My mom refused a Cadillac because of living through the Great Depression. Wouldn’t waste the money. We weren’t Caddy people. Rich people drove them.
Ford LTD was slightly less expensive. But, still the most expensive car my parents ever owned. They were the middle-class luxury cars in the 1960’s.
It’s a shame the quality of Ford slipped dramatically after emissions control requirements.
It’s no wonder America loved Datsuns and their great fuel economy in the mid 70’s.
Our family was pretty lucky with cars. Two lemons in fifty years isn’t a bad record.
I think Dad switched from VW because of Emmissions. VW struggled and I think my dad was warned not to buy a VW in the 70’s.
He dodged that bullet and bought a Opal Kadett. Which was a also a terrible car. The add on AC never got cold. Dad was sweating and the AC was on high cool.
No. Nissan Sentra, Volvo 240, Volvo 850, Volvo V70, Toyota Sienna, Volvo S60, Kia Soul.
However, the Nissan replaced my then fiancé/now husband’s Chevy Nova. And we’re wondering about a Chrysler Pacifica to replace the Toyota Sienna when it gives up.
Nope. Sorry. Only got 4 Fords (sold the Torino GT). All the rest are BMW, Fiat, Nissan and Suzuki. Oh, got the Volvo and the many Chrysler and Jeep products too.
Somebody help me, Please.
Oops. Yes, count the Chrysler shit. Forgot about them. But nowhere near 48! Shit. Just under half that!
GM, yes: a couple of Chevrolets.
Chrysler, yes, a Jeep.
Ford, never.
Not that Fords are bad. I drove my farmer buddy’s F-150 pickup enough times when helping out on his farm. It did just fine. But I’ve never owned a Ford of any kind.
A Plymouth Barricuda 1967. Great lap belt held me in the convertible as the car launched over a boulder garden as I was forced off the road by a backing dump truck. Chevy Malibu convertible 1968 followed. Reliable except the clutch (drag race launches, something, something). Ford Aerostat in 1987, sold with 270,000 miles to my mechanic. Some years later, it was over 400,000, a unicorn I’ll bet. Mustang GT 1998, later fun car. Sold to my golf pro who traded it in the Cash for Clunkers program with 350,000 miles and original clutch. A couple of Toyotas in intervening years all over 150,00 miles when sold or scrapped. Ex-wife kept our 1998 Honda Civic past 300,000 miles. My Acura TSX is now 20 years old with 175,000 miles. A great run of luck with our various cars except the first accident.
My father managed this in the 1970s and 80s in of all places, Pakistan.
He would get cars from an auction of US government military and civilian employees automobiles who would have their cars brought over on the USG’s dime, but the cars were crap so in 3 years they would happily take the offer of $1000-$1500 and avoid having the POS shipped back to the US.
1969 Chevy Bel Air (acquired in 1973), 1973 Plymouth Satellite wagon (acquired in 1977) and finally the coup de grâce, a 1977 (Ford Pinto) acquired in 1982.
He loved automatic transmissions, which were not available in any cars marketed in Pakistan at the time.
The only cars at the auctions that went for real money were the Japanese models and Jeeps. Cars were simpler I. Those days, and the very creative mechanics could keep almost anything running, but the big 3 cars were just junk. Jeeps had a certain off-road cachet.
GM - 1978 Chevette, 1971 GMC pickup
Ford - 1963 Lincoln Continental
Chrysler - 1997 Jeep Wrangler, 2003 Dodge Dakota, 2007 Dodge Ram, 2021 Jeep Wrangler (currently own)
I’ve also owned 7 Volkswagens, a Subaru and a BMW.
ETA: My first car should have been a 1968 Mercury Cougar (dressed up Mustang), but my mom blew up the transmission a month before my driving test. I had to settle for my grandparents’ Chevette.
My parents owned Buicks and Chevys, so I grew up as a ‘GM guy’. Besides GMs I’ve also owned one Ford and a couple of Chrysler products, so my answer to the OP is a Yes.
In 46 years I’ve owned many cars but my favorites include 2 GMs and 1 Chrysler product. My favorites were — 1979 Fiat X1/9, Toyota Starlet, 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396, 1970 Oldsmobile Cutlass, a beat up and ratty 1981 Toyota Tercel sedan (the ‘DivorceMobile’), 1963 Porsche 356, 2001 Honda CR-V, WK2 Jeep Grand Cherokee diesel, and my current car which is a 2024 Subaru OBW (Outback Wilderness).
Of these, the dependable ones were every one on that list except the Jeep.