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First American car, and I'm disappointed
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[QUOTE="zio, post: 163052, member: 19332"] All my life, I've owned foreign cars- starting with a VW Scirrocco, then a Jetta, then a Toyota pickup ('89, 2wd base version and favorite to date), Acura Integra, Nissan Pathfinder, Infiniti Q45. I've never been unconfident in their integrity, even the VW's. The build quality of all seemed at least average (the '80 Scirrocco being the oldest and worst). Aside from my dad's current Chevy Blazer, my parents have only owned VW's/Volvos/Porsches/Hondas. We just traded in the Pathfinder for a '97 Mercury Villager. It's a sibling of the Nissan Quest, and I was under the impression that the entire vehicle was built by Nissan, and rebadged by Ford. Not so, I just found out. Only the engine is built by Nissan- it's their bulletproof 3.3 V6). The rest of the entire vehicle is built/assembled by Ford. No wonder I didn't recognize any of the parts when we first looked at it. (Thanks a lot, Consumer Reports. Idiots.) I wouldn't have bought it if I had known. We bought the vehicle on 8/2. I just got a call from the service manager at the local dealer where the car is being fixed- it's going to cost over $1100 to fix the rear brakes, plug their computer in to tell me why the "check engine" light came on (by the way, it went off the morning we took the car in), and fix the dash lights that mysteriously quit working a few days after purchase. Also, we accidentaly discovered that the rear wiper is inoperative, as is the passenger side window switch. While I probably have recourse with the dealer for these items not working, who's to say they didn't work the day we drove off the lot. You know how when you first get into a vehicle you've never seen before, it takes a while to get used to and familiarize yourself with it- well after a month I must say this is nothing like any of the other cars I've owned. What crappy engineering and craftsmanship. Now that I think about it, it reminds me of my mother-in-law's Taurus. Why on earth would anyone buy one of these American cars (unless they hadn't first driven a comparable Euro/Japanese vehicle) is beyond me. I just feel stupid for not realizing this before buying. :o Thank God we bought a warranty. Let's just see how much of this it'll cover. I've had good luck with them in the past, so I'm optimistic. [/QUOTE]
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