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« on: Saturday, December 13, 2014, 15:48:55 PM »
For insurance, the more "luxury" and newer a car is, the higher the rates. I do agree that American cars are pretty shitty. Chevy went downhill quick in the late 90's and has pretty much stayed there. Dodge has always had problems with bodys and electronics. Ford can still be good depending on which models you choose. Asian cars are where it's at for true long-term dependable and cheap maintenance. Euros can be nice but a lot are over engineered and require more specialized maintenance, though, I'm not super familiar with all the brands. Who knows though, 10 years from now, we'll be able to see the reliability of modern highly electronic cars and see if they hold up. I'm all for electronics and sweet features but there's a lot of cheap electronics out there that die in a few years, I just hope cars are held to much higher standards. I'm blown away that the computer in my 23 year old car still works great.