Recall After Recall: Has Your Confidence In Japanese Vehicles Has Been Shaken?

Honestly if you think about it. The Japanese never had a "secret formula" that made them significantly better than rest of the market.

They did however hide the the fact that they have issues they were not disclosing.

Basically they are better in reliability to a degree (i think that is well documented) but also may place you more at risk for injury in a mishap. T

Their defects may show up in when you need them the most.... in a crash.

Honestly if you think about it.. Agent009 has no idea..

Honestly, Japanese cars are not what they used to be. My 1987 Honda Accord was the definition on reliable but it was made and assemble in Japan. My Toyota Celica blew up an engine, my 1992 Honda Civic and 1997 Accord had their share of issues. My mom's 2003 Accord had been crap and it only has 67K miles and don't get me going on my 2009 LS460. Bulletproof? BS people, keep drinking the kool aid. I still believe they have good products but no longer they have the advantage they used to.

To answer your question 009 have my confidence in Japanese cars been shaken? No.

Back in '02 a year out of undergrad I bought a 1994 Q45 with 98K on it and I drove it until it hit 175K. I only sold it because I couldn't (wouldn't) afford to replace the hydraulic suspension system, which isn't a reliability issue it had just reached the end of it's useful life. Other than replacing the A/C compressor and some old hoses the car ran like a beast. Every Nissan/Infiniti product I bought after that new 2005 Maxima, used 2006 Infiniti M35 purc. in '07, & new 2011 M37x only needed oil, wiper blade, and air filter changes - sounds bulletproof to me.

Not really sure how I currently feel about any car brand or any car-manufacturing country at the moment.

What I will say is that, at least in the US, this won't change anything. There tends to be a relatively apathetic view towards things like this. Basically, "if it hasn't happened to me, then I'm not overly concerned with it". Don't get me wrong, there may be some concerned, but it doesn't seem to be affecting sales. Where else would they go? The American brands are having their own recall issues. The Koreans are having their fuel economy issues. The Germans are still having reliability issues.

Is this incomprehensible article title an indictment of the US educational system? I need to know where to direct my lack of confidence...just in Agent009 specifically, or should it be more broadly applied?