i hate to say this but american cars have lost their quality sure i wasnt around in the 50-60's when the cars were the best but after 71 the cars of all american car companies just sucked.. my moms equinox made in canada so its not american and its been in the shop 12 times for stupid stuff my step dads aveo made in korea is just shody leaves in the air vents.. how they get in their i dont know and various other things.. and what really bothers me is gm's whoel sharing of models. the vue the euqinox and the pontiac version .. see i dont even know the name of it because its soo generic. i rember watching history channel on muscle cars and gm pontiac buick and the rest within gm would compete for the best.. now they just gave up .. i will buy a nice benz when i get out of college i nice diesel because i know america cars will be crud