Yeah, it's funny...
The big three have to offer incentives to sell vehicles. The Japanese manufacturers don't.
The Jimmy was a great vehicle when it was running right. The service was crappy. And I never had a crankshaft break before! Yes, that's right, that big drop-forged machined hunk of metal that goes down the centre of the engine....
My Maxima's engine is a sweet dream. It's such a smooth engine, that I just delight in letting it sing through it's range, as it pulls me beyond the legal limit.
I have never enjoyed a vehicle more, than my Nissan. And I grew up loving GM products. Like my Dad's '59 Caddie, '62 Olds, '64 Buick Electra, '69 Old's Delta 88, '72 Olds...
I even had a '72 Chrysler Newport (18'3" long) that was a two door. (The doors had more metal in them than my whole Maxima.) and I loved that car. Had Fords, Chev's, VW's, Audi, and not a one have I enjoyed as much as my 2K Maxima.
I have to wait a month for my Murano.... Sob sob sob...
Hope that helps!