I recently got in an accident and had to buy a new car [View all]

sadly my fault so my insurance will be quite high deservedly. On the plus side both me and the other person were OK. All of that said. I got a Hyundai Elantra Hybrid. So far I love the car. I gave up a little size (Kia K5 was prior car) but the car is very comfy and gets great mileage with decent acceleration when needed. I had literally no American made cars to consider except the Malibu, of which 5000 were made in 2025. It would have been stripped down vs all of the tech my car has and would have been similar cost but not a hybrid. It would have been bigger to be fair but inferior in all other aspects. I paid under 30k for a car that has 8 years of free oil changes and tire rotations, 5 years 60k bumper to bumper, 10 years 100k power train, I think 6 years rust (not a huge thing in NC), and has android auto (wired only), navigation, sirius radio, EPA of 50mpg, with nice styling and comfortable front seats with OK back ones.

With yesterday's announcement we will go back to the 1980s when our car industry couldn't sell product because they were making products people didn't want. Gas is going to go up in price, that is what happens to finite things. People will want cars that are reasonable to operate. I am nearly 58, meaning I have driven for 40 years, and until my Kia K5 I have never owned a foreign car. I am pretty sure I will never own an American one again. They don't want my business apparently. And now the government is saying they shouldn't want it.