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Originally Posted by MRfaboLAOS
my uncle purchased a brand new ford focus a couple of years ago, took care of everything at the local ford dealership. it then turned out that the alternator needed to be replaced within 20,000 miles on the odometer. so then he later traded it in for a 1998 honda accord ex. the trade in price for the focus was 6,500. ive also noticed that while lookin through the classified section american car value in the used car section are alot cheaper than imports. i think the imports keep their value longer than domestics. i do agree that some american cars are good but y buy a intrepid when u can buy car and drivers top 10 award winner for the past couple of years, the accord.
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First off, just because the alternator goes bad doesn't mean that the car was a shit box. Nobody can make a perfect product. You will have parts that roll off the assembly line that will break. It doesn't matter where they are manufactured, absolutely NO company can turn out a perfect product. I can't believe that you assume all American cars are crap just because you had a Ford where the alternator went out at 20,000 miles. Also, a lot of Hondas are manufactured here in the states. It is much less money than importing them.
As for market value, you are a perfect example of why that doesn't mean jack shit. Car values are decided by a group of idiots that make assumptions like you did about a car. Just because it has a low resell does not make it a bad car. It means that someone else thought it was worth that much. It has very little reflection on a cars reliability. I assure you that every car company makes shitty cars.
Now for the original topic. First off, I would like to point out to you that the Cavalier and the Sunfire is the same damn car. Second, the SRT is NOT a Neon. While it might have a striking resemblance to the Neon it shares very little else in common with it. In fact no where on the car are there any Neon badges and Dodge isn't marketing it as a Neon once again it is just people making assumptions. It get a lot better though. You're bitching about people modifying their econo cars. I don't see a problem with that "run what ya' brung." I admire people that do that, but they have to do it tastefully. I agree that they need to understand what they have and not pretend they have a Ferrari. However; why don't you bitch at Subaru, Mitsubishi, and Nissan. They have been doing it for years. The WRX and the STi are based on the Impreza which is an economy car. The Lancer Evolution is based on the economy Lancer. Also the raved Skyline GTR34 is based on the Skyline which is a economy car and even used as a taxi in Japan. A lot of fast cars have been based off humble roots. Who gives a shit what other people do? Let them do what they want. If they want to be stupid then let them be, there is nothing you can do about it. However; don't be surprised if you get you ass handed to you by one, they are called sleepers.