In article , J. Clarke
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Peter Wiley wrote:

In article , greybeard
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"Bruce L. Bergman" wrote in message
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On Sun, 19 Feb 2006 03:00:34 -0500, "J. Clarke"

Taking /ANY/ 6K RPM Redline engine up to 10K or 12K will tend to
throw rods through the block - be it Toyota or Chevy. Having your
foot to the floor with the engine in gear and shifting into neutral to
rock the car, the overspeed fuel cut in the EFI can't react that fast.

Either that, or you're a UAW Troll. (Buy American!) Yeah, and
watch it depreciate twice as fast...


I have noticed, and so has my unhappy neighbor that is driving jap made
junk, that while the engines seem to have few problems, when they do,
you're
getting off cheaper to dump it in the recycle bin and buy a new one. As
per neighbor's honda****, normal driving day to work and the car didn't
make it,
cam is gone, cheaper to get another car than fix that one. His S-10 is
running nicely though. Hmmm. Seems jap cars aren't designed to be
fixed,
just replaced at your cost. "Superior oriental engineering." Worse than
planned obsolescense.

Ah. That would explain the 290,000 on my Mitsubishi pickup, and the
226,000 on my Subaru AWD sedan. The Mits has had one clutch and a head
job, the Subaru one clutch and a set of front CV joints. No other mech
work other than routine maint.

There's a reason Japanese vehicles dominate the market, and it isn't
just purchase price.

They make a very good first impression. Then people stick to them no matter
how bad it gets, just like a battered spouse.

Lessee, the Mits I bought new in 1982. That makes 23 years of a good
first impression. The Subaru I bought new in 1991, that makes 14 years
of good first impression. I *know* the history of those cars.

Not to mention the 1970 Datsun 1600 I had. Bought used with 60K on the
clock, sold with 65K on the clock after I did just over 100K on it. 2
clutches, one fuel pump. No other mech issues. Never even had the head
off. Sold it to the first person fr $100 more than I'd paid for it.

Over those years, just how much percent share of the auto market has
the US makers lost?

I admire your thinking.

PDW