American cars suffer from a vicious cycle. Most americans want alot for almost next to nothing. So in turn the parts companies must make cheaper parts for american companies who have to sell cheap cars to the cheap american public. Then when the part doesn't perform up to par, they wonder why :suspicious:
IMO here are some simple ways to tell if a car is desgined well.
1) Does the engine look like it was just thrown in there- wires running every which direction, no thought given to routing of anything, or did they give some thought into the fact people actually look under the hood sometimes?
2) How does the door close? Easily and a nice quiet click, or a large push and a huge thud (americans think that is quality if it sounds like a tank)
3) Is everything possible in the interior made of cheap looking plastic you could snap in half or is it flexible and has a decent amount of give to it.
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4) Huge rebates given out = huge profit margin and overcharging for garbage
Just my random thoughts on car build quality.
