Thank you for the reply.  I think I will take my checkbook and go to
the auction.

Thank you for your concern. I fully realize that, like a TV, you can
not buy a truly American made car anymore but my ride will have a name
that sounds like it was made in the USA.  I expect any of them will
eventually require some repairs along the way. I have even seen some of
the imports sitting by the road.

I guess I have been lucky so far, and maybe my luck will hold.  I am
looking to replace my 88 Chevrolet Celebrity with something similar. I
had thought the Chevy would be my last car. It was still running good
with 165,000 miles when a deer jumped in front of my wife.  She hit him
pretty good.  Took out the left headlight, grill, hood, windshield, and
bent the top as he went over.  My plan was to drive it for another 40
or 50K before letting it go (If I lasted that long).  To fix it right
they say $2500.  I think not. I gave $5000 for it when it had 37,000
miles on it in '91.  It replaced an '84 Chevy Citation with
229,000.  My wife had an '88 Buick that we used as our family car
until we traded it for a new Saturn SC2 in June of 2000. The Buick had
somewhere in the neighborhood of 240,000 miles on it at that time and
was still running good.  The Saturn has been good to us but as I am
getting older it is hard for me to get in and out.  The Saturn now has
168,000 miles on it and last oil change it was down a quarter of a
quart at 3000 miles.

The Buick did have an alternator light come on a trip.  I stopped at
the next parts store and they had one.  I borrowed some tools and
replaced it in a few minutes.  The Celebrity developed an engine miss
on a trip once and I limped into the nearest Chevy dealer.  They had
the parts. A couple of hours and about $300 later I was on my way.

A more reliable Honda or Kia? No thank you.