The american car industry took a deep nose dive because the cars they were building in the 70s and 80s struggled to crack 100,000 miles without a major issue, a

The american car industry took a deep nose dive because the cars they were building in the 70s and 80s struggled to crack 100,000 miles without a major issue, and the interiors literally fell apart in your hands. I'll never buy a GM or Ford because I grew up in them and the door handles were falling off and stuffing was shooting out of the splits in the seats. The paint not even 10 years old was so oxidized it would rub off on your clothes if you rubbed against it. If GM and Ford are better now, I wouldn't know because I haven't been in one in literal decades. The only reason they're still around today is the chicken tax (it's a real thing, look it up) and the fact that you can't buy a full size car anymore outside of marques like the Mercedes S class and BMW 7 series and a handful of others, largely top end halo cars.