Domestic Cars vs Imports

[menschon]

My 1997 Ford Ranger XLT 229,000 plus miles and had only 42,000 at purchase.

Repairs of a major level: clutch and timing belt this past month.
Minor level replacements: battery.

Whether American made or foreign - the best vehicle I have owned yet to date.

To be fair, all 3 of those things you quoted are wear items, thus not really "repairs" (unless they broke a month after putting them in, etc).