reliability of import vs. domestic

[justacruiser]

http://www.edmunds.com/advice/specia...ce.special.3.*

This is a Very interesting interview with Mr. Lutz of GM. Nice read, gives some hints of the future and some of his opinion on why Japanese cars sell better than American ones.

[mycivic]

"Every car has its problems"

take care of your car and it will take care of you.

[calgary_redneck]

And as for the edmonds artical I think it might be just a "little" bit biased consitering its coming from a gm ex how ever I am in on way trying to bash the generals products I am a gm fan my self and their are lots of other reasons to buy american I'm just saying that I believe toyota still has an edge on quality and duribility generally speaking.

[justacruiser]

"and some of his opinion"

notice, "opinion" there?

[stealthj]

well, all i have to say is nissans SUCK in reliabilty....

i have ot replace front seal right now...fuck

is it just me? or is everybody becoming moderators now??

i swear ive seen like 15 new mods in the past 2 days

when is it gonna be my turn

[Trancebot]

Originally Posted by stealthj

well, all i have to say is nissans SUCK in reliabilty....

i have ot replace front seal right now

you're trippin, nissans are up there with honda and toyota as far as reliability goes. just because you've encounterd a problem with your picticular nissian doesnt mean they all suck.

[stealthj]

Originally Posted by Trancebot

you're trippin, nissans are up there with honda and toyota as far as reliability goes. just because you've encounterd a problem with your picticular nissian doesnt mean they all suck.

yes it does, we have also had a sentra, and this is my THIRD 240sx, also i sed to have an old 240Z, but thats a diffrent story....

we have also had a maxima and a pathfinder that caught on fire from a fucking oil leak...

all of a sudden we are stopped "sir? your car is on fire!"

nissans suck to the MAX!

[Neutrino]

Originally Posted by stealthj

yes it does, we have also had a sentra, and this is my THIRD 240sx, also i sed to have an old 240Z, but thats a diffrent story....

we have also had a maxima and a pathfinder that caught on fire from a fucking oil leak...

all of a sudden we are stopped "sir? your car is on fire!"

nissans suck to the MAX!

my question is: Why do you keep buying nissan cars if you keep having so many problems with them?

[justacruiser]

"well, all i have to say is nissans SUCK in reliabilty...."

Well, electronically, yes, yes they do. My 92 truck is a BASE, as base as base can get model, not even power steering! Now, why, with so little shit to go wrong with it... have I had problems on several occasions with the starter relay... and fuses randomly burn out? Also, anyone who says Nissans, (or any lower end Japanese interior) is good, hasn't had one for very long. Mine is falling apart, completely. Still runs good though! 200,000 miles! (Approximately, the speedo and odometer took a shit at 148,000 and I'm too lazy and cheap to fix it.) They do make good engines.

[stealthj]

Originally Posted by Neutrino

my question is: Why do you keep buying nissan cars if you keep having so many problems with them?

not all nissans, only 240sx is what i buy

fast, fun rear wheel drive sport compact for under 3 grand? cant beat that

[Trancebot]

Originally Posted by stealthj

not all Nissans, only 240sx is what i buyfast, fun rear wheel drive sport compact for under 3 grand? cant beat that

I don't consider the 240sx to be a sports car. It's really more of a compact economy car. Anyway there are alot of other real sports cars for under 3k the MR2 and the 944 come to mind. I really don't think Nissans are unreliable at all, my gf has a maxima with 150k miles and she's never had a single problem with the car at all.

i give nissan a 8 out of 10 soon to be 9 if they keep building nice cars like the 350z

[stealthj]

Originally Posted by Trancebot

I don't consider the 240sx to be a sports car. It's really more of a compact economy car. Anyway there are alot of other real sports cars for under 3k the MR2 and the 944 come to mind. I really don't think Nissans are unreliable at all, my gf has a maxima with 150k miles and she's never had a single problem with the car at all.

i give nissan a 8 out of 10 soon to be 9 if they keep building nice cars like the 350z

well i guess its all diffrent....

as in economy car, its cuz they brought it here in thr usa with a diffrent engine, so its a class "under" the 300ZX.... but scince my engine is changed...its a sports car

once i get my boost controller, ill be beating lots of cars

[Trancebot]

ive seena pinto run a 12 does that mean that pintos are fast? hell no. Just because you soup it up and put all kinds of money into it doesnt mean its a porshe. It is and always will be a 240

[Polygon]

Originally Posted by Trancebot

ive seena pinto run a 12 does that mean that pintos are fast? hell no. Just because you soup it up and put all kinds of money into it doesnt mean its a porshe. It is and always will be a 240

Who gives a shit what badge a car wears? If the person driving it has modded the car tastefully and has made the car fast then they have earned my respect. Judging a car simply by its nameplate is retarded.

[Trancebot]

Originally Posted by Polygon

Who gives a shit what badge a car wears? If the person driving it has modded the car tastefully and has made the car fast then they have earned my respect. Judging a car simply by its nameplate is retarded.

How else are you supposed to judge a car? by what kind of body kit it has or how big the muffler is?? please, a Porsche is known for its superior craftsmanship and quality so when you see a Porsche you know its a damn good car not just in performance but over all. You see a Nissan 240sx the last thing on your mind is performance and while Nissan makes good cars quality wise they are by no means at Porsches level.


You can mod any car to any spec basically with enough money, but you can never mod the fact it wasn't made that way from the factory. What's sad is when people mod their cars so much and spend so much money on it, when they could have easily bought a performer car with all that money instead, and it would have ben built to perform by engineers that went to some of the best schools to do exactly that.