There is nothing wrong with American cars.
I have a 1989 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme that has 197k miles and I have had to do *NOTHING* to it in the past 3 years, and it has its original engine and tranny too. It runs just like new, not yet broken in. I do my own work too. Probably 5-years ago or so, it needed a water pump for $12. The alternators were also poorly designed, but it never left me stranded. They always supplied enough voltage to limp home, but the alternators were only $60 for one with lifetime warranty. The car needed NOTHING prior to 120k miles though. After that was when the alt went bad.
My wife has a 1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme almost identical to mine which has 187k miles. I have had to do nothing to it in the past 1-1/2 years. It runs perfect too on the original *never serviced* engine and transmission. I think last thing I had to do to it was put in a $30 ignition coil, no biggie.
I also have a '99 Chevy Silverado that now has 97k miles. It's a great truck, Car & Driver's truck of the year, and I can see why.
No, nothing wrong with American cars. Nothing wrong with imports either. My dad has a '92 Q45 and although it HAS left him stranded, it was just a water pump at 70k miles. I'm surprised the water pump crapped out that early, but I guess it's not that bad considering I've heard all sorts of new car warranty stories. My sister also has a '93 Accord which I think has been fairly good to her. I actually recommended she get the Accord based on reputation. Previously she had an '86 Saab 900 Turbo 5-spd which was a real saab story, I had to work on it constantly for her. Then she got an '89 Ford Taurus that had serious tranny and 3.8L engine problems. My other sister wanted a new (used) sporty car, and I found her a low-miles '98 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS which is a pretty good car despite its weak-ass engine.
Only thing I don't like about the imports is that the body doesn't seem to last as long. My sister's Accord already has rust HOLES in the rear 1/4-panel while my GM cars don't even have surface rust since GM started 2-sided galvanizing their body panels sometime in the late 80's. Although surely by now, even imports are 2-sided galvanized.
I wouldn't hesitate to buy American, European, or Japanese cars based on which one has the toys, looks, and performance that I desire. I would probably tend to lean towards domestics just because I do my own work, and parts for domestics are usually cheaper. Sometimes, much, much cheaper. A power window regulator for my truck is $58. I think the Infiniti dealer wanted something like $300 for a window regulator for my dad's Q45 when his power window quit working. His water pump was also around $70 while my Cutlass water pump was $12.