As an appraiser I can tell you that more and more people are buying imports for the simple reason of resale values and the cars generally last longer under NORMAL conditions! I personally always had domestic vehicles, but let me tell you when I have to appraise import cars with 80,000 some miles on it and the door, engine, transmission,etc still runs like new, it kind of makes you think a little bit! Then I will apraise the same thing but domestic and the car seams like it was aboused from day one. And I see this every day!! Now not to say that its like this with every import and domestic car or truck I do, but the majority of it is like that. What dictates resale value or at least controls 50% of what your cars is worth is what your car brand new has for rebates. If you have a 2003 cobra and all of a sudden Ford comes out with a 3,500 dollar rebate, your 03 cobra thats in mint condition with 20 miles on it just dropped in price like a rock!!!!!! And lets face it, The Big Three (Fords, GM, Chrysler) are always pushing the big rebates plus the low intrest rates after you neg. your best price!
Sad but True
P.S
Born an American
Buy American
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