By the way I just recently sold a 1996 Ford Ranger 2 wheel drive route vehiclewith 212,000 miles on it. I put one starter on it since it was new and brake pads only.Still ran great but I had no need for it in CO.
I have a 1997 Chevy Z71 with 202,000 on it. I put breaks on it and a transmission since I have owned it. Runs excellent and I drive it regularly 12 hours back and forth to IA from CO. Dependability or resaleis not an issue and I do not babyany of my vehicles. I am an American business owner and I in no way feel that I should show up to my American customers, taking their American currency, while driving a foreign truck. They pay me in American Dollars not Japanese yen. My Grandpa fought in WWII and I also respect him too much too as he lost some buddies to the Japs.
I also ride a Harley Davidson motorcycle and would rather quit riding a bike than ride a POS Japanese motorcyle. I try to keep as much as my American $$ in my fellow Americans pockets. To each his own, but don't try to tell me American vehicles aren't dependable or have good resale, I own and know better.