For those of you who drove a Japanese import in the 60’s/70’s/early 80’s, did you get any heat from family/friends/coworkers/general public about your choice of car? How bad was it? What were some of the consequences and what was the most extreme example you’ve seen or heard of?
This question applies to americans as well as some western europeans, whose auto industries were also in decline with the exception of germany.
This discussion might also be a good predictor of what will await the first owners of chinese cars when they do arrive in north america.
My paternal grandfather switched to Nissan here in Germany in the 80s (iirc), apparently people didn’t care too much, apart from some “why that if you can afford a volkswagen?”, but my maternal grandfather* once asked him to park across the street when they visited^^
*Worth noting that he was the kind of person who always wanted but never bought an Audi, because his superior at work drove/had driven Audi so he couldn’t have one too