Let's not forget about the Mirage, the Diamante, or the Galant. All of which were the high-volume cars that make or break a brand image with the mass market. Those cars were unredeemable CRAP. Seriously, when's the last time you saw a 90s Mitsubishi that wasn't a low-miles 3000GT or a completely clapped-out Eclipse?

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Current stable:
1995 E320 149K (Nancy)
1983 500SL 120K (SLoL)

Black Sheep:
1985 524TD 167K (TotalDumpster™)

Gone but not forgotten:
1986 300SDL (RIP)
1991 350SD
1991 560SEL
1990 560SEL
1986 500SEL Euro (Rusted to nothing at 47K!)

I've driven a couple of Hyundais and was pretty impressed for what they cost.

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Jim

I know everyone loves to bag on the entry level imports and call them 'penalty boxes' but in fact some of them are in fact just fine and will soldier on for a decade or more with basic routine care .

I'm told the Nissan "Versa" (I *think*), a tiny little four door auto, doesn't come with air conditioning (!?!) .

I was looking a nice "smart" car in my favorite junkyard, it had a small dent in the L/F bumper , they put it in the yard and it's mostly stripped over one week .

I was told that used smart cars have close to zero resale value and don't understand why not .

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better

Quality wise they seem to fall in somewhere between the big three and the Japanese. They have taken the big threes share of the car market locally. You also see more and more on the road locally.


I noticed a few brands seemed threatened enough they have copied their five year 60K warranty. Including Toyota. Their Automatics seem fine and durable. They have had engine issues though of some signifigance. Goodwill on most of them after warranty. Not all though.