Just my
on this one but I've had imports for about 10 years now. I had a 1992 Nissan Maxima, a 1992 Mazda 626, a 2006 Mazda3 and I just bought a 2008 Mazda CX-7. The Maxima was mine because I needed a car and my sister was selling it. The 626 was because my wife and I hadn't had a car in a while and needed one so someone gave it to me. The 06 Mazda3 was what my wife wanted, awesome car by the way, and the CX-7 was an upgrade in interior room and safety for my wife to drive my newborn around in. I love the Mazdas I've owned and would buy another. The CX-7 is my wife's the Chally (I'm supposed to be getting) is for me.
I've seen mentioned the pride in buying American, I respect that. Hey, Mazda is owned by Ford. They might be assembled in Japan, but they are still owned by an American company.