@buzz killington -- IP Jalopttorney: I must have missed that bit, but it sounds like something he might say. I was thinking more of the Duane 'Dog' Chapman "I thought I was cool enough to say that" type of speech.
Foreign(especially Japanese) cars in general. I grew up surrounded by American muscle and subsequent experiences with them, from a high school friend's Subaru XT that refused to die, despite our best efforts, to my new old beater Corolla whose tired 1.6 has more pep that a lot of domestics I've owned.