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Originally Posted by AzNMpower32
I thought the Pontiac GTO was discontinued?
Well, I think what's turning away Americans from domestic brands is their past reputation of poor relability. Most people see cars as an appliance. They want comfortable rides, easy-to-park steering, fuss-free (read: low tech) computer systems, good reliability (because most don't want to spend $$$ to maintain, much less repair their cars), and last but not least, big cupholders.
Toyota quality has slipped a bit recently though. I wonder if/when the public will get the message.
For sure, I place an emphasis on driving satisfaction and because Toyota doesn't deliver on that aspect, I dont recommend it to friends. For example, I'd rather my friend look at the upcoming '08 Mitsu Lancer than a Scion tC.
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and yes the GTO has been discontinued, but you can still get them.
The domestics have to overcome years of "bad press" that they rightly earned. I will say that I've owned a plethora of GM products on the last 20 years and more than a few German models, and i've been lucky that all of them have been reliable. All I've done to my '06 TB is change the oil, wash it, and put gas in it, it's been rock solid. My Z, same thing, not a day of problems.