From: "Mark Hessey" 

"Judy Folkenberg"  wrote: I
simply can't bring myself to buy an American car as I consider them
inferior to Japanese or European cars.  And their resale value sucks.

The lines are really getting blurry now, many "foreign" cars are
manufactured in plants located in the US, many "American" cars
use parts from foreign plants. I do think that way back when that foreign
cars had higher reliability and may still to a degree, but I also recall
the higher cost of repair and parts that probably negated a large part of
the longer period between repairs (though not the inconvenience of earlier
repairs for the US cars if that is actually the case).

That said, last time I checked the Saturn brand enjoyed a competitive
resale value. Still, buying new cars is always a losing proposition, if the
resale value is a driving factor, then buying a 1-2 year old car is a far
smarter strategy as the lion's share of the annual decline in value occurs
as the rear bumper of your new car clears the dealer's lot.

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