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Avinash machado @ May 7th 2008 11:10AM
Actually the Japanese cars from the 70's were not so great either. Many were rust boxes.
rouse42 @ May 7th 2008 11:23AM
Weren't they buying american steel at that time?
Joe K. @ May 7th 2008 11:28AM
It wasn't a matter of where they bought it from. It was a matter of how thin they made it before it was put on the car. That openings where water would leak into (the door pillars on the old corollas) were copious. They were terribly built cars, however, the Japanese learned from their mistakes and have pushed the rest of the world to build higher quality cars.
Guenther @ May 7th 2008 11:34AM
rouse- if so, then that steel had to float across the ocean twice. Mostly though, they used a lot less (thinner) steel so the panels were more easily perforated. Rust-proofing was also not as good, as the nasty conditions in the rust belt are somewhat unique. The Germans had similar problems.
Russell @ May 7th 2008 11:59AM
My vote for the automotive excrement is on:
#1 Chrysler
#2 Ford