Most Satisfied Owners: Jaguar, Mercury at the Top

I put about 1500 business miles on a month, and another 1000 personal. My income depends on me turning the key and getting there. Economy is important, but reliability is paramount. I was born with GM tatooed on my butt. My grandfather was a GMC dealer. But the first two decades of my career I was given/assigned company cars that were either Fords or Chevies. Never got 100,000 miles out of any of them, 60,000 if I was lucky. Lousy gas mileage. Ran poorly. Unreliable. The final insult was in 1996 with a Ford Taurus. Aside from the stereo supposedly being fixed three times, it randomly quit until the day I turned in the piece of crap. But more dangerous was the fact I lived off an interstate and the exit was at the foot of a long hill. It wasn't real tight, but it wasn't gradual either. Any normal car can enter the exit at 65 and brake safely and smoothly into the turn, but not the Taurus. If you were going any more than 45 mph and braking going downhill, the steering wheel would vibrate out of your hands. I took the car to the dealer three times and was assured it was fixed, but it never was. When I went to see the owner of the dealership he pulled a wad of cash out of his pocket, tossed a fifty at me and asked if we were good. I leased my first Toyota within days, and have leased and/or purchased six since, putting about 600,000 miles on them. Taught two kids how to drive and provided them cars while in college, along with the misses. In fifteen years I've only turned the key once and not gotten where I needed to be. The five year old battery died, not really the car's fault, and it had warned me by starting a little funky the time before. I've replaced an AC condenser and a radiator, both at over 100,000 miles. Other than that just routine maintenence, wiper blades, tires etc. No rust trhough on any of them. If Toyota were to sell me a lemon, I might take a look at another brand, Honda maybe. But I've spent my last hard earned dollar on UAW made garbage.

I have a 2000 Toyota Avalon. No problems. Great car. Dealership service leaves something to be desired. Like honesty. Recalls have been a means of getting business for the dealer service and highly suspect.

how much did aol get paid to publish this crap survey. Jag don't sale enough cars to make a survey!

I bought a 1999 Buick Century new. Took really good care of it and retired it when it had close to 300,000 miles on it. I now have a Cadillac DTS and boy is it a Super car. I plan on driving it 300,000 miles also. Absolutely would never consider buy a foreign car.

I have a 2003 chevy cavalier with 53+ miles and cannot complain about 1 thing except the paint is slowly bubbling on the roof, hood and trunk. GM cannot do anything more than issue a credit toward a brand new car. I'm disappointed as this was my 3rd chevy but I will probably not get anywhere on trade in with this problem so the credit is no plus. NISSAN TOYOTA can you hear me??????.

The two best cars on the road (although they are no longer made) are still the Mercury Grand Marquis and the Ford Crown Vic.

I couldn't help but notice that among the mass market brands listed there are four that are now, or will soon be, defunct. Pontiac, Saturn and HUMMER are all gone, with Mercury soon to follow in their footsteps.

To all the comments by TOYOTA Owners - it must be some time since you drove a GM or FORD car - try them, I believe you will change your mind (IF you are honest with yourself).

I had Toyota's for most of my life and would not get another name. I've had almost no problems and drove them 200,000 miles. I recently in 2008 purchased a 2009 and my husband 2010 Camry. We would have it no other way. As far as a problem nothing or no one is perfect so S.T.F. up and find something else to rag about www.lousinvuitton.com

I do not trust those polls, especially when American cars are on top of the list! This is only an advertisement of Obama's administration. I use to drive Amemrican cars but with the many problems, I stop buying American cars.