Originally Posted By: SteveSRT8
Statistics as quoted here are only applicable to the group as a whole. They are NOT applicable to an individual automobile. The folks here with the zealous hate for Chrysler are nearly humorous in their rabid pursuit of that terrible company! Just like the "I hate GM" or "I hate Ford" people...
At this point I can honestly say I've owned almost all of the big makers, mostly new, but a few not. Ford, GM, Chrysler, VAG, Volvo (many), MB, Nissan, Toyota. No Koreans, and no BMWs (it's a personal thing). Have to deal with family members' Hondas pretty regularly. Been too close to too many other Europeans over the years. Next will probably be a Jag (I never got around to getting the Mrs. that XJ6 Vanden Plas). Cars, trucks, all the variants in-between, big and small. Most all have been generally GOOD vehicles.
But ALL the makers run in product quality cycles. Right now, Volvo, Ford and Chrysler are not on the top of my list. But in the late-80s, I would take a Ford or Chrysler over a GM. The Japanese were magnificent then. Now they're merely very good. Jag was really bad then. Now they are excellent. MB was terrific up until around 2000. Not quite so much since. Volvo until Ford was the car you gave your kids for college after 10 years, and then they gave it back 4 years later. Now it's in uncertain transition.
But I can understand someone having a hard case against a particular maker, especially if they've been badly burned by one. GM probably has the worst history at that. But I drive a solid Chevy truck as a DD anyway.
Fanboys doing it are another story, however. Big difference.