I agree. The last three new vehicles that we bought I was particular that they were built in Canada. A Pontiac minivan and two Ford Flexes, a 2013 and a 2019. Good machines and good service from them all.
Ive had 350,000 on each of 2 vws, 1 gas, 1 diesel. They were never apart and drove like new when I sold them. The gas 1.8 would lay rubber in 1st gear with both tires to redline. Both had synthetic from new, the diesel every 15,000 kms, gas 8,000 kms, the recommended interval. Depends on who makes the engine how good it is.
Imho, if you are doing serious towing a lot, get a big diesel or big gas, they have the torque to tow and will last. If you drive a truck instead of a car with casual loads/towing nothing wrong with a well built turbo. The question is, who makes a well built gas turbo in a truck? Ford????? From what I read, heavy towing with the turbo and it burns the fuel a bb burns while towing.
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63 Parisienne sport coupe (The Big GTO), black, maroon interior, 409 4 speed; former owner of a 59 El Camino, 63 Corvette SWC, 62 Chev Bel Air SC. 1963- Pontiac top selling car in Canada
Mahone Bay, NS Still not old enough to need an automatic