Im sorry if this forum isn't meant for my question but i'm in the market for a car and I have a 2018 Nissan Sentra for a trade in with 80k miles. I will have about 6k on top of that so my question is what kind of American made American produced and use American parts car should I get that is decent? I want a truck but a crossover would be great too, heck a sedan would be better than my current 2018! Any and all suggestions would be greatly appreciated even if all the parts aren't 100% American as close as possible would be great.
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what kind of American made American produced and use American parts car should I get that is decent?
I don't think there are any at this point. Even traditional "American" manufacturers are using many imported parts and in some cases (like Buicks made in China) importing entire vehicles. Also, the overall quality of "Big 3" vehicles has been very poor in recent years.
To find something truly American made with mostly American parts you'd probably have to go back at least 40 or 50 years. (Even the old 1985 AMC Eagle I used to own was made in Canada!)
You also have to consider that if you're working with the trade-in value of a 2018 Sentra plus an additional $6000 that falls far short of any new vehicle available today. (You did not mention how much you'd be willing to finance.) Kelley Blue Book pegs the trade-in value of that car at about $4000, so with your additional $6K that's $10,000. If looking at American-made trucks a Ford Ranger starts at about $37,000, an F-150 at nearly $40,000. A smallish SUV will probably be about $30,000 or more. Even a tiny Chinese-made Buick Encore is nearly $30K.
