@haute_again
How do you define American Made ?
VW has a plant here, as do many other makers.
I would suggest you go to the library, and look at consumer report, for the years in question.
They rate cars every year.
It is well known that shops will rip off women who know nothing about cars .
Find a friend who does know cars, and take him with you.
Let him do the talking, and you just act like you are a tag along.
And take him with you when you go to pick up.
Now i am not saying this as a sexist, but as a life long mechanic.
Young bar maid said her car started driving wonky, so she parked it.
I ask her if she had new tires put on, she said yes, i told her I could look at it.
Because I knew the lug nuts would be loose.
She has a mechanic come out he started to drive the car.
Both front wheels fell off and messed up her car big time.
I drive a 1990 Honda Civic, with 300,000 miles,
They last forever, and break downs are rare.
