The true value of a car is its resale value. At 100,000 miles toyotas and hondas get about 5k. You can't even find a GM car with 100,000 miles for saleQuote from olias:
check this: "GM, Ford Top Imports in Latest J.D. Power Quality Survey
By David Schepp Posted 4:39PM 06/17/10 Company News, Honda Motor Co, Ford Motor Co, Toyota, General Motors, Autos
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After trailing Asian automakers for more than two decades, U.S. companies, led by Ford Motor (F) and General Motors, zoomed past their foreign competition in the latest survey measuring quality of new cars and trucks.
For the first time in 24 years, J.D. Power Initial Quality Study showed that owners of domestic makes reported fewer problems on average during the first 90 days of ownership than drivers of foreign cars and trucks, the California-based industry research group said Thursday."
http://www.dailyfinance.com/2010/06/17/gm-ford-top-imports-in-latest-j-d-power-quality-survey/