Welcome to the era of the do-over car, in which companies jump rather than dawdle to fix the problems on their hands.

FORBES: The Do-Over Car Trend: Can Consumers Forgive And Forget?

The media have been terrible in explaining how the homegrown car companies landed in their present fix, when other U.S. manufacturers (Boeing, GE, Caterpillar) manage to survive and thrive in global competition.

WSJ: Obama's Car Puzzle

He said the driver's door on his brother's Mazda stuck and was difficult to open, and he advised him to take the car back to Halesowen where friends could fix it for him.

BBC: NEWS | UK | England | Berkshire | Rail crash car 'prone to stall'

Insurance companies generally won't fix a car if repairs cost more than 65% of the value of the car.

FORBES: The Disposable Car

Your car is 10 years old, and you've got a boiler in the house you got to fix -- right?

WHITEHOUSE: Remarks by the President in Golden, CO