I've subscribed to CR on/off for about 20-25 years, and have noticed a pattern with Chevy Novas/Toyota Corollas,...Geo-Chevy Prizms/Toyota Corollas,...Dodge/Plymouth Colts/Mitsubishi Mirages. Identical cars for their respective companies, but the import name plate seemed to show a lower "Frequency of Repair"...I don't get it! I have owned many of twin cars listed above and have had good success with all of them,(tin cans that they were). I preform all the maintenance and repairs on all my cars, and I personally have had better luck with the asian imports than the true demostic cars/trucks as far as repairs go. The cars/trucks that I have had the worst repair luck with are the "real"...Worst to Best... #4)Chrysler products and then #3) Cadallac #2)Chevy/Pontiac, #1) Had two Fords and they happened to give me the least issues... Head gaskets, Trannys, Wheel Bearings, Blowing smoke at 120K plus a whole bunch of other stuff, were the typical issues with american cars. But, I liked driving the American cars better as they just have more soul! Honda and Toyota have given me the best overall results as-far-as repairs, and I've been able to take these cars to over the 300,000 mile mark easily with very few repairs along the way. I purchace American and imported vehicles depending on needs, price and style, and I preform the same maintenance on all of them. I don't baby any of them and I drive them all hard, very hard at times.