said by chgo_man99:we are not leaders in high speed rail. We may be in future a leader in cars. American cars have recently catch up with Japanese models.
According to whom?
JD Power doesn't tell the whole story.
My folks have been bribed to "Buy American" for decades, as employees of GM.
Each and every "American" car they've acquired was a steaming pile of dung requiring dozens of dealer service visits beginning the first year of ownership, for relatively little use (3KMi/year). The last Epic Failmobile was traded in with barely 10K miles on it, dead in the water. Its replacement continues the legacy.
Contrast that with the Japanese cars they bought - which had no defects or mechanical failures for the lifetime of the cars (200K+ miles before California emissions law killed them off.
My lady owns a Toyota, now seven years old, with 85,000 miles. She had not one mechanical issue, not one defect, not one failure, in the entire life of the vehicle since new. The brakes didn't require service until this year; the engine service to date consists of oil and filter changes, and a precautionary transmission fluid change (contradicting factory spec, but the mechanic tends to be right.)
My latest basic built-in-japan car has been happily running without anything other than oil changes for five years. NOTHING goes wrong.
I love American design and ride. I'd much rather be driving an Impala. But I simply can't afford to maintain something that constantly breaks.