27th Nov 2011, 08:05

...And domestic people trying to defend their choices, continue to NOT read the posts on here.

My GM products were BRAND NEW when purchased, and were driven 80% or more on the highway, and maintained properly and very well. Even the engines were clean and new looking for the entire time I owned them, because I make sure everything I own stays as new as possible for the entire time I own it.

My experiences are fact based, and after all the research I did on my problems, I was far from an isolated case in any of my repair problems.

I can recall countless family issues with GM products as well. My cousin getting stranded because the tranny in his Tahoe failed completely. He was told it was a manufacturing defect that was very common in them.

My uncle who had an Envoy that had the same things go wrong as our TB had, and he traded it at around 36K miles because it was out of warranty.

My Dad who had a Blazer that completely fell apart in the front end.

I mean the list goes on and on, and all of these vehicles were brand new when they came into my family. My uncle and cousin now drive BMW's, and my Dad switched to Jeep, which is still problematic, but not as bad as his Chevy was.

I have heard it all from others on this site, about old, abused, used cars or dishonest dealer networks that just rip me off for large repair bills. Please! In all of my experience with cars, imports are never any trouble for me, all the way to 100K miles and beyond. And yes, I have had older Toyota's and Honda's for over 100K miles. None of them ever gave me any issues, other than normal maintenance. Seriously, even if it was all about dishonest dealers, then I would stick to imports because I never seem to get "ripped off" by an import dealer. Of course the cars and SUV's never need anything to be ripped off for!

I am sure there are many with the same domestic experience, but this is my factual experience, and there is no argument that will change that fact. Until an import really fails me, I won't ever stop owning them.

I do have a Ford as well these days, and it is a pretty solid vehicle. I would definitely buy a Mustang as well or a Fusion. GM, however, will never see one dollar more from me for anything new. The newest car I'd buy from them is a '79 Trans Am. At least that one would be fun to maintain and repair as necessary. I wouldn't be fighting to get to work in it though!

I do love GM muscle from days gone by. It is sad that they just don't make anything that great anymore. It has become more the American way though to cheapen things up and charge more for them, so it isn't out of the norm of American industry.

Now can we please end this argument once and for all? It is getting old again here folks!