News Flash! Americans don't want to buy expensive and unreliable cars😳

[ThundahBeagle]

Oh I was just speaking to the sect that thinks that every new Jeep is 'not a Jeep'. There's some truth to that, they get more refined and less rugged, just like everything else. Who would want to daily a YJ though!

Um, I kind of have a special place in my heart for the YJ. But no, I dont think I'd want to daily it 100 highway miles.

 

[ThundahBeagle]

I think price has a lot more to do with it than reliablity. Look at all the KIA/Hyundai cars on the road that blow up engines on a regular basis! People buy them like crazy.

My 2020 Sport WIllys JLU is a great rig. Hand crank windows, hand push locks, limited slip rear end, and it does all I want it to do. It was affordable used, but I would not have been able to afford it new.

My 2014 GMC Sierra - wonderful vehicle that I could not have afforded new

 

[ThundahBeagle]

I’ll happily, partially disagree.

Since most of the major US brands still have those crappy 3/36k and 5/50k warranties, it’s way too easy for a new car owner to blow past those anemic, low mile limits in just a few years and then have no manufacturer coverage left.

If I’m going to pay $50k or more for a new rig, I’m gonna want the vehicle to be reliable (and warrantied) for more than a couple of years.

And when you think about it, that concern about the reliability problem is even worse for people buying with a loan. Those folks certainly would want a vehicle to last for the duration of the loan term without it having major uncovered mechanical problems.

I think this is also another reason behind the KIA/HYUNDAI brand popularity questioned above by SVTRIT … they both have a 10/100k powertrain warranty.

Yes sir! Its appalling to know that a 50, 60, 70 thousand dollar (or more) GMCpickup has a 3/36 standard, with the option to spend even more. That's maddening, especially in the days of AFM/DFM and clutch pack 4x4