86K
Ford F150 90K
Pontiac Grand Am 137K
Ford Taurus 126K
Dodge Van 66K
Cadillac Seville 122K
Observations:
1. Not a single European car in the list
2. Only cars > 200K are Toyota & Nissan
3. US Cars > 100K are Ford Explorer & Taurus, Pontiac Grand Am, Cadillac
4. Dodge & Chevy Cavalier = scrap?
5. Kia & Hyundai are comparable to US brands
6. Toyota & Nissan better than US brands.
