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In my experience, I`ve spent more $$$ to fix our purchased new 2008 Toyota Sienna with 75,000 miles (the latest problem, the steering rack just needed to be replaced-$1000 bill) than my purchased new 2000 Chev Silverado with 188,000 miles. My Chev`s been VERY good to me. Not impressed with our Toyota, actually somewhat PO`d that a steering rack goes out at that mileage. All makes have their good and their bad and I don`t think the quality difference is as great between the Japanese and American cars as the Consumer Reports crowd would have you believe. I have no qualms about buying a new GM vehicle based on quality and am thinking about buying a new 2014 Impala. If it`s the bailout that`s bothering some here, that`s another story. But I think a USA with a thriving GM is better for the country than a USA without GM.