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SoCalHoosier said:
No argument with the Big 3 and poor cars/quality...
However... let's take a closer look at Toyota/Lexus.

See how many cars they can sell based on quality vehicles. Can they charge the same price as their European brethren? Absolutely not. Why? To be very blunt... there is less snob appeal. If you can afford something more exlusive then you will look to avenues less travelled.
Are the Euros making cars with higher standards than the Japanese or Koreans? Nope.
Ask yourself if you will ever buy a 100K Lexus or Toyota that will outperform the 997TT. If you answered NO, ask yourself if you will be able to use the same argument you have with GM & the Z06.
Ironically it is those same Japanese that were hired by Porsche to fix their broken company and help it sell mass amounts of cars.

Porsche is using their past glory days in motorsports to make the current customer think they are getting something truly special. Sorry my friend... those days are over.



Lexus probably has standards at least as high as european manufacturers. If only they could sort out their designs (BMW also)