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pstokely Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-05 12:24 PM
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most reliable "American" cars
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LSK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-05 12:28 PM
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1. the corvette - its the ONLY one still built here!!!
Edited on Wed Jun-08-05 12:28 PM by LSK
At least I dont know of any cars built here anymore besides it.
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WeRQ4U Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-05 12:29 PM
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2. Shameless plug for my Jeep Wrangler...
No problems yet.
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Gidney N Cloyd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-05 12:34 PM
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3. You can rely on most Chevy's to rust out and break down...
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AndyTiedye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-05 12:38 PM
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4. Ford Escape Hybrid


It's the most reliable American-made hybrid.
In fact, it's the ONLY American-made hybrid.
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TreasonousBastard Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-05 12:47 PM
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6. Except that it's a Mazda.
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AndyTiedye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-05 03:02 PM
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11. Or is the Mazda Tribute really a Ford?
They're both built in Ford's Kansas City factory.

Ford has the hybrid and Mazda doesn't.
How Come Mazda Doesn't Sell a Hybrid?

Ford owns 1/3 of Mazda.

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pstokely Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-05 03:13 PM
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16. I think the Escape is Mazda designed
just the like the Ford Probe
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XNASA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-05 12:46 PM
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5. Last year it was the Buick Regal..which of course....
...has been discontinued.

Can't be havin' any of that!!
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AllegroRondo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-05 12:47 PM
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7. AMC Gremlin
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Juice45 Donating Member (102 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-05 12:52 PM
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8. Anycar with the 3800 engine
Two people I know have it and both swear by it. My dad's had more than 250,000 and my friends had over 125k. Solid engines
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TreasonousBastard Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-05 12:57 PM
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9. Do you know why...
cab and limo companies use the big Ford platform?

300,000 miles easy with a fleet Grand Marquis or Town car, and I know a few private owners who get 500,000 and more. They run 50-100,000 miles a year.

Yeah, you're going to replace the alternator and blower motor and fix the power windows once a year if you use it like that, but you're going to fix or replace that stuff on a Toyota when it racks up that kind of mileage, too.













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orwell Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-05 01:27 PM
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10. 1992 Dodge Caravan
with the V-6.

Almost 170K with very little trouble.

Good mileage as well...up to 25mpg on the highway.
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noonwitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-05 03:04 PM
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12. I love my new Ford Focus, but it's not 100% american made.
I drove from Traverse City, MI to Detroit on half a tank of gas!
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Kathleen04 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-05 03:06 PM
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13. Saturn n/t
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leftofthedial Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-05 03:08 PM
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14. I'm still drving my 1993 SW2
and a 1995 SC2 is still doing pretty well

but the 2001 L300 and the 1998 SL2 were pieces of crap.

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TreasonousBastard Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-05 08:32 PM
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18. 2000 LS1 with 105,000 miles...
with 70,000 of them since I bought it a year ago, is still going strong. Haven't even had to do the brakes yet.

The 2.2L 4 seems to be their best engine.

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central scrutinizer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-05 03:11 PM
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15. our two Fords:
a 91 Taurus wagon and a 97 Contour both have close to 150K and neither has ever used one drop of oil. They start first time, every time. Of course, we do keep up with maintenance like oil changes, tuneups, etc.
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madinmaryland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-05 03:31 PM
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17. I think that's an oxymoron. n/t
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