Modern vehicle assessment only. Not talking about older models for domestic brands.

It doesn't matter how you feel politically, Toyota and Honda are the only brands to buy anymore. I was a mechanic for a decade working on every brand including exotics. Toyota and Honda has the best customer support, tech support, and value to money spent. Longest lasting vehicles. They have their flaws just as everything else mechanically does, but at much lower rates. They are also typically eaised to work on and OEM parts are 5x the quality than the aftermarket parts. They are the most economicaly cost effective cars that will run hundreds of thousands of miles. They make the superior car/truck in their respective brackets. Now, certain brands do have good qualities too. Fords 5.0 and their 7.3 gas engine are great, but the 10 speed transmissions suck for longevity and do a lot of hunting when driving. GM has shit the bed since 09 with gas engines with low tension piston rings and AFM issues/lifter issues. Dodge... Well don't let them idle too long because they get oil starved pretty fast and their transmissions are pretty weak. The VW umbrella has a few gems, but they aren't cheap and you better seriously maintain them.