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[Honeycombe8]

82. I have a Honda. I looked for an American made car with a great reliability history....

with great gas mileage, and cargo area. It doesn't exist, sad to say. I bought a Honda Fit. I really tried, though. I researched Chevys, test drove Fords. That new Ford was the only thing that came close (it has a version with a cargo area), but when Ford finally released the models to the public, they didn't release the top model with improved upholstery and premium audio, which was the model I was interested in. The upholstery on the others was pretty tacky....looked like tightly woven plastic. Besides the backset was too small to be comfortable for anyone, and the seats didn't fold down flat (to get them to fold down most of the way, even, you had to take the headrests completely off).

I'm not crazy about Hondas, but I had to get something in a hurry, when faced with a big car repair. So I got something I knew was very reliable, great gas mileage, high resale value, good fit and finish with nice upholstery, great audio.

I also looked at American cars when I got my last car 14 years ago. Again, the American mfrs didn't make what I was looking for. I ended up buying a Subaru Forester, the best car I've ever owned.

So I think it's unfair to blame the public. It's not so hard to build what I was looking for. Honda, Toyota, and Subaru do it. Reliability is key for me. That's the main thing that American mfrd cars fall short on. I loved the Chevy Equinox, but it turned out to be too big to fit in my garage, and the reliability isn't very good. Too bad. It's beautiful & the gas mileage isn't bad.