I question GM's quality, as well. But they're definitely getting better. According to J.D. Power & Associates, Consumer Reports, and just about any other publication you care to read, the domestics as a whole are improving significantly. It's to the point that American cars collectively are more reliable than European cars, and GM's Buick division rated higher than Toyota in J.D. Power's last long-term dependability survey.

GM isn't at the level of the Japanese, but they're trying. They'll get there, too, if they work at it hard enough.

1998 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP
3.8-liter supercharged V6 (gas guzzler)
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