Why there are so many foreign cars in the DMV?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I got my first car in high school. It was a GM and needed a new $2,800 transmission at 70,000 miles. I decided I would never buy domestic again. Let’s be honest, the American car companies did this to themselves.

I am asian and just about every Asians I know drive foreign cars or Tesla, absolutely no GM, Ford or Chrysler. We think American cars are unreliable and bad qualities.

If you ever go to Eden Center in Falls Church or Annandale where most Vietnamese or Korean shops and restaurants are, you will see over 95% foreign cars or Tesla. If you go to Orange County in California, 95% of people there also drive either foreign cars or Tesla.

Asians no nothing about cars so who cares

And you “no nothing” about spelling nor contribute to this thread.

I don’t think this area has more foreign cars than other big city coasts in the US. It just happens that there is some money around the DMV area and they will look to lease/buy more luxury foreign cars. The non luxury owners are savvy enough to buy something reliable (or have been burned in the past with American cars) that they will buy a Japanese car every 10-15 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In my Langley neighborhood, I don’t even see a single American cars (GM, Ford, Chryslers, etc...) with the exception of Tesla. A small sample:

Audi,
Lexus
Porsche
BMW
Acura
Infiniti
Mercedes
Tesla

My daughter brought this up a few days ago about not seeing American cars in the neighborhood. I told my daughter that we don’t drive American cars because they are not reliable as Lexus. Everyone in my family had American lemon cars when we had them many years ago. I asked my neighbors and they practically said the same thing. I also noticed that Langley HS parking lot is about 80% foreign cars.

How does American cars stay in business?

The same folks who put trump in the WH

You butt-hurt, bruh?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In my Langley neighborhood, I don’t even see a single American cars (GM, Ford, Chryslers, etc...) with the exception of Tesla. A small sample:

Audi,
Lexus
Porsche
BMW
Acura
Infiniti
Mercedes
Tesla

My daughter brought this up a few days ago about not seeing American cars in the neighborhood. I told my daughter that we don’t drive American cars because they are not reliable as Lexus. Everyone in my family had American lemon cars when we had them many years ago. I asked my neighbors and they practically said the same thing. I also noticed that Langley HS parking lot is about 80% foreign cars.

How does American cars stay in business?

1. The rest of our country. Last I saw, GM had the largest US market share.
2. This is a very global market and US automakers have strong performance worldwide.

I like cars made in India!

[Anonymous]

Tesla is not foreign , other American cars suck

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My neighborhood only poor people drive Japanese cars. It is a sign of poor breeding.

Poors don't have time to take the car to the shop every couple of months. Would drive me nuts.

So where are all the old Japanese cars? My second car I bought used was a 1967 Pontiac in 1981 and sold it in 1983 to a guy who still owns it. One day four years ago was back home and turns out had chance to take it out as owner was at the same BBQ. Had not driven in in 35 years and it purred like a kitten.

American cars from invention to car till very very early 1970s were great. Around 1973 became crap and stayed that way till almost 2003.

The 2020 Corvette, Jeeps, Escalades, Dodge Vipers, Camaro Convertibles are in plenty a rich house. And a plain old base model Chevy brand new is not sexy but a very reliable and easy to fix car. Camrys and Accords brand new are to expensive for a person buying a new car fresh out of school.

I bought a Camry brand new and went to junkyard in 2012. 16 years and it was done. My Fiat was a nightmare, my Mercedes was a lemon, I loved my BMW will buy another but maint was expensive, my Jeeps I love but too bumpy, my Nissan Folded like a tin can in an accident. My Subaru super reliable but at 100k a few expensive repairs and it was traded in.

My base model Caddie honestly lived my BMW much more but this car is soooo much cheaper to maintain. And does not age. My wife’s car is worth double but a shinny black Cadillac is perfect for weddings, country club. Her Denali is s but much as if we are preparing for end of world

My Chevy has been a death trap... gets worse with age and never thought it could get worse. I've put a small fortune into it and its never really fixed.

This means that people *have* died in it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My neighborhood only poor people drive Japanese cars. It is a sign of poor breeding.

Poors don't have time to take the car to the shop every couple of months. Would drive me nuts.

So where are all the old Japanese cars? My second car I bought used was a 1967 Pontiac in 1981 and sold it in 1983 to a guy who still owns it. One day four years ago was back home and turns out had chance to take it out as owner was at the same BBQ. Had not driven in in 35 years and it purred like a kitten.

American cars from invention to car till very very early 1970s were great. Around 1973 became crap and stayed that way till almost 2003.

The 2020 Corvette, Jeeps, Escalades, Dodge Vipers, Camaro Convertibles are in plenty a rich house. And a plain old base model Chevy brand new is not sexy but a very reliable and easy to fix car. Camrys and Accords brand new are to expensive for a person buying a new car fresh out of school.

I bought a Camry brand new and went to junkyard in 2012. 16 years and it was done. My Fiat was a nightmare, my Mercedes was a lemon, I loved my BMW will buy another but maint was expensive, my Jeeps I love but too bumpy, my Nissan Folded like a tin can in an accident. My Subaru super reliable but at 100k a few expensive repairs and it was traded in.

