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the statement about federal regulations. The import brands had to deal with the same regulations, and would meet or beat them. Consider the 74 Porsche line: if I recall correctly they had increased displacement and power on regular grade fuel, and met the bumper requirements. A girlfriend's aunt's new 73 Chevy ran like s--- until I drove it to Disneyworld. She later remarked how nicely it ran after that. (Little did she know about the triple digits it hit on the Tamiami.) My father bought the only new car of his life, a 77 or 8 Chevy and the build quality was horrendous. The door hinges had no detents and you could slice your fingers open on a lot of the inner sheet metal. After landing at Omaha and being in the Battle of the Bulge he deserved better from his fellow Americans. It seems the domestics spent too much of their budgets in on advertising bs, telling us how good their cars were. Domestic quality is, or is becoming comparable. There are still some stupid aesthetic and ergonomic issues, but we are definitely getting there.

the statement about federal regulations. The import brands had to deal with the same regulations, and would meet or beat them. Consider the 74 Porsche line: if I recall correctly they had increased displacement and power on regular grade fuel, and met the bumper requirements. A girlfriend's aunt's new 73 Chevy ran like s--- until I drove it to Disneyworld. She later remarked how nicely it ran after that. (Little did she know about the triple digits it hit on the Tamiami.) My father bought the only new car of his life, a 77 or 8 Chevy and the build quality was horrendous. The door hinges had no detents and you could slice your fingers open on a lot of the inner sheet metal. After landing at Omaha and being in the Battle of the Bulge he deserved better from his fellow Americans. It seems the domestics spent too much of their budgets in advertising bs, telling us how good their cars were. Domestic quality is, or is becoming comparable. There are still some stupid aesthetic and ergonomic issues, but we are definitely getting there.