'Finally, show me a 1988 Chevy Cavalier and a 1990 Pontiac station wagon still running and are worth a crap...you won't find them....I have a 1988 BMW 325iC with 172K miles on it and a 1990 300TE with 135K and I would drive either one of them to my house in New Mexico today from Chicago right this minute...they both run and look great....that's the difference...quality..and the Big 3 got themselves into this regretable position of having to sell a Ford Taurus or Chevy Cavalier or whatever for the same price as a BMW 325 or MB C320. The overhead is killing the Big 3..... no one is buying these cars because they cost too much....compared to what else you get for roughly the same amount...that's the problem....'

I do see more than a few Jeep Comanches running around here. I have one. Also, older Cherokees. Some in good condition. I did see a Ford Pinto station wagon a few months back in good running shape. I also saw an AMC Pacer on the road a few years back. Looked in good shape. I also think you are looking at two different demographics. The MB and BMW owner might take better care of their cares. I would say they are better built, but at a price. Also, I think the Caddy Cimmeron was built off the Citation/Phoenix or X-body chassis and not the Cavilier. It does amaze me at the number of W123 I see around. That and how many would have been sold at their price at that time. W123's have much thicker sheet metal. Also, how many Japanese imports do you see running from that era. Some, but many have bit the dust along with their American counter parts.
Tom