American cars being shit and overpriced is overstated.

Japenese manufacturers have been skimming profit margins for years by patching up interiors with duct tape and glue.

German manufacturers literally perfected the concept of overpriced garbage by tying the entire car up with electrical components so that one piece of copper wiring going bad means your entire car needs to go the dumpster

Koreans have gone off the deepend charging 50k+ for a hyundai.

Otoh, a lot of Jeeps with that pentastar engine are virtually indestructible outside of internet memes, as are Chrysler minivans or even buicks.