Subaru.......A great example of the Japanese learning that Americans treat cars differently and we are a bit different then they are. The early Japanese imports here had a lot of problems ..... rust, low power, not built for larger people, etc. The Japanese took what they learned and ran with it to produce a superior product.

The early Subaru sedans had the rear seat cushion mounted directly on top of the fuel tank. Bigger people, rough back roads, and road salt, added up to seats poking holes in the tank and the occasional disaster that accompanied the problem. Like other things though, they worked it out and they became better cars. Like Gallagher once asked, "Ain't it kinda' weird that the Official Car of the United States Ski Team is a Subaru?"

Spaw