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Buy An American Car, Please

My Grandma’s car recently had a severe overheating problem that put it in the shop for the past few weeks.  It’s back on the road now, but her concern now is that she’ll never really trust it again for any trip that is a decent distance away from home.  Repairing it wasn’t the suggestion that I would have given, but I was never really asked and didn’t find out that it was getting repaired until after the fact.  So right now she is considering buying a new car, which couldn’t come at a better time in the market.  Lots of deals to be had and a lot of inventory out there.

She told me that her sister took her to look at the Toyota’s to see if she could find one she liked.  I immediately sort of cringed because I’m not impressed at all with the foreign automakers.  I’ve ridden/drove in Toyota’s, Kia’s, Honda’s, etc. and have yet to see or feel what all the critics rave about.  Perhaps I’m just biased?  I would love to see her consider the new Chevrolet Malibu.  The car looks great, nice gas mileage, and if I’m not mistaken is the top car in it’s class.  The American automakers have really stepped up their game.

But why buy American?  I’ve seen numerous times where people quickly say that because GM and Chrysler took bailouts or loans, that people should avoid buying their products.  That makes absolutely no sense.  Why turn your back on a company you just loaned billions of dollars to?  The American Taxpayer now has a vested interest in seeing these companies restructure, survive and once again become profitable.

My Grandma isn’t one of the easiest people in the world to satisfy.  For that reason, if she does buy a new car, it’s her sole decision on what make/model to get.  Since she isn’t completely up with what all is out nowadays, I will make a few suggestions on some of the mid size cars that are out now and take her to look at any that appeal to her.  Regardless of whatever she decides on, she’ll be able to trust it and not worry about taking it away from home since it’ll be much newer than her current car.