My base model Caddie honestly lived my BMW much more but this car is soooo much cheaper to maintain. And does not age. My wife’s car is worth double but a shinny black Cadillac is perfect for weddings, country club. Her Denali is s but much as if we are preparing for end of world

By my count, that's 10 cars - 11 if you count the multiple jeeps. Exactly how old are you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The most reliable cars I’ve owned have been my Wranglers. Our VW was total shit. The luxury Japanese brands have been OK. BMWs have been a total shit show since the mid 80s.

Like everything around here, quality and value take a back seat to status.

Coming from someone who has owned multiple BMWs and "luxury Japanese brands" this sounds a lot like the pot calling the kettle black.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Chevy Cruz my daughter owns and lives a few dmv folks asked what type of car. The Chevy Cruz was discontinued this year but sold almost four million on then. At peak of popularity sold one million in 16 months. They sell well just not here

To rental car companies. They're crap, I hate getting stuck with them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My neighborhood only poor people drive Japanese cars. It is a sign of poor breeding.

Poors don't have time to take the car to the shop every couple of months. Would drive me nuts.

So where are all the old Japanese cars? My second car I bought used was a 1967 Pontiac in 1981 and sold it in 1983 to a guy who still owns it. One day four years ago was back home and turns out had chance to take it out as owner was at the same BBQ. Had not driven in in 35 years and it purred like a kitten.

American cars from invention to car till very very early 1970s were great. Around 1973 became crap and stayed that way till almost 2003.

The 2020 Corvette, Jeeps, Escalades, Dodge Vipers, Camaro Convertibles are in plenty a rich house. And a plain old base model Chevy brand new is not sexy but a very reliable and easy to fix car. Camrys and Accords brand new are to expensive for a person buying a new car fresh out of school.

I bought a Camry brand new and went to junkyard in 2012. 16 years and it was done. My Fiat was a nightmare, my Mercedes was a lemon, I loved my BMW will buy another but maint was expensive, my Jeeps I love but too bumpy, my Nissan Folded like a tin can in an accident. My Subaru super reliable but at 100k a few expensive repairs and it was traded in.

My base model Caddie honestly lived my BMW much more but this car is soooo much cheaper to maintain. And does not age. My wife’s car is worth double but a shinny black Cadillac is perfect for weddings, country club. Her Denali is s but much as if we are preparing for end of world

By my count, that's 10 cars - 11 if you count the multiple jeeps. Exactly how old are you?

I have my license 40 years. I own three cars right now.

I have owned 18 cars. American - Two Dodges, Two Jeeps, Pontiac, Buick, GMC, Plymouth, Two Mercury’s, Chevy, Cadillac. Foreign - Subaru, Fiat, Nissan,
Toyota, Mercedes and BMW.

My 1974 Mercury Capri was American AND Foreign. Had Mercury body and German Engine and Transmission

Favorite of 18 was my black 1969 Plymouth looked like one from Fast and Furious my BMW five series handled best and my Mercedes convertible little temperamental but loved it. Next up Porsche or Jag Convertible

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How do you afford to drive a Lexus and not understand this?

+1

[Anonymous]

It seems like 10% of the cars driving around are Jeep wranglers. Why has no one mentioned this? And they’re expensive!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It seems like 10% of the cars driving around are Jeep wranglers. Why has no one mentioned this? And they’re expensive!

Top of line loaded model is 50k.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My neighborhood only poor people drive Japanese cars. It is a sign of poor breeding.

Poors don't have time to take the car to the shop every couple of months. Would drive me nuts.

So where are all the old Japanese cars? My second car I bought used was a 1967 Pontiac in 1981 and sold it in 1983 to a guy who still owns it. One day four years ago was back home and turns out had chance to take it out as owner was at the same BBQ. Had not driven in in 35 years and it purred like a kitten.

American cars from invention to car till very very early 1970s were great. Around 1973 became crap and stayed that way till almost 2003.

The 2020 Corvette, Jeeps, Escalades, Dodge Vipers, Camaro Convertibles are in plenty a rich house. And a plain old base model Chevy brand new is not sexy but a very reliable and easy to fix car. Camrys and Accords brand new are to expensive for a person buying a new car fresh out of school.

I bought a Camry brand new and went to junkyard in 2012. 16 years and it was done. My Fiat was a nightmare, my Mercedes was a lemon, I loved my BMW will buy another but maint was expensive, my Jeeps I love but too bumpy, my Nissan Folded like a tin can in an accident. My Subaru super reliable but at 100k a few expensive repairs and it was traded in.

My base model Caddie honestly lived my BMW much more but this car is soooo much cheaper to maintain. And does not age. My wife’s car is worth double but a shinny black Cadillac is perfect for weddings, country club. Her Denali is s but much as if we are preparing for end of world

+1

This is hilarious and spot on about American large SUVs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The most reliable cars I’ve owned have been my Wranglers. Our VW was total shit. The luxury Japanese brands have been OK. BMWs have been a total shit show since the mid 80s.

Like everything around here, quality and value take a back seat to status.

Coming from someone who has owned multiple BMWs and "luxury Japanese brands" this sounds a lot like the pot calling the kettle black.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. No.

[Anonymous]

^^^ I guess you escaped the electrical gremlins.